News.
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.
Zoid of id Software updated his .plan announcing the release of Quake2 3.19 for Linux. This release features support for two different OpenGL drivers: the 3DFX OGL Miniport.
Christian Antkow of id Software updated his .plan announcing the release of an Alpha version of Quake 2 v3.19. They have put Quake 2 v3.19 update patch on their FTP site.
More bits for the download pile. ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake2/q2-319-axp-beta.zip It may not be the biggest story of the month, but ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake2/q2-319-x86.exe is exactly the sort of thing PC players are tracking right now.
If you are a college oruniversity student in the U.S. or Canada with an interest in online gaming, your future looks bright: HEAT.NET, the free online multiplayer game service.
Avault posted Trespasser Interview, with Trespasser Project Leader Seamus Blackley. Trespasser is being developed by Dreamworks.
Carrying a suggested retail price of $19.99, the game ships into North American retail outlets the week of September 7, 1998.
Tantrum, a division of Interplay Productions, announced the release of Heart of Darkness, the long awaited Amazing Studio creation that has turned the heads of major motion.
Microsoft announced the official retail shelf date for the much anticipated Combat Flight Simulator. Reaching software resellers' stores on November 5, 1998, Combat Flight.
More bits for the download pile. Beta 2 of the Genesis3D SDK shipped. Genesis3D is a free 3D engine. Make your own games and pay no licensing fee and no royalty.
Team Nullsoft released the much anticipated Winamp 2.0. Winamp is the best and most popular MP3 player out there, so make sure you download it from WINAMP.COM, but be warned.