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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

22 Jan
New Release
Nox announced

This fall, Westwood Studios proudly invites gamers around the world to experience Nox, a game of savage combat and sneaky tactics set in a mystical land filled with discovery and deceit.

22 Jan
New Release
New Railroad Tycoon II Map

Pop Top Software has posted a special map for their blockbuster hit Railroad Tycoon II as a way to thank gamers for their outstanding response to the title.

21 Jan
New Release Arcade
NFL Football Pro ’99 Recalled

Sierra Sports announced today the total recall of the just-shipped NFL Football Pro '99 due to errors in the program's code.

21 Jan
New Release
Elite Darts on the Zone

Microsoft announced today that Elite Darts, the only PC darts game to win the endorsement of the World Darts Federation, is now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.

21 Jan
New Release
Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri demo gets updated build

Firaxis today announced that the company has updated the demo for the upcoming Sid Meier's Alpha Centuari.

21 Jan
New Release
Eidos Interactive Demos released

Eidos Interactive has updated the War Room with a new Warzone: 2100 multiplayer Demo and also COMMANDOS: Beyond the Call of Duty DEMO.

21 Jan
New Release
Henry Kropf interview posted

Station Terminus has posted a new interview tied to Henry Kropf, and there is enough meat here for anyone tracking the PC scene in January 1999.

21 Jan
New Release
John Bye interview posted

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

20 Jan
New Release
Katherine Anna Kang interview posted

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