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Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

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03 Apr
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SiN 1.04 Patch inlcuding CTF Released

Saw on Ritualistic that Ritual has put out SiN 1.04 patch including CTF, the variation on regular Deathmatch play that gives meaning to base defense along with offensive tactics.

02 Apr
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The Sims Announced

The Sims has been revealed today, giving us one more thing to watch as 1999 keeps getting louder.

02 Apr
New Release
AOE Expansion Trial Version has Million Downloads

Microsoft said today that Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome has surpassed more than one million downloads from its official Microsoft site alone.

02 Apr
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Rogue Spear Announced

Rogue Spear made news on April 2, 1999, with Red Storm Entertainment has revealed Rogue Spear, the sequel to Rainbow Six.

02 Apr
New Release
TFC not being Released Today

TFC not being Released Today made news on April 2, 1999, with Valve Software let me know that Team Fortress Classic isn't going to release today.

02 Apr
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Desert Fighters Announced

Desert Fighters made news on April 2, 1999, with Dynamix revealed development of Desert Fighters as the next title in the line of Dynamix flight simulations.

02 Apr
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StarCraft Tournament Season 1 Ended

The first leg on the road to Blizzard Entertainment's StarCraft: Brood War World Championships came to a close last night with the conclusion of the tournament's Season 1 competition over Battle.net.

02 Apr
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Imperialism II Chat Event

SidGames.Com is going to be having a live online chat event with the designers of Imperialism II, Bill Spieth and Ben Polk on #SGImperialism on irc.dal.net at 2:00 EST today.

01 Apr
New Release
Blood II v2.1 Patch Released

Blood II v2.1 Patch is now in gamers' hands, or at least close enough to start hammering download servers. Monolith has put out the Blood II v2.1 Patch.