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13 Oct
New Release
Raven Software at FRAG 2

Raven Software said that will have a booth at the FRAG 2 in Dallas, Texas from October 30 - November 1, giving players an additional opportunity to become believers when they experience Heretic II’s multiplayer mayhem first hand.

13 Oct
New Release
Redneck Rampage: Possum Bayou Shipped

Interplay Entertainment said that Redneck Rampage-Possum Bayou has been released and hit the retail shelves on September 30, 1998.

13 Oct
New Release
Carmageddon: High Octane Shipped

Interplay Entertainment said that Carmageddon-High Octane has been released and hit the retail shelves on September 30, 1998.

13 Oct
New Release
GameStorm on Sci-Fi web site

Kesmai Corporation, the world leader in online multiplayer games, and The Sci-Fi Channel today announced an alliance to make available a selection of action and adventure games from Kesmai's online games service, GameStorm via The Sci-Fi Channel's Dominion Web site.

13 Oct
New Release
DEF-CON Quake 2 Tournament

Defcon Online Gaming Service is going to be having a Quake2 Tournament on Sunday October 18th from 2:30 Pacific onwards.

13 Oct
New Release
Wheel of Time Development Update

The Wheel of Time web site has been updated with a development update. They dicuss that Epic has signed a contract to produce the sequel to Unreal.

12 Oct
New Release
Heretic II Movie Clip

Activision put out the latest Heretic II movie clip. You can get this new Heretic II clip in AVI format or view it in Real Player format, optimized for both High and Low bandwidths.

12 Oct
New Release
All Heretics Day Announced

Gamers prepare to renew their faith on All Heretics Day, Thursday, October 22, as Activision and Raven Software launch the highly anticipated Heretic II demo.

12 Oct
New Release
EGN2 Released

EGN2, which is being developed by by Brainscan Interactive has officially been released.