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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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27 Jan
New Release
System Shock 2 News

SystemShock2.com has received a massive update today. They have three exclusive screenshots, and an excerpt from the very first design document.

27 Jan
New Release
Maxis announces first new SimCity components

With just days before SimCity 3000 begins appearing in stores, Maxis has provided information on some of the game's first downloadable elements which will be made available from their official SimCity web site.

27 Jan
New Release
Paul Jaquays interview posted

PlanetQuake has posted a new interview tied to Paul Jaquays, and there is enough meat here for anyone tracking the PC scene in January 1999.

27 Jan
New Release
Tribes Development Team interview posted

Insomniax.net has put up an interview with Dynamix's Tribes Development Team. They asked all the questions that they thought everyone would have asked.

26 Jan
New Release
CPL taps NetGames USA tournament control system

NetGames USA is proud to announce the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) as the first official user of the professional version of its new Tourney Control System, ngTCS Pro.

26 Jan
New Release
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil goes gold

Acclaim Entertainment announced on their site, that Turok 2: Seeds of Evil for PC CD ROM is scheduled to ship February 9th.

26 Jan
New Release Linux
Civilization: Call To Power for Linux

The next generation of the best-selling Civilization game series, Civilization: Call To Power, is set to launch the first line of commercially available games for the Linux platform.

25 Jan
New Release
FireTeam interview posted

Game-Interviews.com has put up an interview with an interview with Art Min, FireTeam Project Leader who is from Multitude.

25 Jan
New Release
Motorsport Simulations Launched

Bob McCarthy, a nine-year veteran of Internet networking and online gaming, today announced the launch of Motorsport Simulations, a new company dedicated to creating state-of-the-art racing simulations.