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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

26 Oct
New Release
Neophyte: The Spirit Master Demo Released

Alien Software said that in preparation for the December release of their upcoming game, Neophyte: The Spirit Master, that put out a demo highlighting our new engine.

26 Oct
New Release Arcade
Microsoft’s Pinball Arcade Trial Version

The trial version of Microsoft's Pinball Arcade is available for download.

26 Oct
New Release
Hellcamp II: Fall Frenzy

HEAT.NET, the free online gaming service with the largest selection of games, is about to be engulfed in Hellcamp II: Fall Frenzy.

26 Oct
New Release
3DMark 99 Released

Futuremark Corporation today, released 3DMark 99 The Gamers’ Benchmark. 3DMark is the world’s first 3D benchmark that is aimed directly at the 3D gaming community.

26 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
Fallout 2 Shipping

Black Isle Studios, the role- playing game (RPG) division of Interplay Entertainment announced the release of Fallout 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to the consensus choice for 1997 Role-Playing Game of the Year.

26 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
Grim Fandango in Stores

LucasArts Entertainment reminds gamers that Grim Fandango, the morbidly amazing 3D adventure from the creator of Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle, has been released to manufacturing.

26 Oct
New Release
Remington Top Shot Released

Head Games Publishing has said that Remington Top Shot has been fired into North American retail shelves the week of October 26, 1998.

26 Oct
New Release
Unreal v2.18 Patch

Epic MegaGames put out the patch for Unreal v2.18. This version has some multiplayer performance improvements.

26 Oct
New Release
Tiberian Sun Interview

The Tiberian Sun Command Center posted an interview with Rade Stojsavljevic from the Tiberian Sun team. The interview has a lot of good info.