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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

September 1998
30 Sep
New Release
Bicycle Card Games in the Zone

Microsoft said starting Thursday, October 1, five Bicycle card games from Expert Software will be available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the Internet Gaming Zone. The.

30 Sep
New Release
Soulbringer Movie

More bits for the download pile. The site posted a Soulbringer movie. The movie shows how rich in detail the game is and how fluid the motions of the characters are.

30 Sep
New Release
New Heretic II screenshots posted

Here is another piece of the September 1998 PC gaming mess.

30 Sep
New Release
Live!Ware Beta Program

Creative Labs announced its latest Live!Ware beta program offering a free upgrade to all owners of Sound Blaster Live! and Sound Blaster Live! After downloading the free.

30 Sep
New Release
FireTeam Beta

Multitude announced it will launch a limited Beta test of FireTeam, an innovative Internet-only game that combines fast-paced team action with real-time, TeamTalk voice.

30 Sep
New Release
Psygnosis Collection of Top ’98 Hits

Psygnosis announced the release of a 3D accelerated five-pack of graphically stunning, adrenaline pumping games for PC-CD ROM. The high intensity collection features top 1998.

30 Sep
New Release
Winamp 2.02 released

More bits for the download pile. Nullsoft released Winamp 2.02. Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player.

28 Sep
New Release
Heretic II Demo Release Date

Raven Software and Activision will be releasing a playable demo of Heretic II, the week of October 18th. As the reluctant hero Corvus, players must discover a cure that will.

28 Sep
New Release
Quantum3D Raven announced

Quantum3D, the leader in 3D visual computing solutions and acclaimed game developer Midway Home Entertainment announced immediate availability of the Raven 2D/3D graphics.