Saturday, October 31st, 1998

• An interview with Doug Balmos about WarBirds 2.5 on Game Time. Requires Realplayer to view it. News from AGN3D

• New screenshots of Black and White at Screenshots.net. News from 3DNews.Net

• An interview with John Eberhardt about Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy at Game-Interviews.com. News from Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Dave Perry with mentions Messiah at Gaming Age. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A review of Startrek: Next Generation Klingon Honor Guard at sharky extreme

• An interview with Nick Goldsworthy, the producer of Dungeon Keeper II at GA-Source

• A video clip (4.6MB) of Myth II: Soulblighter at GA-Source

• GA-Source have posted their first impressions of Myth II: Soulblighter

• SiN has gone gold and should be available in shops within a week. News from Online Gaming Review

• A video clip (8-25MB) of StarSiege at GameSpot

• Details about the spells in Populous: The Beginning at The Adrenaline Vault

• The Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 should now be available in shops with a price of $199.95 US. News from The Adrenaline Vault

Friday, October 30th, 1998

• A interview with Craig Derrick, the producer of Descent 3 on PyroPimps Show. Requires Realplayer to view it. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Half-Life at GameSpot UK. News from Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Harry Teasley from Valve Software about Half-Life at PC Arena Online. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Part 2 of an interview with Richard Garriott from Origin about Ultima: Ascension at Desslock's RPG News. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A log of a chat with Activision about Interstate 82 at i82.com. News from Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Tim Sweeney about Unreal at Planet Unreal. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Details about the next patch for Unreal at Next Generation

• A review of Startrek: Next Generation Klingon Honor Guard at Gamecenter

• A 1.05 patch (5.2MB) for the retail version of Descent Freespace: The Great War at Volition. Check the readme for a complete list of changes. News from The Adrenaline Vault

• A Aureal A3D 2.x Wavetracing Test Applet (1.5MB) is available at Aureal Semiconductor. News from Skip

• An update about the Creative Labs lawsuit against Aureal Semiconductor over the patent issue at Aureal Semiconductor. News from Toni

Thursday, October 29th, 1998

• The Populous: The Beginning demo supports DirectSound3D. News from 3D Sound Surge

• An interview with Diamond Multimedia about the Diamond Rio PMP300, Diamond Monster Sound MX300 on All Games Hardware. Requires Realplayer to view it. News from AGN3D

• An interview with Austin Grossman about Trespasser: Jurassic Park on Game Time. Requires Realplayer to view it. News from AGN3D

• A review comparing the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live, SIIG SoundWave 128, TerraTec XLerate PCI, Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream, VideoLogic Sonic Storm Pro and Yamaha WaveForce 192XG at PowerVR Revolution. News from AGN3D

• 40 new screenshots of Trespasser: Jurassic Park at AGN3D

• A review of Trespasser: Jurassic Park at AGN3D

• A review of Trespasser: Jurassic Park at Trespasser Central. News from AGN3D

• An interview with Bernd Lehahn from Egosoft about X: Beyond The Frontier at  A Talent for War. News from 3DNews.Net

• A gallery of screenshots of Half-Life at GameSpot UK. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Trespasser: Jurassic Park is now available in shops. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A Direct3D patch will be released for Spec OpS: Ranger Team Bravo in about 3 weeks. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A demo of Trespasser: Jurassic Park will be released soon and a patch will be released for retail in a few weeks to fix most of the problems. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Tim Sweeney has posted information about how the Direct 3D patch performs on different 3D graphics cards in Unreal at Epic MegaGames. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Part 1 of an interview with Richard Garriott from Origin about Ultima: Ascension at Desslock's RPG News. News from Voodoo Extreme

• DirectControl 2.0.6a (113KB) at bgr software. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Messiah has been delayed to mid 1999. News from GA-Source

• A review of Trespasser: Jurassic Park at Next Generation

• A review of the Labtec LCS-1040 USB speakers at PC Multimedia & Entertainment Magazine

• A preview of SiN at GameSpot

• A review comparing the Advent Powered Partners AV190, Advent Powered Partners AV390, Boston Acoustics BA-635, Boston Acoustics MediaTheater, Boston Acoustics MediaTheater Surround, JBL Media 2000, MIDI Land S2/4100, MIDILand/S2 4030, Quickshot Sound Bass Machine 2, Quickshot Sound Force 680, Sony SRS-PC71 and Yamaha YST-M100 speaker systems at GameSpot

