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                  COMING   SOON   MAGAZINE                
                                  
                                                                         
                           JANUARY 1995  EDITION                         
                                                    
                                                                         
                             VOLUME I NUMBER 2                           
                                                        
                                
                                                                           
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THE BEGINNING                                                              
                                                              
                                                                           
The concept of electronic magazine was first introduced by "Game           
Bytes" published by Ross Erickson in the USA. However, we wanted to add     
an international dimension to our magazine by simultaneously               
distributing in both North America and Europe.                             
Like "Game Bytes", we are covering PC titles including floppy and CD-ROM,  
but we chose the 3DO instead of classical consoles from Sega and Nintendo. 
However, as new 64-bit consoles will be soon available in North America and
Japan, we are very interested in reviewing products for the following      
consoles: Playstation (PSX) from SONY, SATURN from SEGA and ULTRA 64 from  
Nintendo.                                                                  
                                                                           
We are also reviewing hardware like video graphic cards, sound cards, sound
enhancement systems, Virtual Reality systems, joysticks, etc.. because we  
believe hardware and software are equally important in a gaming experience.
                                                                           
One of our favorite features is the New Release list called "NEWREL". It   
provides a wealth of information about newcoming products on PC, PC/CD-ROM 
including MPEG titles, and 3DO.                                            
Thus far, we have more than 300 titles listed with details concerning      
SVGA graphics, category product, Windows support, modem/network support    
and expected release dates.                                                
Although this list was released on a monthly basis since September 1993,   
it suffered due to limited distribution. We were receiving echoes from all 
over the world, never knowing exactly how many people we were actually     
reaching.                                                                  
                                                                           
We hope this new magazine will meet your high expectations with up-to-date 
information, news, rumors, previews and reviews.                           
In the next few months, we will work hard on a graphic interface which     
will include images, trainers and solutions for numerous games.            
                                                                           
HOW TO READ THE MAGAZINE ?                                                 
                                                 
                                                                           
Our magazine is written in ASCII format to be read virtually by any word   
processor. (Try the EDIT.COM from Microsoft if you encounter any problems   
with your favorite word processor)                                         
We have included a file reader called "READ.EXE". The syntax is as         
following:                                                                 
 READ filename.ext                                                         
You can use arrow keys to walk in the text.                                
                                                                           
To view the graphic files, there are several sharewares such as VPIC and   
CSHOW available on the BBS's. Some of the pictures are in Super VGA        
graphics, so make sure your video graphics card is VESA compatible.        
                                                                           
WHAT ARE THE EXTENSIONS ?                                                  
                                                  
                                                                           
Extensions of the files are explained below:                               
                                                                           
 H.......................Hardware for PC                                   
 P.......................Preview of a title for the PC-PC/CD-ROM           
 R.......................Review of a title for the PC-PC/CD-ROM            
                                                                           
3H.......................Hardware for the 3DO                              
3P.......................Preview of a title for the 3DO                    
3R.......................Review of a title for the 3DO                     
                                                                           
MH.......................Hardware for MPEG (mainly MPEG players)           
MP.......................Preview of a MPEG title on PC                     
MR.......................Review of a MPEG title on PC                      
                                                                           
PCX......................Picture                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
PLEASE HELP!                                                               
                                                               
In order to know what our readership is, we are asking you (the reader     
to send us (the magazine) a postcard or a letter with your name and        
address, and your comments about the magazine.                             
As we are also establishing a TOP TEN for games and companies, we would    
appreciate if you could write your personal TOP TEN games and companies    
list.                                                                      
Even if you don't like it at all, please help us to improve what you don't 
like in the magazine, and let us know what you would like to see in the    
publication.                                                               
                                                                           
HOW TO REACH US?                                                           
                                                           
Our address in North America is:                                           
                                                                           
                Coming Soon Magazine                                       
                1057 Rue Etienne-Dumetz                                    
                Cap-Rouge, PQ  G1Y 1C3                                     
                Canada                                                     
                                                                           
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