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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

01 Sep
New Release
Blood 2 interview posted

Here is another piece of the September 1998 PC gaming mess. The official Blood 2: The Chosen web site has mentioned an interview with Jay Wilson.

01 Sep
New Release
Micronics C300 and C400 announced

Diamond Multimedia Systems, a leader in interactive multimedia acceleration, announced the company's first Pentium II-based system boards specifically targeted to the sub-$1000.

01 Sep
New Release
BATTLECENTER.COM announced

More bits for the download pile. Unified Gamers Online (UGO) announced this morning the Beta Launch of BATTLECENTER.COM, a web-based multiplayer game competition and scoring system.

August 1998
31 Aug
New Release
Metabyte Announces Wicked3D Vengeance

The Wicked3D Board Company, a division of Metabyte Inc, now has announced the new Wicked3D Vengeance graphics board based on 3Dfx Interactive's Voodoo Banshee 128-bit.

31 Aug
New Release
Wheel of Time Development Update

The official Wheel of Time website has been updated with a development update. They discuss new staff that has joined the development team.

31 Aug
New Release
SiN Post Webring

SiN Post, would like announce the opening of The SiN post Webring. We would like to invite the SiN Sites of the world to join the ring whether you have a mod, skin, TC, PC, Corps or Clan, etc Site.

31 Aug
New Release
Internet Gaming Zone Announces New Features

Microsoft now has announced that two new features on its Internet Gaming Zone, ZoneFriends and new rated game rooms, are now available for use.

31 Aug
New Release
Heavy Gear II Production Team Update

on Activision's Heavy Gear II website, Designer Doug Pearson has updated the Production Team file on the site.

31 Aug
New Release Arcade
MS Revenge of Arcade Ships

This one is moving from rumor and preview talk into something players can actually get their hands on. Shipping now, Microsoft Revenge of Arcade reunites Ms.