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News @ Bullet Point: Forever For All Furore  NeoGAF forum There seems Nonetheless, the lack of leak of Switch to have been a bit of optimisation has resulted in some gamers development furore, over Sega's new experiencing stuttering and skips that Sega Forever project - an hinder the playability of the titles. documents, shows effort to bring games from text claiming every console generation of Sonic the Hedgehog isn't emulated, are Sega's history to Android and iOS and instead remains the popular mobile port by phones and tablets. planning "a Christian Whitehead, and so suffers the least performance problems. Nonetheless, users feature to The service launched on upgrading from the previous paid version, were transfer Wednesday the 21st of June with five unable to disable adverts, until Sega issued a apps - Sonic The Hedgehog, further update to address the issue. account Phantasy Star II, , save data and , and was billed as classic Cloud saves have also caused problems, among Sega games, for free, on mobile, with with some users experiencing saved games features such as leaderboards, cloud saves, deleting themselves, saved games reverting to offline play, and controller support. The free previous saves from an hour ago, and some games are ad-supported however, and require a users have even experienced not being able to payment of £1.99 in the UK (or $1.99 in the US) save in-game progress at all. to disable adverts. Sega are listening to users, and hope Sonic The Hedgehog, Phantasy Star II, to fix issues going forwards. Nonetheless, if and Altered Beast had already been available on you have older versions of Sonic, Phantasy the app store for purchase before the free Sega Star II and Altered Beast - you're best Forever initiative was introduced, and users that avoiding upgrading to the Sega Forever had already paid for these games were annoyed versions. For everyone else, the apps are to discover upgrading their app, introduced free to download and try on Android and adverts, and, in Phantasy Star II and Altered iOS (with titles on the latter coming with Beast, problems with performance. free iMessage sticker packs), so you can see how well they perform for The performance hit is said to be due you. Sega are planning to release multiple to poor emulation, that lacks optimisation for new games every two weeks, native iOS or Android, and is instead running with forever.sega.com currently consoles" and on Unity, which is in turn, running on iOS or showing an icon of what looks are also Android. This was done to increase Sega's a lot like Virtua Tennis flexibility if later expanding Sega Forever to next to the words "considering a desktop computers, Facebook, Apple TV, "Coming Soon". feature in the and even potentially Nintendo Switch. future (tentative name: Guest Login) to...for Crash on Xbox One...? example, make it A Hungarian possible to upload e-commerce site (with a character you have headquarters in Slovakia) raised as online data recently listed Crash and then use that data Bandicoot: Nsane Trilogy as coming to Xbox One on 8th on a friend's NX December. This has not yet been (without creating a confirmed by any other source, so user account)." These could have been an error - and the Crash Bandicoot: Nsane retailer has since removed the are documents from last Trilogy is published by year, and may not reflect product page for the Xbox One version from their website. When it Activision who have coded Nintendo's current plans. was visible however, along with the remastered versions of PSOne Source: www.neogaf.com/ 8th December release date, it also titles Crash Bandicoot, Crash forum/showthread.php?t= featured official Xbox One box art Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot: 1398765 for the title, leading many to believe Nsane Trilogy could merely Warped, that all take be a six month timed exclusive for advantage of current-gen Sony, and could be out on Xbox hardware. It's out now for PlayStation 4. 04 One in time for Christmas. Gold & Silver PS4 Consoles Out Now!  Triumph - who developed Overlord and Age of Wonders, has been acquired by Paradox.  