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/ Adam Richardson

Thief Audio Upgrade Available

Thief Audio Upgrade lands in February 1999 as PC hardware makers keep pushing faster chips, cards, drivers, and gaming peripherals.

Thief Audio Upgrade is out now, moving from press-release promise to something players can actually buy, install, or fire up.

The names attached here include Following, The Dark Project, Looking Glass Studios, Creative Labs' Environmental Audio, and Eidos Interactive. The hook is EAX and patch.

The hardware race is getting mean now. Every new board, driver, chip, and oddball peripheral is trying to be the thing that makes your rig feel less old by next week.