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First off there's a rumbling that CRL 'the dream makers' next game is to be called It's In Chaos. What it's all about and how far away it is, is still under wraps (could it be set in CRL's offices?) but keep your eyes glued to T'zers for further info... Rumours have it that Electric Dreams Software is currently negotiating the rights to Spielberg's new blockbuster Back To The Future. Electric Dreams says, "We know nozzing", in fact it even denies all knowledge of the film -- we'll see! Commando's being sold in West Germany under a different name -- Space Invasion. And the reason, well l think its got something to do with the war, but don't mention it. There's over a quarter of a million Spectrums in America -- apparently it's a real cult out there -- you know, like Macdonalds. Not a Iotta people know that! 'Cept me of course. No-one could accuse Ultimate of talking endlessly about its games prior to their release. Getting anyone there to talk at all is nigh on impossible. Pentagram is still on target for release before Christmas but more than that I can't say -- 'cos I don't know. You may even have a copy of the game before you read this. Firebird has been opening its purse again and bought OCP's Art Studio package which is due to be released just before Christmas. Did you know that Hewson Consultants' sales are up by 60 per cent compared with the same period last year? This is mainly due to the success of Southern Belle, Paradroid and Dragontorc. On second thoughts, did you really want to know? CRL has discovered a way of bringing down unemployment in this country -- how patriotic. It's taking on YOP scheme programmers to help with its new games. Could this mean that CRL will be bringing out a new range of budget games? Ding Dong! Fairlight II calling. It looks likely that the follow-up to The Edge's smash-hit Fairlight will come with a ROM attachment much like the one on Mikro-Gen's Shadow Of The Unicorn. All that's certain is it won't be the Mikro-Plus. And if you were looking forward to playing Fairlight II, called A Trail Of Darkness, before Chrimble, brace yourself for a disappointment. Bo Jangeborg, its Swedish programmer (hurdie, hurdie, ho) is too busy putting the finishing touches to his updated version of The Artist, to get cracking on Fairlight II. You'll have to sit tight till January. The follow-up to Ariolasoft's Panzadrome is really wet -- well it's called Aquadrome! The Ramjam Corporation's busy writing the game at the moment but the release date has yet to be announced Still, it's a dead cert that it'll slide down the slipway before Ramjam's long-awaited successor to Valkyrie 17. Three Days In Carpathia has already stretched into weeks and now months. Is a change of title imminent? Three Years In Carpathia! Talking of the Carpathia complex, this month finally sees the release of Tomahawk, the chopper simulation that took eighteen months to get off the ground. Plus, shock horror news is now reaching us that Swords and Sorcery by PSS is due for imminent release, after only a couple of years in development. Just hope it's not a rushed job! Heh,guess what? I've seen the pre-production copy of Mother Of Charlotte by System 3. It was going to be called Mother Of The Harlots until some not so bright spark realised what it meant. It's a 3D maze in space and the player has to rush around beating up snakes and the like whilst trying to avoid rampant women. We can't publish any piccies, though, 'cos we'd get done under the obscene publications act. Beyond has been bought out by British Telecom much to Buzby's delight. It's beyond lhe pale as far as those magazine chaps at EMAP are concerned -- I mean, how will they get to see all those games first? Teresa Maughan
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