Battlegrounds' Executive Producer open to other formats in future, despite the game being billed at E3 as Xbox Above: Limited Edition Gold and Silver versions of the PlayStation Slim are out now, exclusive.... having launched June 29th. There are currently no Gold or Silver PlayStation Pros.  The game Rust has had Classic Mini SNES announced! 329k refunds Nintendo has announced Originally, some of these titles were known it will launch the Classic Mini Super by different names in the UK. Contra III: The Alien on Steam - Nintendo Entertainment System Wars was originally released as Super Probotector: amounting (SNES) - a mini version of its classic Alien Rebels, StarFox was released as Starwing, and SNES console, compatible with modern HD Kirby Super Star was known as Kirby's Fun Pak. The to over televisions - on September 29th of this year. names included in our list on this page are what they $4m are expected to be called when the Classic Mini SNES dollars. The system comes with 21 games launches. Games such as Super Mario RPG, pre-installed (including Star Fox 2 - never before Final Fantasy III (the western title for Final Fantasy VI), Gary released), two controllers, a HDMI cable, and a and Earthbound (the western title for Mother 2) never Newman USB cable for use in powering the device. had official UK releases during the SNES' lifetime, so are In Europe, including the UK, it will not come with also noteworthy for their inclusion. none-the an AC adapter for the USB power cable. The US -less version, released to the US market, will include an AC Retailers begun taking pre-orders for the adapter. The controller cables are said to be system on the 27th June, with prices ranging between claims 5 foot long (152cm). An improvement on the £69.99 and £79.99, and many selling out of their the Classic Mini NES' 3 foot controller cable (77cm). initial allocations within 30 minutes. Further allocations appeared at more retailers on the 29th of refund Of the 21 games pre-installed, the most June, again selling out in circa 30 minutes. system note-worthy is StarFox 2, due to it having never been "probably released in any territory despite being a finished / In the US, Nintendo told Kotaku they intend to complete game (it was shelved as focus shifted from the "produce significantly more units" than they did gained SNES to the N64, and development of StarFox 64). An with the Classic Mini NES, and also stated us more early alpha version of the title had been leaked online in it "...is currently planned to ship from Sept. 29 2008 - it was unfinished, in Japanese, and contained until the end of calendar year 2017. At this sales numerous bugs. Nintendo's release of the Classic Mini time, we have nothing to announce than SNES will be the first time the final finished game has regarding any possible shipments beyond been made publicly available. Nintendo's website this year,". This has set UK expectations it lost states that the game is unlocked on the Classic Mini for improved supply, albeit limited to us". SNES after completing the first level of the original just this year.  Virgin Star Fox. All other games are able to be selected immediately. Media customers can win access to a Destiny 2 multiplayer beta playtest event 17th & Above From Left to Right: The UK/Europe's Classic Mini SNES, the US' SNES Classic Edition, Japan's Classic Mini Super Famicom (showing that a flap comes down to allow controllers to be plugged in), and the StarFox 2 title 18th July in screen (taken from a leaked development version, which may not reflect what the finished version looks like). London via: virginmedia Classic Mini SNES Games! presents.com/ The complete list of games pre-installed, are as follows: #all/destiny-2  LawBreakers Contra III: The Alien Wars Star Fox open beta is now Donkey Kong Country Star Fox 2 EarthBound Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting accessible on PC to Final Fantasy III Super Castlevania IV all users of Steam F-ZERO Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts until July 5th. The Kirby Super Star Super Mario Kart Kirby's Dream Course Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars game releases on PC The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Mario World and PS4, 8th August. Mega Man X Super Metroid Secret of Mana Super Punch-Out!! Sources: vg247.com, eurogamer.net, mcvuk.com, gamespress.com, Yoshi's Island neogaff.com 05 United World Feature

