Next Generation Issue 7 (July 1995)

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Next Generation Issue 7 (July 1995)
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Atari Jaguar
Atari Jaguar CD-ROM
Atari Jaguar VR (never released)
Sega Genesis
Sega 32X
Sega CD
Sega Saturn
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
3DO
M2 (never released)
Hasbro Toaster (never released)
CDi
Ultra 64 (the eventual Nintendo 64)
Virtual Boy
PC
Macintosh
Sony Playstation
arcade
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E3: The greatest show on earth
The Electronic Entertainment Exposition (aka E3) took place in LA, May 11 to 13. NEXT Generation reports back from the front line.

E3: Saturn
Sega's 32-bit system launches early, surprising gamers, the press and (most importantly) Sony.

E3: PlayStation
Sony's hotly-tipped next generation console will cost $299 (with no game) at its September 9 US debut.

E3: 3DO
The setting - 3DO at E3: In which Trip Hawkins ensures that M2 is the worst kept secret in videogames (M2 shown)

E3: Jaguar
Atari's Jaguar VR system debuts - but is this the real deal? (Jaguar VR, Jaguar CD-ROM coverage (both shown))

E3: Ultra 64
Delayed until April 1996, Nintendo's 64-bit collaboration with Silicon Graphics waits in the wings. Again. (includes Virtual Boy coverage)

E3: PC
Though(sic) the dim fog of vaporware, a few bright lights guide the growing PC market

Home VR: Hasbro turns up the heat
Hasbro's "Toaster" hardware could revolutionize the home VR market (two pages)

Intel chip "twice as fast as Pentium"
PC performance continues to improve at a dramatic rate.

Saturn plays catch-up
Sega Japan tries to recapture the glory days of Virtua Fighter. (1/2 page; includes 'Konami takes Namco route' (PlayStation based arcade hardware) sidebar)

(Recurring news features; one page each unless noted:)

Essential Reading (approx. 1/2 page; book review; 'Phoenix: The Rise and Fall of Home Videogames' by Leonard Herman)

Joyriding
Gaming on the Internet. (online gaming news by Bernard Yee)

Generator
Welcome once again to the column that accesses all areas of the videogame development community. (1/2 page; behind-the-scenes news by Mark James Ramshaw)

Datebook (1/2 page; calendar of events)

Arcadia
A news analysis from a key insider on how home videogames affect the international coin-op industry. (misc. arcade news by Marcus Webb)

3DO: past, present, future

Alphas (game previews; one page each unless noted:)

Wipeout (PS; four pages)
Highlander (JagCD)
Team 47 Goman (PS)
Ray Force (Sat)
Gunner's Heaven (PS)
Demolition Derby (PS)
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster (Mac)
Virtua Racing (Sat)
Krazy Ivan (PS)
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Finals

PlayStation

Cosmic Race (Japan)
Crime Crackers (Japan)
King's Field (Japan)
Tekken (Japan)
Saturn

Deadalus (Japan)
Gotha (Japan)
Daytona USA (Japan)
3DO

D no Shokataku (Japan)
The Doraemons (Japan)
Iron Angel of the Acocalypse
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S (Japan)
Space Pirates
Yuu Yuu Hakusho (Japan)
Gex
Jaguar

Aircars
32X

Fahrenheit
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000
RBI '95
Shadow Squadron
Slam City With Scottie Pippen
CDi

Chaos Control
PC

Casino Tournament of Champions
Extractors
Hardball IV
Jagged Alliance
BioForge
Jungle Strike
Machiavelli the Prince
X-COM: Terror From The Deep
Maabus
Slipstream 5000
High Seas Trader
Macintosh

Sensory Overload
ClockWerx
Marathon
Master of Orion
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Enhanced CD-ROM
Sega CD

Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold
Surgical Strike
Genesis

Aerobiz Supersonic
The Punisher
Brett Hull Hockey '95
IMG International Tennis
Kawasaki Superbike Challenge
Pete Sampras Tennis
Stargate
SNES

Chavez II
Justice League Task Force
NCAA Final Four Basketball
Arcade

Mortal Kombat III
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