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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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31 Aug
New Release
Demoplay v2.11 Pacth

A new demo is out, or close enough to start watching the download sites like a hawk. The Demoplay 2.11 patch is out. The only feature it adds is the ability to play QW 2.29beta and 2.30 demos.

30 Aug
New Release
Heretic II Interviews and Screenshots

Heretic2.Com, a new site covering Raven Software's Heretic 2. They have posted interviews with Pat Lipo who is the Heretic II Lead Programmer and with Dan Freed who is the Heretic II Project Administrator.

30 Aug
New Release
John Romero Interview

Planet RIVA interviewed John Romero about Daikatana and a few other things as well. John Romero, legendary co-creator of such gaming classics as Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3-D, the DOOM/DOOM II series, and Quake.

29 Aug
New Release
Eraser v1.01 For Quake II

Impact Development Team has has released the last release of the Eraser bot for Quake II.

29 Aug
New Release
Diablo II Character Pictures

Blizzard has updated the official Diablo II Website with an updated Characters section with new pictures of the Amazon, Paladin, and Sorceress.

28 Aug
New Release
QuakeWorld v2.30 Released

This one is moving from rumor and preview talk into something players can actually get their hands on. Dave Kirsch from id software updated his .plan announcing the release QuakeWorld v2.30.

28 Aug
New Release
Wheel of Time Chat Log

The chat log has so much new info about WOT that you will definitely want to read the chat log here.

28 Aug
New Release
John Romero is Alive

John Romero from IonStorm made a .plan update talking about the news stories of his death which where reported last night.

28 Aug
New Release
Caesar III Demo Released

A new demo is out, or close enough to start watching the download sites like a hawk. Sierra has has released the demo for Caesar III which return you to the age of the Roman Republic.