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1995
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Next Generation Magazine (Lifecycle 1)
Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
1 1995 January 3DO: Alone in the Dark, Demolition Man, FIFA International Soccer, John Madden Football, Mega Race, Pataank, Road Rash, Shock Wave, Soccer Kid, Star Control II, Super Wing Commander, Slayer, Way of the Warrior

Jaguar: Alien vs Predator, Doom, Tempest 2000, Wolfenstein 3D
32X: Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing Deluxe
CD-i: Burn:Cycle, Litil Divil, The 7th Guest, Voyeur
Neo-Geo: Aero Fighters 2, Aggressors of Dark Kombat
PC: Colonization, Delta V, Doom 2, The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki, Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine, Malcolm's Revenge, Master of Magic, NHL Hockey '95, PGA Tour Golf 486, Quarantine, Relentless
Sega CD: Battlecorps, Lethal Enforcers II: The Gun Fighters, Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse, The Masked Rider, Snatcher
Genesis: Contra: Hard Corps, Dynamite Headdy, Earthworm Jim, Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse, NHL '95, Shaq Fu, Sonic and Knuckles, Samurai Shodown, Urban Strike
SNES: The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Mortal Kombat II, NBA Live '95, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventures, X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Arcade: Ace Driver, Cruis'n USA, Killer Instinct, Primal Rage, Ridge Racer 2, Virtua Cop

Featured: "Players" (Next Generation Consoles for1995: CD-i, Sega 32X, Atari Jaguar, PC-FX, Neo Geo CD, Playstation, Sega Saturn, Ultra 64, 3DO ), "The Violence Tapes"

Interview: "Is it now or never for 3DO?"(Trip Hawkins, 3DO)

Previews: Clockwork Knight, Cyber Sled(Namco), Daytona USA, Fight for Life, Gex, Namco, Motor Toon GP, Ridge Racer, Tama(Tengen), Tekken, Toshinden, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter 2

Breaking News: "32X takes Genesis one step forward", "US launch for Neo Geo CD", "Coin-ops stay cutting edge"(JAMMA 1995), "Saturn at CSG show, launch date set", "UK chip delivers 3D power" "3DO faces mutiny by game developers"

Arcadia: "Arcade owners vote Killer Instinct best new game", "National Amusement Network", "Sega Buys Data East Pinball", "Coin-op Wrestle With Ratings", "Videogame Factories Plan Their Own Arcade Networks"

Movers & Shakers: "Huizinga Wept", "Sega/Atari: Tell the lawyers to kiss and make up", "Speaking of Sega", "Nintendo proves what goes around comes around", "Is IBM about to buy Apple?", "Is Summer CES gone forever?"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
2 1995 February 3DO: Burning Soldier, Doctor Hauzer, Guardian War, Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold, Microcosm, Real Pinball, Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, SHADOW: War of Succession, Shock Wave: Operation Jump Gate, Tetsujin (Iron Man), True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club, Ultraman, VR Stalker

Jaguar: Checkered Flag, Club Drive, Dragon, Iron Soldier
32X: Cosmic Carnage, Super Afterburner, Super Space Harrier
CD-i: Alien Gate, Dragon's Lair, Inca, Kether
PC: Armored Fist, Ishar 3, Lost Eden, Magic Carpet, Metaltech: Earthsiege, System Shock, Under a Killing Moon, Wing Commander Armada, Zork Anthology
Sega CD: ESPN National Hockey Night, Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side, Mary Shelley's Frakenstein, NBA Jam, Panic, Popful Mail
Genesis: Animaniacs, Beavis & Butt-head, Death And Return Of Superman, Ecco: Tides of Time, The Great Circus Mystery, NFL '95, Red Zone, Sea Quest, Syndicate
SNES: Biker Mice from Mars, Demon's Crest, Mega Man X2, Rise of the Robots, Super Bomberman 2, Super Punch-Out!!, WildSnake, Wolverine: Adamantium Rage, WWF Raw
Arcade: Cops, Dark Stalkers, T-Mek

Featured: "Sega Saturn", "Revival of the Fittest", "Joyriding: XBand, Sega Channel, Nintendo Gateway, Imagination Network, Internet, 3DO US West"

Interview: "Why are Shigeru Miyamoto's games so damn good?"(Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo)

Previews: Absolute Zero(Domark Group Limited), Alone in the Dark 3, Bioforge, Clockwork Knight, Cybersled(Namco), Raiden, Road Rash 3, Star Blade Alpha(Namco), Super Street Fighter II X, Tekken, Ultimate Parodius(Konami), Victory Goal(Sega)

Breaking News: "Apple's game machine reaches fruition", "Playstation enters the home straight", "Reality Lab: fast 3D for games developer", "Sega reels in Neptune for late 1995 release", "Joyriding: The impact of computer networks for gaming", "US and UK fight over Amiga's future", "Generator: 32X", "Gamehouse flock to Silicon City", "Essential Reading: Behind the Scenes at Sega: The Making of a Video Game, Net Games",

Arcadia: "Virtual Reality", "Sony & Blockbuster get into LBE complexes", "NANI moves toward text phase", "Sim Centers Linked for Remote Interactive Gameplay", "Namco and Sega simulators heading for the theme parks"

Movers & Shakers: "This really is rocket science", "Through the Looking Glass", "Absolutely Sega Street", "If 32X is tough to position what about Virtual Boy?", "Speaking of VR, how about Virtual I/O?"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
3 1995 March 3DO: Cowboy Casino Interactive Poker, Family Feud, Ghost Hunter, Lemmings, Off-World Interceptor, Rebel Assault, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Samurai Shodown, Shanghai: the Great Wall, Station Invasion, Supreme Warrior, World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach

32X: Motocross Championship
Jaguar: Bubsy: Fractured Furry Tales, Kasumi Ninja, Val d'lsere Skiing and Snowboarding, Zool 2
Macintosh: PegLeg, SimTower
PC: Cyberia, Cyberwar, King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride, Lode Runner: The Legend Returns, Lords of the Realm, Menzoberranzan, Noctropolis, Realms of Arkania: Star Trail, Rise of the Robots, U.S. Navy Fighters, Zephyr
Sega CD: Bouncers, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Darkseed, Ecco 2: The Tides of Time, Midnight Raiders, Phantasy Star IV, Slam City with Scottie Pippin
Genesis: Aero the Acrobat 2, Mega Bomberman, NHL All-Star 95, PGA Tour III, Ristar, Rugby World Cup 95, Viewpoint
SNES: Brutal, Ignition Factor, Jurassic Park II: The Chaos Continues, Looney Tunes B-Ball, Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City, Radical Rex, The Shadow, Uniracers
Arcade: The King of Fighters, Mazinger Z, Samurai Shodown II

Featured: "Playstation: Sony's bid for power", "Making tracks: The noble art of game music", "What's wrong with the PC"

Interview: "Is Sega's boss scared yet?"(Tom Kalinske, Sega)

Previews: Boxers Road(Sony), Dark Forces, Hudson Soft, Iron Assault(Graffiti), Motor Toon Grand Prix, Ridge Racer, Toshinden, Virtua Fighter

Breaking News: "WCES the calm before the storm", "Nintendo pins hops on Virtual Boy", "Sega and Sony sell the dream"(Japanese Saturn and PS launches), "Joyriding: Internet connections", "Beginning of the end for the Video CD?", "Essential Reading: Video Games: A Guide for Savvy Parents", "Sega still on top in Japan arcades"

Arcadia: "Block party", "Tekken is here", "Look for these new arcade games?", "Virtuality: Coming Soon To An Arcade Near You"

Movers & Shakers: "On the Wing...", "Off a Cliff"(Post holiday PC game sales), "Will it sell a Gazillion?", "Don't copy that...CD?"(SPA begin campaign against future CD copying), "The competitive landscape"(Future estimates for console install bases)

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
4 1995 April PlayStation: A-Train, Motor Toon Grand Prix, Ridge Racer, Toh Shin Den

Saturn: Clockwork Knight, Tama, Virtua Fighter
3DO: Crime Patrol, Jammit, Novastorm, Return Fire, Starblade
Jaguar: Syndicate, Theme Park
32X: Corpse Killer, Metal Head
PC: Blackthorne, Creature Shock, Front Page Sports Baseball '94, Gazillionaire, Inferno, NASCAR Racing, Space Ace CD-ROM, Star Crusader, Star Reach, The Lemmings Chronicles, Transport Tycoon, Zeppelin
Sega CD: Flashback, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Shadow of the Beast II, Space Ace
Genesis: Beyond Oasis, Desert Demolition: Starring Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote, Ecco Jr., NBA Action '95: Starring David Robinson, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Road Rash 3, The Adventures of Batman and Robin, World Series Baseball '95, X-Men 2: Clone Wars
SNES: Bassin's Black Bass, The Flintstones, Ogre Battle, Pieces, Pinball Fantasies, Power Instinct, Tetris & Dr. Mario, The Ignition Factor, The Ren & Stimpy Show: Time Warp, Wario's Woods
Arcade: Tattoo Assassins, X-Men: Children of the Atom

Featured: "Atari: from boom to bust — and back again", "An audience with Gunpei Yokoi", "What's wrong with the PC?"

Interview: "What the hell has Nolan Bushnell started?"(Nolan Bushnell)

Previews: Command & Conquer, Flight Unlimited, Super Speedway(Gran Chaser), Metal Jacket(Pony Canyon), Psychic Detective, Sega Rally, SimIsle, Slipstream 5000, Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri, Tir Na Nog, Virtua Fighter 2

Breaking News: "Atari gears up for battle", "Low-cost 3D power from VideoLogic", "Saturn and PlayStation: the battle begins", "Joyriding: gaming LANs", "The real interactive movie", "Essential Reading: Rebel Assault: The Official Insider's Guide, Game Over", "Pippin debuts as Bandai's Power Player"

Arcadia: "NANI Testing", "Dollar Coins", "New Arcade Video Titles Coming", "Mortal Kombat III", "Virgin, Sony Enter Coin-Op Arena"

Movers & Shakers: "GTE + NOA Spells Muscle"(FX Fighter), "Games -- Get 'em While They're Hot"(digital distribution), "Disney Gets Dissed", "16-bit: Who'll Make Money?", "A Dream-Team Walking"(DreamWorks Interactive), "3DO on the Offensive"

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5 1995 May PlayStation: Kileak: The Blood, Raiden

3DO: Flashback, Immercenary, Theme Park
Jaguar: Burn Out, Fight for Life
32X: Mortal Kombat II, Night Trap, Tempo
Neo-Geo: King of Fighters '94, Samurai Shodown II
PC: Atari Action Pack, D-Day: Operation Overlord, Dark Forces, Descent, Diggers, Discworld, Front Lines, Heretic, Mortal Kombat II, Retribution, Virtuoso, Word War 5
Macintosh: Digi Follies, SimTown, Spaceward Ho 4.0
Sega CD: Dungeon Explorer, Earthworm Jim: Special Edition, Keio Flying Squadron, Lords of Thunder, NBA Hangtime '95, Wheel of Fortune
Genesis: Bass Masters Classic, Battle Frenzy, Coach K College Basketball, Crusader of Centy, Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings, Lemmings 2: The Tribes, NFL Quarterback Club '95, No Escape, Toughman Contest, Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
SNES: Air Cavalry, Brett Hull Hockey '95, Bust a Move, Kirby's Avalanche, Kirby's Dream Course, Metal Warriors, Newman/Haas Indycar Featuring Nigel Mansell, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Star Trek Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator, True Lies, Warlock

Featured: "Ultra 64: the story so far", "The ripe stuff"(Apple Inc.)

Interview: "Can Sony handle the PlayStation?"(Steve Race, Sony)

Previews: Chrono Trigger, Cyber Commando, Daytona USA, Jumping Flash!, Kingdom: The Far Reaches(Thayer's Quest), MechLords(Simtex), Panzer Dragoon, Prisoner of Ice, Secret of Evermore

Breaking News: "US Saturn to launch on September 2", "Japanese stats give Saturn the edge", "Nintendo aims high with 'Satellaview'", "Parallel technology enters VRcades"(Tao Systems), "Joyriding: online discussion boards", "Generator: CD-ROM versus cartridge", "Arcade giants do battle at ATEI"

Arcadia: "Virtual Worlds Offers Digital Theme Parks", "Biker Chic from Sega", "A 'Damme' Good Videogame", "More Screen Stars Arriving in Arcades"(Kaneko)

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6 1995 June Saturn: Panzer Dragoon

3DO: Myst, Quarantine, Seal of the Pharaoh, Space Hulk, Syndicate
Jaguar: Cannon Fodder, Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls, Hover Strike, Troy Aikman Football
32X: Brutal, Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples, Knuckles Chaotix, Quarterback Club
PC: Bureau 13, Dragon Lore, Hodj' 'n' Podj', Pizza Tycoon, Renegade, Rise of the Triad, Shanghai: Great Moments, Transport Tycoon Scenario, Zorro
Macintosh: Alone in the Dark, Flashback, Troubled Souls, Wolfenstein 3-D
Sega CD: Flink, Rapid Deployment Force: Global Conflict, Road Rash, Shining Force CD
Genesis: ATP Tennis, Barkley: Shut Up And Jam 2, Exo-Squad, Minnesota Fats: The Pool Master, Saturday Night Slammasters, Spider-Man the Animated Series, Tecmo Super Hockey, True Lies, Warlock
SNES: Breakthrough, Fatal Fury Special, Hagane, Mighty Max, Operation Thunderbolt, Pac-In-Time, Sonic Blastman II, Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time, Stargate
Arcade: Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge

Featured: "Digital disciples: Sony's PlayStation game plan", "M2: 3DO bites back"

Interview: "Is Peter Molyneux the smartest guy in gaming?"(Peter Molyneux, Bullfrog Productions)

Previews: Fade to Black, Killing Time, Virtual Pool, Minnesota Fats: The Pool Master, Daedalus, MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, BladeForce, Virtual Hydlide, Heart of Darkness, Extreme Power, PO'ed, Astal,

News: "PlayStation dominates European show", "DVD plagued by double standards", "GP Publications renames itself Imagine Publishing", "Jaguar plugs into the CD revolution", "AOU: coin-op houses unveil '95 line-up", "PowerPC for Model 3?", "DigiPen: Nintendo goes to school", Joyriding: "Gaming on the information superhighway, Generator

Arcadia: "Battle of the Bikes", "Mortal Mania", "Videogame 'Nostalgia for the Future'"

Dancter, Archive.org
7 1995 July PlayStation: Cosmic Race, Crime Crackers, King's Field, Tekken

Saturn: Daedalus, Daytona USA, Gotha
3DO: D no Shokutaku, The Doraemons, Gex, Iron Angel of the Apocalypse, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S, Space Pirates, Yuu Yuu Hakusho
Jaguar: AirCars
32X: Fahrenheit, RBI '95, Shadow Squadron, Slam City with Scottie Pippen, Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000
CD-i: Chaos Control
PC: BioForge, Casino Tournament of Champions, Extractors, HardBall IV, High Seas Trader, Jagged Alliance, Jungle Strike, Machiavelli: the Prince, Maabus, Slipstream 5000, X-COM: Terror from the Deep
Macintosh: ClockWerx, Marathon, Master of Orion, Sensory Overload, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Enchanced CD-ROM
Sega CD: Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold, Surgical Strike
Genesis: Aerobiz Supersonic, Brett Hull Hockey '95, IMG International Tennis, Kawasaki Superbike Challenge, Pete Sampras Tennis, The Punisher, Stargate
SNES: Chavez II, Justice League Task Force, NCAA Final Four Basketball
Arcade: Mortal Kombat III

Featured: "3DO: past, present, future"

Interview: "Atari's President talks back"(Sam Tramiel, Atari Corporation)

Previews: Demolition Derby, Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster, Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods, Krazy Ivan, Rapid Reload(Gunner's Heaven), RayForce, Team 47 Gorman, Virtua Racing, Wipeout

Breaking News: "E3: the greatest show on earth: Saturn, PlayStation, 3DO, Jaguar, Ultra 64, PC", "Home VR: Hasbro turns up the heat", "Intel chip 'twice as fast as Pentium'", "Joyriding: online gaming", "Saturn plays catch-up", "Essential Reading: Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames", "Generator: console power"

Arcadia: "Missing: $7 billion"(arcade and home video game business)

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8 1995 August PlayStation: Gunner's Heaven, Jumping Flash!, Power Baseball

Saturn: Myst, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Tama, Worldwide Soccer
3DO: Hell: a Cyberpunk Thriller, Icebreaker, Slam 'n' Jam '95, Trip'D
32X: NBA Jam Tournament Edition, WWF Raw
Neo-Geo: Double Dragon, Fatal Fury 3, Savage Reign, The Next Glory, Super Side Kicks Three
PC: Blood Bow, The Daedalus Encounter, Jewels of the Oracle, Lost Eden, The Pure Wargame, Vol. 1: Death From Above, 1830: Railroads and Robber Barons, SuperKarts, Tank Commander, Cannon Fodder
Macintosh: Lode Runner: The Legend Returns, Syndicate, Theme Park
Genesis: The Adventures of Batman & Robin, Comix Zone, Deep Space Nine, Hardball '95, Judge Dredd, Justice League Task Force, Triple Play Baseball, Wayne Gretzky And The NHLPA All-Stars
SNES: International Super Star Soccer, Judge Dredd, Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Sterling Sharpe: End 2 End, Super Bases Loaded 3: License to Steal
Arcade: Air Combat 22, Sega Rally Championship

Featured: "Saturn: the hype-free guide", "Played in Japan: The next wave of Far Eastern RPGs (Arc the Lad, Mystaria: The Realms of Lore, Seiken Densetsu 3, others"

Interview: "Why the hell has Nintendo delayed the Ultra 64?"(Howard Lincoln, Nintendo of America)

Previews: Air Combat, Assault Rigs, "Bullfrog (Dungeon Keeper, Theme Park, Syndicate Wars, Magic Carpet 2, Creation, Mist, Hi-Octane, Biosphere)", Duke Nukem 3D, "Head to head: PlayStation link-up games (Destruction Derby, Krazy Ivan, Metal Jacket, Shinobi Legions, Terminal Velocity, Vectorman, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Wing Arms, Wipeout)

Breaking News: "Microsoft comes out to play", "US giant takes stake in PC's future"(Lockheed Martin), "Essential Reading: Playing MUDs on the Internet, Computer Gamer's Survival Guide", "Virtual Boy: Nintendo names the day", "Joyriding: NASCAR Racing online"

Arcadia: "On the Trail of Game Crooks", "Electronic Arts Exits Coin-Op", "The Videogame Violence Issue -- on the way back again?"