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A Theatre Touring Production UK Theatres MAY to JULY It's not every day that theatre and videogames collide. Do you suppose such a collision is accompanied by a large crash, or a subtle thud? We sent Andrew Mehta along to find out, only for him to write this review instead:

This experiences we've all production enjoyed when playing through our favourite felt like an videogames at home, now absolute treat to referenced on the stage, sit down and before a live audience, and watch, because it as Edward begun playing a was our world of musical phrase from the videogames, those original Zelda game on an personal Ocarina, I remember feeling I was gonna be in for a really special evening, =).

Having to constantly interact with videogame graphics projected behind him, Edward has been Hamlet levels up, because forced to rehearse his timing to Dodge heat seeking missiles... there's lots of clever word play. a tee, and the result is that the Each time he levels up, he gets pacing of the production is a new skill, such as mastering superb. There's loads of variety irony (cue ironic statement), or too - drama, comedy, action, an oxymoron, and so forth... It's and song, - which combined cleverly done, and well with the fluid pacing, means delivered. However, others may there's never a dull moment. prefer the fast paced action Indeed, when this roller-coaster scenes, or even the comedy of a theatre production did moments. When Hamlet and Deliver sword blows... finally come to a screeching Ophelia both take on Mecha halt, it felt all too sudden. I Luigi for example (who is simply could not believe a whole apparently only the second hour had flown by as it felt but a largest robot boss Hamlet's ever mere twenty minutes or so. seen), Hamlet dodges heat seeking missiles and delivers The variety ensures sword blows and more, all to a there's something here for rocking Megaman II soundtrack, everyone. As a writer, I really while in another scene, it's ...all to a Megaman II soundtrack. enjoyed the scene in which pretty funny watching Hamlet's 06 United World Feature

ConsistingConsisting of...of...

A re-telling of ...Parodying both ...and delivering a Shakespeare's Shakespeare serious message Hamlet... and Retro on life. Videogames...

Select your game difficulty - how hard can life be?

"This is my game...you were an optional side quest I skipped after the first time," says Ophelia to Hamlet, as they travel via motorbike in homage to the biker themed point and click adventure, Full Throttle.

Below & Right: "This isn't a game Hamlet," says Peach. The show makes use of mixed media - film, animation, and live action.

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attempts to brush his teeth of? Having not played that when being controlled by a particular game, it was gamer forced to use rather difficult to tell - not that inaccurate motion controls, missing such things had ^_^. hindered my enjoyment.

Hamlet 64 does of I was also course, as the name suggests, completely ignorant adapt the storyline from of Hamlet before I Shakespeare's Hamlet, and watched Hamlet 64: that means, despite the Parody DLC. This didn't action, comedy, and fun hinder my enjoyment of Alas, Motion Controls, I knew thee well... videogame references - the production at all, there's murder, and incest, and instead prompted and themes of life and death me to look up are dealt with. The ending in productions of Shakespeare's fact, was a poignant Hamlet when I got home. statement on life, that I rather embarrassingly completely Should I be ending this Realising a full forgot. What I do remember is review, by saying Hamlet 64 is theatre port of Hamlet would be too just sitting there, taken aback an enjoyable way to spend an demanding, and gamers may want by the abrupt ending, going: evening? Or should I be extra modes over the original, this Is that it? It was a bit like highlighting the moral port contains exclusive content not playing through dilemma Hamlet is faced with found in Shakespeare's Hamlet - not a videogame when tasked by a Zombie only entirely new scenes, such as for hours on Hamlet and Ophelia versus Mecha Mario to commit murder? end, just to get Luigi, not only a bunch of tributes to a static screen other games (Hamlet runs through for an ending. It's certainly feeling scenes from Mirror's Edge, crashes a GTA car, and sings about death via Like a favourite like a groovy green - for while exploding Creepers from DVD movie my ticket was affordable enough to make me feel like MineCraft...), there's even a shocking however, I twist in the middle of the production immediately the production was good value for money given it was an when murder most foul wanted to occurs(!)...and the victim isn't who watch it all evening well spent, and this Shakespeare fans may have over again, =) implies it should be a mellow expected! - particularly to yellow, and while it is a pick up any references I had technical and artistic This fresh content for all, has to missed the first time around. accomplishment that could be be praised, especially given its described as brilliant, entertainment value. It also makes tempting me towards a And different people this, not a port of the original, but a brilliant blue - it's very much whole new re-imagining, that should will pick up on different for people who are going to be considered a lovingly made tribute references. While the use of get the videogame references, to both Shakespeare and an Ocarina and Edward's or appreciate the new Videogames, rather than an accurate kickass take on a Megaman II interpretation of port of either Hamlet or any track played to my personal particular retro videogame. (Gosh, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and it's love of Zelda and Megaman that was laboured. Ed). Talking about also something of an odd ball games, the audience member it like an arcade port, worked though, in the world of theatre - you'll sat next to me, was quick to didn't it? (Yes, only what sort of never see anything quite like hardware will this port be running on? praise the Grim Fandango this - and finally, it leaves you Ed). Any that tolerates this sort of references. Wait. Did he mean wanting more. I'm already lame humour. (I may need to the skull masks some of the eyeing the tour dates, upgrade my patience. It's wearing a characters playing planning my second trip to little thin. Ed). instruments during one of the watch this again, and urging songs were wearing, or were friends to check it out with there other Grim Fandango me, =). Great stuff! references I'd been unaware This oddball mash up of Shakespeare's Hamlet and Gaming, proves a highly "playable" play. Gamers will love it, and may well wish to see it Groovy Green 08 more than once. United World Feature

