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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.

New Release

25 Jan
New Release
Project V1 Interview & Screenshots

3D-Unlimited has posted a interview with Wesley Davis of Digital Platoon about their upcoming 3D shooter, Project V1.

25 Jan
New Release
Odium interview posted

The Gamers Crypt has put up an interview up with Adrian Chmielarz from the Metropolis Software House in regards to their soon to be released game titled Odium.

25 Jan
New Release
Alpha Centauri goes gold

Firaxis Games and Electronic Arts today announced that the highly anticipated turn-based strategy game, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, has gone gold in advance of its February ship date.

24 Jan
New Release
Cliff Bleszinski interview posted

Netcombat.net has put an interview with Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Software. They asked him some questions about Unreal Tournement.

23 Jan
New Release
id gives early Quake III Arena server guidance

Brian Hook from Id Software has updated his .plan to discuss Quake3 Servers. In theory,Quake3 will take up a slightly smaller amount of CPU per player due to various optimizations and changes in the server architecture.

23 Jan
New Release
Gibbed Thief: The Dark Project Review

The Gibbed crew has posted a new review covering Thief: The Dark Project Review. The Gibbed.com review department has posted a review of the Thief: The Dark Project.

22 Jan
New Release Browser
MP3Spy Beta released

The same people who unleashed GameSpy have schemed up a new goodie for people looking for fun stuff on the net, MP3Spy. Like GameSpy, MP3Spy is a server browser.

22 Jan
New Release
Heavy Gear II Title Movie Launch

Setting the stage for the most daring adventure in the history of the Heavy Gear universe, Activision will post the title movie for Heavy Gear II today on Gamecenter.

22 Jan
New Release
John Romero interview posted

PC Gamer Online has posted a new interview tied to John Romero, and there is enough meat here for anyone tracking the PC scene in January 1999.