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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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21 Jul
New Release
Heavy Gear II AVI

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Heavy Gear II AVI. avi file that was shown at E3 in Atlanta. The gameplay is interspliced with a few clips from the game's cutscenes.

21 Jul
New Release
GameSpy 2.02 Released

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: GameSpy 2.02 Released. GameSpy 2.02 has been released. Lots of new features were added, including whole bundle of new options to tweak your setup and in-game performance.

21 Jul
New Release
3D Realms Video History

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: 3D Realms Video History. Joe Siegler found a old video of Apogee history.

21 Jul
New Release
CPL Event Featured in Dallas Morning News

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: CPL Event Featured in Dallas Morning News. The upcoming CPL Event has been featured in today's Dallas Morning News.

21 Jul
New Release
IcePick Games 3D Engine

IcePick Games announced that the first of three PC titles currently in development will use a "post state-of-the-art" 3D engine.

21 Jul
New Release
Shogo Expansion Pack Announced

Monolith Production's "Shogo", currently scheduled to ship in October and tipped to be one of the hottest games of the year, will be followed by an extension pack...

21 Jul
New Release
Final Fantasy VIII Videos

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Final Fantasy VIII Videos. GameFan posted 6 Final Fantasy VIII Videos from SquareSoft.

21 Jul
New Release
SpecOps AWAL 2 Beta Patch Released

SpecOps.Org has gotten their hand on the AWAL 2 3DFX Beta patch for SpecOps which was emailed to them.

21 Jul
New Release
Konami’s International Superstar Soccer ’98

Got this in snail-mail, so its from July 15, Konami of America leading developer of electronic entertainment for the home video game and PC game markets, announces the...