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13 Jan
New Release
Rainbow Six .RSB Plugins

Red Storm Entertainment has released some .RSB plugins for Rainbow Six.This archive contains 2 Adobe Photoshop plug-ins.

12 Jan
New Release
iGames Myth II: Soulblighter Tournament

iGames. announced today an all-star tournament with the game Myth II: Soulblighter, developed by Bungie Software. The tournament is being held in 28 locations in the U.S.

12 Jan
New Release
Close Combat III Trial Version on Friday

Microsoft today announced that the trial version for Close Combat III: The Russian Front, entitled Prelude to Citadel, will be available for download this Friday, January 15 at the Close Combat III web site.

12 Jan
New Release
Heretic and Hexen Source Codes released

Raven Software and Activision have announced the source code release for Raven's blockbuster classics Heretic and Hexen.

12 Jan
New Release
Cendant Software Sale Completed

Cendant Corporation today announced it has completed the sale of the Company's consumer software division, Cendant Software and its subsidiaries, to Paris-based Havas SA, a subsidiary of Vivendi, SA for $800 million in cash plus future potential cash payments.

12 Jan
New Release Browser
Hydra-SB adds Unreal Support

Red Mountain Software today added Unreal support to their new server browser Hydra-SB. Staying true to form, Hydra doesn't skimp on the user support either.

12 Jan
New Release
Qoole 99 Beta Reminder

The public beta release of Qoole 99 is still scheduled for release today, January 12th. They'll begin with a discussion at 9pm EST on EFNet IRC channel #Qoole.

12 Jan
New Release
Sammy Sosa to be EA spokesman

Electronic Arts confirmed today that the company has reached an agreement with Sammy Sosa, the 1998 National League Most Valuable Player, to be EA SPORTS' spokesman for Triple Play 2000.

12 Jan
New Release
Tom Kudirka of 2015 interview posted

ActionXtreme Insiders talk with Tom Kudirka, President of 2015. Tom talks about 2015's upcoming Official SiN Mission Pack Add-on, Wages of SiN, in this 2 part series interview.