In the public sphere of the internet, Edward is seen advising that the play is suitable for ages 10+.

Hamlet grimaces, as he is cut in two for missing a random Quick Time Event! Luckily he's plenty of extra Right: Mime-attack! lives, to keep on trying, =). Hamlet takes out a zombie in the audience with the butt of his gun.

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It's claimed there are over 100 games referenced in the hour long production. I noticed nods to the following games and franchises / game series: Super Mario Kart BioShock Grim Fandango Monkey Island Skyrim Super Mario World Bomberman Half Life Mortal Kombat Sonic the Tetris Buck Bumble Mass Effect Pac Man Hedgehog Wolfenstein 3D Doom Max Payne Pokemon Space Invaders Worms Final Fantasy VII Megaman Pong Starfox 64 Zelda Full Throttle Minecraft Portal Street Fighter II Zork Gran Theft Auto Mirrors Edge Prince of Persia Super Mario Bros ...and more... 09 E3E 3 2017:

With E3 2017 done and dusted, Weekly Games Mag asked some of those lucky enough to have been there, what their high points, low points, and standout moments were, of the show: Highlights:H ighlights: Tyler Fetterman: It was my Tyler Fetterman: The new first E3 [and] it was a blast Dragon Ball FighterZ's seeing everything. phenomenal...

Corey Castillo: E3 this year Jeremy Hernandez: ...by far was amazing. The new event [the] most exciting Dragon that they added - E3 Ball Z game I've seen in Coliseum - [meant] you could forever. Totally remade, and sit in, [and] do a one-on-one awesome. I got to play it way Q&A - we were able to talk to before anybody. It comes out, Ed Boon, [have him] answer next year, and I get to say I've some questions, even get a already played it. picture with him! William Dicks: The stuff I Eddy Piedra: For me, it was was really looking forwards to, definitely all the - Xbox was Dragon Ball FighterZ, One X, etc - y'know, the that, and Evil Within 2, announcements. looked really good. I didn't get to see Anthem, but I was Tyler Fetterman: It was really excited for Anthem. wonderful. Being able to play on the new Xbox One X - I Tyler Fetterman: Loved got to play the new Forza 7, playing Assassin's Creed and that's possibly one of the Origins, Far Cry 5, most gorgeous looking games Wolfenstein II was great, I've ever seen. I'm not a ...and I played Call of Duty: racing game guy, but, I might World War II. I'm very glad legitimately pick that up, that they're going back to because that was gorgeous. the "Boots On The Ground", The graphics were phenomenal none of that jumping around - you could see the individual c**p. rain drops on the car... Corey Castillo: Sony had a Gary Johnson: The highlights really amazing conference, for me, for E3, were Sonic they were able to show tonnes Mania, the stuff at Nintendo of exclusives and many more (the presentation is like insane projects that they're working Top to bottom: Outside E3, Ed Boon - for Nintendo), and the new on, down the road. co-creator of Mortal Kombat speaking at Dragon Ball FighterZ game, E3 Coliseum, Xbox One X, Forza 7, from Namco Bandai. Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Anthem.

