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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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18 Sep
New Release Nintendo Switch
New Heretic II screenshots posted

Activision's official Heretic II site has posted some new screenshots of the Ssithra from Heretic II. The Ssithra are amphibian creatures that inhabit a hidden city in Heretic II.

18 Sep
New Release
GameSpy v2.03 released

GameSpy 3D v2.03 has been released. Version 2.03 includes support for Shogo: Mobile Armor Division as well as the upcoming Unreal Multiplayer Patch.

18 Sep
New Release
Axis & Allies on the Zone

Microsoft said Axis & Allies, the popular WWII strategy game by Hasbro Interactive, is now available for free* multiplayer matchmaking on the Internet Gaming Zone. It's 1942.

18 Sep
New Release
StarCraft Brood War FAQ

Here is another piece of the September 1998 PC gaming mess. Blizzard has updated the StarCraft Brood War F.A.Q thats located on the official Starcraft Brood War page.

17 Sep
New Release
Rage of Mages Demo released

Monolith released the Rage of Mages Demo. Embarking on this epic adventure, plungedinto a world of danger, excitement and dark adventure.

17 Sep
New Release
Wing Commander: Secret Ops Episode 4

Origin posted Wing Commander: Secret Ops Episode 4. Each Thursday they release a new Episode of missions to continue the Secret Ops storyline.

17 Sep
New Release
Daikatana Team Update

Ion Storm has asked members of the Daikatana team to comment on their latest activities, and you can read all about it at Daikatana.com's Daily News. They comment on the latest.

17 Sep
New Release
Deus Ex Designer Journal

GamePen's Desslock's RPG News posted the second installment of the Deus Ex Designer Journal which Harvey "Witchboy" Smith from Ion Storm has updated. In this entry, the Deus Ex.

17 Sep
New Release
2AM Game Club

2AM Inc., developer of online multiplayer games and host to the online 2AM Game Club, announces Free Membership to its Game Club and unlimited FREE game play. 2AM is the only.