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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.

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09 Oct
New Release
BSG Labs FRAG 2 Competition

BSG Labs, the creator of ultra-cool Intensor is hosting a Sin demo deathmatch competition at The FRAG 2. The winner of this competition will receive a free Intensor Gaming System.

09 Oct
New Release
PGL Season 3 Championships

The AMD Professional Gamers' League (PGL) said that it will hold the championships of its third season in San Francisco, November 12 - 14.

09 Oct
New Release
Fighter Ace Tournament

Microsoft today said that on Sunday, October 11, from noon to 4 P.M. PDT, gamers can participate in the first Fighter Ace War Room event, "Operation Victory," on the MSN Gaming Zone.

09 Oct
New Release
FLY! Release Date

FLY! Release Date hit the wire on October 9, 1998. Gathering of Developers and Terminal Reality today said that their upcoming flight simulation FLY! will be released in Spring 1999.

08 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
Descent: FreeSpace – Silent Threat Released

Interplay Entertainment said that an expansion disk for their top-selling space combat sim, Descent: FreeSpace -The Great War, hit retail shelves September 30, 1998.

08 Oct
New Release
Akolyte Chat Log

Akolyte looks like it will take all of us by surprise when it is released. Check out their chat log for a ton of exclusive infoon the game.

08 Oct
New Release
Racing Event at Frag 2

The Frag 2, will host a velocity packed, rubber burning, ripping fast racing event, organized by ACT LABS.

08 Oct
New Release
Close Combat III Web Site

Microsoft said that the official Web site for Close Combat III: The Russian Front, the latest game in the award-winning Close Combat series, is now live.

08 Oct
New Release
Two New Games on MSN Gaming Zone

Microsoft said that two new games, Dominant Species from RedStorm Entertainment and European Air War from MicroProse, are available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.