Dancter, Archive.org
9 1995 September PlayStation: CyberSled

Saturn: Astal, Battle Monsters, Bug!, Gran Chaser, Greatest Nine
3DO: Ballz, Strahl, Syndicate, Zhadnost: The People's Party
Jaguar: Blue Lightning CD, FlipOut!
Virtual Boy: Mario's Dream Tennis, Mario Smash, Red Alarm, Space Pinball, TeleRoboxer
Neo-Geo: Rally Chase CD, Street Hoop CD, World Heroes Perfect
PC: B.C. Racers, Brutal: Above the Claw, Eco: East Africa, Flight Unlimited, FX Fighter, Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Final Unity, The Orion Conspiracy, Virtual Pool
Macintosh: Dark Forces, Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: Open Season, Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou, Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out, The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain
Sega CD: Space Adventure Cobra
Genesis: College Football USA 96, Demolition Man, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Head On Soccer
Super NES: Chrono Trigger, Killer Instinct, Mega Man VII, Primal Rage, Swat Kats
Arcade: Cyber Cycles, Elevator Action II, Street Fighter the Movie, Tekken 2

Featured: "Virtual Reality the Miracle Technology", "Sega's plan of attack"

Interview: "Which 32-bit system is Electronic Arts betting on?"(Bing Gordon, Electronic Arts)

Previews: Destruction Derby, "Let the games begin: sports", Privateer 2: The Darkening, Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Titan Wars(Solar Eclipse), Thunderhawk, Twisted Metal, Urban Decay(Psygnosis), Virtua Cop, Warhawk

Breaking News: "The US Sony PlayStation has landed", "3DO stays in the 32-bit race", "Sony vs Sega: the war continues", "Big players show at Tokyo Toy Expo", "Essential Reading: The Good, the Bad, and the Bogus: Nathan Lockard's Complete Guide to Video Games, The History of Computers", "Escom reveals the Amiga's future", "Joyriding: Confirmed Kill online", "Generator: motion controls"

Arcadia: "Motion Capture Studios", "Street Fighter Alpha", "NANI Hits the Streets", "More Video Networks"

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10 1995 October PlayStation: Arc The Lad, Mobile Suit Gundam, Rayman, Total Eclipse Turbo

Saturn: Shin Shinobi Den, Virtua Fighter Remix, Virtual Hydlide
3DO: Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Jaguar: Power Drive Rally, Ultra Vortek, White Men Can't Jump
32X: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventures
Neo-Geo: Aggressors of Dark Kombat CD, Kabuki Klash
PC: Balor of the Evil Eye, Hi-Octane, Interactive Fiction Collections, Mechwarrior 2, Mortal Kombat 3, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Powerhouse, Space Quest 6, World Hockey 95
Macintosh: Buried in Time: The Journeyman Project 2, Dust: A Tale of the Wired West, Paparazzi: Tales of Tinseltown CD
Sega CD: Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Genesis: NHL '96, Primal Rage, The Ooze, Weaponlord
Super NES: Castlevania: Dracula X, Civilization, Doom, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Head On Soccer, Kawasaki Super Bike Challenge, Urban Strike, Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars
Arcade: Alpine Racer, Cool Riders, Rail Chase 2, Rave Racer, Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior Dreams, Virtua Striker, Zone Hunter

Featured: "Do video games screw you up?"(video game controversies), "Motion capture"

Interview: "Is this the end of FMV as we know it?"(Tom Zito, Digital Pictures)

Previews: "3D Realms: Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Ruins: Return of the Gods", Center Ring Boxing, Clay Fighter III, Earthsiege 2, Foes of Ali, Ironblood, Loaded, Madden NFL '96, Maximum Surge, Ripper, Star Rangers, VR Baseball

Breaking News: "3DO's M2 prepares for its debut", "Ultra 64 reaches developers", "Power Player: Mac in a box gets a facelift", "Heavyweights unleash a new DVD contender", "Arcade race starts", "Sega ports Saturn games to the PC", "Essential Reading: The Good, the Bad, and the Bogus: Nathan Lockard's Complete Guide to Video Games, The History of Computers", "Escom reveals the Amiga's future", "Joyriding: DWANGO", "Generator: full motion video"

Arcadia: "We Do Windows", "Disc-Based Arcade Games: The Few, The Proud", "Draw, Pardner!"(American Laser Games), "TWI: Bad Boys", "Thompson's Venturer S2", Street Fighter Alpha", "NANI Hits the Streets", "More Video Networks"

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11 1995 November PlayStation: Aquanaut's Holiday, Cyber War, Destruction Derby, Dragon Ball Z, Philosoma, Winning Eleven, WipeOut

Saturn: Clockwork Knight 2, Dark Legends, Last Gladiators, Riglord Saga, Street Fighter: The Movie, Virtual Volleyball
3DO: The Daedalus Encounter, Panzer General
Jaguar: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Rayman
32X: Virtua Fighter, World Series Baseball
Neo-Geo: The King Of Fighters '95
PC: Apache, Casino Deluxe, C.E.O., D-Day: America Invades, Mirage, NFL Pro League Football, Savage Warriors, Terminal Velocity, Tyrian
Macintosh: Atari 2600 Action Pack, Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
Sega CD: Batman and Robin
Genesis: Foreman for Real, Mortal Kombat III, Prime Time Football '96, Scooby Doo
Super NES: Batman Forever, Big Sky Trooper, The Mask, Mechwarrior 3050, NHL '96, Secret of Evermore, Speedy Gonzales in Las Gatos Banditos, Weaponlord, Zoop
Arcade: Speed Racer, Viper Phase 1, WWF Wrestlemania

Featured: "Mind games: the rise and rise of artificial intelligence", "75 Power Players"(A list of 75 important figures in the video game industry)

Interview: "Nothing Compares to Yu"(Yu Suzuki, Sega AM2)

Previews: 3D Baseball(Crystal Dynamics), Battlesport (3DO), Chronomaster, Daggerfall, Descent to Undermountain, Electronic Arts, Final Arch(Sega), Indy 500, Psychic Detective, Road Rash 3D, Scavenger, Sega Rally, Shining Wisdom, Shockwave Assault(Electronic Arts), Shredfest(Electronic Arts), Strike series, S.T.O.R.M(Virtual Studio), Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter 2, VR Baseball(VR Studios), Wing Arms(Sega)

Breaking News: "US defense corp holds key to Sega plans", "ECTS: Sony and Sega battle in Europe", "Electronic giants [Sony and Phillips] battle on [over next generation digital video disc format", "The first Windows 95 games arrive", "Siggraph looks to graphic future", "Joyriding: XBAND", "Generator: Handheld game console"

Arcadia: "Saturn gets a Moon", "Checking on Tekken 2", "Another checkered flag for Sega", "Midway Body Slams It"

Movers & Shakers: "Is Sega sweating over Sony?", "Rocket Science adds new fuel", "Creative draws 3D Line in the sand", "Viacom pulls out its wallet for Looking Glass Technologies", "Aristo joins the game"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
12 1995 December PlayStation: Defcon 5, Mortal Kombat 3, NBA JAM TE, PGA Tour Invitational '96, Power Serve 3-D Tennis, WWF Wrestlemania, Zero Divide

Saturn: Blackfire, Mansion of Hidden Souls, NHL All-Star Hockey '96, Off World Interceptor, SimCity 2000, Virtua Racing
3DO: Alone in the Dark 2, Bladeforce, D, Flying Nightmares, Killing Time, Kingdom: the Far Reaches, Mazer, Wolfenstein 3-D
Jaguar: Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods CD
32X: Kolibri
PC: Ascendancy, Battle Beast, Command & Conquer, Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep, Heroes of Might and Magic, The Last Bounty Hunter, Mordor, Phantasmagoria, Prisoner of Ice
Macintosh: Endorfun, Full Throttle, Star Wars Rebel Assault
Genesis: Earthworm Jim 2, FIFA '96, Light Crusader, Madden '96, NBA Live '96, PGA Tour '96, Quarterback Club '96, Seperation Anxiety
Super NES: Emmitt Smith Football, Final Fight 3, Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition
Arcade: Area 51, Cyberbots, Crypt Killer, Dangerous Curves, Fighting Vipers, Five A Side Soccer, Indy 500, LineDrive Baseball, Marvel Superheroes, NHL Open Ice Hockey, Orbatak, Ultimate Hockey, Ultimate Mortal Kombat, Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter Remix, Zombie Raid

Featured: "Which Game System Is The Best?"(Review of current game consoles)

Interview: "The Way Games Ought to Be"(Chris Crawford)

Previews: Aftermath (Interplay), CRY.SYS (Sierra Entertainment), Dark Savior, Defender 2000, Galapagos (Anark), Impact Racing (JVC), Johnny Bazookatone (U.S. Gold), Legend of Thor (Ancient), Nightmare Circus (FunCom), Quake, Soul Edge, Super Cross 3D (Tiertex), Super Mario RPG, Time Crisis, Toshinden 2, X-Com, Zero Population Growth (Zombie)

The Way Games Ought to Be: "Multiplayer"

Breaking News: "Coin-op giants reveal latest at JAMMA", "Nintendo 64 homes in on Japan", "US arcades get ready for war", "Joyriding: Gaming Sites", "Generator: PC Game development"

Arcadia: "Sega plans arcade with Speilberk and MCA", "The rise of the polygon, "A new arcade begins", "New 64-bit SNK system"

Movers & Shakers: "Startups Drew Pictures and Pulse Entertainment merge", "Late Again?", "Bandai playing the Ultra 64 tune", "Capcom expanding its cartoon business", "$300 Mil. to Burn"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
1996
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Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
13 1996 January PlayStation: Agile Warrior, Boxer's Road, Criticom, Cyberspeed, Goal Storm, Metal Jacket, Twisted Metal, Viewpoint, Warhawk

Saturn: Double Switch, Quarterback Attack, SteamGear Mash, Theme Park, Wicked 18
3DO: Cannon Fodder, Drug Wars, Lost Eden
PC: Buried in Time: The Journeyman Project 2, Capitalism, Crusader: No Remorse, FIFA '96: Virtual Stadium Soccer, Fury3, Magic Carpet 2, NHL Hockey '96, The Riddle of Master Lu, SimIsle, Stonekeep, Werewolf vs. Comanche, Wing Nuts
Macintosh: 3-D Ultra Pinball, I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, Voyeur, You Don't Know Jack
Genesis: College Football National Championship II, Gargoyles, Quarterback Club '96, Toy Story, VR Troopers
Super NES: Breath of Fire 2, FIFA International Soccer, Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball, International Super Star Soccer, NBA Give 'N Go, Scooby Doo Mystery, Separation Anxiety, Spawn
Arcade: Chain Reaction, Hoops, Miner's Revenge, Sport Fishing 2

Featured: "1995: The Calm Before the Storm?", "1996: The Year of the Videogame"(analysis of the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, 3DO, M2)

Interview: "Is war hell for Sega?"(Tom Kalinske, Sega of America)

Previews: Airforce Delta(Deadly Skies), Avengers in Galactic Storm, Diablo, Funky Head Boxers, Marathon 2: Durandal, Monstrous City, NBA ShootOut(Total NBA), "Origin Systems: Ultima IX: Ascension, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom, Silverheart, CyberMage: Darklight Awakening, Jane's AH-64D Longbow, Crusader: No Regret, other projects", Ridge Racer Revolution, Sega Rally, Star Fighter, The City of Lost Children, Virtua Fighter 2, VR Soccer '96, Zork: Nemesis

The Way Games Ought to Be: (Chris Crawford) Hollywood and Silicon Valley

Breaking News: "Sony fights Sega on US streets", "Essential Reading: Fatal Distractions, A Pocket Tour of Games on the Internet", "Matsushita buys 3DO M2 technology", "Atari drops Jaguar?", "Ultra 64 prepares for Internet access", "Joyriding: XBAND", "Generator: online console gaming"

Arcadia: "Networks A-poppin'", "Japan Seeks Videogame Downloading and Remote Interactive Gameplay", "Sega's Next Fun Center", "Incredible Technologies Vows 'Networked' Videogame Tournament System", "Ultimate MK3"

Movers & Shakers: "Next Generation Forced to Move to the Next Level"(PC hardware race), "Total Entertainment Signing Deals", "Acclaim Acquires Probe and Sculptured, Bolsters Talent Pool"

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14 1996 February PlayStation: In the Hunt, In the Zone, Loaded, NFL Gameday, Space Griffon, Toukon Retsuden, X-Com: UFO Defense, Zero Divide

Saturn: F-1 Live Information, Hang On GP '95, High Velocity, Sega Rally Championship, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter 2
3DO: Battlesport, Bust a Move, Captain Quazar, PGA Tour Golf '96, PO'ed, The Last Bounty Hunter
Jaguar: Baldies CD, Battlemorph CD, I-War
PC: Abuse, Beavis and Butt-Head, Caesar II, Destruction Derby, Empire 2: The Art of War, Entomorph, Hardball 5, Hexen: Beyond Heretic, TekWar
Genesis: Revolution X
Super NES: Mark Davis' The Fishing Master, NBA Live '96, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World II
Arcade: Peter Jacobson's Golden Tee 3D Golf, Soul Edge

Featured: "Ultra 64: Nintendo's shot at the title", "Psst! Wanna buy a game system?" (Sega Saturn & Sony Playstation Marketing Campaigns)

Interview: "Is Ultra 64 as good as Silicon Graphics claims?" (George Zachary, Silicon Graphics)

Previews: Amok, Body Harvest, Buggy Boogie (Angel Studios), Destiny (Interactive Magic), GoldenEye 007, Kirby Bowl 64 (Nintendo), Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time(Demo) Super Mario Kart R, Pilotwings 64, Samurai Spirits RPG, Scorcher (Zyrinx), Secret of Mana 2, Shellshock (Core Design), The Shrinking Character(Cyberdreams), Sky Target (Sega), Spycraft: The Great Game, Star Fox 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Street Fighter Alpha, Super Mario 64, Syndicate Wars, Theme Hospital, WaveRacer, Zombieville(Psygnosis)

The Way Games Ought to Be: (Chris Crawford) Hollywood Envy

Breaking News: "Will Ultra 64 launch on April 21?", "32-bit gaming drops in price" (3DO price drop), "Pippin Japanese launch planned", "Playstation immersive headset planned", "Joyriding: Where are the women in cyberspace?"

Arcadia: "Arcade Industry Hits Bottom", "Game makers exit the arcades", "Three-Dimensional Graphics", "Sega Cybermalls", "Virtual Winners"

Essential Reading: Inside Electronic Game Design, Being Digital

Movers & Shakers: "Atari Shifting Focus- 50% of Energy Going to PC Software", "Spectrum Invests $2.5 Million in TEN", "3DO Acquires Cyclone", "Sierra Acquires Papyrus, Sublogic; Bolsters Sim Library"

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15 1996 March PlayStation: Doom, Gex, Jupiter Strike, NHL Face Off, Ridge Racer Revolution, Shockwave Assault

Saturn: Battle Arena Toshinden Remix, Galactic Attack, Johnny Bazookatone, ThunderStrike 2, Wing Arms, X-Men: Children of the Atom
3DO: Deathkeep, Iron Angel of the Apocalypse: The Return, Scramble Cobra, Starfighter
Jaguar: Ruiner Pinball
Virtual Boy: Panic Bomber, Vertical Force
PC: Ecco the Dolphin, EF2000, Full Tilt Pinball, Knight Moves, Lion, Mission Critical, Rebel Assault II, SU-27 Flanker, The Dig, Torin's Passage, Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, Wetlands, Williams Arcade Classics
Macintosh: Curse of Dragor, Shockwave Assault, Warcraft
Genesis: Cutthroat Island, Spot Goes to Hollywood
Super NES: Revolution X

Featured: "The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon " (definitions of gaming terms)

Interview: "Can Playstation compete with Ultra 64?" (Martin Homlish, SCEA)

Previews: Antara(Sierra), Cyber Troopers, Die Hard Trilogy, Hyperblade, Into the Shadows, Lighthouse, Pax Imperia 2, Stahfeder(Santos), Star Trek: Generations, Subterrane(New World Computing)

The Way Games Ought to Be: (Chris Crawford) Video game graphics

Breaking News: "64-bit gaming edges closer to US stores", "One year later is Senator Lieberman satisfied?", "Joyriding: Is online gaming for just $500 possible?", "Generator: Advice on getting a job in the game industry."

Arcadia: "Time Warner Interactive is for sale", "More home and arcade overlap?", "Another Network Test"

Movers & Shakers: "Sega pulls plug on Sega CD", "Catapult in Sega Saturn deal", "CD-I efforts trimmed", "Sanctuary Woods to acquire Morpheus", "Atari lowers Jaguar to $99"

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16 1996 April PlayStation: Battle Arena Toshinden 2, Cyberia, Dark Stalkers, Kileak: The Blood 2: Reason in Madness, King's Field, Philosoma, Road Rash

Saturn: D, FIFA 96, Mortal Kombat II, Skeleton Warriors
3DO: BC Racers, Primal Rage
Jaguar: Atari Karts, Fever Pitch Soccer, Missile Command 3D, Supercross 3D
PC: Chronomaster, Havoc, Police Quest: SWAT, SkyBorg: Into the Vortex, Terminator: Future Shock, The 11th Hour, The Hive, Thexder, Virtual Karts, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Williams' Arcade Classics, Zone Raiders
Macintosh: SFPD Homicide, Strategic Conquest
Arcade: Bust a Move Again, Dirt Dash, Dungeons and Dragons 2: Shadow over Mystar, Konami's Open Golf Championship, Time Crisis

Featured: "How to get a job in the game industry"(A survey of various professions and details about the industry)

Interview: "So which game machine would Dave Perry buy?" (David Perry, Shiny Entertainment)

Previews: Afterlife, Civilization 2, Deadlock: Planetary Conquest, Manx TT, MDK, Panzer Dragoon 2, Pilotwings 64, Return to Krondor, Top Gun: Fire at Will, Lifeforce Tenka (Psygnosis)

The Way Games Ought to Be (Chris Crawford): "Interaction theory between a person and computer"

Breaking News: "Ultra 64 delayed until September 30", "Crumbling Atari still defiant", "Square eyes PS-X", "Developers worry about M2's future", "NEC and VideoLogic enter 3D war", "Joyriding: World Wide Web"

Arcadia: "Sega vows to triple coin-op sales by 1999", "Williams ties Killer Instinct 2 with Nintendo", "Acclaim plans four coin-ops in '96", "Namco to buy Edison Arcade Chain", "London trade show show highlights new Japanese and US videogames"

Movers & Shakers: "Videogame crash of 1995?", "Atari-You Make the Call"(See "crumbling Atari..."), "Electronic Arts acquires Manly & Associates", "Acclaim takes stake in Pulse and Take 2", "Four Way Merger Between Domark, Simis, Big Red, and Eidos"

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17 1996 May PlayStation: Descent, Krazy Ivan, Resident Evil

Saturn: Guardian Heroes, Hi-Octane, World Cup Golf: Professional Edition
3DO: Lucien's Quest
Jaguar: Brett Hull NHL Hockey, Defender 2000, Fight For Life, Zoop
Neo-Geo: Pulstar, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown III
PC: Arcade America, Bad Mojo, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, CyberMage, Druid, Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster, Grand Prix Manager, Screamer, Separation Anxiety, Shannara, Shivers
Genesis: College Slam
Arcade: Avengers in Galactic Storm, Killer Instinct II, Manx TT Super Bike, Sky Target, Virtual On

Featured: "Get a grip! Joysticks: past, present, and future" (Review of the history game controllers)

Interview: "So Howard, what's the excuse this time?" (Howard Lincoln, Nintendo and delay of the N64)

Previews: Capcom, City of Lost Children (Psygnosis), Decathlon (3DO), Destruction Derby 2, Devil Summoner, Die Hard Trilogy, Eurit (Radical), Formula One, Iron Rain (Sega), Magic Knight Rayearth, NHL Powerplay '96 (Virgin Interactive), Power Soccer (Psygnosis), Red Baron II, Sentient (Psygnosis), Tenka(Psygnosis), Time Commando, Time Gate (Infogrames), Tomb Raider, Wipeout 2, Zombieville (Psygnosis)

The Way Games Ought to Be: (Chris Crawford) Games as story-generating process

Breaking News: "Model 3: Sega affirms arcade supremacy", "Virtua Fighter 3: steals US show", "Just who is winning the 32-bit war?", "Generator: Publishers buying small developers."

