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Derek Smart wrote... 


> > 
> > Anybody know if it'll be included on any UK magazines.  I'd like to try
> > it but I'm loathe to spend 8 hours downloading from the net !
> 
> No, because there is a law in the UK against putting complete games on
> mag cd-roms. PC Gamer UK was going to carry it until this was
> discovered. If you live in the city, you can probably get it from a
> store that sells European mags and will find it on one of the French,


There is no law against this at all. In the late 80's and early 90s,
magazine competition was so fierce, that games magazines were putting
free games on their coverdiscs.  These were ususally 6-12 months old,
but were otherwise full commercial releases.

It became so prevelent that games manufacturers were worrying that
people weren't buying games - they didn't need to because they got so
many free on the cover of magazines. These freebies sucked up all the
free time of players who would otherwise (supposedly) be buying games.

The games publishers got together and strongarmed the magazines into
stopping this practice, and that agreement still stands today.  That's
most likely why BC3000 won't be appearing on the front of a UK
magazine.


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 John - 

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