With Macworld Boston (August 8th thru 11th) upon us, Santa’s programmers are busily coding and debugging some of the hot new games you’ll be seeing this Christmas. Among them is a game we preview in this month’s issue, Marathon 2. If you thought Marathon 1 was great, wait until you check out the Marathon 2 preview demo. And then there’s X-Wing, the game we’ve all been waiting for (well, at least most of us). I recently had the pleasure of seeing an early alpha version of X-Wing, and all I can say is wow! All the graphics have been upgraded to high-res for the Mac version and it looks...well...stunning. We should have a preview of Mac X-Wing soon.
With titles like Full Throttle, F/A-18 Hornet 2.0 and Korean Crisis (both of which will have shipped by the time you read this), Wing Commander III, System Shock, Indy Car Racing, and a host of others in the pipeline for Christmas, it looks like it’ll be a white Christmas indeed. But one thing scares me, let’s hope the post-Christmas drought doesn’t stop the momentum Mac games have recently achieved.
Sound Manager 3.1 on the CD-ROM!
Apple has recently released Sound Manger 3.1. You’ll find in the Put in System Folder on this CD-ROM. Since it now runs in native mode on Power Macs, you should see significant speed ups on games like Marathon and Dark Forces.
IMG Bookstore Now Open!
IMG is now offering a variety of strategy guides, programming books, and more. Check out the folder called IMG Bookstore on this CD-ROM for more information.
Happenings at IMG
In the past month we’ve been working on upgrading some of our services. We recently implemented a new E-mail system that will help us answer our voluminous E-mail and help automate some of the frequently asked questions (see below). With this new E-mail system, you can expect to get quicker responses to your E-mail.
We also recently upgraded our mailing service. With this new mailing system in place, we expect to dramatically speed up orders placed through IMG.
On a sad note, our World Wide Web page was recently taken down to do problems with our service provider. We hope to have a new Web page up and running within a month or two.
IMG’s Frequently Asked Questions
We’re putting the finishing touches on IMG’s own Frequently Asked Questions. It answer some of the more commonly asked questions and it intended for those who are unfamiliar with IMG and new subscribers as well. We answer questions like what is IMG, how do I get a subscription, when will I get my first issue, what should I do if I get a broken CD-ROM, where should I send changes of address and more. To request a copy of the FAQ, send us an E-mail and in the Subject header type: IMG FAQ. It will be automatically sent to you within a few hours.
Automated E-mail Responses
Our new E-mail can automatically send you replies to some of the more frequently asked questions people have. In most cases, you’ll get a response to your E-mail within a few hours! To use this automated E-mail system, send us an E-mail and in the Subject part of your E-mail, type one of the following that is in bold:
To get subscription information to IMG: Subscription Info?
Send subscription orders to (you’ll get a confirmation): Subscription Order
Send changes of address to (you’ll get a confirmation) : Change of Address
For the shipping status of the NEXT issue of IMG: Status?
Send renewals to (you’ll get a confirmation): Renewal
For a listing of current books available from IMG: IMG Bookstore
Send Book orders to: IMG Bookstore Order
To have a copy of IMG’s FAQ E-mailed to you: IMG FAQ
Our E-mail addresses
eWorld: Tuncer
America Online: IMGames
CompuServe: 71554,2761
Internet: Tuncer@mcs.com
Problems with the June issue of IMG
The CD-ROM directory on the June issue of IMG was corrupted during the CD mastering process. As a result, there were missing icons and missing graphics on the CD-ROM. We apologize for this inconvenience.