Arcadia: "Sega GameWorks goes forward with Speilberg and MCA", "Konami, Matsushita Plan 64-bit Home and Arcade Sister Systems", "ACME Report from the Front", "Midway in the Third Dimension", "Sega and Namco Battle On", "Konami Enters the Race"

Movers & Shakers: "50-plus companies support moving worlds VRML spec", "Acclaim makes coin-op debut", "Bandai Pippin a sleeper hit?", "Rocket, Cybercash team for online arcade and classic games", "TEN readies to launch"

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18 1996 June PlayStation: Alien Trilogy, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Sidewinder, Silverload

Saturn: Earthworm Jim 2, Iron Storm, Night Warriors: Dark Stalkers' Revenge, Shining Wisdom, Worms
3DO: Cyberdillo, Cyberia
PC: Allied General, CyberSpeed, Descent II, Hyper 3-D Pinball, Rayman, Ripper, Space Bucks, Top Gun, Whiplash, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Super NES: Mario RPG
Arcade: 19XX, Funky Head Boxers, NBA Hangtime, Street Fighter Alpha II

Featured: "What's Microsoft's game?", "DVD: friend or foe?"

Interview: "What the hell does Bill Gates know about games, anyway?" (Bill Gates, Microsoft and it's entry into gaming with DirectX)

Previews: Blast Chamber, Dark Earth (Worldscape), GURPS (Interplay), G-Nome, Killing Zone (Naxat), Last Bronx, Leisure Suit Larry 7, Lords of the Realm II, Might and Magic II, Prop Cycle (Namco), Rayman 2, Virtua Fighter 3, Wrinkle River Story (Sega), X-COM III

The Way Games Ought to Be: (Chris Crawford) Unknown game designers

Breaking News: "1996: Next Generation's game forecast", "Sega creates alternate reality", "Divorce absolute for Sega and M2", "New software prolific at Playstation Expo", "Joyriding: The latest developments in online gaming", "Generator: Integration of GPUs with CPUs"

Arcadia: "WMS acquires Time Warner/Atari Games", "Japan previews more games at AOU", "Sega Model 2 technology licensed to Data East, Jaleco, and Tecmo", "3Dfx: impressive"

Movers & Shakers: "BMG comes out kicking"(BMG's release of soccer games), "NATO's got zip on these guys"(Zipper Interactive teams up with Viacom New Media), "Did someone say online gaming?", "Another EA graduate goes out on his own", "Industry acquisitions continue"

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19 1996 July PlayStation: Bottom Of The Ninth, Hardball 5, NBA Live '96, NBA Shoot Out, PO'ed, Return Fire, Shellshock, Slam 'N' Jam, Worms

Saturn: Congo The Movie - The Lost City of Zinj, Ghen War, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Wipeout
Virtual Boy: Golf, Nester's Funky Bowling, Tetris 3-D, Wario Land
Neo-Geo: Art of Fighting 3, Magical Drop II
PC: Advanced Tactical Fighters, Big Red Racing, Civilization II, Deep Space Nine: Harbinger, Renegade II: Return to Jacob's Star, Spycraft: The Great Game, Terra Nova, The Dame was Loaded, Zork Nemesis
Super NES: Grand Slam! Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run, Mohawk And Headphone Jack
Arcade: Batman Forever, Battle Arena Toshinden 2, NBA Jam Extreme, Super Major League, Tokyo Wars

Featured: "Getting connected" (the past, present, and future of online gaming)

Interview: "What's the future of online gaming?" (Brian Moriarty, Mpath)

Previews: Bubsy 3D, Crash Bandicoot, E.O. (WARP), Konami, Kowloon's Gate (Sony), Nights Into Dreams, Quake, Rave Racer (PC), Sirens (Caps Software), Sonic 3D Blast (consistently referred to as "Sonic Blast"), Sonic X-Treme, Star Gladiator

Breaking News: "Sega to publish games on Playstation", "Nintendo's Atlantis emerges", "Sega low-cost Saturn unveiled", "Takara and Virtuality head homeward", "Joyriding: What the hell is ISDN, and why should gamers care?", "Generator: Definition of 'polygons per second'"

Arcadia: "Sega's Big Plans", "Killer Instinct 2 Update", "Home Run Derby: Virtual Reality Baseball", "More Coin-op Websites"

Movers & Shakers: "Japan gives Sony Strategy Clue"(new PlayStation bundle in Japan), "Sony grabs Ocean titles", "European Super Publisher Emerges"(Infogrames acquires Ocean), "Race slams Nintendo"(Steve Race of Spectrum Holobyte criticizes Nintendo's N64 publishing policy), "Ex-dictator is videogame nut"

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20 1996 August PlayStation: Killing Zone, Jumping Flash! 2, Tekken 2, Top Gun

Saturn: Alone in the Dark, Golden Axe: The Duel, NHL Powerplay '96, Shellshock
PC: Conquest of the New World, Dinotopia, Duke Nukem 3D, EarthSiege 2, Fantasy General, Icebreaker, Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II, Star Trek: Klingon, Strife, VR Soccer
Macintosh: X-Wing
Super NES: Olypmic Summer Games
Genesis: Time Killers
Arcade: Midnight Run, Run and Gun II, War Gods

Featured: "10 reasons why Nintendo will kick Sony's and Sega's ass (& 20 reasons why it won't)", "Super Mario 64: The ultimate preview"

Interview: "Nintendo, Sega, & Sony under one roof" (presidents Jim Whim and Andrew House, Sony, Tom Kalinske, Sega, and Howard Lincoln, Nintendo talk about their plans at E3 '96)

Previews: Ballblazer Champions(Factor 5), Destruction Derby 2, Madden '97, Montezuma's Return(Utopia Technologies), Novalogic, Pilotwings 64, Shining Sword(American Laser Games), Soviet Strike, Super Mario 64, Thunder Truck Rally(Psygnosis), Wipeout XL

The Way Games Ought to Be: (Chris Crawford) "Dreams, stories, and games"

Breaking News: "Sega and Sony prepare for Nintendo 64", "M2: Matsushita breaks its silence", "Intel prepares to enhance Pentium", "E3: Nintendo rekindles Mario's magic"(Nintendo's offerings at E3), "Nintendo's Yamauchi speaks out", "Joyriding: Will Sega's Saturn NetLink succeed or 'do a 32X'?", "Generator: Battle of the bits - Is 64 always better than 32?"

Arcadia: "Capcom's Plans", "Inside Scoop On Williams' 'WAVENet'", "Acclaim Signs Up", "Computer Giant Eyes Arcade Biz"

Movers & Shakers: "Square softens Nintendo line", "Crystal Dynamics faces financial reality", "32-bit sales boom after console price drop", "32-bit Atlantis now on hold", "A new Tokyo show?", "Sega sees naked truth"(Sega announcement about nudity in Saturn games)

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21 1996 September Nintendo 64: PilotWings 64, Super Mario 64

PlayStation: Adidas Power Soccer, Fade to Black, Namco Museum vol. 1, Olympic Soccer, Space Hulk
Saturn: Frank Thomas "Big Hurt" Baseball, Striker, Virtual Open Tennis, Legend of Oasis
3DO: Casper
PC: Chaos Overloads, Earthworm Jim 1 & 2: The Whole Can of Worms, Fire Fight, Knight's Chase, Micro Machines 2, Pool Champion, SpaceDude, AH-64D Longbow, Super Stardust '96, Total Mayhem, Total Pinball 3D
Macintosh: Descent 2
Genesis: Arcade Classics, Bugs Bunny In Double Trouble, Marsupilami, World Series Baseball '96, X-Perts
Arcade: Alpine Surfer, Star Gladiator, Gunblade NY, Skull Fang, Soul Edge Version II

Featured: The top 100 video and computer games of all time

Interview: "Retrogaming: Hip or Hype?" (Eugene Jarvis, Midway)

Previews: Diehard, Fighting Vipers, Interactive Magic, Interplay, Mechwarrior: Mercenaries, NFL Quarterback Club '97 (Acclaim), Tiger Shark(N-Space), Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Ultima Online

Breaking News: "Big in Japan: Nintendo 64 launches at last", "Sega boosts Saturn at Tokyo Toy Show", "'New Amiga' prepares to kill Mac/PC", "Generator: How a little game called Doom may have changed the business world forever", "Joyriding: Play games on the Internet and win big prizes"

Arcadia: "Arcade Games Down 40% In Five Years", "Sega Previews"

Movers & Shakers: "Nintendo opens doors to deals"(Nintendo's plan to license N64 technology to arcades), "Lego builds game block", "GT bags Formgen (publisher)", "Matsushita coughs up", "Sony's ebullient sales boom"(Sony reports a three fold consoles sales after a $199 price drop), "Japanese gamers lose control"(N64 controller shortage)

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22 1996 October PlayStation: Bogey Dead 6, Gunship, Project: Horned Owl, Robo Pit, Tokyo Highway Battle

Saturn: Decathlete, Gekkamugentan-Torico, Loaded, Nights, True Pinball
Neo-Geo: Ninja Masters, Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
PC: American Civil War: From Sumter to Appomattox, Battleground Waterloo, Quake, Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon, Cat Fight, Close Combat, DeathKeep, Lemmings Paintball, Manic Karts, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Private Eye, Tracer, Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance
Macintosh: Afterlife
Genesis: College Football USA '97
Arcade: Die Hard Arcade, Dunk Mania, Prop Cycle, Sonic Competition, Super Puzzle Fighter

Featured: "Can Apple run with the big guns?", "Money makes the games go round" (Venture capitalists in game development.)

Interview: "The World According to Trip" (Trip Hawkins, 3DO)

Previews: Assault Suits Leynos II(NCS), Blade & Barrel(Software Creations), Blue Ice, Bushido Blade, Carnage Heart, Criterion, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy 7, iM1A2(Interactive Magic), Iron & Blood(Take 2 Interactive), Little Big Adventure 2, Perfect Weapon(Grey Matter (game developer)), Rocket Jockey, Sega Entertainment, Tail of the Sun, Theme Hospital, Top Gear Rally, Tobal No. 1, Tomb Raider, Virtua Cop 2, Virtua Fighter 3, Ultima IX, XCar(Bethesda Softworks)

Breaking News: "M2: Matsushita breaks its silence", "Online gaming: two giants merge", "Generator: The technological and - yes - sociological problems of online gaming", "Joyriding: The new online gaming powerhouse"

Arcadia: "Nintendo Licenses Nintendo 64 For Arcades", "Disney Plans Chain of Fun Centers", "Modem-Linked Video Scores", "Konami's Back"(Konami's return to arcade games), "War Gods: A Change In Plans"

Movers & Shakers: "Nintendo Goes to War"(Nintendo see profits increase), "3DO slips below $100", "Peter Molyneux to quit EA?", "3DO renaissance continues"(3DO opens new office in Redmond, WA), "Id slams software pirates"

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23 1996 November PlayStation: Beyond the Beyond, Black Dawn, Crash Bandicoot, Die Hard Trilogy, Gridrunner, Project Overkill, Sim City 2000

Saturn: Alien Trilogy, Robo-Pit, Saturn Bomberman, Tetris Plus, Three Dirty Dwarves, Virtua Fighter Kids
3DO: Olympic Soccer, Olympic Summer Games
PC: Afterlife, Normality, Albion, Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom, Shellshock, Z
Macintosh: Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures
Genesis: NHL '97

Featured: "Artificial Life", "The great videogame swindle"(Who created the first video game?), "Total Recall"(The future of data storage for game consoles)

Interview: "Who's the real boss of Sony?" (Terry Tokunaka, Sony Computer Entrtainment Japan)

Previews: Army Men, Comanche 3(Novalogic), CrimeWave(Eidos Interactive), Crudader: No Remorse, Dark Saviour(Climax), Gundam Gaiden(Bandai), Herc's Adventures, Interstate '76, Jet Ski Sports, Killer Instinct Gold, Mass Destruction(NMS), MechWarrior 2, Meridian 59, NBA Live '97(EA), NFL Gameday '97(989 Studios), POD, Pro-Yakkyu King(Imagineering), Resident Evil 2, Rev Limit(Seta), Shadows of the Empire, Sega AM Annex, Sony Computer Entertainment UK, StarCraft, Steel Legions(Digital Animations), Titanic(CyberFlix), Toshinden URA(Takara), Treasures of the Deep(Black Ops), Virtual On (Saturn), Wave Race 64

Breaking News: "Nintendo's leap into the unknown"(Nintendo's N64 US launch), "'Sega City' nears online launch", "Generator: You see games. You hear games. Why can't you feel games?", "Joyriding: Play games on the Internet for free? As in, no charge?"

Arcadia: "Street Fighter 3 in December", "WMS to use 'NANI'; The Modem Race Is On!"(modem tech being used by arcade game makers), "Microsoft Seeks 'Coin-op Revolution'"(MS commits to bringing PC technology to arcades), "Sneak Peak at Steven Spielberg's Arcade", "Ratings Inspected"(Joe Lieberman visits Arcades)

Movers & Shakers: "Psygnosis bidding hits $300 Million", "Small publishers feel the pinch", "Nolan Bushnell is back"(Bushnell ready to lauch net-based arcade machines), "Publisher fight fest Erupts", "Spirit of Atari leaves"

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24 1996 December PlayStation: Deception, Disruptor, Soviet Strike, Final Doom, Formula 1, Iron & Blood: Warriors of RavenLoft, Madden '97, Namco's Museum Volume 2, NASCAR Racing, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, NCAA Gamebreaker, Perfect Weapon, Spot Goes to Hollywood, Star Gladiator, StarWinder, Steel Harbinger, Street Racer, Tempest X, Tobal No. 1

Saturn: Krazy Ivan, Fighting Vipers, World Series Baseball II, Quarterback Club '97, Street Fighter Alpha 2, 3D Baseball
PC: Circle of Blood, Links LS, The Pandora Directive, The Neverhood, The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall, NHL '97
Arcade: X-Men Vs. Street Fighter
Macintosh: Infocom Masterpieces

Featured: "Atari's Historic Road to Nowhere"(the death of Atari), "The Big Fight - Nintendo 64 vs PlayStation vs Sega Saturn", "The Future Sound of Game Music"

Interview: "Did You Know that Sega was Founded by an American?"(David Rosen, founder of Sega)

Previews: Armored Fist 2 (Novalogic), Broken Helix (KCEC), Cloak (Sierra), Conquest Earth (Data Design), Dark Reign: The Future of War, Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition, Dual Heroes, Duckman (The Illusions Gaming Company), Ecstatica 2 (Psygnosis), Esoteria 3 (Mobeus Designs), Independence Day (Radical Entertainment), Mr. Tank (Rebellion), Oddworld Inhabitants: Episode One, Pitfall 3D (Activision), Psychic Force, Queen: The Eye, Ridge Racer Grand Prix, Shivers 2: Harvest of Souls (Sierra), Spider: The Video Game (Boss Studios), Street Fighter EX, Tenka(Psygnosis), Toshinden 3, Wayne Gretsky's 3D Hockey (Atari), Wonder Project J2

Breaking News: "Tokyo Game Show '96: Japan Shows Off", "Online gaming via Nintendo 64DD", "JAMMA '96: Konami and Capcom gain ground", "Generator: Force Feedback The Coming 'Sense' In Gaming", "Joyriding: Online Gaming Has A Long Way To Go"

Arcadia: "PC Game Makers Join Microsoft's 'Revolution'", "Microsoft's Arcade Apps", "Konami Boasts 5 million Polygons Per Second"

Movers & Shakers: "Nintendo 64 Frenzy"(Nintendo 64 US launch), "Virgin sucks up Viacom"(Virgin starts publishing Viacom's games), "TEN goes Live", "Stat Happy Sony"(New Sony sales stats), "Pandemonium at EA"(EA publishes Pandemonium), "Games leads to Gambling"(Senator Jay Dardenne says there's a link between gambling and gaming)

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1997
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Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
25 1997 January PlayStation: Wave Race 64, Andretti Racing, Blast Chamber, Contra: Legacy of War, MLB Pennant Race, NBA Live '97, NHL '97, Destruction Derby 2, NHL Face Off '97, Pandemonium, Pitball, Psychic Force, Samurai Shodown III, Suikoden, Tunnel B1, 2Xtreme

Saturn: Mr. Bones, Batman Forever: The Arcade Game, Worldwide Soccer '97, Tomb Raider
PC: Azrael's Tear, F-22 Lightning II, Hind, Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail, Lighthouse, MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Screamer 2, Star Control 3, Syndicate Wars
Super NES: Donkey Kong Country 3

Featured: "Sony's new PlayStation: If you can build a better game...", "Every Nintendo 64, Saturn, and Playstation game reviewed"

Interview: "So what do they teach you at videogame school?"(Claude Comair, Digipen)

Previews: Apocalypse, Carmageddon, Castlevania, Christmas Nights(Special demo of Nights Into Dreams included in magazine), D2, Forgotten Realms, Galactic Conquest(3D0), Grandia, The Last Express, League of Pain (Beyond Reality), PaRappa the Rapper, Power F1(Eidos), Propaganda(Burst), Sangoku Musou(Omega-Force), Shining the Holy Ark, Solar Assault, Speed King(Konami), Super Mario Kart 64

Breaking News: "Playstation Expo: Sony shows off in Japan", "JAMMA '96: Konami joins coin-op's elite", "Fall ECTS: Europe's top videogame show", "Joyriding: Playing the online game: it's a tough job, but..."

Arcadia: "Konami & IBM Eclipse Sega's Model 3", "'Me Too' Syndrome"(New clones of Daytona USA and Alpine Racer), "Acclaim Regroups", "Second Coin-Op Network Launched December 1"(WMS and NANI starts release of networked arcade units), "Microsoft Says: Expect PC-Based Coin-ops in '97"

Movers & Shakers: "Sony and the Bad Guys"(Sony files suit against PSX modchip makers under RICO), "Ever changing ways"(3DO starts publishing games for the PlayStation), "Nintendo wallos in Glory"(the N64 sees 61% of sales in September for the 5 days it was out), "What a Surprise!"(Nintendo manages to ship 1.2 Mil N64's into the US as opposed to the announced 500K), "Winners and Losers"(Acclaim shows a loss of $140M in 4th quarter of '96), "Cheesy VB easy at EB"(Trade at EB: 3 old PS/Saturn game for one Virtual Boy)

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26 1997 February Nintendo 64: Crusin' USA, Killer Instinct Gold, Shadows of the Empire

PlayStation: The Adventure of Lomax, Bubsy 3D, Dark Forces, King's Field II, Motor Toon Grand Prix, Power Move Wrestling, Pro Pinball, Rebel Assault 2, Slam Scape, FIFA '97, In the Zone 2, TNN Hardcore 4X4
Saturn: Machinehead, Virtual On, Blazing Dragons
PC: Toonstruck, Bedlam, Monster Truck Madness, NBA Full Court Press, Terminator: SkyNET, RAMA, Shattered Steel, Virtua Squad
Macintosh: Mummy, Tomb of the Pharaoh, Blackthorne

Featured: "PC goes 3D", "Videogame Myths: Fact or Fiction?"

