The most popular thread in the Future Gamer Chat Forum this week has without doubt been the piracy issue brought to light in FG38. "Sweaty overweight men in filthy bedsits" (Kaneda?) have been up in arms trying to explain that copying the odd CD is nothing compared to the situation in the Far East.

Felix blamed the publishers and companies for it (as usual, it's always somebody else's fault except his!) and TEk was slightly riled too - not with piracy, but the fact that he'd spent an hour writing a huge post and then his computer crashed. Andy Mitchell posted a message regarding his Future Gamer FrontEnd software, which helps you access your installed issues and search for information within the mag - good work Andy! Gamers have also vented their frustration at Driver, which has the worst final mission ever created, as the reported destruction of 17 joypads, three PlayStations, two copies of the game and a goldfish certainly attest. If you have any views you wish to air then don't hesitate to click here to find out what you're missing...

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