• A review comparing the Aztech PCI 338-A3D, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live, Creative Labs Sound Blaster PCI128, Diamond Monster Sound M80, Diamond Monster Sound MX200, I/OMagic MagicWave PCI A3D, Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream and Yamaha WaveForce 192XG sound cards at GameSpot

• A review of the BSG Intensor Chair at Games Domain

• A review of Spec OpS: Ranger Team Bravo at sharky extreme

• A preview of Missing in Action at Gamers Central. News from Falconer

Wednesday, October 28th, 1998

• A preview of Myth II: Soulblighter at sharky extreme. News from AGN3D

• A review of Startrek: Next Generation Klingon Honor Guard at GamePower. News from AGN3D

• Battlecruiser 3020AD by Interplay will support Aureal A3D. News from 3D-Game Graphic Sound Compatibility

• A list of known problems in the Heretic II demo at Raven Software. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A review of Startrek: Next Generation Klingon Honor Guard at Gamers Central. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Dungeon Keeper II has been delayed until 2nd quarter 1999. News from Next Generation

• A preview of Prince of Persia 3D at Games Domain

• A preview of Populous: The Beginning at Games Domain

• Altec Lansing has released the ACS45.1 Multimedia Speaker System with a price of $99. Full details are available in the press release. News from The Adrenaline Vault

• The Downloadable Sounds Level 2 specification has been decided. Full details are available in the press release

Tuesday, October 27th, 1998

• A list of known problems in the beta 218 patch for Unreal at Epic MegaGames. News from Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Jason Regier and Doug Zartman about Myth II: Soulblighter at PC.IGN.COM. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of StarSiege Tribes at PC FAN. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of StarSiege at PC FAN. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A review of Spec OpS: Ranger Team Bravo at The Adrenaline Vault. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Another preview of Powerslide at Next Generation

• A review of Trespasser: Jurassic Park at Online Gaming Review

• New details about Populous: The Beginning at The Adrenaline Vault

• A review of the Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream at Game Worlds Network

• A review of the Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater 5.1 speaker system at Hardware One

Monday, October 26th, 1998

• A review of the Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 at PlanetHardware. News from AGN3D

• An interview with Michael Persson about Messiah at RIVA3D. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Messiah at Gaming Age. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Powerslide at BGN Battlezone Games Network. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Myth II: Soulblighter at The Adrenaline Vault

• A beta 218 patch (2.11MB) for Unreal at Epic MegaGames. News from The Adrenaline Vault

Sunday, October 25th, 1998

• A preview of RoboRumble at sharky extreme

• A review of the WAVE 360/420 surround sound system at Lost Ciruits. News from HPC Hardware Guide

Saturday, October 24th, 1998

• The DVD version of REAH: Face the Unknown by L.K. Avalon will support DirectSound3D. News from 3D Sound Surge

• A review of the Boston Acoustics MediaTheater at 3D Audio Immersion

• 42 new screenshots of Heretic II at GAMELINKS.NET. News from 3DNews.Net

• An interview with Tim Sweeney about Unreal from Epic MegaGames at Voodoo Extreme. News from AGN3D

• A preview of Test Drive: Off Road 2 at Digital Sports Publishing. News from AGN3D

• An interview with Jon Zuk, Jeremy Statz and Jake about Heretic II at Game Over Online Magazine. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Spec OpS: Ranger Team Bravo the multiplayer add-on for Spec Ops:Rangers Lead The Way supports Aureal A3D and is available now. News from Voodoo Extreme

• Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy by The 3DO Company will support Aureal A3D

• An interview with Ted Backman and Marc Laidlaw from Valve Software about Half-Life at GA-Source

• Space Bunnies Must Die has gone gold and should be available October 26th with a price of $49.99 US. News from Online Gaming Review

• A review of Plane Crazy - Uncivil Aviation at Online Gaming Review

• 9 new screenshots of Prince of Persia 3D at GameSpot

• A preview of Populous: The Beginning at GameSpot

• A video clip (3.1MB) of Heretic II at Gamecenter

• 14 new screenshots of Dungeon Keeper II at The Adrenaline Vault

• On some systems the Heretic II demo will initialize Aureal A3D, display the Aureal A3D splash and then turn off Aureal A3D. To re-enable Aureal A3D type enable_a3d from the console.

