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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

November 1998
30 Nov
New Release
Daikatana Tournament

In February, there's going to be a Daikatana tournament for the multiplayer demo that will be hosted on mplayer.com for the entire month.

30 Nov
New Release Nintendo 64
WCW Nitro Ships

THQ, publisher of four top-selling and critically acclaimed wrestling titles for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, breaks new ground with WCW Nitro for PC, the first WCW wrestling game for the personal computer.

30 Nov
New Release
Heretic II Released

Activision and Raven Software will convert gamers to a new religion with the release of Heretic II, the week of November 30, 1998.

30 Nov
New Release
Zork Grand Inquisitor DVD Shipped

Activision will ship its first DVD-ROM title, Zork Grand Inquisitor, to retail outlets throughout the United States and Canada the week of November 30, 1998.

30 Nov
New Release
Five Day Return Fire II Tournament

ActionXtreme is hosting a Five Day Return Fire II Tournament on mplayer.com sponsored by Ripcord Games.

30 Nov
New Release
Ken Silverman Interview

Duke World has put up an interview with Ken Silverman, creator of the Build engine used in 3D Realms' Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior and other hits including Blood.

30 Nov
New Release
William Haskins Interview

ActionXtreme has put up an interview with William Haskins, who is the web operations director at ION Storm regarding the recent leaving of ION Storm Employees, how he got into the industry and a bit of his likes and dislikes in ActionXtreme's latest 2 Part Series Interview.

29 Nov
New Release
Messiah Interview

Messiah Universe has put up an interview up with Jesper Kyd, who is making some of the music in Messiah.

29 Nov
New Release
Thief: The Dark Project Demo Released

Looking Glass has released the demo for Thief: The Dark Project. It is a revolutionary first person action adventure that introduces stealth, subterfuge, and mystery to a tired genre of mindless shooting.