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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

12 Jan
New Release
Winamp 2.09 released

Winamp 2.09 has a new file out today, and PC gamers with itchy download fingers have something else to grab. Nullsoft has released Winamp 2.09.

11 Jan
New Release
RAGE XL and RAGE XC Chips announced

ATI Technologies today announced the RAGE XL and RAGE XC general purpose graphic accelerator chips.

11 Jan
New Release
Settlers III Sold 500,000 Copies

Blue Byte Software today confirmed 500,000 units have been sold into retail stores worldwide. The Settlers III is the latest title in a tremendously popular series of games, which has already sold over 1 million copies.

11 Jan
New Release
BC3K News

Derek Smart let me know BC3K v2.0 is hard to find because quite simply, because Interplay did a conservative run.

11 Jan
New Release
(NBK) NetRadio Show #8

(NBK) NetRadio Show #8 is up. If you've been waiting for a while, wait no longer! Pred and Mix play a little Half-Life while enjoying some good music.

10 Jan
New Release
Ian Decay interview posted

3DNews Network has posted a new interview tied to Decay, and there is enough meat here for anyone tracking the PC scene in January 1999.

09 Jan
New Release
King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity demo released

KQ8: Mask of Eternity Demo has a new file out today, and PC gamers with itchy download fingers have something else to grab.

09 Jan
New Release
BloodShot to use the LithTech Engine

Monolith announced that BloodShot Entertainment, the group formerly known as "the Daikatana Team" has chosen the LithTech 3D Engine to bring their game vision to the gaming community.

08 Jan
New Release
mIRC 5.5 hits the net after months of work

After several months, mIRC v5.5 has been released. In the past months they have been steadily working on new features and better code and they performed a lot of testing.