Interview: "What's next for Shigeru Miyamoto?"(Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo)

Previews: 10th Planet(Bethesda Softworks), British Open Golf(Looking Glass Technologies), Doom 64, Epic MegaGames, Ganbare Goemon, Mace: The Dark Age, J-League Perfect Striker(Konami), San Francisco Rush, Shadow Warrior, Unreal

Breaking News: "World exclusive: M2 specs revealed", "Shoshinkai '97: Nintendo gets in the games", "2D or not 2D? Capcom answers with SFIII", "Joyriding: The death cult strikes online gaming!"

Arcadia: "Ratings Update", "Sega's LBE Delayed", "Play Now, Pay Later"(Namco experiments with a new arcade payment system), "Disney Entering LBE Biz", "Konami's 5-in-1", "Home Run Derby Gets Hot"

Movers & Shakers: "Sony halts Psygnosis sale", "DMA beds up with Epic", "Nintendo's Download Dream", "Sega slams TRST"

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27 1997 March PlayStation: Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection One, Area 51, Burning Road, Cool Boarders, Floating Runner, Jet Moto, Gameday '97, Namco Museum Volume 3, Persona Revelations, Re-Loaded, Robotron X, Nanotek Warrior, Space Jam, Ten Pin Alley, Virtual Pool

Saturn: NFL '97, Toshinden URA, Virtua Cop 2
PC: Amber: Journeys Beyond, Death Rally, Rocket Jockey, Hunter Hunted, The Lords of Tantrazz, Nemesis: A Wizardry Adventure, NeoHunter, Noir: A Shadowy Thriller, Westworld 2000, Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Super NES: Virtua Fighter 3, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey, Street Fighter EX

Featured: "Top 10 Online Gaming Sites"

Interview: "Is Richard Garriott really building a better world?"(Richard Garriot, Origin Systems)

Previews: Blood, Bomberman (PC), The Dark Project, Flying Saucer(PostLinear), The Lost World(Dreamworks), Myth, Need for Speed II, Pegasus Prime(Presto Studios), Time Crisis

Breaking News: "Videogames continue to shock the system", "3Dfx reveals new high-end PC accelerator", "Saturn/PS-X sequels"

Arcadia: "Arcade games Graded 'D' Ratings Compliance", "Konami: Sssmokin'!", "Sega's Tops--on Home Turf", "Viva la Networked Video!"(Mexican based Mexel plans networked arcades called "Moy Net"), "And in the USA..."(US arcade companies working on networked games)

Movers & Shakers: "Industry Boomtime", "Lieberman back in action", "Square and Sony tie the knot", "Sony's White PlayStation"(Sony release a new PS in other Asian countries with the ability to play MPEG movies), "A new Force?"(Paradigm creates a new video game division), "Interplay's crane trick"

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28 1997 April Nintendo 64: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

PlayStation: Codename: Tenka, Dragonheart: Fire & Steel, The Divide: Enemies Within, NBA Jam Extreme, Carnage Heart, Open Ice Challenge, Peak Performance, The Spider, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Soul Blade
Saturn: Bug Too!, Die Hard Arcade, Dragon Force, Fighters Megamix
PC: Archimedean Dynasty, Lords of the Realm II, Master of Orion II, Nitro Racers, Scorched Planet, Wages of War, Diablo
Mac: Prime Target, ZPC, Titanic
Arcade: Alpine Racer 2, Dead or Alive, Sega Ski Super G, San Francisco Rush, Sega Touring Car

Featured: "Revival of the Fittest"

Interview: "What is Senator Lieberman's problem with videogames?"

Previews: Cyclone Studios, Darklight Conflict, Deathtrap Dungeon, Gamespotting, Meat Puppet, Mission: Impossible, Moto Racer, Super GT, Star Fox 64, Street Fighter III, Sub Culture, Tekken 3, Wild Choppers

Breaking News: "Who won the videogame wars of 1996?", "M2: Matsushita's 64-bit console gets games", "Joyriding: A look at what's happening in online role-playing games: A special perspective on Diablo's diabolism"

Arcadia: "Rattle Your Tin Cup!", "Microsoft Marches On"(Microsoft plans for the arcade), "New Games Coming!", Tekken Is 1.5 Times Faster"

Movers & Shakers: "Sony unites PS-X control"Sony Computer Entertainment takes complete control of the PlayStation, "Sega extends triple pack promotion", "Acclaim changing ways"(Acclaim plans for financial recovery), "Eidos eyes expansion", "Nintendo's Dragon crisis", "Sensitivity or Censorship?"Chinese government fines Glory Software for WWII sim

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29 1997 May Nintendo 64: Doom 64, NBA Hangtime, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

PlayStation: Crusader: No Remorse, Descent Maximum, Independence Day, Vandal Hearts, Mega Man 8, Rage Racer, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, TigerShark
Saturn: Command & Conquer, Heir of Zendor, Hexen, Lost Vikings II: Norse by Norsewest, Scud
PC: Death Drome, Privateer 2: The Darkening, Jetfighter III, Front Page Sports: Football Pro '97
Arcade: Cruis'n World

Featured: "Is Nintendo 64 breaking up?"

Interview: "Videogames are good for you!"(Proffessor Henry Jenkins, MIT)

Previews: 688(I) Hunter Killer, Captives, Creatures, European Air War, House of the Dead, InnerLoop, Grand Prix Legends, Major League Soccer, Manx TT, Power Crystal, Runabout, Top Gear Rally, Virtua Striker 2

Breaking News: "Playstation leads drop to $149", "PC Sound Finally Breaks Out", "Violent Content Defined and Rejected"(Arizona Senate bill 1433 regarding videogame violence), "MPlayer dramatically dropped fees and started a trend. What do these new rates mean for the future of online gaming?"

Arcadia: "Street Fighter 3 Arrives", "Atari's Maximum Force", "Sega's First 'Model 3' Driver"

Movers & Shakers: "Final Fantasy Mania"Sony states it would have to make decision on FF7's brothel scene, "Apogee Fuming"(Activison making claims that it has accquired the original Duke Nukem team), "Sony's pricing secret", "Spelling to dump Virgin", "Square looks to arcades?", "Pirates humbled"

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30 1997 June Nintendo 64: FIFA Soccer 64, J-League Perfect Striker, Mario Kart 64

PlayStation: BRAHMA Force: The Assault On Beltlogger 9, Buster Bros Collection, NBA Shoot Out '97, The Crow: City of Angels, Goal Storm '97, K-1 The Arena Fighters, League of Pain, Rally Cross, Sentient, Twisted Metal 2, VR Baseball '97, WCW Vs. The World
Saturn: Lunacy, Manx TT, Assault Suits Leynos
PC: Banzai Bug, A Fork in the Tale, G-Nome, Koala Lumpur: Journey to the Edge, Realms of the Haunting, Ecstatica 2, M.A.X., Obsidian, Powerslave, Scarab, Sega Rally

Featured: "Is your favorite game company ripping you off?"(Analysis into where does $50 cost for game come from), "The state of play"(Analysis of the future for current gen consoles)

Interview: "Does John Romero still enjoy shooting people?"(John Romero, Ion Storm)

Previews: Demon Isle (Cat Daddy), Heat (Sega), King's Quest: Mask of Eternity, Ninja (Core Design), One (Visual Concepts), Reboot (EA), SpecOps (Zombie),

Breaking News: "Tokyo Game Show Report from Japan", "GameWorks Kicks Off", "Konami Steals The Show", "Microsoft's Second Half '97 Plans Revealed", "Joyriding: SegaSoft launches a new online gaming service that should turn the heat up for the competition."

Arcadia: "Konami America Blows Away", "Armadillos Run for their Lives", "Sega and GameWorks", "Vivid's Racer with a Big Head"

Movers & Shakers: "Friends at Last"(Nintendo and EA come to publishing agreement on N64), "64DD Delayed", "Sony to Sega"(Shuji Utsumi from Sony joins Sega of America), "Hurrah! All's well"(IDSA shows a 16% increase in video game sales), "Two Raiders"(Core Design and Shiny squable over two programmers), "GameWorks fights for alcohol"

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31 1997 July Nintendo 64: Dark Rift, Human Grand Prix, War Gods, Blast Corps

PlayStation: BallBlazer Champions, Battlestations, Grand Slam, Bushido Blade, MechWarrior 2, Overblood, Tail of the Sun, Triple Play '98, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom, Xevious 3D/G+
Saturn: Zap: Snowboarding Trix, Scorcher, Gundam Gaiden II
PC: Air Warrior II, Fable, Interstate '76, The Last Express, MDK, Magic: The Gathering, Pod, Moto Racer GP, Star Command Revolution, Test Drive Off Road, Theme Hospital
Macintosh: Damage Incorporated
Arcade: Dark Stalkers: Jedah's Damnation, Street Fighter III, Mace, Tekken 3

Featured: "What makes a good game?"

Interview: "Games are going to take over the world"(Sid Meier, Firaxis Games)

Previews: Adrenix(Digital Dialect), Armored Core, Blasto, Bomberman 64, G-Police, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Heavy Gear, Metal Gear Solid, Nuclear Strike, Out of the Void(GameFX), Populous 3, Skullmonkeys, Sonic Jam, SouthPeak Games(SAS Institute), Take No Prisoners(Raven Software), Tonic Trouble, World Championship Racing(3DO), Youngblood(GT Interactive)

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "In search of the future of gameplay"

Breaking News: "CGDC in Santa Clara Geeks get down", "Cleaning time: Corporations slim down", "Game.com: Will it beat Game Boy?", "Toolbox: Lightwave 3.5", "Joyriding: Rtime's solution to the bandwidth problem with online gaming"

Arcadia: GameWorks, Dave & Buster's, and other LBEs (Location Based Entertainment)

Movers & Shakers: "Doom! All Doom"(BMG, 3DO and Rocket Science Games scale back or quit operations), "Hello Sega"(Impending need for a Sega Saturn price drop), "Nintendo's British Invasion", "MPlayer's Future Search", "Big Deal that didn't happen"(THQ has stopped publish Psygnosis games for the Saturn), "Original Sins"(80% of Playstation games are Fighting, Racing, or Sports games)

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32 1997 August Nintendo 64: International Superstar Soccer, Hexen, StarFox 64

PlayStation: All-Star Baseball '97 featuring Frank Thomas, Broken Helix, Dynasty Warriors, Need for Speed II, Rage Racer, Wild Arms, Rush Hour
Saturn: Crimewave, Gundam Gaiden 3, Metal Slug
PC: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, The City of Lost Children, Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!, Fallen Haven, iM1A2 Abrams, Outlaws, Princess Maker 2, Emperor of the Fading Suns, Redneck Rampage, Shivers 2: Harvest of Souls
Macintosh: F/A-18 Hornet 3.0
Arcade: Hummer, Maximum Force

Featured: "More than just a pretty package"

Interview: "What's the 'father of Playstation' playing at?" (Ken Kutaragi, Sony Computer Entertainment)

Previews: Akuji: The Heartless(Crystal Dynamics), Cardinal Syn(Kronos), Colony Wars, Crucible(Maxis), Cyro, Half Life, Hasbro Interactive, Last Bronx, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (arcade game), Nessa no Hoshi(Itochu), Pac-Man Ghost Zone(Namco), Septerra Core, SiN, Top Skater, Transactor(10Six, Vigilance, Skies)(Sega), Rascal(Psygnosis), Redline(Accolade), Tomb Raider 2, Zork: Grand Inquisitor

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Gamers demand 'Freedom of speech!' as analog controllers open up new gaming possibilities"

Breaking News: "Sega and Bandai: a merger collapses", "Sega's next system: Black Belt", "Can Saturn Survive?", "Creators; Conference: Japan's top designers talk"(at TGS Shigeru Miyamoto, Yu Suzuki, and Yoshiki Okamoto), "Joyriding: Total Entertainment Network"

Arcadia: "Acclaim's Armageddon: Awesome!", "Microsoft, Intel, & Allies Plan Fall Arcade Debut", "PlayNet: Up and Running"

Movers & Shakers: "Sony chases Lara"(Sony/Eidos Interactive TR2 exclusive deal), "New PlayStation Arrives", "Sega's Ups and Downs"(Sega's $200 million in costs for '96 & '97 operations), "The Nintendo-says-sorry shock"(Howard Lincoln apologizes to 3rd parties for neglect), "Sales high, profits low"(Nintendo's yealy sales figures), "Shame on US"(Squaresoft won't release Tobal 2 in US), "M2 is 'alive' says Matsushita"

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33 1997 September Nintendo 64: Multi Racing Championship

PlayStation: Thunder Truck Rally, Poy Poy
Saturn: Shining the Holy Ark, D-Xhird, Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Quo Vadis 2, Sega Ages, Soukyu Gurentai
PC: Blood, Carmageddon, Comanche 3, Imperium Galactica, Into the Void, Realms of Arkania III: Shadows Over Riva, Dungeon Keeper, Sentient, The Space Bar, WipeOut XL
Macintosh: Duke Nukem 3D, Heroes of Might and Magic II
Arcade: Last Bronx, Sega Super GT

Featured: "From concept to game plan: How to create a design document"

Interview: "Our man in Washington"(Doug Lowenstein, IDSA)

Previews: Agents of Justice(Microprose), Computer Artworks, Daikatana, Dark Vengeance (Reality Bytes), Die by the Sword, Earthworm Jim 3D, EverQuest, FireTeam(Multitude), KillWheel(Apt Productions), Melbourne House, Messiah, Monster Rancher, Plane Crazy, Prey, Psybadek(Psygnosis), SpearHead(Mak Technologies)

The Way Games Ought to Be (): "How force-feedback gives computers another way to communicate with gamers"

Breaking News: "Matsushita: Finally pulling the plug", "New Tech: Tools to die for"(Newfire and their new game development tools), "Macintosh: Not dead yet", "Playstation's Missing Thunder"(Sony announcing removal of force feedback from the Dual Analog Controller), "Online gaming explodes-again" (New online gaming services at E3), "Nintendo Arcade System Nearly Complete", "Joyriding: Multitude's impressive gaming network for the game FireTeam"

Arcadia: "A Work of Art", "Atari, Past & Future"(Atari's history and future plans), "Sega Finds The Lost World", "More CD Games Aimed at Arcades"(Other planned CD-ROM based games)

Movers & Shakers: "Sega on the Threshold"(Sega's Black Belt demo at E3), "Size Matters"(The lack of tiny and huge publishers at E3), "Making Media Work"(Eidos organizing exclusive showings for daily website), "Atlanta Blues"(Disappointing E3 turnout compared to last year)

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34 1997 October Nintendo 64: Goldeneye 007, Yuke Yuke Troublemakers

PlayStation: Bravo Air Race, Darklight Conflict, Disney's Hercules, Felony 11-79, Final Fantasy VII, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Machine Hunter, Raystorm, Syndicate Wars
Saturn: Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean, World Series Baseball '98, Sky Target
PC: Betrayal in Antara, Kickoff '97, Meat Puppet, Twinsen's Odyssey, 688(I) Hunter/Killer
Macintosh: Circle of Blood, Gundam 0079: The War for Earth
Arcade: Rampage World Tour, House of the Dead

Featured: "The future of consoles"(Top executives from US branches of Sony, Sega, and Nintendo discuss the future of the console), "The great escape"(Major talent are leaving established developers to start new ones.), "Finding companionship in a digital age"(From the Tamagotchi to Norns the latest in hip pets)

Interview: "Is 3Dfx here to stay?"(Greg Ballard, Scott Sellers, & Gary Tarolli, 3Dfx)

Previews: Alien vs. Predator, Battlespire, Battlezone, Dead or Alive, F-Zero X, Fly by Wire(Shiny), Flesh Feast, Forsaken: The Thrall of Chaos(Cinematix), I-War, Jedi Knight, The Journeyman Project 3(Presto Studios), Kalisto, Mega Man Neo, Monkey Hero(Blam), Power Boat Racing(Promethean Designs), Quake 2, Raider (Leaping Lizard), Rapid Racer(Sony Computer Entertainment Europe), Rare, Road Rash 3D, Sonic R, Wing Commander: Prophecy, Yoshi's Story, Zelda 64

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "But is it art?"

Retroview: "Low point for licensing"

Breaking News: "PowerVR prepares Higlander"(Details of new chipset, and its ties to Sega's new console revealed), "Hyper Neo Geo 64", "Playstation gets surrounded"(3D sound is coming for Sony PlayStation), "Molyneux returns to EA",

"M2 just not good enough"(Panasonic explains its decision to canel M2 gaming console), "Otaku calling"(At JAFCON 6, traditional merchandise takes backseat to offerings from game world), "Sega to enhance VF3", "Joyriding: Ultima Online",

Arcadia: "Konami with a bullet", "Lost World roars!", "Zero to 70 in three seconds!"

Movers & Shakers: "A romance foiled"(Failed 3Dfx Sega deal), "Loss of Faith"(Engage Games Online cuts half its staff)

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35 1997 November Nintendo 64: Tetrisphere

PlayStation: Abe's Oddysee, Ace Combat 2, Croc: The Legend of the Gobbos, NFL Gameday '98, Fantastic 4, Ghost in the Shell, Herc's Adventures, PaRappa the Rapper, Madden '98, MLB '98, Porsche Challenge, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha
Saturn: Last Bronx, Marvel Super Heroes, Saturn Bomberman
PC: Atlantis: The Lost Tales, Dragon Dice, Extreme Assault, iF-22 Raptor, Warlords III: Reign of Heroes, X-COM: Apocalypse, Creatures, XCar: Experimental Racing
Macintosh: Achtung Spitfire, Gridz

Featured: "25 breakthrough games"(A list of games that will "impact the way we play games forever" Half Life, Starcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Quake 2 and so...)

