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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

28 Nov
New Release
Half-Life 1.0.0.6 Patch Released

Saw on Contaminated.net that Valve has released a the Half-Life 1.0.0.6 patch.

28 Nov
New Release
Gestalt Interview

Doom Nation has put up an interview with John Bye "Gestalt", the content director over at the Planet Quake Network and head of his own gaming company.

27 Nov
New Release
Descent 3 Demo Released

Interplay has released thee Descent 3 Demo in the UK magazine, PC Format. This demo will give you a taste of what Descent 3 is all about.

27 Nov
New Release
DEF-CON v3.0.1 Released

DEF-CON Online Gaming Service has released the v3.0.1 patch to the DEF-CON software. There are a few fixes as well as a few new features.

27 Nov
New Release
Amen Interview with Cavedog

Greg MacMartin is the Lead Designer of Amen.

27 Nov
New Release
GameSpy 2.06 Registered Released

GameSpy 2.06 has been released featuring HalfLife support to their registered users.

27 Nov
New Release
Messiah Interview

Voodoo Extreme has put up an interview with Shiny's head Messiah programmer, Michael "Saxs" Persson.

27 Nov
New Release
Blood II Patch Released

Monolith has released the Blood 2 v1.01 Patch. Make sure to update your gore-filled copy of Blood 2 with the Blood 2 v1.01 Patch to fix several issues and problems. 01 Patch here from our downloads secticon.

26 Nov
New Release
Army Men II Interview

ActionXtreme has put up an interview with Nick Earl, who is well known for producing Army Men as well as the upcoming title Army Men II.