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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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28 Sep
New Release
Die By The Sword Expansion reaches stores

Tantrum, a division of Interplay Productions, said the expansion disk for their technology driven sword fighting game, Die By The Sword, has slashed its way onto retail.

28 Sep
New Release
Drachen Zor Cancelled

Here is another piece of the September 1998 PC gaming mess. SouthPeak Interactive has cancelled plans to publish the fantasy-fighting game Drachen Zor.

28 Sep
New Release
Anachronox Overview

Ion Storm has started their weeklong look at Tom Hall's upcoming RPG, Anachronox. They will be introducing their readers to the story, characters, and worlds of Anachronox as.

28 Sep
New Release
Sheridan’s Extreme PaintBrawl now shipping

More bits for the download pile. The ultimate experience in paintball combat is about to hit the PC when Head Games Publishing ships Sheridan's Extreme PaintBrawl to North American retail outlets the week of September 28, 1998.

28 Sep
New Release
The FRAG 2 Location announced

Here is another piece of the September 1998 PC gaming mess. The FRAG 2 event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Dallas on Friday October 30th commencing at 2PM and ending Sunday November 1st.

28 Sep
New Release
Thief: The Dark Project site launches

Looking Glass Studios announced the launching of a redesigned Thief: The Dark Project Web site. The revamped site will serve as the official source for information about Thief.

28 Sep
New Release
Sonic Impact S90 announced

Aureal Semiconductor said Diamond Multimedia has selected the Vortex audio processor for use in its new Sonic Impact S90 audio accelerator board. The Sonic Impact S90 priced at.

27 Sep
New Release
Homeworld interview posted

Computers R Us posted an interview with Alexander Garden over at Relic Entertainment. They talked about Homeworld and some personal stuff with him.

27 Sep
New Release
Unreal Beta 216 Patch

Epic MegaGames released the Unreal Beta 216 Patch. This version contains a lot of fixes and better infrastructure, but the low-bandwidth Internet play still isn't where they.