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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

22 Oct
New Release
Thief Gold AVI Released

Thief Gold is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

22 Oct
New Release
Midnight Racing and Grand Prix Evolution Announced

Midnight Racing and Grand Prix Evolution has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

22 Oct
New Release
StarCraft 1 million Units Sold in Korea

StarCraft 1 million Units Sold in Korea is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

21 Oct
New Release Dreamcast
WebGameZone.com Officially Opened

WebGameZone.com Officially Opened is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.

21 Oct
New Release
Codemasters to manage The Realm

Codemasters to manage The Realm is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

21 Oct
New Release
Age of Wonders Details Announced

Age of Wonders Details has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

21 Oct
New Release
Logitech WingMan Family Launches New Attack

Logitech WingMan Family Launches New Attack hit the hardware desk today, aimed at PC users who still think specs, slots, drivers and bundled software are half the fun.

21 Oct
New Release
GTA2 Ships

GTA2 is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

21 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
Four New PC Game Collections From 3DO

Four New PC Game Collections From 3DO is today's promo hook. Publishers are throwing prizes, rebates and giveaways at players, because apparently just selling the game is not.