Est. 1998
Playing Out of Control Gaming

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The News Desk

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.

New Release

28 Jul
New Release Arcade
MS Revenge of Arcade gone Gold

Microsoft announced that Revenge of Arcade, a nostalgic homage to the early '80s arcade craze, has gone gold.

28 Jul
New Release
Heavy Gear II Screenshot

Phoebus let me know that Activision Heavy Gear II site posted a screenshot of one of the multiplayer Arena maps, in the Screenshots section of this site.

28 Jul
New Release
Vegas or Bust: Monster Truck Madness 2 Tournament

The Internet Gaming Zone and Microsoft announced that they are sponsoring the "Vegas or Bust" MTM2 Tournament, a two-day online extravaganza in which the top two finishers...

28 Jul
New Release
Blood 2 Interview and Screenshots

Gamehut has gotten a hold of FOUR exclusive Blood 2: The Chosen screenshots and an interview with Bill Vandervoot, level designer of Blood 2.

28 Jul
New Release
Civilization: Call to Power site launches

Noted over at Warzone that the official Civilization: Call to Power site has opened over at Activision.

28 Jul
New Release
Blood 2 Weekly Update 13

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Blood 2 Weekly Update 13. Monolith posted Weekly Update 13 for Blood 2.

28 Jul
New Release
Total Annihilation v3.1 Patch

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Total Annihilation v3.1 Patch. Cavedog put out the Total Annihilation v3.1 Patch.

28 Jul
New Release
Wheel of Time Development Update

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Wheel of Time Development Update. The Wheel of Time web site has has been updated with a development update.

27 Jul
New Release
GP: SiN Demo Preview

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: GP: SiN Demo Preview. Game Post has quickly gotten up its preview of the SiN Demo.