Cover of the April 1999 issue of Edge
Edge was a multi-format videogame magazine published in the U.K. However, Next Generation was basically a U.S. version of Edge and they shared much of the same content. The April 1999 issue of Edge includes:
- The Next Generation PlayStation - A report on the PlayStation 2 which had just been shown publicly for the first time in Japan.
- The Truth Is Out There - On game rarity and emulations gift of letting you play the rarest of games.
- Switched On - How the video game audience has change over the years going from being villainized by traditional media to starring in their own TV show.
- Testscreen - Reviews of Power Stone, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Silver, Wild Metal Country, Lander, Warzone 2100, Civ: Call to Power, and Bloody Roar 2.
- Prescreens - Previews of games still in progress including V-Rally 2, Grand Theft Auto: Mission Pack #1, London 1969, Undercover 2025AD, Conquest: Frontier Wars, Starlancer, Loose Cannon, Crazy Taxi, Rally Masters, Project Velocity, and Daikatana. Plus some very early previews of Gran Turismo 2, Blue Stinger, War: Final Assault, Hidden and Dangerous, Omega Boost, Dino Crisis, and Carrier.
- News - Coverage of the PlayStation 2, Sega's Naomi hardware, a PlayStation emulator for the Dreamcast, and more.
- Develop - An interview CRI representatives about new game tech including MPEG Sofdec and ADX.
- Arcadeview - Coverage of Tokyo's AOU show featuring Sega's Naomi arcade hardware and new games like Bust A Move, Jumping Groove, Pop'n Music 2, Dance Dance Revolution 2, Beat-Mania II DX, Silent Scope, Airline Pilots, Spikout, Blood Bullet, Dead or Alive 2, Gun Beat, Power Stone, Giga Wing, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, and more.
- Retroview - A look back at Castlevania IV on the Super NES and the April 1994 issue of EDGE, plus Alex Garden of Relic Software talks about his memories of Wolfenstein 3D.
Table of Contents from the April 1999 issue of Edge
Table of Contents from the April 1999 issue of Edge (continued)
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