NextGen Issue 63

News: Bill Gates talks the future of gaming, Is the PC market in trouble?, Nuon revealed at CES, Konami partners with Universal Pictures, Nintendo “Dolphin” news, Final Fantasy Online?, Codemasters licenses Mike Tyson for upcoming boxing game, New peripherals

Arcadia:  Sega & Namco planning new arcade hardware, Crusin’ Exotica, New arcade titles from Japan

The World is Not Enough (PlayStation 2, PC) feature

Alphas (previews):

·         Munch’s Oddysee (PlayStation 2)

·         Kessen (PlayStation 2)

·         Black & White (PlayStation 2, PC)

·         Hitman: Project 47 (PC)

·         Rune (PC)

·         Alone in the Dark IV (Dreamcast, PlayStation, PC)

·         Nightmare Creatures 2 (Dreamcast)

·         Dark Silhouette: Silent Scope 2 (Arcade)

·         Guilty Gear 2 (Arcade)

·         Innocent Tears (Dreamcast)

·         Allegiance (PC)

·         Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Dreamcast)

·         Armored Core 2 (PlayStation 2)

·         ESPN Baseball Tonight (Dreamcast)

·         ESPN Basketball 2night (Dreamcast)

·         Shenmue (Dreamcast)

·         Rayman 2 (Dreamcast)

·         Starlancer (PC)

·         Street Fighter III: Double Impact (Dreamcast)

·         Tony Hawk (Nintendo 64)

·         Anachronox (PC)

·         WWF Smackdown (PlayStation)

Raising the Bar. Interview with Alex Garden (CEO of Relic), Alan Patmore (Surreal Software president), Ted Price (Insomniac Games president), & Erik Yeo (design director for Seven Studios)

Gallery

Finals (reviews):

·         F1 World Grand Prix (Dreamcast)

·         Virtual On Oratorio Tangram (Dreamcast)

·         Fighting Force 2 (Dreamcast)

·         Plasma Sword (Dreamcast)

·         Re-Volt (Dreamcast)

·         Seventh Cross Evolution (Dreamcast)

·         Soul Fighter (Dreamcast)

·         Vigilante 8: Second Offence (Dreamcast)

·         Zombie Revenge (Dreamcast)

·         Test Drive 6 (Dreamcast)

·         Quarterback Club 2000 (Dreamcast)

·         Hydro Thunder 64 (Nintendo 64)

·         South Park Rally (Nintendo 64)

·         Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (Nintendo 64)

·         ECW Hardcore Revolution (Nintendo 64)

·         Silent Bomber (PlayStation)

·         SaGa Frontier 2 (PlayStation)

·         International Track & Field (PlayStation)

·         Tomba! 2 (PlayStation)

·         The Misadventures on Tron Bonne (PlayStation)

·         Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (PlayStation)

·         Jackie Chan’s Stuntmaster (PlayStation)

·         Planescape: Torment (PC)

·         Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey (PC)

·         Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC)

·         Star Trek: Hidden Evil (PC)

·         Wild Wild West (PC)

·         Crusaders of Might & Magic (PC)

·         Battlezone II: Combat Commander (PC)

·         Urban Chaos (PC)

·         Mortyr 2093-1944 (PC)

Letters

Retroview looking at March 1986