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Above, Left to Right: E3 Attendees Tyler Fetterman, Corey Castillo, Christine Castillo, Eddy Piedra (Marketing Manager, Origin PC), William Dicks (Gaming Insanity), Gary Johnson, Rico Marrari (R-Cade Games and youtube.com/kelphelp), Andre Lismore, and Jeremy Hernandez.

Christine Castillo: I did love the localisation, that was PlayStation's event. actually great to see, so that makes me very happy. Eddy Piedra: Metroid Prime 4 was a huge Gary Johnson: The announcement from Nintendo, presentation for Yakuza was and then Pokemon RPG was just like an alleyway. another big one. I think overall Everything was setup like it Nintendo won the was in the game (they even announcements for sure this gave out little napkins - a side year. joke from inside the game), and it's really really good. It Rico Marrari: Mario + was a good experience for me. Rabbids.I actually gave that game flak since day one, I Rico Marrari: Super Mario totally disliked it. But actually Odyssey was surprisingly going on the floor and playing fantastic. I haven't been it, it was one of the biggest excited for a Mario game, since surprises. It's got X-com Mario 64, to be honest, so for gameplay, it's got a little bit of me, this kinda brings it back, everything. So for me, I was and then it brings that core floored. They put a lot of love Mario experience. and energy into it, so I love that very much. Jeremy Hernandez: Quake Andre Lismore: My favourite Champions was really cool. If moment of E3, has to actually you've ever liked Unreal go to a game I was not even Tournament, it's basically that, looking for - and that is Law re-made. You got a nice little Breakers. It's really fun, it's a hat if you played it - same good game to pick up. To me thing with Super Mario it's like a mix of Overwatch Odyssey - you got a nice little and Call of Duty, so it's like hat. I definitely liked getting really good. I'm sad though, super early access for the because I'm an Xbox player, Total War: Arena game, and it's not on Xbox, it's only which was really cool, and it on PC and PS4. was an entirely re-made concept - it was 10v10, huge army fights, definitely Top to bottom: Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Rico Marrari: Yakuza 6. I'm Battle, Law Breakers, Sega's Yakuza area, a huge Yakuza fan, and to see awesome. You got cool little Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Jeremy's that Sega Atlus is continuing coins, if you played it. Mario hat, Quake hat, and Total War Arena coin.

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Disappointments:Disappointments: Jeremy Hernandez: My main the betas are coming out disappointment was with pretty soon, and that's all Sony. They had pretty good pretty cool, so... games, however, I don't like how they did everything - William Dicks: The lines were games were playable by way too long. I didn't want to reservation only, so basically, spend four hours or so, waiting nobody got to try any of their to play Super Mario Odyssey. games. Christine Castillo: The lines Christine Castillo: I was [were a disappointment] kinda disappointed with their y'know - but it makes sense [reservation] app, y'know, it's gonna be very busy, 'cos when there were limited spots everybody's here. available [and lots of people trying to get them]. It crashed Andre Lismore: Hopefully really fast and sometimes not next year, it'll be better. everyone got a chance to do what they wanted to do. Eddy Piedra: I was disappointed Metroid Prime 4 Rico Marrari: Meshing was just a logo, and that was industry and the public it. No gameplay, no nothing. It together, is not a bad thing, was just a tease, really. But but I don't think E3 has still cool to know that it's co-ordinated it well, that's my coming. I was also only problem. disappointed to see Xbox One X games being Gary Johnson: It was just capped at 30fps, specifically how crowded everything was, Destiny 2 and Need for ...and the long lines, waiting to Speed: Payback. From what I get reservations in order to get heard and read earlier, they're into certain games or see EA or going to be capped at 30 Bethesda stuff... frames per second - that was very disappointing, considering Andre Lismore: I'm still a big it's the most powerful console Destiny fan, but really...the in the world. line for Destiny 2 was ridiculous and also Call of Tyler Fetterman: I'm a big Duty: World War II... they Xbox guy - and I wanted to were both in the same camp - see a few more first party impossible to get in there and story-driven games - kinda like play them. how Sony has God of War, The Last of Us, Horizon: Zero Jeremy Hernandez: Didn't Dawn, those types of things Top to bottom: Detroit: Become Human, Destiny 2, Andre's Destiny 2 T-shirt, Call of get to play Destiny 2 or the -I wanna see some of that on Duty: World War 2 at Activision's stand, new Call of Duty, but, y'know, Xbox. and at Sony's stand, and long lines alongside Nintendo's booth.

