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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

06 Oct
New Release
Nightlong Shipped

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

06 Oct
New Release
MusicMatch Jukebox bundled with Creative NOMAD II

The useful part: The Creative Digital Audio Center now offers advanced recording features and enhancements, which include support for Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA).

05 Oct
New Release
AMD SledgeHammer Announced

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

05 Oct
New Release
Guillemot 3D Prophet DDR Announced

Guillemot 3D Prophet DDR has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

05 Oct
New Release
Space Invaders Announced

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

05 Oct
New Release
600,000 Downloads of GTA2 Demo

600,000 Downloads of GTA2 Demo has a new playable sample out, which is exactly the kind of download that keeps modems tied up and hard drives nervous.

05 Oct
New Release
Bingo eXtreme Launched

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

04 Oct
New Release
Intel renames Merced to Itanium

Intel renames Merced to Itanium hit the hardware desk today, aimed at PC users who still think specs, slots, drivers and bundled software are half the fun.

04 Oct
New Release
600 Hardware and Software Products Optimized for AMD

600 Hardware and Software Products Optimized for AMD hit the hardware desk today, aimed at PC users who still think specs, slots, drivers and bundled software are half.