Est. 1998
Playing Out of Control Gaming

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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.

All News

03 Jul
New Release
Quake 2 v3.17 Released

Disruptor from id Software has updated his.plan announcing that the Quake 2 v3.17 upgrade patch is now available.

03 Jul
New Release
UltraCorps on the Zone

Microsoft announced that UltraCorps, nominated for Best Online Game at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May, is available now on the Microsoft Internet...

03 Jul
New Release
BC3K v1.07D Patch Released

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: BC3K v1.07D Patch Released. Derek Smart let me know that BC3K v1.07D has been released.

02 Jul
New Release
The Bear Surfaces

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: The Bear Surfaces. Alexander revealed that he had "been working on his own business for quite some time," and that his "heart wasn't into being at id" anymore.

02 Jul
New Release
Unreal Internet Multiplayer Tips

Epic's Unreal site has been updated with some Internet multiplayer tips for Unreal using the new patch that was released yesterday.

02 Jul
New Release
BHunter Demo Released

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: BHunter Demo Released. So on Avault that InterActiVision put out a demo of BHunter.

02 Jul
Hardware
Micron uses Voodoo2

3Dfx Interactive announced that Micron will adopt its Voodoo2 chipset for 3D gaming as a part of Diamond Multimedia's 12MB Monster 3D II board, for select models of the...

02 Jul
New Release
Greg Coomer Interview

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Greg Coomer Interview. halflife.net managed to get an interview with Greg Coomer at Valve.

01 Jul
New Release
Turok News

Acclaim put out a never seen before, Turok in his first animated 3D movie can be watched by clicking the linked page.