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Rico Marrari: Sony actually Jeremy Hernandez: I'm a disappointed me, because I little disappointed I didn't get kinda felt that they were to play God of War or with-holding. There are certain anything. They didn't bring titles, that I know they have any kind of demo - all they did up their sleeve. While yes, we was show a video. got Detroit, we got Spiderman, we got God of War, and it is Gary Johnson: I think I have true - we have some heavy one game disappointment, and hitter AAA titles - you kinda that would Marvel vs Capcom know they've [still] got Infinite. Its presentation is something up their sleeve. sort of shoddy, but it looks fun regardless, but I would have to say that's the biggest disappointment for me. StandoutStandout Moment: Andre Lismore: Stand out really cool to see that moment of the show? I'd give collaboration - something new it to Nintendo - with their and different. And Beyond whole setup [for] playing Good and Evil 2 was another Super Mario Odyssey - oh really good surprise. I was my gosh - that's actually really really happy to see that. fun - and the way they had it set up was great, it was Rico Marrari: There are two perfect. It looked chaotic, but moments that actually stuck of everybody else here, they out. One is the Ubisoft were so organised, so I've conference, and I know gotta give it to Nintendo. everyone is gonna say Beyond Good and Evil 2, but when William Dicks: Nintendo they actually revealed the came out on top, with the Mario+Rabbids game, one of majority of games that I was the developers was crying - he actually excited for, whereas was pouring his heart out, Sony had too much VR, in my because he put a lot of love opinion (because I don't really and energy into it, and he was like VR), and Microsoft had a working with Shigeru lot of games that weren't just Miyamoto, so for him, that was for their Xbox One, so... a beautiful moment. The other moment was at the Xbox Eddy Piedra: It was definitely Press Conference.I was the Ubisoft announcement of actually attending that Mario+Rabbids that was conference, and they were really cool to see. I'm displaying the new Ori title, Top to bottom: God of War, obviously a Nintendo fan, if and a pianist came out, and Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo's Shigeru you hadn't guessed yet. It's the way he played along with Miyamoto with Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot, Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, and Beyond Good & Evil 2.

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the trailer, as well as the and after seeing music itself, and then everything from Days when it ended, all just felt Gone, and Detroit: like a beautiful moment Become Human, which are for me, and I thought - amazing games, seeing that had to be one of the Monster Hunter Worlds, highlights for me for sure, and how it's going to be so I will give Xbox that, multi-platform - it is because it was a bit of a gorgeous, it is tear jerker. And of course spectacular, I mean, it's Metroid Prime 4 [was a non-stop fun. They have a standout moment too] - whole eco-system where that's unanimous. [creatures will] go in, and they'll attack each other, Tyler Fetterman: they'll work together, it's Devolver Digital, always changing, and it's did a little parody always different, and I of an E3 Press loved that experience. Briefing. Watch it. It's possibly one of Jeremy Hernandez: The the funniest things Marvel vs Capcom area I've seen. (Warning: is probably the best It does feature fake experience. You get to blood / staged bleeding, play on the big screen in so viewer discretion advised. Ed). front of everybody. You never feel more Corey Castillo: Right at accomplished than when the end we were able to you win on the big screen. catch on the third day, a closed preview of Christine Castillo: Just Monster Hunter Worlds, being here was an amazing experience. I'm glad they let the public come for the first time. I hope they do it again, and maybe...we'll be back, ☺.

