Welcome to an extraordinary issue of Future Gamer. In here you'll find a competition to win a PAL Dreamcast when they come out, as well as news on Future Publishing's plan to launch an unofficial magazine dedicated to the machine. You'll also be able to enter a Ubi Soft and 3DO competition where you could design a monster for inclusion in the next Might and Magic game. Those of you who pop along to the Future Gamer website occasionally will know that there's a TA: Kingdoms competition running too, so pop along and enter that - there are record bags and t-shirts to be won. If you're going to this year's ECTS in September and you're a member of the Future Gamer Clan, drop me an email 'cos we've had some FGC t-shirts made up for clan members. In light of the recent monkeying around with the price of new PlayStation games, we've decided to include a small feature consisting of your letters on the subject. Not everyone, it seems, is all for this money-saving malarkey. And we haven't forgotten to include a handful of great game previews and reviews either, as well as all the regulars you've come to know and love. Future Gamer 36 really is a bit special, so get stuck in and enjoy. Andy Smith - Editor

News headlines:

Speedball 2100 Strikes Back With Empire! ... Summer Sales Rocket ... Sports Wars ... Voodoo3 ... Infogrames Get Worms ... N64 prices to drop? ... EA Sports Price Cuts ... Spawn for GBC ... Rage Not Against the New Machine ... GT Race On ... Lara Lara Trouble ... DVD game for PS2 ... A Play At The Races ... Internet Pawn ... Namco Still "Unable to Commit" to Dolphin ... Bands Line Up for Wipeout 3 ... More on Intellivision Classics ... OK Computer ... Square Announce Three RPGs ... Nibbles ...

In this issue:
Preview: Sled Storm (PlayStation) Racing on snow's been tried many times before, and with the notable exception of 1080 Snowboarding, they've been crap, but EA game look set to reverse the trend. Cool runnings (as some would say).
Review: Kingpin (PC) Violent games have come under attack of late from the mainstream media, and here's a game that's bound to get their backs up as it's violent and has swearing and everything in it. All we gamers want to know, though, is whether it's actually a good game.
Feature: Children of the Revolution If the tabloids are to be believed, violent games create violent gamers. How come, asks Michael Foster, the vast majority of us gamers who've grown up with games don't actually go out and beat, maim and kill people?

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