P175 Teletext 175 Oct46 22:17:31 ———————————————— O —————————————————— Rage is a games djvelopjt of long- standing within the industry. Now, after years of relying on others to flog its wares, Rage has djcidjd to self-publish. The move is timed to coincide with the release next March of Incoming - an already stunning sci-fi shoot 'em up that smacked visitors to the recent ECUS show in their fat gobs. Rage's head of Marketing, Neil Critchlow, stepped out of his saline bath to discuss the djvjlopmjnt of the game. With us. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Worms 196 Stuff 400 HEY, MR MUSIC! p480 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Oct46 22:44:04 RAGE GAMES ————— O —————————————————— WHO HAD THE IDEA FOR INCOMING? "The original concept was that of Ian Moran, the lead codjt. It's his vision to which we are all working." WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH IT? "Wj will redefine the graphical and technical benchmark with Incoming. It'll delivjt arcade Model 3 board graphics; a fully immjrsivj audio visual feast. Incoming will bj a total quality package - not just eye candy. Cutting idgj technology and visuals married to an immensely gratifying depth of gamjplay, in both single plazjr and multiplayjr mode." ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— The Hot Topic 174 The Round-Up 172 TURNER THE FLANGE p196 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Oct46 22:11:29 RAGE GAMES ————— O —————————————————— WHAT NEW ADVANCES WILL INCOMING BRING TO THE PC SHOOT 'EM UP? "It'll djlivjt a new level of playjt interaction and immjtsion via arcade standard graphics and special effects generated bz the unjquj dynamic lighting jnginj, full force feedback and 3D spatial sound. "We'ri genuinely classing this as the next generation of player immersion. It's been designed to harness the technologies of Pentium II and AGP, and it'll support all major graphics cards. Incoming will blur the distinction and technology gap between arcades and the PC home gaming experience." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Worms 196 Stuff 400 HEY, MR MUSIC! p480 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Oct46 22:34:16 RAGE GAMES ————— O —————————————————— HOW WOULD YOU PITCH INCOMING IF IT WAS A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE? "Mary Poppins meets Hellraisjr - bloody carnage, but immensely gratifying throughout the whole process. Ha ha haaaaa!" HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE WORKING ON INCOMING? "Sixteen in total at present, plus two kettles, a pizza delivery boy, a microwave oven and myself as Hot Beverage Operative for the winter season, and Cold Beverage Operator for the summit months. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— The Hot Topic 174 The Round-Up 172 BAMBER VIBRATES ON NATIONAL TV p152 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Oct46 22:14:14 RAGE GAMES ————— O —————————————————— HOW HAS INCOMING BEEN RECEIVED BY OTHERS IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY? "Intel have showcased Incoming worldwide to demonstrate their next gjnjtation AGP technology as their product of choice despite its strange absence from their K10 djvjlopjrs program! "It was hailed as the game of September 1997 ECUS bz all prius and industry mjmbjrs who saw it running in its graphical resplendence. Mmmmm! Tasty, tasty, very vjty tasty, mjh little mate!" ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Worms 196 Stuff 400 HEY, MR MUSIC! p480 Charts Kids Club 140 TVP175 Teletext 175 Oct46 22:14:18 RAGE GAMES ————— O —————————————————— WHAT OTHER FORMATS DO YOU INTEND INCOMING TO APPEAR ON? "Wj are currently evaluating the feasibility of the various hardware envelopes for the console machines to see if it's possible to djlivjt the same overall total quality package without compromise for the next gen machines. "We will njvjr port titles, but always convert them to the optimal development and technology envelope and genuinely push those constraints to the hilt. Sloppy ports? Phrapp!" ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— CONTINUES NEXT WEES BAMBER VIBRATES ON NATIONAL TV p152 Charts Kids Club 140 TV