Wednesday October 20th, 1999

• Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 by Ritual Entertainment will support Aureal A3D 2.0. News from Vortex of Sound

• 5 new screenshots of Battlezone 2 are at PlanetBattlezone. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Spec Ops2: Green Berets has gone gold. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• A developer's notes about System Shock 2 are at Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Dave Perry about Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Lucas Pope about Hab-12 been cancelled is at Evil Avatar. News from AGN3D

• Hab-12 has been cancelled. News from AGN3D

• A preview of Revenant is at GA-RPG. News from GA-Source

• A preview of Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood in Arms is at DailyRadar.Com

• A first glipse of Max Payne ia at sharky extreme

• 167 new screenshots of Half-Life: Opposing Force are at GameSpot UK

• A new screenshot of Ultima: Ascension is at GameFan Online

• 10 new screenshots of The Wheel Of Time are at Games Domain

• A review of Expert Pool is at Computer Games Online

• Revenant has gone gold. News from The Adrenaline Vault

• 2 new screenshots of Nascar Legends are at The Adrenaline Vault

• An interview with Rex Dickson about Revenant is at The Adrenaline Vault

• A preview of Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Fallen is at The Adrenaline Vault

• An editor (1.6MB) for Drakan: Order of the Flame is at Surreal. News from 3DFILES.COM

• A new patch (6.3MB) for Drakan: Order of the Flame is at 3DFILES.COM

• A demo (31MB) of Carnivores 2 is at 3DFILES.COM

• An updated demo (56MB) of Unreal Tournament is at 3DFILES.COM

• A patch for the older demo of Unreal Tournament is at 3DFILES.COM

Tuesday October 19th, 1999

• 3 new screenshots of Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned are at TeleFragged. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned is at Adventure Gamer. News from AGN3D

• A preview of The Wheel Of Time is at Planet Unreal. News from AGN3D

• An interview with T. Elliot Cannon about Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Fallen is at AGN3D

• A preview of Battlezone 2 is at Gaming Age

• A review of FreeSpace 2 is at Gaming Age

• A review of FreeSpace 2 is at Game Over Online Magazine

• A review of Heavy Gear II is at COMBATSIM.COM

• 4 new svreenshots of Tread Marks are at 3D Unlimited

• A preview of Revenant is at GameSpot

• A preview of Summoner is at Computer Games Online

• An interview with Greg Zeschuk about MDK2 is at Gamers Central. News from Falconer

• A video clip (8.6MB) of OffRoad is at Gamers Central. News from Falconer

Monday October 18th, 1999

• A review of the Polk Audio AMR5 Speaker System is at 3D Audio Immersion. News from Steve

• Aureal Vortex SuperQuad 1500 and Aureal Vortex 2 SuperQuad 2500 now include Future Beat 3D. News from Roy

• An updated audio review of the demo/test version of Unreal Tournament is at Ear On Games

• 3 new screenshots of Battlezone 2 are at PlanetBattlezone. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A review of Dungeon Keeper II is at ESC Magazine. News from AGN3D

• A review of Prince of Persia 3D is at 3D GameForce. News from AGN3D

• A review of the Labtec LCS-2414 speakers at 3DHardware.Net

• A review of FreeSpace 2 is at ActiveWindows

Sunday October 17th, 1999

• An audio review of the demo/test version of Unreal Tournament is at Ear On Games. News from Pascal

• 24 new screenshots of The Wheel Of Time are at Gamerspoint Network. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• 4 new screenshots of Tread Marks is at Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Nascar Legends is at Scatpack. News from AGN3D

• An interview with Bill Roper about Diablo 2 is at Diabloii.net. News from AGN3D

• A comparsion of the Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater 5.1 DTT2500 speaker system and Klipsch ProMedia V.2-400 speakers is at AnandTech

• An interview with Mike Hoge, Kai Rosenkranz, Mario Roeske and Alex Brueggemann about Gothic is at Glide Underground

• A preview of Revenant is at Gamesmania

• A video clip (695KB) of Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of Gaia is at GameFan Online

