{"id":29710,"date":"2022-09-06T10:37:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=29710"},"modified":"2022-09-14T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:59:43","slug":"edge-december-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/09\/06\/edge-december-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge (December 2004)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FEDGE%2FEDGE+-+143&amp;twg_show=EDGE_-_143_%28Dec__04%29_Page_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29715\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001-801x1024.jpg 801w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001-768x982.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001-94x120.jpg 94w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_001.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FEDGE%2FEDGE+-+143&amp;twg_show=EDGE_-_143_%28Dec__04%29_Page_001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Edge &#8211; Issue Number 143 &#8211; December 2004<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Edge is a multi-format gaming magazine that was sort of a sister publication to Next Generation. At least, much of the content that was published in Edge was republished in Next Generation. the December 2004 issue includes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29714\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29714 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29714\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007-801x1024.jpg 801w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007-768x982.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007-94x120.jpg 94w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_007.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>This Month<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dual Fuel<\/b> &#8211; A look at the hardware and first software of the new Nintendo DS. It had a number of innovative features for the time, including dual screens, touch screen, 3D, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Driving Ambition<\/b> &#8211; A talk with the the man behind Gran Turismo 4: Prologue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Oddworld&#8217;s Odyssey<\/b> &#8211; The story behind Oddworld: Stranger. I only ever played the first Oddworld which was a completely different kind of game but it was an interesting and intensely atmospheric game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>But It Is Art<\/b> &#8211; A look at some recent video game inspired art exhibits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Activisionaries<\/b> &#8211; The story of Activision, the company that invented the concept of third party publisher, and how it has changed over teh last 25 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29713\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29713 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29713\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008-801x1024.jpg 801w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008-768x982.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008-94x120.jpg 94w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_008.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Every Month<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Start<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nintendo unveils DS support<\/b> &#8211; The premiere of the Nintendo DS and the first 3rd party developers.<\/li>\n<li><b>Tokyo Game Show 2004 report<\/b> &#8211; The PSP debuts and much more.<\/li>\n<li><b>PS2 slims down for Christmas<\/b> &#8211; A smaller version of the PS2 including ethernet and a now external power supply.<\/li>\n<li><b>Jim Merrick talks Nintendo online<\/b> &#8211; A brief interview with Nintendo&#8217;s head of marketing.<\/li>\n<li><b>Japan catches retro fever<\/b> &#8211; Tokyo&#8217;s National Museum of Science hosts exhibition dedicated to videogaming history.<\/li>\n<li><b>How The Sims killed themselves<\/b> &#8211; The convoluted history of The Sims. An interview with Will Wright, head of Maxis and the man behind The Sims.<\/li>\n<li><b>At a store near you<\/b> &#8211; New this month: Donkey Konga (Game Cube), Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance), Gradius V (PS2), and Metal Slug 3 (Xbox).<\/li>\n<li><b>A developer&#8217;s diary<\/b> &#8211; The story of Kun Fu Chaos.<\/li>\n<li><b>Incoming<\/b> &#8211; New games coming soon: Cold Fear (PC, PS2, Xbox), Tsukiyoni Saraba (PS2), Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance), Ace Combat 5 (PS2), Imperator (PC), and King Kong (GameCube, Xbox, PS2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=29712\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29712 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29712\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009-801x1024.jpg 801w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009-768x982.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009-94x120.jpg 94w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_009.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Something About Japan<\/b> &#8211; A look at the Tokyo Game Show through the eyes of Kaji Aizawa, editor in chief of Famitsu PS2 magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Time Extend<\/b> &#8211; A detailed look back at The Legend of Zelda: Majora&#8217;s Mask.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Studio Profile<\/b> &#8211; A look at Swordfish Studios, developers of games such as Jonah Lamu Rugby, UEFA Striker, Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising, and World Championship Rugby.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Codeshop<\/b> &#8211; GameShadow, a game patching service to simplify keeping all of your games up to date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mightier Than The Sword<\/b> &#8211; the origins of Grand Theft Auto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Trigger Happy<\/b> &#8211; The appeal of Myst IV and the Myst series in general.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Guest Column<\/b> &#8211; The most successful player in Lineage II.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Biffovision<\/b> &#8211; The Complete History of Videogaming, Chapter 24, The Age of Television: A look at Joymasters (1992-1996).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Inbox<\/b> &#8211; Letters about game ratings, Game Stars Live, Nintendo re-releases, Ghost in the Shell and GTA, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hype<\/b> &#8211; Previews of new and upcoming games including Resident Evil 4 (GameCube), Ico 2 (PS2), The Bard&#8217;s Tale (PS2, Xbox), Devil May Cry 3 (PS2), Jak 3 (PS2), Metal Gear Acid (PSP), Rengogu (PSP), Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox), Disaster Report 2 (PS2), Kagero 2 (PS2), Shining Tears (PS2), Radiata Stories (PS2), and Demento (PS2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Review<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of the latest games including Half-Life 2 (PC), Rome: Total War (PC), Tribes: Vengeance (PC), Monster Hunter (PS2), Blood Will Tell (PS2), Final Fantasy XI (PC, PS2), Sly 2: Band of Thieves (Xbox), Sega Superstars (PS2), Eyetoy: Play 2 (PS2), Flatout (PC, PS2, Xbox), Super Mario Pinball (GBA), Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (PS2, Xbox), ADV Guardian Heroes (GBA), and Gametrak: Dark Wind (PS2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150-801x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29711\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150-801x1024.jpg 801w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150-768x982.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150-94x120.jpg 94w, http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/EDGE_-_143_Dec__04_Page_150.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Edge &#8211; Issue Number 143 &#8211; December 2004 Edge is a multi-format gaming magazine that was sort of a sister publication to Next Generation. At least, much of the content that was published in Edge was republished in Next Generation. the December 2004 issue includes: This Month Dual Fuel &#8211; A look at the hardware and first software of the new Nintendo DS. It had a number of innovative features for the time, including dual screens, touch screen, 3D, and more. Driving Ambition &#8211; A talk with the the man behind Gran Turismo 4: Prologue. Oddworld&#8217;s Odyssey &#8211; The story behind Oddworld: Stranger. I only ever played the first Oddworld which was a completely different kind of game but it was an interesting and intensely atmospheric game. But It Is Art &#8211; A look at some recent video game inspired art exhibits. Activisionaries &#8211; The story of Activision, the company that invented the concept of third party publisher, and how it has changed over teh last 25 years. Every Month Start Nintendo unveils DS support &#8211; The premiere of the Nintendo DS and the first 3rd party developers. Tokyo Game Show 2004 report &#8211; The PSP debuts and much [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1147,1238,1304,2524,1578],"class_list":["post-29710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retro-games","tag-microsoft","tag-nintendo","tag-pc","tag-retrogaming","tag-sony"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29773,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29710\/revisions\/29773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}