Interview: "The game industry's Dr. Frankenstein"(Steve Grand, Cyberlife)

Previews: Atari, Einhander, Front Mission Alternative, Joint Strike Fighter, Metropolis, Motor Raid, Outwars, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Powerslide, Quest 64, Respect Inc., San Francisco Rush: The Rock, Alcatraz Edition, Seven Kingdoms, Shadow Master, Sony Music Entertainment, Trespasser

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Great Videogame art (with no pictures)"

Retroview: "The Owen Rubin Memorial Gameroom"

Breaking News: "Sega's next generation console revealed", "Project X: A Mario killer in the making", "Tokyo catches gaming hysteria", "ECTS shows off everyone's true colors", "Nintendo dealt blow"(Company sees delays, licensing problems), "Toolbox: 3D Studio MAX R2", "Joyriding: DWANGO/Microsoft partnership",

Arcadia: Mortal Kombat 4 takes US by storm", "Next up: Off-Road Challenge", "Konami launches Solar Assault", "CD-ROM games arrive in arcades", "Iwerks, Showscan to merge"

Movers & Shakers: "The press vs. spin doctors"(Criticism of video game press coverage of an early FF 7 launch), "Sega vs. 3Dfx", "Lara Croft

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36 1997 December Nintendo 64: Aero Fighters Assault, Clay Fighter 63 1/3, F1 Pole Position 64, San Francisco Rush

PlayStation: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Gran Tour Racing '98, Mega Man X4, Moto Racer, NHL '98, NHL Face Off '98, Treasures of the Deep, Nuclear Strike, PGA '98, VMX Racing
Saturn: Bust-A-Move 3, Mass Destruction, Terracresta 3D, Virus
PC: Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Total Annihilation, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, EF2000 v2.0, Lose Your Marbles, Starfleet Academy
Macintosh: Battle-Girl, Bumbler Bee-Luxe, Quake, TIE Fighter
Arcade: GTI Club: Rally Cote D'azor, Mortal Kombat 4

Featured: "Which way to the underground?"(Independent video game developers), "Where to play? The dust settles"(A current review for gaming platforms)

Interview: "The most popular woman in the world!"(Jeremy Smith, Core Design)

Previews: Burning Rangers, Elric the Necromancer(Psygnosis), Extreme Warfare(Trilobyte), Gran Turismo, Grim Fandango, Hyper Olympics in Nagano 64(Konami), Men in Black(Gigawatt Studios), N64 Basketball(Z-Axis), Requiem(3D0), Sentinel Returns, Tim Schafer, Twisted Edge Snowboarding(Boss Games), Vigilante 8, WarGames(Interactive Studios)

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Why movie license games suck"

Retroview: "Virtual Boy of the 80's"

Breaking News: "Videogame industry loses one of its pioneers", "The future of data storage", "Nintendo gets reasonable"(Price of N64 software drops, eliminating Sony's best weapon), "GT Interactive grabs MicroProse", "Dural team gets to work", "Acclaim shakes up developers"(Acclaim continues housecleaning efforts, turns broom on US development studios and Acclaim Japan), "Toolbox: Torch and Catalyst", "Joyriding: Professional Gamers League",

Arcadia: "PC revolution to launch at expo", "SNK to combine system and dedicated games", "PlayNet restructures", "Dave & Buster's overseas: more, more, more!", "FEC/LBE news: LAI, Disney, Sega, and more"

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1998
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37 1998 January Nintendo 64: Automobilia Lamborghini 64, Duke Nukem 64, Extreme-G, Diddy Kong Racing, Mace: The Dark Age, Madden 64, QBC 64, Top Gear Rally

PlayStation: Armored Core, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Bug Riders, Clock Tower, Tomb Raider II, Cool Boarders 2, Courier Crisis, Fighting Force, Frogger, Jet Moto 2, NHL Breakaway '98, Red Asphalt, Steel Reign, Test Drive 4
Saturn: Dead or Alive, Silhouette Mirage
PC: Sid Meier's Gettysburg, Age of Empires, Dark Earth, Excalibur 2055 AD, Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny, Mageslayer, Uprising, Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain, Postal, Sub Culture
Online: Ultima Online, Meridian 59: Revelation
Macintosh: Galapagos, Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far

Featured: "America's Elite"(A landmark portrait of the most important people in the North American video game industry), "Toward reality: The rise of 3D gaming", "Girl trouble"(Portrayl of women in video games), "3Dfx's VoodDoo 2 technology", "Intel's AGP technology"

Interview: "Can Sony stay on top?"(Phil Harrison, Sony)

Previews: Asheron's Call, Bust-a-Move(Enix), Hybrid Heaven, Iron John Hawk: The Shards of Power(JVC), Newman Hass Indy Car Racing(Studio 33), Outcast, Parasite Eve, SiN, Wings of Destiny(General Simulations), The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time

Retroview: "The Dumb Shits Club"(Programmers that stayed at Atari after many left to make millions)

Breaking News: "Project X confirmed for 1998", "Mac games aim for high visibility", "Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Videogames, Second Edition", "Joyriding: Quake online and in arcades", "Toolbox: Motion Factory's Intelligent Digital Actor System"

Arcadia: "Arcades edge out routes in video buys, says WMS", "WMS report offers revealing look at factory", "Konami debuts 'Cobra' videogame system and unique photo vender" "ESPN/Disney to create LBE chain; also Sony/MWE"

Movers & Shakers: "Corporate sharks take another bite"(Big video game publishers buying video game developers)

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38 1998 February Nintendo 64: FIFA Road to the World Cup 64

PlayStation: Alundra, Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2, Monster Rancher, Colony Wars, Time Crisis, Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, NCAA GameBreaker '98, Nightmare Creatures, Shipwreckers!, Spawn: The Eternal, Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi, WCW Nitro
Saturn: Quake, Sonic R, Sega Touring Car, Steep Slope Sliders, Worldwide Soccer 98
PC: CART Precision Racing, G.Police, Dark Reign, Fallout, Myth, Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea, Temujin, Virtual Pool 2, Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Featured: "Are You a Hardcore gamer?"(Quiz to gauge how much of a gamer you are), "A Meeting of the Minds"(Roundtable discussion with Brett Sperry, Dave Perry, Peter Molyneux, Jeremy Smith, David Jones, David Braben)

Interview: "Nintendo's 'Super Stamper Bros.'"(Chris & Tim Stamper, Rare)

Previews: 1080° Snowboarding, 20,000 Leagues The Adventure Continues(SouthPeak Games), Aironauts(Red Lemon Studios), Ehrgeiz, Legend, Lode Runner 2, Metal Gear Solid, Sanitarium, Shadow Man, Tellurian Defender(Psygnosis), Vigilance(Any Channel), Wartorn(Eyst)

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "From one extreme to the other (simplicity in game design)"

Retroview: "The story of Night Trap"

Breaking News: "Nintendo's SpaceWorld 1997"(As Nintendo 64 struggles in Japan, the company postpones 64DD and instead promotes Pocket Monsters), "Good-bye Dural, hello Katana", "Gaming on a live wire", "Unhappy holidays"(MicroProse and GT merger collapses; GameTek files chapter 11), "Joyriding: Ultima Online bugs", "Toolbox: I-Force Studio 2.0"

Arcadia: "Intel inside AMOA"(PC-based arcade games), "Q-Zar and Champions file bankruptcy; CIE gets Virtuality assets", "LBE news: Namco buys 'XS' concept; Sega opens new GameWorks"

Movers & Shakers: "Miller's x-ing", "Most uncivilized", "Guide dog Nintendo"(Nintendo claim Prima Publishing has ripped off its own guides), "Yamauchi corner"(Yamauchi claims todays games are boring and overly complex),

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39 1998 March Nintendo 64: Aero Gauge, Robotron 64, Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98

PlayStation: Auto Destruct, Dragon Ball GT Final Bout, Resident Evil 2, Lode Runner, Micro Machines V3, Nagano Winter Olympics '98, One
Saturn: Enemy Zero, X-Men vs. Street Fighter
PC: Andretti Racing, The Curse of Monkey Island, F1 Racing Simulation, Blade Runner, Heavy Gear, The Isle of Four Winds: Rune War, Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Quake 2

Featured: "How to get a job in the game industry"

Interview: "What have we learned about online gaming?"(Brian Moriarty, MPlayer)

Previews: Assault Korps(Corrosive), Behind Enemy Lines, Last Legion VX, Millennium Four: The Right(5D Games), Ore Tomba, Sega Rally 2, Star Ocean 2, SquareSoft, Superbikes(Milestone Inc.), Ultima IX, Viper(X-Ample Architectures), Virus 2000(Frontier Studios)

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Artificial life- your questions answered"

Retroview: "The rise and fall of arcades (part 1)"

Breaking News: "NEC announces the next generation of PowerVR", "Katana deal takes shape", "Backward compatibility for Playstation 2?", "Joyriding: Extending Quake 2 gameplay"

Arcadia: "It sure beats a D"(Ratings given to arcades),"Japan's results mixed at fiscal midyear"(Fiscal earnings for various Japanese arcade game makers), "New games coming"(New games from big arcade game makers), "Bromley and allies launch TV/Internet game biz"(Three arcade veteran-Mike Singer, Larry Brody, and Lauran Bromley launce Vega Universe), "Not on track"(Showscan and Iwerks might not be merging)

Movers & Shakers: "Developers unite!"

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40 1998 April Nintendo 64: Snowboard Kids

PlayStation: Einhander, Final Fantasy Tactics, Gran Turismo, Point Blank, Skullmonkeys, X-Men: Children of the Atom
Saturn: Grandia, Shining Force III
PC: Air Warrior III, Faery Tale Adventure II: Halls of the Dead, NASCAR Racing 2, Red Baron II, Wing Commander Prophecy, Streets of Sim City, Virus
Online: Netstorm, Tanarus

Featured: "What the hell happened?"

Interview: "To hell and back with Acclaim"(Greg Fischbach, Acclaim)

Previews: Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling(Adrenalin), Crisis City(Takara), Harley Davidson & LA Riders(Sega AM1), High Heat Baseball, Kase no Monogatari(Ascii), Metal Gear Solid, Shot(Housemarque), Space Bunnies Must Die(Jinx), Urban Assault

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Technology at its worst"

Retroview: "The rise and fall of arcades (part 2)"

Breaking News: "Project X progresses, "Microsoft's Meltdown pushes NT"(MS push to put DirectX on the NT kernel), "Once Upon Atari: The Agony and the Ecstasy video review", "Arcade exhibit opens in National Press Building", "Joyriding: Kesmai fights back"

Arcadia: "Will new $1 coins impact gameplay prices?", "Sega: Bigger is better...maybe", "LBE explosion continues", "Lazer-Tron updates Prize Zone", Capcom taps Playstation"

Movers & Shakers: "Silence and secrets at Sony", "The dangers of new technology"

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41 1998 May Nintendo 64: NBA In The Zone 64, Olympic Hockey '98, Quake 64, Rampage World Tour, Yoshi's Story, Fighters Destiny

PlayStation: Bloody Roar, Breath of Fire III, Hot Shots Golf, Newman/Haas Racing, Shadow Master, Bust-A-Move
Saturn: Azel: Panzer Dragoon Saga
PC: Battlespire, Descent to Undermountain, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
Online: NetWAR, Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Featured: "The fall of BMG", "Tales of the hardcore(Compiled stories of hardcore gaming)

Interview: "Do you believe in G.O.D.?" (Mike Wilson, GOD)

Previews: Abe's Exxodus, Descent III, Fighting Vipers 2(Sega), Incoming, N20(Fox Interactive), O.D.T., Prince of Persia 3D, Silicon Valley(DMA Design), Trans-Am Racing '68-'72(GT Interactive), World Grand Prix

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Presumed Innocent"

Retroview: "Photo finish"

Breaking News: "Outlawed in Orlando"(IDSA warns of 'serious threat' to video games in Florida), "Nintendo's next generation handheld", "WizardWorks proves success can be cheap"

Arcadia: "Sequel mania at London and Tokyo expos", "Despite Chapter 11, new Namco arcades, games, and LBEs coming", "Sega: Big Changes"(Soichiro Irimajiri takes over at Sega Enterprises), "NASCAR simulators"

Movers & Shakers: "In defense of EA"

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42 1998 June Nintendo 64: 1080° Snowboarding

PlayStation: Blasto, Deathtrap Dungeon, Diablo, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Judge Dredd, March Madness '98, Pitfall 3D, Tekken 3, Powerboat Racing, Punky Skunk, Speed Racer
PC: Alien Earth, Die by the Sword, Grand Theft Auto, Sega Touring Car Championship, Tex Murphy: Overseer, Battlezone
Arcade: Motocross Go!, NFL Blitz, Rival Schools: United By Fate

Featured: "How games will conquer the world"(The growth of the Video game industry)

Interview: "A force to be reckoned with" (Jack Sorensen, LucasArts)

Previews: Arokh (Surreal Software), ESPN Digital Games, FASA Interactive, Giants, LAPD 2100 (Electronic Arts), Prax War (Rebel Boat Rockers), Rogue Trip, Slave Zero (Accolade), Spyro the Dragon, Tommorow Never Dies, VR Baseball '99 (Interplay), Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Hamlet on the Holodeck"

Retroview: "Lucky break"

Breaking News: "Sega lays down gauntlet"(As Katana plans solidify, Sega's Bernie Stolar offers tough talk), "Game Boy gets the gift of sight", "Then and now"(Catching up with 2600 Pac-Man's Tod Frye), "Microsoft unveils next generation game controller", "Review: Official Videogame and Pinball Book of World Records"

Arcadia: "Acclaim exits coin-op", "Sega's own arcade PC reportedly backed by other Japanese factories", "Betson plans national arcade chain"

Movers & Shakers: "Cap'n the Katana, she canna take anymore", "Give unto Lincoln"(Nintendo's Howard Lincoln talks to European partners)

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43 1998 July Bushido Blade 2 (PlayStation), Banjo-Kazooie (N64), Tenchu (PlayStation), StarCraft (PC), Spec Ops (PC), Starship Titanic (PC)

Nintendo 64: All-Star Baseball '99, Forsaken, Quest 64
PlayStation: Cardinal Syn, Dark Omen, Forsaken, Need for Speed III, Rascal, ReBoot, SaGa Frontier, Tennis Arena, Theme Hospital
PC: Armor Command, Burnout Championship Drag Racing, Deadlock II, Jane's F-15, Last Bronx, Of Light and Darkness, M-1 Tank Platoon II, Outwars, Rebellion, Star Trek Pinball, Tomb Raider Gold, Ultimate Race Pro
Online: Aliens Online
Arcade: Californa Speed, Time Crisis 2

Featured: "The Licensing Game"(The return of licensed properties in games)

Interview: "The science of game design"(Mark Cerny, Universal Interactive Studios)

Previews: BattleTanx, Creatures 2, Crash Bandicoot 3, Daytona 2: Battle to the Edge(Sega), Harrier Strike Force(Paradigm Entertainment), Jackie Chan Stuntmaster, Knockout Kings, Nooks & Crannies(AndNow), Return Fire 2(Prolific Publishing), Skier's High(Konami)

The Way Games Ought to Be (Neil West): "Hamlet on the Holodeck (part two)"

Retroview: "Pong comes home"

Breaking News: "VM Labs confirms key details on Project X", "Stop press: Good-bye Katana hello Dreamcast", "Color Game Boy specs revealed", "Emulation: Harmless or lawless?"(Legal issues regarding emulators), "Stymied in the design stage"(Nintendo's post-N64 future is getting complicated), "Games mean business"(A recent study found that computer and videogames generate big bucks, jobs and a technological edge for US economy), "Miyamoto appointed to AIAS hall of fame", "Nintendo and Tommy Hilfiger seal a deal"

Arcadia: "Arcade/PC moves from concept to reality", "Coinsoft: huge boost for Arcade/PC", "Intel moves for truly open platform"

Movers & Shakers: "Vive la revolution"(Sega's attempt to back the market with the Dreamcast), "Original Din"(Originality in video games)

Big in Japan: "Battle Mode"(Enix starts developing for Playstation), "Kenji Ino in the spotlight", "Pikachu out of pocket"(Huge sales of Pokemon in Japan), "Saturation bombing"

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44 1998 August Unreal (PC), Mission: Impossible (N64), IS Soccer '98 (N64), Sanitarium (PC), Might and Magic VI (PC), Burning Rangers (Saturn)

Nintendo 64: Mike Piazza's Strike Zone, Mortal Kombat 4, Wetrix
PlayStation: Azure Dreams, Granstream Saga, Jersey Devil, Sentinel Returns
PC: Army Men, Black Dahlia, Forsaken, Monster Truck Madness 2, Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter, Swarm
Macintosh: Escape Velocity: Override, Star Control 3

Featured: "The Console Wars of 1999

Interview: "The Secret of GT's Success"(Ron Chaimowitz, GT Interactive)

Previews: Dark Vengeance (Reality Bytes), Homeworld, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Omikron, Psygnosis, Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren(CyberFlix), Tiny Tank: Up Your Arsenal(AndNow)

Retroview: "The beginning of Jobs"

Breaking News: "E3: That was the show that was", "The best and worst of E3", "GameWorks now an arcade"

Arcadia: "The Sega Saga"(Sega GameWorks changing business plans), "Namco arcades move to exit Chapter 11"

Movers & Shakers: "Among gaming's warriors"(Demeanor among the big Sega, Nintendo, and Sony's exec at E3), "E3: the Last Word", "Software partnership comes together for VM Labs", "Dreamcast: Performance details emerge"

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45 1998 September Parasite Eve (PlayStation), Descent Freespace (PC), Turbo Prop Racing (PlayStation), Vigilante 8 (PlayStation), Kartia (PlayStation)

Nintendo 64: Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
PlayStation: Circuit Breakers, N20, Risk, Pocket Fighter, Tomba!, World Cup 98, X-Men vs Street Fighter
PC: Addiction Pinball, Flesh Feast, Game, Net & Match, Industry Giant, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Redjack, Redneck Rampage Rides Again
Arcade: Daytona 2, Plasma Sword, Radikal Bikers

Featured: "Dreamcast The Full Story"

Interview: "How the hell did he turn Imagesoft around"(Kelly Flock, 989 Studios)

Previews: Alpha Centauri, Blood II: The Chosen, Diablo 2, Final Fantasy VIII, Glover, Gauntlet Legends, Redguard, Sports Car(Image Space Incorportated), Tomb Raider III, Turok 2, Uprising X(Cyclone), Xena: Warrior Princess(Universal Digital Arts)

Retroview: "Resurrection (part 1)"

Breaking News: "Crackdown"(As Internet videogame piracy increases so too does action against it), "Playstation 2: The story so far", "When was the last time you scored?"(A Next Generation look at what happened to the high score), "Company in limbo"(What's next for Red Orb after being bought by The Learning Company?), "Nintendo and Hudson double-team"(Manegi keeps developers happy), "Hollywood 0, Game industry 1"(Game divisions have claimed their rightful place within media giants Universal and Warner), "Toolbox: House of Movies"(motion capture studio)

Arcadia: "'Rushing' on ISDN", "Sega shake-up"(Sega slashes board of directors after $300M loss), "PlayNet bows out"

Movers & Shakers: "The rotten game industry"(The worst practices found in the game industry)

Big in Japan: "King of pockets", "Nintendo squeezes Mother into cart", "Sega spiked", "Namco goes techno"(new games Soul Calibur and Techno Drive)

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46 1998 October F-Zero X (Nintendo 64), MechCommander (PC), Shining Force III (Saturn), Incoming (PC)

PlayStation: Mortal Kombat 4, MLB '99, VR Baseball '99, NFL Xtreme, Road Rash 3D, G Darius, Thunderforce V, WarGames
PC: Dominion, Castrol Honda Superbike, Extreme Tactics, Panzer Commander, X-Com Interceptor, Vangers, WarGames

Featured: "A Question of Character"[disambiguation needed], "Nintendo 64: NG previews 60 upcoming N64 games"

Interview: "How do you top Lara Croft"(Toby Gard, Confounding Factor on Galleon)

Previews: Buck Bumble, D2, Dungeon Keeper 2, Heavy Gear 2(Activision), Heretic II, Jet Force Gemini, LucasArts, NASCAR 3(Papyrus Design Group), Myth II, Rayman 2, Starsiege Tribes, T'ai-Fu(DreamWorks)

Retroview: "Resurrection (part 2)"

