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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.

All News

01 Dec
New Release
Thief: The Dark Project Ships

Thief: The Dark Project Ships: Looking Glass Studios announced its first-person 3D action/adventure game Thief: The Dark Project has shipped to retailers.

01 Dec
New Release Windows 95/98
Wicked3D eyeSCREAM Announced

Wicked3D eyeSCREAM Announced: Metabyte, announced its exclusive Wicked3D eyeSCREAM stereoscopic eyewear system.

01 Dec
New Release
QUAKE II Net Pack #1: Extremeties Releasesed

The important bit: Quake II enthusiasts will be able to blast through id Software's favorite gamer-created modifications and deathmatch levels when id and Activision release QUAKE II Net Pack #1: Extremeties this week.

01 Dec
Hardware Windows 95/98
New Monster 3D II Drivers Released

The important bit: Diamond Multimedia released new drivers for the Monster 3D II. These new drivers include DirectX 6 Drivers version 4.10.01.0205 with Glide drivers version 2.54.

November 1998
30 Nov
New Release
William Haskins Interview

ActionXtreme has put up an interview with William Haskins, who is the web operations director at ION Storm regarding the recent leaving of ION Storm Employees, how he got into the industry and a bit of his likes and dislikes in ActionXtreme's latest 2 Part Series Interview.

30 Nov
New Release
Ken Silverman Interview

Duke World has put up an interview with Ken Silverman, creator of the Build engine used in 3D Realms' Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior and other hits including Blood.

30 Nov
New Release
Five Day Return Fire II Tournament

ActionXtreme is hosting a Five Day Return Fire II Tournament on mplayer.com sponsored by Ripcord Games.

30 Nov
New Release
Zork Grand Inquisitor DVD Shipped

Activision will ship its first DVD-ROM title, Zork Grand Inquisitor, to retail outlets throughout the United States and Canada the week of November 30, 1998.

30 Nov
Hardware Windows 95/98
Matrox ICD Update

Matrox regrets to announce that it has pushed back the release of its OpenGL ICD to Wednesday, December 9, 1998.