Est. 1998
Playing Out of Control Gaming

Retro reviews, vintage hardware, classic PC builds, and modern ways to keep old games alive.

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

15 Jul
New Release
Swat II Interview

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Swat II Interview. GameStats has an interview with the Swat II Development team.

14 Jul
New Release
Akolyte Screenshots

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Akolyte Screenshots. Revenant posted some screenshots of their game called Akolyte.

14 Jul
New Release
Shogo Preview AVI

Jason Hall from Monolith has updated his.plan announcing he secretly put together a Shogo AVI, againat the development teams wishes.

14 Jul
New Release
Alien vs. Preadtor Movies

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Alien vs. Preadtor Movies. GameFan Online posted 4 quicktime movies of Alien vs.

14 Jul
New Release
Combat Flight Simulator Web Site Goes Live

Microsoft announced that the new Combat Flight Simulator Web site is now live at The site contains 9 informational sections: What's New, Screen Shots, Visuals, Features,...

14 Jul
New Release
Pharaoh’s Ascent on ICTV

Ambertec, a software developer and publisher of entertainment titles, announced a licensing agreement with ICTV, the company that provides the best platform to access the...

14 Jul
New Release
QuakeWorld 2.29 Beta Released

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: QuakeWorld 2.29 Beta Released. Dave Kirsch updated his.plan announcing the release of public BETA of QuakeWorld 2.29.

14 Jul
New Release
Second SiN Movie

Gamecenter is will premiere Ritual and Activision's SiN demo on July 26 (also known as Sinday, Bloody Sinday).

14 Jul
New Release
Keith Schuler Interview

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Keith Schuler Interview. Duke Nukem Forever did an interview with Keith Schuler, who is level designer for 3D Realms.