Breaking News: "Engines of creation"(New game engines), "Sony Price Drop?", "EA takes Westwood", "Next Step"(Are lasers the future of virtual reality), "Dreamcast: The Silence Conspiracy"(Mum's still the word on Dreamcast games in the works), "A bushel of apples(Apple II reunion turns up many game industry greats), "Toolbox: Character Studio R2"

Arcadia: "Politicians praise game industry", "New games are on the way"

Movers & Shakers: "Fleeing the Nest"(Why some game designers leave successful studios)

Big in Japan: "Retroplaying", "Viewing"(Dreamcast commercials), "Sega's monster mash",

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47 1998 November Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Nintendo 64), Spyro (PlayStation), Rainbow Six (PC), NFL Blitz (PlayStation), NFL Gameday '99 (PlayStation), Madden '99 (PlayStation), Warlords III (PC)

Nintendo 64: GT 64, Virtual Chess 64
PlayStation: Batman and Robin, Devil Dice, Heart of Darkness, Megaman Legends, Team Losi RC Racer, Trap Gunner, WWF Warzone
PC: Nam, Redline Racer, M.A.X. 2

Featured: "The secret of Namco's success", "Moments of Truth"(Small decisions made at moments that impacted video game history)

Interview: "1999 season scouting report"(Jim Whims, Worlds of Wonder[disambiguation needed] co-founder and venture capitalist)

Previews: Army Men 3D(3DOar), Destrega, Driver, Interstate 82, Jeff Gordon Racing XS(Real Sports), Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Lionhead Studios, RC Racing(Acclaim), Shadow Company: Left for Dead(Sinister Games), Silent Hill, Sonic Adventure, Star Wars Trilogy Arcade,

Retroview: "He's Everywhere"

Breaking News: "Playstation emulation raises questions", "Fair Play"(Are women playing games?), "What if Zelda slips?", "Celebrating Atari", "Game music takes a step forward"(Virgin Records starts selling soundtracks to Myst and Riven), "Ultima suit gets serious"(Lawsuit against Origin and EA)

Arcadia: "Will congress kill internet tourney"(Proposed online gambling legislation might hurt video game tournaments), "Sega, Namco go head to head"(New arcade systems), "Sega buys back arcade sales", "Midway woos arcade players"

Movers & Shakers: "EA-it's the real thing"(New marketing approaches at EA), "Virgin-the sorry reality"(The impact that EA acquiring Westwood will have on Virgin)

Big in Japan: "Curiouser and curiouser", "Who's in the house?"(New Biohazard theme ride), "Minitalk: SpikeOut Producer Toshihiro Nagoshi"

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48 1998 December Zelda 64 (Nintendo 64), Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation), Wipeout 64 (Nintendo 64), Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (PlayStation)

Nintendo 64: Body Harvest, Buck Bumble, Cruisin' World, Glover, WCW NWO Revenge
PlayStation: Armored Core: Project Phantasma, Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling, Dragonseeds, MediEvil, Moto Racer 2, NCAA Football '99, Rival Schools: United By Fate, Rogue Trip, S.C.A.R.S., Tales of Destiny, Tenchu
PC: Dune 2000, Emergency, Get Medieval, Icarus, Revenge of the Arcade, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Plane Crazy, Tiger Woods Golf '99

Featured: "Do videogames stand a chance in Hollywood?",

Interview: "What the hell is Trip up to now?"(Trip Hawkins, 3DO)

Previews: Beneath (Presto Studios), Big Brother (Media X), Blue Stinger, C3 Racing (Eutechnyx), Cavedog Entertainment, EGG, Roll Cage, Saboteur (Tigon), Warzone: 2100 (Pumkin Games), X-Wing Alliance

Retroview: "Counterfeiters"(Namco's dealings with Yakuza over arcade games), "The Legend of Zelda", "System Shock: Odyssey 2"

Advanced Strategies: Age of Empires, Colony Wars: Vengeance, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Half-Life, Spyro the Dragon

Breaking News: "Dreamcast gaining momentum"(Dreamcast launch information), "Startup watch: Paraform, Poly Surf", "Voodoo 3 shapes up", "Controlling Project X", "Online Console Gaming"(DWANGO's CEO talks about the future), "The Industry is Booming"(The IDSA shows that games are making more money than ever),

Arcadia: "Sega debuts NAOMI", "Games Galore"(New games show at AMOA)

Movers & Shakers: "Put up or shut up"(Changing the status quo in the video game industry)

Big in Japan: "Dishing dirt", "Kon'nichi wa Naomi"

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Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
49 1999 January Tomb Raider III (PC, PlayStation), Space Station Silicon Valley (Nintendo 64), Grand Prix Legends (PC), Xenogears (PlayStation)

PlayStation: Brave Fencer Musashi, Bushido Blade 2, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Knockout Kings, NASCAR '99, NHL '99, Psybadek, Wild 9, X Games Pro Boarder
PC: Dethkarz, Dominant Species, Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, Urban Assault, Knights and Merchants, Hexplore, VR Baseball 2000
Nintendo 64: Deadly Arts, Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA

Featured: "Dreamcast Countdown"(Information about launch and previews of games), "Trick or cheat?"(Tricks used in games for graphics and AI), "What did Super Mario 64 ever do for videogames?"(What SM64 has done for the Platform game genre)

Interview: "Will the US be ready for the Dreamcast?" (Eric Hammond, Sega)

Previews: Duke Nukem: Zero Hour, Hired Guns, Shogun: Total War, Shogun Assassin, Street Fighter Alpha 3, TOCA 2, Wheel of Time

Retroview: "System Shock: Atari VCS", "Populous", "The Silent Partner"

Advanced Strategies Baldur's Gate, Heavy Gear, Uprising X, Vigilante 8, Wipeout 2097

Breaking News: "Tokyo Game Show '99", "Size Does Matter", "Playstation 2 exploding the myths", "Growing up Safe"(ESRB and IDSA charity event for Child Welfare Leagure of America)

Arcadia: NAOMI Followup", "Stop Press: Voodoo 3"

Movers & Shakers: "Contact Frenzies"(Consolidation in the video game industry)

Big in Japan: "Cordially invited", "Going, Going, Goemon", "Minitalk: Konami"(Keiichiro Toyama and Takayashi Sato about Silent Hill)

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50 1999 February Half-Life (PC), Grim Fandango (PC), Fallout 2 (PC), NHL '99 (PC)

PlayStation: Apocalypse, Bust-A-Groove, The Fifth Element, Rally Cross 2, Tiny Tank, Twisted Metal 3, Uprising X
PC: Barrage, Blood II: The Chosen, The People's General, Montezuma's Return, Railroad Tycoon II, Redguard, Red Baron 3D, Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, SiN, Space Bunnies Must Die, Trespasser
Nintendo 64: NHL Breakaway '99, Nightmare Creatures, S.C.A.R.S.

Featured: "Dreamcast countdown"(Japanese launch and upcoming games), "The Fifty Best Games of All Time"

Interview: "Hironobu Sakaguchi: The Man behind the fantasies"(Hironobu Sakaguchi, Square USA), "A few moments with Nasir Gebelli"

Previews: Advenure Racing(Paradigm), GT World Tour(Boss Studios), Braveheart(Red Lemon Studios), Conquest(Microsoft), Darkstone, Dragon Valor, Guardian's Crusade, Jumping Flash 3(SCEI), Pandemic Studios, Quake 3: Arena, Starlancer, Star Trek: New Worlds

Retroview: "System Shock: Atari 5200", "Metal Gear 1 and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake", "The Military Contractor"

Advanced Strategies Tomb Raider III, Total Annihilation, Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Breaking News: "Dreamcast has landed"(Japanese Dreamcast launch), "Lifting the lid on Dreamcast"(Dreamcast technical specs), "Psygnosis slims down"(As publisher searches for another hit, operations are consolidated), "Industry Watch: Focus 2"(New package art designer for Id software), "Review: Surfacesuite Pro"

Arcadia: "Sega's NAOMI debuts at Dallas show", "Home Video's success is choking the arcade", "Japan's coin-op exports fell 18% in fiscal 1997", "Midway video: coin-op down, consumer up", "Three more arcade factories back arcade PC"

Big in Japan: "Nintendo gets punchy", "Figures of fun"(Nintendo console sales figures), "Minitalk: Shigeru Miyamoto"

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51 1999 March South Park (PC), Starsiege: Tribes (PC), Ultima Online: The Second Age (PC), Castlevania (Nintendo 64)

PlayStation: O.D.T., No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!
PC: Delta Force, Chaos Gate, Heretic II, John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles, Mask of Eternity, Dark Side of the Moon, Gangsters, Uprising 2
Nintendo 64: BattleTanx, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Featured: "Physics Matters", "From Genesis ... to Dreamcast"(History of Sega game consoles)

Interview: "Dreamcast Countdown: All Talk"(Yuji Naka, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, and Yoshiki Okamoto, Sega), "Inside the racing mind of John Carmack"(John Carmack, Id Software)

Previews: 3 Xtreme(989 Studios), Ace Combat 3, DMA Design, Dragon(Eclipse Entertainment), Hydro Thunder, Kingpin, Metal Fatigue, Nocturne, Power Stone, Shenmue, Silver, Sinstar Unleashed(GameFX), Soulbringer(Gremlin), Star Ixiom(Namco)

Retroview: "System Shock: Commodore 64", "Wolfenstein 3D", "The boys from the darkside- part 1"(Jack Tramiel and his sons)

Advanced Strategies Starsiege: Tribes, Silent Hill

Breaking News: "Apple tackles game market", "An audience with Steve Jobs", "Playstation, meet the mac", "Nintendo cool on new platform"(Slow-burn strategy for N64 successor, says Peter Main), "Mark Cerny strikes out"(Cerny forms Cerny Games)

Arcadia: "Sega, Midway, debut new arcade games", "US Senators praise game ratings", "Wal-Mart bans violent games", "Will Dreamcast rescue Sega?", "Angel enters arcade arena"

Big in Japan: LA Machine Guns, Tenkomori Shooting, Magical Truck Adventure

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52 1999 April Baldur's Gate (PC), Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (PC), Silent Hill (PlayStation)

PlayStation: Akuji the Heartless, Bomberman Racing, Civilization II, Contender, Dead in the Water, Guardian's Crusade, Street Fighter Zero 3, WCW/nWo Thunder, Syphon Filter
PC: Wargasm, Return to Krondor, Thief

Featured: "Learning Curves"

Interview: "A life less ordinary"(Gabe Newell, Valve)

Previews: Bust a Groove 2, Evolution: The World of Sacred Device, Flight Shooting(Konami), Frame Gride(From Software), Gran Turismo 2, Jade Cocoon, Maken X, Road Rash 64, Sega Rally 2, Shadow Man, Shenmue, Space Griffon(Panther Software), Team Fortress 2, Um Jammer Lammy, Unreal Tournament 2003

Retroview: "Intellivision Lives!", "The Boys from the Darkside- Part 2"

Advanced Strategies Silent Hill

Breaking News: "S3 announces Savage 4", "Playstation 2 shows its guts-maybe", "Sony sues Connectix", "Microsoft charts Dreamcast strategy" (Windows CE platform on Dreamcast), "Done With Diablo"(Two former Blizzard employees form Click Entertainment), "Fighter Maker"

Arcadia: "Satellite-beamed arcade games"(Agora Interactive teams with other tech companies for satellite linked arcade games), "Arcade hits for spring", "Midway sees arcade sales stabilizing"

Big in Japan: "Batteries not included", "Another Bomb"

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53 1999 May SimCity 3000 (PC), Beetle Adventure Racing (N64), Rollcage (PlayStation)

Nintendo 64: Goemon's Great Adventure, Vigilante 8
PlayStation: Blast Radius, NBA In The Zone '99, Invasion from Beyond, Shadow Madness
PC: Army Men II, The Settlers III
PC and Mac: Myth II: Soulblighter

Featured: "Man versus the machine"

Interview: "An audience with Jaca Sorensen"(Jack Sorensen, LucasArts), "Twenty years and rising..."(Bobby Kotick, Activision)

Previews: Aero Dancing, Anachronox, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2, Crazy Taxi, Daikatana, Deus Ex, Earthworm Jim 3D, Grand Theft Auto: London, Ion Storm, Marvel Vs. Capcom, Monster Truck Madness 64, Ready 2 Rumble, Rockstar Games, Savage Quest(Angel Games), Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (game), Star Wars: Episode I Racer, Vampire: The Masquerade, Wild Metal Country(Rockstar Games), Zombie Revenge

Retroview: "System Shock: Apple I & Apple II", "The Boys from the Darkside- part 3", "Star Wars: Game I"

Advanced Strategies Myth II: Soulblighter, Tom Clancy's Rainbow_Six

Breaking News: "Sony announces Playstation 2", "Nintendo 2K or 2K1?", "Dreamcast news bytes"(Saturn emulator for Dreamcast under consideration), "Two states mull violent game bans"

Big in Japan: "Insert Quarter to Continue"

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54 1999 June Everquest (online), Starsiege (PC), Need for Speed: High Stakes (PlayStation), Heroes of Might and Magic III (PC)

PlayStation: Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, Legend of Legaia, Street Sk8ter, Um Jammer Lammy
Nintendo 64: Hybrid Heaven, Smash Brothers
PC: Aliens versus Predator, Redline
PC and Mac: Requiem: Avenging Angel

Featured: "Dreamcast Vs Playstation 2"(Comparsion between the two consoles)

Interview: "State of the Dream"(Bernie Stolar, Chris Gilbert[disambiguation needed], and Peter Moore, Sega)

Previews: Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, Biohazard: Code Veronica, Blue Stinger, Dino Crisis, Dead or Alive 2, Gabriel Knight III(Sierra Entertainment), Gauntlet Legends, Need for Speed: High Stakes, Return of Atari(Hasbro Interactive), Sega Sports NFL Football(Sega), Slave Zero (Dreamcast)(Accolade), Sled Storm, Throne of Darkness, Wipeout 3

Retroview: "System Shock: NES", "Zelda"

Advanced Strategies Slave Zero

Breaking News: "Special Report Tokyo Game Show Spring '99", "Pocket Monsters", "Engines old and new"(Game engine licensing), "Game Developers Conference"

Arcadia: "Battle in Arkansas"(Law banning public demostration of violent games is defeated), "New boards from Sony and Namco", "Namco to the rescue?"(Masaya Nakamura (Namco) discusses future of arcades)

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55 1999 July R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (PlayStation), Ehrgeiz (PlayStation), Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PlayStation)

PlayStation: 3Xtreme, MLB 2000, Triple Play 2000, Bust a Move 2
PC: Civilization: Call to Power, Machines, Recoil, Warzone 2100
Arcade: Hydro Thunder
Nintendo 64: Star Wars: Episode I Racer, All Star Baseball 2000, Monaco Grand Prix

Featured: "Building the Future"(Game development for the next generation of consoles)

Interview: "State of the arts"(Bing Gordon, Electronic Arts)

Previews: Cool Boarders (Dreamcast), Legend of Mana, Metropolis Street Racer, Racing Lagoon(Square), Rally Masters(Digital Illusions), Rising Zan(UEP Systems), Sanity(Monolith Productions), Silent Bomber, Silent Scope, Soul Calibur (Dreamcast), Sprocket(Sucker Punch Productions), Supreme Snowboarding(Housemarque), Tony Hawk Pro Skater, TrickStyle, Werewolf(ASC)

Retroview: "Accolade Vs Sega", "Looking back at those who looked forward"

Advanced Strategies R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

Breaking News: "E3 '99: Back in Hollywood", "Best of Show/Worse of Show", "Booth Reports", "Dolphin arrives", "The French Invasion", "Big in Russia"(A look at the gaming industry in Russia)

Arcadia: "Win America's first Dreamcast", "GameWorks grows up", "Satellite downloading to Sega arcades?", "Sega's Airline Pilots", "Taking a quantum leap into coin-op"(Midway Games's Quantum3D based PC arcade game), "Tekken Tag Tournament"

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56 1999 August Ape Escape (PlayStation), Descent 3 (PC)

Nintendo 64: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest
PlayStation: Bloody Roar 2, Croc 2, Warzone 2100, Alexi Lalas Soccer, Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969
PC: Expendable, Imperialism II, Jane's Fleet Command, Midtown Madness, Rich Diamond, Ultimate 8 Ball

Featured: "Rare's triple threat"(Rare's up coming Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong 64, and Jet Force Gemini), "The Piracy Files"(Piracy of video games)

Previews: Army Men Air Attack (3DO), Battlezone II (Pandemic Studios), Crusaders of Might and Magic, Die Hard Trilogy 2, Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, Evolva (Interplay), F355 Challenge, Fear Factor, Genesis: Aperian 7 (Massive Entertainment), Hostile Waters, Hydro Thunder (Dreamcast), Jet Moto 3, Jump Runner (Glass Ghost), NFL Blitz 2000, Ready 2 Rumble, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, San Francisco Rush 2049, The Sims, Solider of Fortune, SWAT 3, Toy Commander, Vigilante 8

Retroview: "Accolade Vs. Sega Part II", "Relode"

Breaking News: "Gearing up for the masses","Dolphin Shocker: No movies, 'very aggressive' price", "PlayStation Portable in the works"

Arcadia: "Sega: Losses Continue", "Midway's game locator", "News and Notes"

Big in Japan: "Pokemon Festival '99", "Virtual Hish School", "Tekken Tag Tournament"

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Next Generation Magazine (Lifecycle 2)
1 1999 September Dreamcast: Power Stone, Dynamite Deka 2, Expendable, Sega Bass Fishing, Shutokou Highway Battle, House of the Dead 2

Nintendo 64: A Bug's Life, World Driver, Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
PlayStation: Driver, Castrol Honda Superbike, Centipede, Jade Cocoon, Konami Arcade Classics, R-Type Delta, Star Ocean
Online: Sanctum: Oppositions
PC: MechWarrior 3, Unreal Tournament, Jeff Gordon XS Racing, Might & Magic VII, Re-Volt, Star Wars: Episode I, Need for Speed: High Stakes, Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

Featured: "Dreamcast arrives"

Interview: "This is Sonic Team" (Yuji Naka, and other members of Sonic Team)

Previews: Carrier, Championship Motocross(Funcom), Crash Team Racing, Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm(Treyarch), Castlevania: Resurrection, Descent: Freespace 2, MDK 2, Medal of Honor, NBA Showtime, NFL Gameday 2000(989 Studios), Omikron, Soul Fighter(Toka (Video Game Company)), Spyro 2, Summoner, Test Drive 6, Tomb Raider 4, Vampire: The Masquerade


Breaking News: "Playstation 2: The latest news", "PSX 2 Tool News", "Pac-Man Fever Returns", "Sony to discontinue I/O Port", "A GDC near you?", "Developers in Nintendo's net"

Arcadia: "Arcade game factories to use PlayStation 2", "Midway Games reins in Atari", "Sega's new lineup"

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2 1999 October Dreamcast: Sonic Adventure, Hydro Thunder, Mortal Kombat Gold, NFL 2K, Frame Gride, CART Racing

Nintendo 64: Quake II, All Star Tennis '99, Shadowgate 64, Superman 64, Tonic Trouble
PlayStation: Dino Crisis, Final Fantasy VIII, Rising Zan, Tarzan, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Championship Motocross, Chocobo Racing, Sled Storm, Omega Boost
PC: Heavy Gear II, Kingpin: Life of Crime, Corsairs, Dungeon Keeper 2, Re-Volt, Offical Formula I Racing, Ring, Total Annihilation: Kingdoms

