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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

20 Oct
New Release
Firestorm Expansion Pack Announced

Firestorm Expansion Pack has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

20 Oct
New Release
Crimson Skies Announced

Crimson Skies has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

20 Oct
New Release
Delta Force 2 goes Gold

Delta Force 2 has gone gold, which means the code is done and the next stop is a box on a store shelf. In October 1999, that is the magic phrase: stop tweaking it, start pressing discs.

20 Oct
New Release Linux
ATI announces Official Support For Linux OS

The useful part: Recognizing the phenomenal growth and increasing popularity of Linux, ATI is committed to ensuring that the open source development community has access to technical development information on all its key components.

20 Oct
New Release
AMD Fabrication Facility in Germany Opened

AMD Fabrication Facility in Germany Opened hit the hardware desk today, aimed at PC users who still think specs, slots, drivers and bundled software are half the fun.

20 Oct
New Release
Simutronics Debuts on Inc. 500’s 1999 List

Simutronics Debuts on Inc. 500's 1999 List is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

19 Oct
New Release
Shadow Company Ships

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

19 Oct
New Release
Asheron’s Call Pre-Order Programs Announced

Asheron's Call is getting the pre-order push, complete with the usual late-90s bait: bonus goods, special offers and enough retail noise to make the box feel bigger.

19 Oct
New Release
The First Meet Nox Tour Event Finished

The First Meet Nox Tour Event Finished is today's promo hook. Publishers are throwing prizes, rebates and giveaways at players, because apparently just selling the game is not.