Edge(UK) Issue 9 Jun 1994
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Overview
- Full Name: Edge Magazine Issue 9
- Issue 9
- Date June 1994
- Region: GB
- Barcode: 9 771350 159007 06
- Cover Disc No
- Notes:
News
- This Month On Edge - Japan Sales Update - Part of the article "This Month on Edge", states the Japan release on March 20th, and sold 40k units with a target of 1m for the year (It states that thats Playstations target for day 1) (Page 22)
- This Month On Edge - Electronic Arts Battletoads - Small part of the "This Month on Edge" article, Mentions how EA bought/licenced a PCB board from Universal and didn't use the 3DO tech (Page 22)
Features
- Attract Mode - The Horde - Small visual of the Horde across 2 pages (Pages 9-10)
- ECTS - All Show and no Go - 2 page feature on the UK event, 3DO were a last minute add on there, and had the smallest stand at the event, it was abit of a poor display, having only one new game on display, Jurassic Park. Edge did interview Trip who was upbeat after a succesful Japan launch. (Pages 14-15)
- 16but Blues At CSG 94 - 2 page feature on the Japan event in Tokyo, they mention even though 3DO developers were thin on the ground, showings of Seal of The Pharaoh (Ask Kodanshas), Doctor Hazer (Riverhill) and Tetsujin (Synergy) looked good (Pages 16-17)
- Global Domination - 6 page piece that delves into the race to dominate the games industry from big players like Panasonic, Sony and Phillips. On the Panasonic side, it states how much of a bigger company they are than Sony, owning the likes of MCA, JVC (Mentions about potential machine) and a stake in Interplay. It states that MCA has also given access to clips of its film library to the 3DO contents library which is available for free to all 3DO licensees. Surprising (Which I didn't know), Phillips owns 35% of a division of Panasonic, and Panasonic helped develop the CD-i. One of the other large firms vying for the crown is Time Warner, that Edge mention as also a shareholder of the 3DO. It states that they are wanting 3DO to be involved in the Cable TV route (Mentions the Telecommunications test) (Pages 52-57)
Reviews
Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Rating |
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Pebble Beach Golf | Panasonic | N/A | 1 | 68 | 7 |
The Horde | Crystal Dynamics | N/A | 2 | 70-71 | 8 |
- Pebble Beach Golf - With a multitude of play options, including Skins Play, Tournament Play, Open Play, Stroke Play and Match Play, Pebble Beach has enough last ability and playability to overcome any gripes, BDO sports fans should find it a worthy investment.
- The Horde - The Horde develops into an extremely playable action adventure. Graphically, It may not be quite in the same league as Total Eclipse, but it still has some very nice rendered images - the grazing cows
Adverts
Publishers
- Iguana Entertainment - Half page advert from the publisher looking for various roles states they are developing for the 3DO (Page 88)
- Aardvark Swift - Quarter page ad from the recruitment agency, Looking for a South based UK 3DO programmer, it has Tengen at the bottom of the ad indicating they are recruiting for the publisher (Page 88)
Retail
- Raven Games London - Half page ad with 10 3DO games for sale plus imported hardware (Page 67)
- MMP - Interesting quarter page ad, advertising a US Imported 3DO dev kit (Page 67)
- Zap - Full page ad with 13 games and 3DO (All imported from the US) (Page 73)
- Torc - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
- Arcadia - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
- Console Concepts - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
- Fun House - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
- Pro Games - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
- Video Game Centre - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
- CES - Small ad stating it sells 3DO (Page 95)
Credits
- Editor - Steve Jarratt
- Deputy Editor - Jason Brookes
- Art Editor - Rob Abbott
- Deputy Art Editor - Jez Bridgeman
- Production Editor - Ceri Vines
- Writers - George Andreas
Media
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News - This Month On Edge - Japanese Sales
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News - This Month On Edge - Electronic Arts Battletoads
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Feature - Attract Mode - The Horde
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Feature - ECTS - All Show And No Go
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Feature - 16bit Blues at CSG 94
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Feature - Global Domination 1
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Feature - Global Domination 2
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Feature - Global Domination 3
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Review - Pebble Beach Golf
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Review - The Horde
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Ad - Iguana Entertainment
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Ad - Aaardvark Swift
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Ad - Raven Games London
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Ad - MMP
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Ad - Zap
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Ad - Torc
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Ad - Arcadia
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Ad - Console Concepts
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Ad - Fun House
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Ad - Pro Games
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Ad - Video Game Centre
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Ad - CES
Categories:
- UK Magazine
- CSG 1994
- ECTS 1994
- Japan Launch
- 3DO Development Kit
- Ask Kodanshas
- Crystal Dynamics
- Electronic Arts
- Iguana Entertainment
- Interplay Productions
- JVC
- MCA
- Panasonic
- Riverhill
- Synergy
- Telecommunications
- Time Warner
- Battletoads Arcade
- Doctor Hazer
- Jurassic Park
- Pebble Beach Golf
- The Horde
- Seal of The Pharaoh
- Tetsujin