Anti-clockwise, Top Left to Top Right: Devolver Digital's spoof press conference included comment-created content and a screen that accepted money thrown at it, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Monster Hunter World, and finally - Gareth Coker - Composer on Ori and the Will of the Wisps playing live Piano along to the trailer at the Xbox Press Conference.

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A big thanks to our E3 attendees I'm itching to begin the comedy that spoke to us about their stories of The Team again - a bit of experience(s) at the show. collaborative creative fiction between writers on the magazine, that would I hope it's given you some normally appear on this page. Because the magazine has just started, I'm still  Andrew insight into just how exciting this year and next are set to be for games building the team. If you'd like to players, =). There's so much to look become involved in the mag, and also forwards to! contribute to a fun creative team story, do get in touch, I'd love to hear from And this issue's E3 round up has you! been just the start! Am also looking for experts on Sonali has played Assassin's each format - Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Creed Origins for us, Gil has played Switch, PC, Mac, VR, Wii U, 3DS/2DS, Battlefront II, Emma has played Doom PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, iOS, Android, VR, Maks has played Call of Duty: Retro, Arcade, etc - willing to chat with World War 2 Domination Multiplayer, me about that respective format, and Octavio has played Mario Odyssey, Jay help make decisions about what we got to check out Monster Hunter World, should be covering in the magazine. Brandon got to play Sims Mobile, and I got to play Bloody Zombies. Kevin In the same way our E3 Weiler has also pretty much beat the attendees have shared what games developer Q&A department's top score they saw at the show - I'm also on the E3 CrackDown 3 demo and has interested in hearing what games shared his thoughts on it with people are playing right now, and what us...we've so much great material they think of them. It will be for a coming from the show, and I'm really similar round up feature, only focusing looking forwards to sharing it with you on games available right now, and over the coming weeks. whether they're worth your Editor & Layout: time/money. It would be great to hear Andrew Mehta Hands on previews of games not what you're currently playing, whether new or old, and if you'd recommend it Contributors: out yet, are only half of a good games Tyler Fetterman, Corey to others or not. magazine though. I would love to be Castillo, Christine Castillo, Eddy Piedra, William publishing actual reviews from you - Dicks, Gary Johnson, Rico where you've got your hands on a Because Issue 2 is set to reach Marrari, Andre Lismore, game (old or new), and can tell readers more people than Issue 1 did, I've Jeremy Hernandez. if you think it's fun and worth the republished the Super Hamlet 64 feature, and also included the really Special Thanks to: money or not - and that's why we've Jon Cronin (CEX), got this great guide to writing reviews cool ARMS stickers again - just so more Stuart Tracey on the next few pages, which explains people can enjoy both. The DragonBall (Insane Games / how you can get involved, and have FighterZ poster is entirely new though, TimeWarp Arcade), and I hope you enjoy it. =). I continue Edward Day your thoughts on a game, published in (Edwardday.co.uk), one of our next issues, =). to welcome further ideas for stickers Bill Jackson and posters, and am open to working (billjackson.photography). The review guide is based on a with illustrators on these also, if any want to get in touch. Published by: layout template from the May 2003 United Games, issue of United Games Fanzine, which 6 Cheviot Close, is why it borrows a packshot and As ever, I can be contacted by Shaw, phone or email. For now, I hope you Swindon, artwork from Dead or Alive Xtreme Wiltshire, Beach Volleyball for the original Xbox. enjoy this issue. SN5 5QD. I know I need to get around to updating it to feature a more recent ~Andrew Mehta~ game. What game would you like to Editor of Weekly Games Mag. see featured in our review guide in [email protected] future? 07866 735156 1604 D o you want to do a review? Well here's how then! This is called the standfirst or blurb, YOUR PHOTO and is a little introduction that catches the reader's eye. Make it interesting, okay?

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