Est. 1998
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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.

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01 Jul
Hardware Windows 95/98
Sound Blaster 16/32/AWE32/AWE64 Drivers

Creative Labs put out new Windows 95/98 dirvers for the Sound Blaster 16/32/AWE32/AWE64.It now has Windows 98 support and fixed the default midi device not selected in...

01 Jul
New Release
Soldier of Fortune Info

Eric Biessman from Raven Software has updated his.plan with info on Raven's upcoming game, Soldier of Fortune.

01 Jul
New Release
Rendition Fix for FFVII Demo

Björn 3D World has received a cfg-file for the latest 9 Mb Final Fantasy VII demo that let's you run the demo with Rendition D3D acceleration.

01 Jul
New Release
Daikatana- Hiro Sketches

William Haskin has updated his.plan saying that Daikatana.com has been updated with some conceptual sketches and an early model that provide an interesting picture of the...

01 Jul
New Release
Microsoft’s Virtual All-Star Game

On Thursday, July 2, Microsoft will throw out the first pitch in the "Virtual All-Star Game" taking place at the Pinnacle All-Star FanFest in Denver, CO.

June 1998
30 Jun
New Release
Quake II: Ground Zero Screenshots

The game shows off new weapons, improved AI, and the return of the Vengeance sphere in Quake II's new mission pack.

30 Jun
New Release
Wheel of Time Development Update

Wheel of Time Development Update is the latest June 1998 update, with the Wheel of Time web site has been updated with a development update..

30 Jun
New Release
Heretic II AVI Released

Heretic II AVI Released is the latest June 1998 update, with activision has released a 41MB .avi of Heretic II which is being dveloped by Raven..

30 Jun
New Release
Heretic II: Interview

GameSlice has done interview with Brian Pelletier, Project leader on Heretic II which is from Raven Software Raven Software is taking action games to a third-person perspective in the latest effort, and this time they're downplaying RPG elements and going for balls-to-the-wall action. tic II: Interview here which includes 5 exclusive screenshots.