Featured: "Hooray for Hollywood"(Whether techniques from Hollywood can help game development)

Previews: Fighting Force 2, Grand Theft Auto 2, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Knockout Kings 2000, MDK 2, NBA 2K, NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC, Motor City Online, Pharoah, Rogue Spear, Shenmue, Supercross Circuit(989 Studios), Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Vagrant Story, WCW Mayhem

Breaking News: "Microsoft to Introduce Console", "QuakeCon", "NHL 2000 for PC 'you're in the game'", "Unreal Architecture", "Sayonara Stolar", "Bleem", "Playstation 2 - too much?"(Developer difficulties with the new hardware), "Sony, Nintendo drop price"(Price drop for PSX and N64), "Drop and give me twenty"

Arcadia: "SNK kicks butt", "Konami rocks on"(DDR and other rhythm games)

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3 1999 November Dreamcast: Soul Calibur, NFL Blitz 2000, King of Fighters: Dream Match '99, Blue Stinger, Ready 2 Rumble, Monaco GP, Trick Style

Nintendo 64: Jet Force Gemini, Hot Wheels Turbo Racing, Monster Truck Madness 64, Shadow Man, WWF Attitude
PlayStation: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Demolition Racer, Juggernaut, Madden NFL 2000, NFL Game Day 2000, G-Police: Weapons of Justice, Jet Moto 3, NFL Xtreme 2, RC Stunt Copter, Star Wars: Episode I, Xena: Warrior Princess, Wipeout 3, Tail Concerto
PC: Drakan: Order of the Flame, Civilization II: Test of Time, Darkstone, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, Gulf War: Operation Desert Hammer, Star Trek: Starfleet Command, Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War, F-16 Aggressor, System Shock 2

Featured: "Playstation 2 arrives", "The death of the genre"

Interview: "Still swimming with the Dolphin?" (Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo)

Previews: Chrono Cross, Centipede(Realsports), Dead or Alive 2, Everquest: Ruins of Kunark, Nox, Roadsters, Sovereign(Verant), Spawn: In the Demon's Hand, Strider 2, Turok: Rage Wars, Zelda: Majora's Mask, Zombie's Revenge(Sega)

Breaking News: "We Have Life Off!"(Dreamcast US launch), "Finally, Game Boy 2", "Nvidia's GeForce 256", "Xbox Update", "ECTS wrap up", "Classic gaming Expo"

Arcadia: "Sega announces historic plans"(Sega's plans for the arcade market), "Your turn to play, Hemingway", "Namco's 'Tekken Tag' tourneys"

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4 1999 December Dreamcast: Virtua Fighter 3tb, Pen Pen TriIcelon, Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing, TNN Hardcore Heat, Toy Commander

Nintendo 64: Donkey Kong 64, Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, Battletanx: Global Assault, Rainbow Six, Rocket: Robot on Wheels, WCW Mayhem, WrestleMania 2000, Resident Evil 2
PlayStation: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Grandia, NASCAR 2000, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, Thousand Arms, No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing, Suikoden II, TOCA 2, NHL FaceOff 2000, You Don't Know Jack, Test Drive Off Road 3, NHL 2000
PC: Braveheart, Outcast, Panzer General 3D Assault, Prince of Persia 3D, Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Shadow Company: Left For Dead, Sinistar Unleashed, Homeworld

Featured: "The War for the living room"

Previews: Anachronox, Crazy Taxi, Deep Fighter(Criterion Studios), Deus Ex, Dronez(Zetha Games), Furballs, Halo, Neverwinter Nights, No One Lives Forever, Parasite Eve 2, Resident Evil: Gun Survivor, Ridge Racer 64, The Rift (Thrushwave Studios), Space Channel 5, Street Fighter EX 3

Breaking News: "Playstation 2 Revealed?", "The Tokyo Game Show", "Sega Rolls On"

(Dreamcast sales), "Sega unveils Dreamcast Exhibit at Epcot", "Breaking up is easy to do"(Sega divides its US and Japanese branches), "Pikachu charged with Racketeering"(Nintendo charged with promoting illegal gambling involving Pokemon trading cards),

Arcadia: "Videogame explodes near Kremlin", "Midway loses MK", "Arcade game factories run for cover"(New label for arcade ratings), "Disney questions 'Quest'"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
2000
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Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
1 2000 January Dreamcast: NBA 2K, Rippin' Riders, Slave Zero, Evolution: The World of Sacred Device, Speed Devils, Psychic Force 2012, Sega Rally 2

Nintendo 64: Earthworm Jim 3D, Lego Racers, Rayman 2, Winback: Covert Operations, NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Turok: Rage Wars
PlayStation: Medal of Honor, MTV Sports: Snowboarding, Army Men: Air Attack, Ballistic, Boombots, Cool Boarders 4, Killer Loop, Knockout Kings 2000, The X-Files Game, Crash Team Racing, SuperCross Circuit, Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy, Vandal Hearts 2: Heavenly Gate, V-Rally 2
PC: Freespace 2, Septerra Core, Silver, Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City, Nocturne

Featured: "Crunch time" (The common practice in the video game industry)

Previews: Eternal Arcadia, Fear Effect, Galerians, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, Jet: X (Curly Monsters), Legend of the Blade Masters (Ronin Entertainment), NHL 2K, Out Trigger (Sega), Republic, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Striker Pro (Rage Software), Thief II: The Metal Age, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

Breaking News: "ESPN and Konami join forces", "Playstation 2: Hardware heaven or hell" (developers opinions on the PS2 SDK), "Black-market game sales run rampant in Moscow", "The next Voodoo", "Sega's future direction revealed" (Sega chairman Isao Okawa ruminates on a post-hardware future for Sega)

Arcadia: "Don't Luge Your Head", "Midway's Latest Invasion", "Can we give the people what they want?", "Earn your (zebra) stripes"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
2 2000 February Quake III Arena (PC)

Dreamcast: Centipede, WWF Attitude, Chef's Luv Shack, Armada
Nintendo 64: Hydro Thunder, In The Zone 2000, Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M., Top Gear Rally 2
PlayStation: Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomorrow Never Dies, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2, Warpath: Jurassic Park, NBA Live 2000, Silhouette Mirage, Fighting Force 2, Pong, Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
PC: Ultima IX: Ascension, Age of Wonders, SWAT 3, Sim Theme Park, Delta Force 2, Abomination, Spec Ops II, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Interstate '82, Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned, Asheron's Call, Revenant, Wheel of Time, Odium, Pharaoh

Featured: "The Games of 2000 Will Blow Your Mind"(New technologies, graphics, and techniques for 2000 in video gaming)

Interview: "What's next for Sega?"(Peter Moore, Sega US)

Previews: Baldur's Gate 2, Berserk, Eternal Ring, Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2, Kiss: Psycho Circus, Motocross Madness 2, Need for Speed: No Limits, Rock the Rink (Electronic Arts), Shadowbane, Sega GT, Spider-Man, Syphon Filter 2, Tekken Tag Tournament

Breaking News: "Dolphin: the industry's best-kept secret?", "GameWorks: Is it really more than a fancy barcade?", "Take a ride on the Evil side"(Capcom partners with Digital Amuse to develop Resident Evil ride), "X-Box stunner!", "PS and PS2: Are these numbers real?"(Sales numbers for the PS brand), "GT submits to Infogrames", "Next Generation correspondent addresses Senator Lieberman; some game grades go up in annual Senate report card." "Sega shows up"(Sega's Private Arcade Show)

Arcadia: "Midway Revs up another 'Off Road' Adventure", "Sega's Tennis, anyone?", "Sega plans net-connected arcades", "Midway joins Internet revolution", "Politicos give arcade industry a 'D'", "Gun games continue low profile"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
3 2000 March Gran Turismo 2 (PlayStation)

Dreamcast: F1 World Grand Prix, Fighting Force 2, Virtual On Oratorio Tangram, Plasma Sword, Re-Volt, Seventh Cross Evolution, Soul Fighter, Vigilante 8: Second Offense, Test Drive 6, Quarterback Club 2000, Zombie Revenge
Nintendo 64: Hydro Thunder 64, Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, ECW: Hardcore Revolution, South Park Rally
PlayStation: Silent Bomber, International Track and Field 2000, SaGa Frontier 2, Tomba! 2, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Jackie Chan's Stunt Master
PC: Planescape: Torment, Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey, Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Wild Wild West, Crusaders of Might and Magic, Battlezone II: Combat Commander, Urban Chaos, Mortyr: 2093-1944

Interview: "Raising the Bar"(Erik Yeo, Seven Studios, Ted Price, Insomniac Games, Alex Garden, Relic Entertainment, & Alan Patmore, Surreal Software)

Previews: Alone In the Dark IV, Black & White, Hitman, Innocent Tears (GAE), Kessen, Munch's Oddysee, Nightmare Creatures 2, Rune, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Dreamcast)

Breaking News: "Is the PC market in trouble?" (The future of PC games), "Gates hints at X-Box- but what he isn't saying is more interesting", "Nuon Revealed at CES", "Konami goes Hollywood, ASC Games goes down", "Dolphin Watch"

Arcadia: "Sega and Namco plan new technology", "Keep on Crusin'", "Will Sega cut loose its arcade division?", "Play an arcade game- and charge it to your cell phone!", "New arcade titles roll in from Japan"

JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
4 2000 April Dreamcast: Dead or Alive 2, Wild Metal, Carrier, Virtua Striker 2000, Crazy Taxi, NHL2K

Nintendo 64: Ridge Racer 64, Mario Party 2, Worms: Armageddon, Roadsters
PlayStation: Fear Effect, Galerians, Rollcage Stage II, Deception 3: Dark Delusion, Die Hard Trilogy 2, Dukes of Hazzard, Colony Wars: Red Sun, Armored Core: Master of Arena, Ace Combat 3, NASCAR Rumble
PC: The Sims, Wall Street Trader 2000, Rally Championship, Shadow Watch, MiG Alley

Featured: "Playstation 2: Hands-On Report", "Videogaming: The Odyssey"(a review of video game consoles from 72 to 95

Previews: Devil Inside (Gamesquad), Driving Emotion Type-S (Escape), Evergrace, Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Gekikuukan Pro Baseball (SquareSoft), Grandia 2, Jedi Power Battles, Legend of Dragoon, Medievil 2, Speedball 2100 (Bitmap Brothers), Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, Tenchu 2, Tribes 2

Breaking News: "Is Nintendo 64 doomed?", "PS2 Delayed in US?", "Square Millennium"(Square's convention showcases its plans for 2000 and beyond), "Nintendo still claims to be launching Dolphin in 2000-but even company insiders have told NG it just isn't going to happen", "X-Box tech specs: the real deal?", "New PlayStation Games for $10?" (Game prices expected to fall with Sony's restructured royalty rates), "THQ: changing with the times", "M.I.T. host inaugural videogame conference" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
5 2000 May Dreamcast: Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Chu Chu Rocket, Sega GT, Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage, Rayman 2, ECW: Hardcore Revolution

Nintendo 64: Nuclear Strike 64, Disney's Tarzan, Xena: Talisman of Fate, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
PlayStation: Syphon Filter 2, Eagle One: Harrier Attack, Road Rash: Jailbreak, Rock the Rink, Alundra 2, Sim Theme Park, WWF Smackdown
PC: Nox, Invictus, Break Neck, Boarder Zone, Blaze and Blade

Featured: "Sega's new deal"(Dreamcast's online gaming plans)

Interview: "(Yet another) Interview John Carmack(John Carmack, Id Software on the Dreamcast)

Previews: Army Men: World War (3DO), Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn, Dead or Alive 2 (PS2), Legends of Might and Magic, Mike Tyson Boxing (Codemasters), Reiselied (Konami), Rush 2049 (DC), SSX: Snowboard Super X, Star Trek: Invasion, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Wacky Races (Infogrames)

Breaking News: "X-Box Unleashed at GDC", "An interview with Robert Bach"(of the X-Box team), "The big launch"(Japanese PS2 launch), "Dolphin Watch: The launch is officially delayed until first half of 2001", "When will the PS2 cost $99?", "Games at a bargain, or bargain games?" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
6 2000 June PlayStation 2: Tekken Tag Tournament, Dead or Alive 2, Driving Emotion Type-S

Dreamcast: MDK2, Tech Romancer, Time Stalkers, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Nintendo 64: Perfect Dark
PlayStation: MediEvil II, Speed Punks, Front Mission 3, Vagrant Story
PC: Messiah, Soldier of Fortune, Star Wars: Force Commander, Star Trek: Armada, Might and Magic VIII, Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, Thief II: The Metal Age

Featured: "Ready for war?"(The upcoming video game generation)

Previews: Armored Core 2, Clive Barker's Undying, Dungeon Siege, Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, FIFA Soccer World Championship, Freelancer, Hydro Sprint(Promethean Designs), Illbleed, Kengo: Master of Bushido(Lightweight), Onimusha, Picassio(Promethean Designs), Power Stone 2, Summoner, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Breaking News: "Who's driving next generation game technology", "Gesture Recognition Technology", "Built-in hard drive and modem for US Playstation 2?", "Dolphin Watch", "Tokyo Game Show Spring 2000 -- not much to report" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
7 2000 July Power Stone 2 (Dreamcast)

PlayStation 2: FantaVision, Sky Surfer
Dreamcast: 4 Wheel Thunder, Maken X, Evolution 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Nightmare Creatures 2, Roadsters
PlayStation: Jedi Power Battles, Vanguard Bandits, Wild Arms 2, Gekido
PC: Shogun: Total War, StarLancer, Beetle Buggin', Lemmings Revolution

Previews: American McGee's Alice, Drakan, ESPN X Games Snowboarding (Konami), Gun Griffon Blaze (Game Arts), Jet Grind Radio, Madden 2001, Metal Gear Solid 2, Orphen, Record of Lodoss War, Run Like Hell, Slipheed: The Lost Planet (Game Arts), Smuggler's Run, Startopia, Time Splitters, Virtua Tennis Breaking News: "The Sony Countdown Begins at E3" (PlayStation 2 will be available in the U.S. on October 26 for $299), "E3 2000" (The Best and Worse of E3 and a profile on Eidos), "The X-philes", "Dolphin Watch" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
8 2000 August Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (PC)

Dreamcast: Rainbow Six, Samba de Amigo, Gauntlet Legends, Space Channel 5, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Deep Fighter, Fur Fighters, Grand Theft Auto 2
Nintendo 64: Excitebike 64
PlayStation: Chrono Cross, The Legend of Dragoon, Surf Riders, Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn, Legend of Mana
PC: Daikatana, Evolva, Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Tachyon: The Fringe

Featured: "The Making of the Xbox", "20 Games that will save the PC

Previews: Anarchy Online, Battle Realms, Billabong Pro Surfing (Krome Studios), Conker's Bad Fur Day, Dynasty Warriors 2, NASCAR 2001, Project Eden, 7 Blades (Konami), Shadow of Destiny, Velvet File (Dazz), World Sports Cars (West Racing)

Breaking News: "Sega: On the Rebound or on the Ropes?", "Sony Unveils More Hardware", "An off-the-record glance at Game Boy Advance", "The X-philes: Anti-aliasing", "Games find a home with Seoul", "Dolphin Watch: Disc format", "Take me out to the ballgame- so I can play Dreamcast", "Serious Sam stuns websurfers" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
9 2000 September Deus Ex (PC)

Dreamcast: Jet Set Radio, Wacky Races, Super Magnetic Neo, MagForce Racing, The Ring, Seaman, Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm, South Park Rally, Virtua Tennis
PlayStation: Koudelka, Threads of Fate, Mister Driller, N.GEN Racing, Armorines: Project Swarm
PC: Diablo 2, Ground Control, MDK2, Motocross Madness 2

Featured: "Dreamcast: The First Anniversary", "Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2"(A comparison between the PS2 and DC versions)

Previews: Alien Front Online, Dragon's Lair 3D, Episode I Starfighter, ESPN International Track and Field(Konami), The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom Ridge(Mythos Games), Motor Mayhem(Beyond Games), NHL 2001, Quark(Quantic Dream), Slashout(Soft4)

Breaking News: "Dreamcast Turns One in the USA", "Battle in 3D: GeForce2 vs. Voodoo 5", "The X-philes: etymology", "Metal Gear Solid 2 trailer", "Dolphin Watch: Controller, Development, and Miyamoto", "Pokemon carries game sales to new heights", "Capcom 2000 Conference" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
10 2000 October Dreamcast: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, World Series Baseball 2K1, Aerowings 2: Air Strike, Street Fighter III: Double Impact, WWF Royal Rumble, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Walt Disney's Magical Racing Tour, Silver

PlayStation: Tenchu 2, Parasite Eve 2, Valkyrie Profile, Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, NFL GameDay 2001
PC: Icewind Dale, Warlords Battlecry, Bang! Gunship Elite, Kiss: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

Featured: "Broadband Gaming"

Interview: "The XBoss: An Interview with Robbie Bach"(Robbie Bach, Microsoft))

Previews: The Bouncer, G-Surfers(Blade Interactive), Hundred Swords(Smilebit), Moto GP(Namco), Ring of Red, Titanium Angels(Möbius Entertainment), Warriors of Might and Magic, Wipeout Fusion, World Destruction League: Thunder Tanks, Zone of the Enders

Breaking News: "Classic Gaming Expo 2000", "Sega Keelhauls Dreamcast Pirates", "Ultracade is here!", "The X-philes: The XDK", "Dolphin Watch: SpaceWorld 2000 announcement", "Sony's GScube Unveiled", "Learn to program, make a game, get rich"(DIV Games Studio & DarkBASIC), "Introducing GameWheels- not your average peripheral" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
11 2000 November Madden NFL 2001 (PlayStation 2)

NFL 2K1 (Dreamcast)
PlayStation 2: SSX, Armored Core 2, Ridge Racer V, Eternal Ring, Swing Away Golf, Dynasty Warriors 2
Dreamcast: San Francisco Rush 2049, Hidden and Dangerous, D2, NFL Blitz 2001, Test Drive V-Rally, Virtua Athlete 2K, Sydney 2000, Cannon Spike, Giga Wing, Demolition Racer: No Exit
PlayStation: Dino Crisis 2, Spider-Man, Frogger 2, Vampire Hunter D, Hogs of War, Flintstones Bedrock Bowling, Grind Session, Monster Rancher Battle Card, Incredible Crisis, Dragon Valor, Destruction Derby Raw, Alien Resurrection
PC: Crimson Skies, Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2, Sanity: Aiken's Artifact, Soulbringer

Featured: "GameCube: Can Nintendo Compete?", "Playstation 2: Your Complete Launch Guide", "Judgment Day: Lieberman vs. the Videogame Industry"

Interview: "Nintendo's not-so-secret-weapon: Shigeru Miyamoto"

Previews: CMX 2002(Pacific Coast Power and Light), Kengo: Master of Bushido(Lightweight), Lotus Challenge, Phantasy Star Online, Planet Harriers(Amusement Vision), Type X: Spiral Nightmare(Sega), Unison

Breaking News: "SpaceWorld 2000", "Dreamcast Online Gaming Goes Live!", "The X-Philes: 2nd party teams", "GameCube Watch: Game shown at SpaceWorld", "Book Reviews: Trigger Happy: Video Games and the Future of Entertainment and Game Programming Gems" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
12 2000 December Shenmue (Dreamcast)

