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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

14 Oct
New Release
Army Men: Toys in Space Shipped

Army Men: Toys in Space is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

14 Oct
New Release
All-in-Wonder 128 32MB Announced

All-in-Wonder 128 32MB has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

14 Oct
New Release
Flight Simulator 2000 in Stores

Flight Simulator 2000 is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

14 Oct
New Release
Nocturne goes Gold

Nocturne 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.

14 Oct
New Release
Acclaim reports Net Revenues

Acclaim reports Net Revenues is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.

14 Oct
New Release
World Links Championship Started

World Links Championship Started is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

13 Oct
New Release
Thief Gold Mission Briefing AVI Released

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

13 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
Icewind Dale Announced

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

13 Oct
New Release
Creative Ships WinDVD

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