Saturday October 16th, 1999

• New Vortex Advantage (8810) Windows NT4 3.23 reference drivers (4.58MB) are at Aureal Inc

• 9 new screenshots of Battlezone 2 are at PlanetBattlezone. News from Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Dave Perry about Messiah is at Our Point of View. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Giants: Citizen Kabuto is at Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Unreal Tournament is at HalfLife.org. News from AGN3D

• A preview of Nascar Legends is at AGN3D

• A review of Klipsch ProMedia V.2-400 speakers is at AnandTech

• Nascar Legends has gone gold. News from PC.IGN.COM

• A review of Boss Rally is at Gamezilla!

• A preview of Deus Ex is on Gamespot TV. Requires Realplayer

• 4 new screenshots of Revenant are at GameSpot

• A review of FreeSpace 2 is at GameSpot

• An interview with Christopher Pfeiffer about Descent 3: Mercenary is at The Adrenaline Vault

• A preview of Hired Guns is at The Adrenaline Vault

• A video clip (11.3/29MB) of Urban Chaos is at 3DFILES.COM

• A review of Dungeon Keeper II is at GameZone Online. News from Renìe

• An audio review of Thief: The Dark Project is at Ear On Games. News from Pascal

Friday October 15th, 1999

• A edited log of a chat with Nihilistic Software about Vampire: The Masquerade is at PlanetVampire. News from Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Tim Gerritson from Human Head Studios about Rune is at Inferno Interactive. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Dirt Track Racing is at BigKid. News from AGN3D

• 4 new screenshots of Urban Chaos are at Mucky Foot. News from GA-Source

• 4 new screenshots of Urban Chaos are at GA-Source

• A review of FreeSpace 2 is at EuroGamer. News from 3DNews.Net

• An interview with Scott Rudi about StarSiege Tribes Extreme is at PC.IGN.COM

• A review of Expert Pool is at GamePower

• 7 new screenshots of Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of Gaia is at GameFan Online

• A preview of MDK2 is at 3DGaming.Net

• A preview of Urban Chaos is at Games Domain

• 8 new screenshots of Descent 3: Mercenary are at The Adrenaline Vault

• 5 new screenshots of Revenant are at The Adrenaline Vault

• An updated preview of Interstate 82 is at The Adrenaline Vault

• A preview of Tread Marks is at Gamers Central. News from Chaos

Thursday October 14th, 1999

• A preview of Daikatana is at Planet Daikatana. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Nascar Legends is at The Sports Gaming Network. News from AGN3D

• A review of Drakan: Order of the Flame is at Planet RIVA

• An updated preview of Tread Marks is at Glide Underground

• An interview with Kevin Lambert about Sanity is at 3D Action Planet

• A review of Nascar Racing 3 is at Computer Games Online

• A video clip (24.9MB) of Thief Gold is at Eidos Interactive. News from The Adrenaline Vault

• A 2.1 test version (13.3MB) of Tread Marks is at 3DFILES.COM

• Aureal A3D 3.0 features are:
  -MP3 playback, includesing 3D positional MP3 files
  -Volumetric Sound Sources for things like crowds, wind, which can be occluded/reflected
  -Downloadable HRTF-support, so you can pick from a selection of heads for the 3D effect
  -Reverb support, including EAX, I3DL2 and geometric reverb based on polygons, not presets
  -Dolby Digital playback support

• Aureal are developing their own linux drivers which will be free.