PlayStation 2: NHL 2001, Wild Wild Racing, X Squad, Tekken Tag Tournament, Silent Scope, Super Puzzle Bobble, Smuggler's Run
Dreamcast: Capcom vs SNK, Gunbird 2, Sno Cross, Spawn: In the Demon's Hand, Toy Story 2, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Sega GT
Nintendo 64: Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Turok 3: Shadows of Oblivion, The World Is Not Enough
PlayStation: Final Fantasy IX, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Star Trek: Invasion, Ms. Pacman Maze Madness, Muppet RaceMania, RC Revenge, Ray Crisis, Resident Evil Survivor, Tyco R/C: Assault With a Battery, Medal of Honor Underground, Ball Breakers, Galaga: Destination Earth
PC: Baldur's Gate 2, Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, Enemy Engaged, Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home, Star Trek: New Worlds, Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr

Interview: "An Interview with Shuhei Yoshida"(Shuhei Yoshida, Sony)

Previews: 18 Wheeler, Cool Boarders Code Alien(UEP Systems), Crash Bandicoot, Dark Cloud, Devil May Cry, Drakan, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, Legion(7 Studios), The Lost(Irrational Games), Metal Gear Solid 2, Silent Hill 2, Sim Coaster, Twisted Metal Black, Vikki's Adventures(3DO)

Breaking News: "Tokyo Game Show", "The X-Philes: Release in Japan", "DOA2 Hardcore has a message", "The First Quarter: A 25-Year History of Video Games", "GameCube Watch: Polygon Performace" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
2001
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Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
1 2001 January Quake III Arena (Dreamcast)

PlayStation 2: Unreal Tournament, NFL GameDay 2001, DOA2 Hardcore, Evergrace, ESPN International Track and Field, Gradius III and IV, Midnight Club: Street Racing, Summoner, Gungriffon Blaze, Moto GP, Orphen: Scion of Sorcery, Street Fighter EX3, Timesplitters
Dreamcast: Metropolis Street Racer, Army Men: Sarge's Heroes, F335 Challenge, Jedi Power Battles, Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000, Test Drive Le Mans, Jet Grind Radio, Red Dog: Superior Firepower, Sega Marine Fishing, Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Nintendo 64: WWF No Mercy, Hey You, Pikachu!, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness, Pokémon Puzzle League
PlayStation: Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon, Army Men: Air Attack 2, Army Men: World War - Land, Sea, Air, Breath of Fire IV, Cool Boarders 2001, Crash Bash, The Grinch, Knockout Kings 2001, Megaman Legends 2, Mike Tyson Boxing, MTV Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy Macdonald, NBA Live 2001, The World Is Not Enough, Torneko: The Last Hope, WCW Backstage Assault, World Destruction League
PC: Red Alert 2, Homeworld: Cataclysm, Cyber Groove, The Devil Inside, Sega Rally 2 Championship, Wizards and Warriors, Midtown Madness 2

Featured: "Got Talent?" (A survey of First-party developers for each console: Sega; Appaloosa, Amusement Vision, AM2, Hit Maker, No cliche, Sega Overworks, Sega Rosso, Smilebit, Sonic Team, United Game Artists, Visual Concepts, Wave Master, Wow Entertainment; Sony; Eidetic, Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, Idol Minds, Zipper Interactive, Red Zone Interactive, Rainbow Studios, Polyphony Digital, Sucker Punch Productions, Surreal Software, Incognito Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment; Microsoft; Artificial Mind & Movement, Boss Game Studios, Climax Group, Bungie Studios, Digital Illusions, High Voltage Software, Kodiak Interactive, Lionhead Studios, Big Blue Box Studios, Intrepid Computer, Know Wonder Digital Media Works, Meyer/Glass Interactive, Oddworld Inhabitants, Pipeworks Software, Pseudo Interactive, Rainbow Studios, Stormfront Studios, Universal Interactive Inc., Totally Games, Tremor Entertainment, VR-1 Entertainment; Nintendo; Factor 5, Left Field Productions, Nintendo EAD, NST, Rareware, Retro Studios, Silicon Knights)

Previews: Air Trix (Hit Maker), DNA (Hudson Soft), Dropship, Sonic Adventure 2

Breaking News: "Short on Systems, Long on Lines PlayStation 2 arrives in the US", "Sega sets out to prove that 'Graffiti is art'", "Game violence under scrutiny in Japan", "The X-philes: Built in Hard Drive & Ethernet", "GameCube Watch: Modem and Broadband adapters" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
2 2001 February Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)

PlayStation 2: Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2, NASCAR 2001, Q-Ball: Billiards Master, Sky Odyssey, Real Pool, Surfing H30, Silpheed: The Lost Planet
Dreamcast: Grandia II, 4x4 Evolution, Bang! Gunship Elite, Championship Surfer, Looney Tunes Space Race, NBA 2K1, Resident Evil 2, StarLancer, Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition, Xtreme Sports
Nintendo 64: Banjo-Tooie
PlayStation: Tomb Raider: Chronicles, Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2, Colin McRae Rally 2.0, Driver 2, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, Moto Racer World Tour, WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
PC: No One Lives Forever, Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock, The Longest Journey, Sacrifice, Zeus, Rune, RealMyst, Escape from Monkey Island, MechWarrior 4

Featured: Games Grow Up

Interview: "Ed's Odyssey"(Ed Fries, Microsoft)

Previews: Bloody Roar 3, Floigan Brothers (Visual Concepts), Kessen II, Legend of Alon D'ar, Supercar Street Challenge, Twisted Metal Black, WRC 2001 (Evolution Studios)

Breaking News: "Games Invade Hollywood", "Sega of Japan reveals its master plan"(Sega announces plans to develop for othre platforms), "GameCube Watch: the Controller", "The X-philes: Microsoft's Content and Design Team", "Book Review: Understanding Interactivity", "RPGers spill out into real world", "Microsoft acquiring Digital Anvil" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
3 2001 March PlayStation 2: The Bouncer, Driving Emotion Type-S, F1 Championship Season 2000, RC Revenge Pro, Theme Park Roller Coaster, Top Gear Daredevil, NCAA GameBreaker 2001

Dreamcast: Max Steel, Chicken Run, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX, Disney's Dinosaur, King of Fighters: Evolution, Sonic Shuffle, Project Justice, NBA 2 Night, Star Wars: Demolition, Surf Rocket Racers
PlayStation: Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Blade, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, HBO Boxing, The Mummy, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Power Spike Pro Volleyball, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Arena
PC: American McGee's Alice, Hitman: Codename 47, Sudden Strike, Call to Power II, Gunman Chronicles, Sea Dogs, Sheep, Stupid Invaders, Timeline

Featured: "Start your own Game Company", "It's Show Time"

Interview: "Id Software 10 years later"(John Carmack & Kevin Cloud, Id Software)

Previews: Ace Combat 4, Battle Gear 2, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy X, Freedom Force, High Heat Baseball 2002(3DO), Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen II, Metal Gear Solid 2, Spiker's Battle(Amusement Vision)

Breaking News: "Bill Gates unveils the finished Xbox at CES", "3Q Makes Gaming Personal", "The X-philes: XBox's form", "Dreamcast's Budget Development Independent Developer Toolkit", "GameCube Watch: Suspended due to lawsuit", "Out of control: Review of 3rd party PS2 controllers" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
4 2001 April PlayStation 2: Star Wars: Starfighter, Onimusha, Oni, Aqua Aqua, ATV Off-Road Fury, Kengo: Master of Bushido, Knockout Kings 2001, NBA Live 2001, NCAA Final Four 2001, WDL: Thunder Tanks

Dreamcast: Phantasy Star Online, Guilty Gear X, Kao the Kangaroo, Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, POD Speedzone, Vanishing Point
PlayStation: 007 Racing, Disney's The Emperor's New Groove, Razor Freestyle Scooter, Supercross 2001
PC: Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale, Insane, Starfleet Command: Empires at War, Cossacks: European Wars, Europa Universalis, Freedom: First Resistance, Project IGI: I'm Going In

Featured: "Field of Indrema"

Interview: "A conversation with Lorne Lanning"(Lorne Lanning, Oddworld Inhabitants)

Previews: Bounty Hunter (Warthog Games), Bridge Commander, Extermination, Mad Dash (Crystal Dynamics), Malice, Munch's Oddysee, New Legends (Infinite Machine), Rumble Racing, Shadow Hearts, Warhammer Online, Wild Riders (Wow Entertainment)

Breaking News: "Sega pulls plug on Dreamcast"(Sega becomes a third-party developer), "GameCube Watch: Launch Games", "The X-philes: Nvidia deal", "Nintendo Readies GBA Library", "Tactile feedback mouse offers new level of Immersion", "Looking to Beat the Best?" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
5 2001 May Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PlayStation)

PlayStation 2: Shadow of Destiny, The Adventures of Cookie & Cream, NHL FaceOff 2001, Ring of Red, WinBack
Dreamcast: Daytona USA, Bangai-O, Bass Rush Dream, Samba de Amigo 2000, Fighting Vipers 2, Last Blade 2, Q*bert, Record of Lodoss War
Nintendo 64: Paper Mario, Conker's Bad Fur Day
PlayStation: Dance Dance Revolution, Army Men World War: Final Front, Darkstone, Metal Slug X
PC: Clive Barker's Undying, Age of Sail II, America, Battle of Britain, SimCoaster, B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th, Kingdom Under Fire, Last Kingdom

Featured: "Old Systems, New Games"(Retrogaming)

Previews: Aquanox, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Call of Cthulu, Cel Damage, Crazy Taxi 2, Dragon Wars of Might and Magic (3DO), Fighting Legends (Maximum Charisma), Halo, Herdy Gerdy, The Lost (Irrational Games), Maken Shao (Atlus), Ozzy's Black Skies (iRock International), Vampire Night

Breaking News: "Realtime Graphics Go Big Time", "Games As Therapy?", "Who's Next?"(Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo purchases of game developers), "The X-philes: Launch Date", GameCube Watch: Shakedown at Retro Studios", "AOU Amusement Expo debuts new coin-ops" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
6 2001 June Black & White (PC)

PlayStation 2: Zone of the Enders, 4x4 Evolution, Army Men: Green Rogue, Army Men: Air Attack 2, Quake III, Bloody Roar 3, NBA Hoopz, Rumble Racing, Warriors of Might and Magic, Unison
Dreamcast: Unreal Tournament, Charge 'n Blast, Worms World Party
PlayStation: Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge, Strikers 1945, Toy Story Racer, Triple Play Baseball
PC: Serious Sam, Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island, Blade of Darkness, Mindrover: The Europa Project, In Cold Blood, Star Trek Away Team, Star Wars: Battle for Naboo

Featured: "Sega's Next Move"(Sega's plans for a multi-platform company)

Previews: Batman: Vengeance, Enclave (Starbreeze Studios), Evil Twin (In Utero), Galleon, POW, Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, Spy Hunter, Stretch Panic

Breaking News: "Tokyo Game Show 2001", "GeForce3 arrives", "GDC 2001", "GameCube Watch: Retro Studios canceled titles", "The X-philes: Japanese Market" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
7 2001 July Game Boy Advance: Army Men Advance, Bomberman Tournament, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, ChuChu Rocket Advance, Earthworm Jim, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Fire Pro Wrestling, GT Advance Championship Racing, Iridion 3D, Konami Krazy Racers, Namco Museum, Pinobee: Wings of Adventure, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Rayman Advance, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2, Super Dodge Ball Advance, Super Mario Advance, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Top Gear GT Championship, Tweety and the Magic Gems

PlayStation 2: Gran Turismo 3, High Heat Baseball 2002, Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2, Cool Boarders 2001, ESPN National Hockey Night, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, MDK2: Armageddon, Red Faction, Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff, Triple Play Baseball, ESPN MLS Extra Time, Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing, Escape from Monkey Island
Dreamcast: Illbleed, 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker, Confidential Mission, Spider-Man
PlayStation: Time Crisis: Project Titan, Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX, The Simpsons Wrestling
PC: Tribes 2, Fallout Tactics, Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul, Fate of the Dragon, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, X-COM: Enforcer, Myst III: Exile

Featured: "Eidos on Edge" (Eidos's future as a video game publisher)

Interview: "Naughty by Nature" (Andy Gavin & Jason Rubin, Naughty Dog)

Previews: Air Force Delta 2, Exo (Particle Systems), Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jurassic Park: Survival (Savage Entertainment), Ka, Smuggler's Run 2, Splashdown, State of Emergency, Tamamayu Monogatari 2 (Genki), Unreal Championship

Breaking News: "E3 2001: An industry reborn", "GameCube to arrive on November 5", "Countdown to Xbox Launch", "GameCube Watch: E3's GameCube offerings", "The X-philes: Exclusive Xbox titles", "Book Review: Game Design: Theory & Practice" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
8 2001 August PlayStation 2: Twisted Metal: Black, Crazy Taxi, Dark Cloud, Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge, Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero

Dreamcast: Crazy Taxi 2
PlayStation: World's Scariest Police Chases, KISS Pinball, Dave Mirra Maximum Remix
PC: Pearl Harbor: Defend the Fleet, Tropico, Operation Flashpoint, Cultures, Echelon, Half-Life: Blue Shift

Interview: "Moving forward with GameCube"(Peter Main, Nintendo)

Previews: Blood Wake, Dark Summit, Dead to Rights, Eternal Darkness, Luigi's Mansion, Madden NFL 2002, NBA Courtside 2002, Pikmin, Project Gotham Racing, Republic: The Revolution, Sid Meier's SimGolf, Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet, Star Trek: Shattered Universe, Star Wars: Obi-Wan, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Tekken 4, Test Drive Overdrive, Virtua Fighter 4, Wave Race: Blue Storm

Breaking News: "On the set of Resident Evil: Ground Zero", "Movie Review: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", "GameCube Watch: Mario and other games not seen at E3", "One Hardcore Summer"(Gaming conventions over the summer), "In Pursuit of Better Sounding Games"(Gaming surround speakers), "The X-philes: Amount of Money Spent by MS" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
9 2001 September Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast)

PlayStation 2: NBA Street, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, Motor Mayhem, Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse, NASCAR Heat 2002, MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X
Dreamcast: Soldier of Fortune, Sports Jam, Floigan Brothers
PC: Gangsters 2, Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising, Merchant Prince II, World War II Online: Blitzkrieg, Microsoft Train Simulator, Offroad Redneck Racing, Emperor: Battle for Dune

Featured: "Video Game U" (Colleges with courses related to video game)

Previews: Aliens vs. Predator 2, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Devil May Cry, Frequency, Kinetica, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Rez, Shenmue 2, Sled Storm 2 (EA), The Thing

Breaking News: "Has Xbox Gone Sour?" (Post E3 Xbox reception), "Review: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", "GameCube Watch: Mario game at Spaceworld", "The X-philes: Fighting games" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
10 2001 October Max Payne (PC)

PlayStation 2: ESPN X Games Skateboarding, City Crisis, Ephemeral Fantasia, Rune: Viking Warlords, NCAA Football 2002, Silent Scope 2, Time Crisis II, WDL: War Jetz
Dreamcast: Alien Front Online, Coaster Works, Outtrigger
PlayStation: Motocross Mania, Tales of Destiny 2, Saiyuki: Journey West
PC: Anachronox, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Legends of Might and Magic, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Shattered Galaxies, Startopia, Z: Steel Soldiers

Featured: "25 Power Players"(Next Gen's selection for the 25 most powerful and influential in the video game industry)

Interview: "#1, Ken Kutaragi: Playing with Power(Ken Kutaragi, Sony)

Previews: Dead or Alive 3, Good Cop, Bad Cop(Revolution Software), Hunter: The Reckoning, Jet Set Radio Future, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Rubu Tribe(Outrage Entertainment)

Breaking News: "Ready for X-port"(Production progress), "Playstation 2's taking gamers online...but at what cost?", "Classic Games Expo 2001", "GameCube Watch: Preparing for Launch", "The X-philes: Killer apps & hacking" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
11 2001 November PlayStation 2: Devil May Cry, Silent Hill 2, Armored Core 2, Extermination, Ico, Gallop Racer 2001, Gitaroo Man, Le Mans 24 Hours, Spy Hunter, Mobile Suit Gundam, Stretch Panic, Test Drive: Off-Road Wide Open

Dreamcast: World Series Baseball 2K2
PlayStation: NFL GameDay 2002, Castlevania Chronicles, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
PC: Eurofighter Typhoon, Independence War 2, MechCommander 2

Featured: "Xbox arrives"(A review of the system, games, peripherals, etc. )

Previews: Eternal Darkness, Falcone: Into the Maelstrom(Point Blank), Maximo, Moto GP2(Namco), Rune(From Software), Soldier of Fortune II

Breaking News: "SpaceWorld 2001", "Xbox launch delayed in Japan", "The X-philes: Predictions", "GameCube Watch: Cel-da" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org
12 2001 December Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PlayStation 2)

Xbox: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x, 4x4 Evolution 2, NASCAR Heat 2002
PlayStation 2: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Batman: Vengeance, Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Arctic Thunder, Extreme G3 Racing, Half-Life, Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, Kinetica, NHL 2002, Monster Rancher 3, The Legend of Alon D'ar, Victorious Boxers
Dreamcast: Ooga Booga, Sega Bass Fishing 2, Death Crimson OX, Reel Fishing Wild
PC: Red Faction, Ultimate Ride, Throne of Darkness

Featured: "Nintendo's GameCube is here" (A review of the system, games, peripherals, etc.)

Interview: "The Making of the GameCube" (Greg Buchner, ATI)

Previews: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Soul Calibur 2, Timesplitters 2, Wreckless (Bunkasha)

Breaking News: "GameCube Goes Hollywood" (Nintendo release party), "GameCube Launch in Japan", "The NextGen Holiday Book Roundup", "GameCube Watch: Eternal Darkness & Resident Evil exclusives" JimmyBlackwing, SilentAria, Archive.org
2002
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Issue Year Month Game Reviews Features News Contact
1 2002 January Xbox: Halo, AirForce Delta Storm, Cel Damage, Fuzion Frenzy, NASCAR Thunder 2002, Project Gotham Racing, Arctic Thunder, MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael, NHL Hitz 2002, Test Drive: Off-Road Wide Open, Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Transworld Surf, Dead or Alive 3, NBA Live 2002, Silent Hill 2, Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition, The Simpsons: Road Rage, Madden NFL 2002, NFL Fever 2002, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Dark Summit, Kabuki Warriors, Mad Dash Racing, Shrek

Metal Gear Solid 2 (PlayStation 2)
GameCube: Pikmin
PlayStation 2: Grand Theft Auto 3, FIFA 2002, Frequency, NHL Hitz 2002, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Soul Reaver 2, SSX Tricky, Smuggler's Run 2, Supercar Street Challenge, Yanya Caballista: City Skater, WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
Dreamcast: Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, NFL 2K2
PlayStation: Dragon Warrior VII, Syphon Filter 3
PC: Civilization III, Commandos 2: Men of Courage, Project Eden, Stronghold, Zoo Tycoon, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Previews: Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2, Space Channel 5: Part 2, Spider-Man: The Movie, Terminator: Dawn of Fate Breaking News: "Launch Mania"(GameCube and Xbox launch), "Windows XP plays hard" JimmyBlackwing, Archive.org