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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.

Linux

11 May
New Release Linux
Q3Test Phase III: Win32 Client/Server Released

Id Software has released Q3Test Phase III: Win32 Client/Server. Q3Test Win32 Client is version 1.05. They've worked long and hard to get this to you and they are looking for your feedback on what's right and what's wrong with it.

10 May
New Release Linux Mac
Q3test for Linux/Mac 1.05 Released

Id Software has started Phase III of the Quake 3 Test. They updated the executables to 1.05 of Q3test for Linux/Mac versions.

April 1999
30 Apr
New Release Linux Mac
Mac Q3Test Phase II Released

Mac Q3Test Phase II has crossed the line from waiting game to actual product, which is always better than another promise. id Software has updated the executables to 1.03 of Q3test, there is a separate download for win32 and mac that just contains the updates, and the main files have been updated as well.

27 Apr
New Release Linux
Red Hat Linux 6.0 Announced

Red Hat Linux 6.0 has been revealed today, giving us one more thing to watch as 1999 keeps getting louder.

24 Apr
New Release Linux Mac
Mac Q3Test Released

Mac Q3Test made news on April 24, 1999, with id software has put out the Mac version of the Quake 3 Arena Test.

15 Apr
Hardware Linux
Logitech Supports Linux Game Controller Drivers

Logitech today revealed the availability of Linux drivers for all of its digital game port products.

10 Apr
New Release Linux
Civ:CTP Linux Version Release Date

Loki Entertainment Software has revealed a heading to stores date of April 26 for the Linux version of Civilization: Call to Power.

January 1999
26 Jan
New Release Linux
Civilization: Call To Power for Linux

The next generation of the best-selling Civilization game series, Civilization: Call To Power, is set to launch the first line of commercially available games for the Linux platform.

September 1998
10 Sep
New Release Linux
Quake2 3.19 Linux Release

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.

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