• A demo (39.9MB) of Heretic II with Aureal A3D at The Adrenaline Vault

• A Subversion page is now online at Instant Access

• Prince of Persia 3D by Broderbund will support Aureal A3D

Friday, October 23rd, 1998

• 2 new animations from Tzar: The Burden Of The Crown at Games of Diverse Strategies

• A preview of Tzar: The Burden Of The Crown at Games of Diverse Strategies

• Tzar: The Burden Of The Crown by Haemimont Multimedia will support DirectSound3D. News from 3D Sound Surge

• New TeraSound A3D PCI Windows95/98 1.16 drivers are available at IntreSource Systems

• The DCS 805 OS/2 and Windows 95/98/NT4 drivers have been updated. News from AGN3D

• A preview of Blade at sharky extreme. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A review of Startrek: Next Generation Klingon Honor Guard at PC FAN. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Daikatana at PC.IGN.COM. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Drakan: Order of the Flame at Gamespot TV. Requires Realplayer to view it. News from Voodoo Extreme

• The Heretic II demo will be about 35MNB and include a GameSpyLite version. PingTool, QHunter, and EGN will soon add support for Heretic II.

• Crack Dot Com is going out of business and the source code for Golgotha has been released. News from Voodoo Extreme

• WarBird 2.5 is now available at Interactive Magic. News from PC Multimedia & Entertainment Magazine

• Online Gaming Review have posted their initial impression of Trespasser: Jurassic Park

• A beta 3.20 patch (5.3MB) for Quake 2 at id Software. News from The Adrenaline Vault.

• A 1.03a patch (2.2MB) for Rainbow Six at The Adrenaline Vault. A list of changes here

• An article about the the capabilities of Vortex 2 chipset at Kert's page. News from Kert

Thursday, October 22nd, 1998

• Creative Labs announced the Cambridge SoundWorks DeskTop Theater 5.1 speaker system is now available. The press release here. News from 3DNews.Net

• 4 new screenshots of Dungeon Keeper II at PC FAN. News from 3DNews.Net

• Trespasser: Jurassic Park will be released October 27th. Voodoo Extreme

• An interview with Jason Regier about Myth II: Soulblighter at PC Gamer Online. News from Voodoo Extreme

• 6 new screenshots of The Wheel Of Time at Beyond 3D. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A interview with Dan Freed about Heretic II on Game Time. Requires Realplayer to view it. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A review of the Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 at ActiveWindows

• 6 new screenshots and information about Dungeon Keeper II at GA-Source

• The Vortex 1 Windows 9x 4.05.1160 reference drivers update (2MB) at Aureal Semiconductor has been updated to fix the problem with the Aureal systray icon not showing up after installation.

• Myth II: Soulblighter will also support DirectSound3D. News from Gamecenter

• Motorola Internet and Networking Group and Aureal Semiconductor announced a strategic alliance to develop and market a series of enhanced communication solutions to the PC marketplace combining Motorola’s unique Soft Modem technology with Aureal’s award-winning Vortex 3D audio accelerators and A3D positional audio algorithms. The press release here. News from Skip

Wednesday, October 21st, 1998

• An interview with Lucy Bradshaw about Simcity 3000 at Game-Interviews.com. News from AGN3D

• A review comparing the Diamond Monster Sound MX300, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live Value, Aztech PCI 338-A3D and Yamaha WaveForce 192XG at Singapore Hardware Zone

• A 3.20 patch for Quake 2 is due out soon. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A preview of Dungeon Keeper II at PC FAN. News from Voodoo Extreme

• A short interview with Jesper Kyd about the two new sound tracks he is composing for Messiah at GA-Source

• Half-Life by Sierra will be released in November 1998. News from The Adrenaline Vault

• Miles Sound System 5 by Rad Games Tools which supports Aureal A3D, DirectSound3D and Intel RSX has been released.

• Aureal Semiconductor has announced their third quarter operating results. The press release has announced their third quarter operating results. The press release here

• Packard Bell is using Vortex 1 based sound cards for Aureal A3D support on their Platinum and Pulsar desktop computer systems. The press release is available here. News from Skip

• Sony is using Vortex 1 based sound cards for Aureal A3D support on the PCV-E302DS VAIO Digital Studio and PCV-E308DS VAIO Digital Studio computer systems. News from Skip

• An unofficial FAQ about the Diamond Monster Sound MX300 and Vortex 2 chipset at 3D Sound Surge. News from Mark
  

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