• Vortex 2 Windows 9x reference drivers with EAX/2 support should be released the first week of November

• An edited log of the chat with Skip McIlvaine (Developer Relations Manager), Suneil Mishra (A3D Product Manager), Terry Blanchard (Senior A3D Programmer) and Daryl Lang (Product Assurance Manager) from Aureal Inc is online

Wednesday October 13th, 1999

• The Aureal Vortex SuperQuad 1500 and Aureal Vortex 2 SuperQuad 2500 can now be ordered online directly from Aureal Inc. News from Skip

• The Masquerade are hosting a public chat with Nihilistic Software about Vampire: The Masquerade on Thursday 14th October 1999 at 12PM PST in channel on #Redemption on Efnet. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• A review of the Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla sound card is at Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Matt Candler about Battlezone 2 is at 3dfx Gamers. News from AGN3D

• A short interview with Tim Sweeney about Unreal and Unreal Tournament is at NGNetwork. News from AGN3D

• An interview with Kenn Hoekstra about Soldier of Fortune is at PlayNow!. News from 3DNews.Net

• A review of FreeSpace 2 is at Thresh's FiringSquad.com

• An updated preview of Deus Ex is at PC.IGN.COM

• A review of the Imeron Intensor FX Chair is at Glide Underground

• 15 new screenshots of The Wheel Of Time are at GameSpot UK

• Another preview of The Wheel Of Time is at GameSpot UK

• A short interview with Mark Rein about Unreal Tournament is at Gamesmania

• A preview of Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned is at GamePro.com

• A review of Nascar Racing 3 is at GamePower

• A new screenshot of Ultima: Ascension is at GameFan Online

• A preview of Dirt Track Racing is at Digital Sports Publishing

• A review of Nascar Racing 3 is at Digital Sports Publishing

• 9 new screenshots of Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Fallen are at GameSpot

• Another 9 screenshots of Star Trek Deep Space 9: The Fallen are at GameSpot

• A review of Sinister Unleashed is at Gamecenter

• A 1.1 patch (771KB) for Star Wars- Episode I The Phantom Menace is at 3DFILES.COM

• There is be a public chat with Skip McIlvaine (Developer Relations Manager), Suneil Mishra (A3D Product Manager), Terry Blanchard (Senior A3D Programmer), Ritche Corpus (Director Product Assurance) and Jibran Jahshan (Director of Engineering) from Aureal Inc on Wednesday October 13 1999 at 5:00 PM PST - 6:00 PM PST. The chat will be on channel #a3d on the EFnet IRC network and prizes will be given away during that chat. 

Tuesday October 12th, 1999

• 6 new screenshots of OffRoad are at Behind the Wheel Racing. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• Part 1 of a preview of Dirt Track Racing is at Operation Sports. News from AGN3D

• A review of Outcast is at Glide Underground

• A review of Expert Pool is at GamePro.com

• A review of Nascar Racing 3 is at GamePen

• A review of Outcast is at GameGenie.Com

• 20 new screenshots of Star Wars: Force Commander are at GameFan Online

• 4 new screenshots of Tread Marks are at GameFan Online

• Information about Dirt Track Racing is at GameFan Online

• 9 new screenshots of Star Wars: Force Commander are at GameSpot

• A review of Klipsch ProMedia V.2-400 is at GameSpot

• Details about Summoner are at GameSpot

• A quick take of FreeSpace 2 is at Computer Games Online

• A review of Gulf War: Operation Desert Hammer is at Computer Games Online

Monday October 11th, 1999

• 5 new screenshots of Battlezone 2 are at PlanetBattlezone. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new entry is in the developers journal of Terminus at Station Terminus. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A new screenshot of Messiah is at Voodoo Extreme

• 5 new screenshots of Tread Marks are at Voodoo Extreme

• A designers diary of The Rift is at Voodoo Extreme

• 5 new screenshots of Tread Marks are at GA-Source

• A short interview with Tony Hernandez about Navy Seals is at GA-Source

• A review of Drakan: Order of the Flame is at Gamers Depot

• A review of Drakan: Order of the Flame is at 3D Unlimited

• A preview of Experience is at 3DGaming.Net

• A preview of The Wheel Of Time is at 3D Action Planet

• A review of Sinister Unleashed is at The Adrenaline Vault

• Benchmarks of the CPU usage of 3D sound in Unreal Tournament on he Aureal Vortex 2 SuperQuad 2500, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! X-Gamer, Guillemot Maxi Studio Fortissimo and a Canyon 3D reference card are at 3D Audio Immersion. News from Steve

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