Est. 1998
Playing Out of Control Gaming

Retro reviews, vintage hardware, classic PC builds, and modern ways to keep old games alive.

The News Desk

News.

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

01 Jan
New Release
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.01 patch released

Derek Smart recently announced release of the Battle Cruiser 3000AD version 2.01 patch today. The patch adds "enhancements" that didn't make it into the version 2.0 of the game that was recently shipped by Interplay.

01 Jan
New Release
Descent Freespace v1.06

Volition has released released a patch for their hit Descent Freespace . The patch fixes several nasty little bugs and we highly recommend downloading it.

01 Jan
New Release
POCG rings in 1999

The entire POCG staff would like to extend their best wishes to you in '99. That is the latest from the January wire.

December 1998
31 Dec
New Release
Madden ’99 User Patch

The important bit: Warzone got word from Mike of Madden Central about a Madden '99 User Patch. This is actually the third version of the patch but it's the one that makes the CPU's running game the most realistic.

31 Dec
New Release Browser
New Webdog

The important bit: Version 0.52 of Webdog has been released. Point your browser toward the Webdog website for more information and a list of download locations.

30 Dec
New Release
Duke Forever Update

The important bit: George Broussard of 3D Realms made the following update in his companies' forums: Code: Been adding lot's and lot's of neato features so our mappers can do insane, and I mean insane amounts of interactivity.

29 Dec
New Release
Myth II: Soulblighter Recalled

The important bit: Bungie announced the following today: Before Myth II: Soulblighter hit the shelves, Bungie discovered a problem which warrants a recall of the title.

29 Dec
New Release
Wargasm Wednesday

Wargasm Wednesday: Infogrames has announced January 13th(aka Wargasm Wednesday) as the release date for their action/combat game Wargasm.

28 Dec
New Release
TF2 Q&A with Valve

The important bit: MOD Central posted their Q&A with Valve about TF2 being standalone. Old code, old engines, and old tools do not stay useful by accident.