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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.

Hardware

03 Nov
Hardware Windows 95/98
3D Blaster Banshee Drivers

Creative Labs has released new drivers for the 3D Blaster Banshee.

03 Nov
Hardware
MultiSync E750 Monitor Announced

NEC Technologies has announced the MultiSync E750 monitor, the first-ever short-depth monitor.

02 Nov
Hardware
WingMan Gamepad Announced

Logitech international market leader in human interface devices for PC gaming, introduces WingMan Gamepad, a sleek design which combines the speed and precision of digital technology with a form factor that provides both fire power and comfort.

02 Nov
Hardware
3D Blaster PCI Drivers

Creative Labs has released new drivers for 3D Blaster PCI. This update enables multiple monitor support under Windows 98.

October 1998
27 Oct
Hardware
Stinger Laptop Game Pad Announced

Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, a world leader in joysticks and game pads for personal computers, today unveiled Stinger Laptop Game Pad, the first and only game pad designed specifically for PC laptop computers.

23 Oct
Hardware Nintendo Switch
New Wicked3D Voodoo2 Drivers

Wicked3D put out Wicked3D 2.8 drivers for their Voodoo2 card. The new drivers fix the black screen problem when exiting certain D3D games.

22 Oct
Hardware
New Monster Fusion Drivers Released

Diamond Multimedia put out new Monster Fusion Drivers. The drivers are the Monster Fusion Windows 9x Display Drivers version 4.10.01.0206.

22 Oct
Hardware
New Permedia 2 Drivers Released

3D Labs put out new Permedia 2 drivers which include a new OpenGL Driver. The new drivers has a fix for the problem when simultaneously displaying 8 bit and 16 bit AVI files.

16 Oct
Hardware
Wicked3D Vengeance Drivers

Wicked3D put out new drivers for the Wicked3D Vengeance which is their Banshee based 2D/3D video card. The 1.30 version of the Vengeance drivers have new and improved features.