The Official PlayStation Magazine Issue 1

This magazine was cover dated November 1995 and priced at £4.99. This issue had a demo CD attached.

News
The biggest hardware launch of the decade - 5 pages (8-12)
 * Sony has arrived, and the videogame market will never be the same. We take an inside view of the machine, the marketing and the men behind PlayStation.

Sporting Chance - (13)
 * Sony sponsors Carl Fogerty and Prince Naseem.

PlayStation stars at ECTS show - 1 page (14)
 * The European Computer Trade Show at Olympia played host to the official unveiling of the UK PlayStation.

Konami's hard sell - (15)
 * A look at Konami's line-up.

Crystal Dynamics conversions - (16)
 * Conversions from 3DO on their way.

Namco dig up gold - (16)
 * Namco Museum Vol. 1

Core blimey! - (17)
 * Tomb Raider & Swagman

Discworld Strategy Guide - (17)

Capcom comeback - (18)
 * Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, Biohazard

PrePlay
Sony release line-up
 * Total NBA '96 - 2 pages (20-21)
 * Mortal Kombat 3 - (22)
 * Warhawk - (22)
 * ESPN Extreme Games - (23)
 * Philosoma - (23)
 * Twisted Metal - (23)

EA Sports line-up - 3 pages (24-26)
 * FIFA Soccer 96, PGA Tour 96, Madden NFL 96, NBA Live 96 & NHL 96

Tekken - 2 pages (28-29)

Spot Goes to Hollywood - 3 pages (30-32)

WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game - 1 page (34)

Interplay line-up - 3 pages (50-52)
 * Descent, Waterworld, Casper, VR Baseball '95, Rock 'n Roll Racing 2: Red Asphalt, Cyberia, Lost Vikings 2: Norse by Norsewest

Fade to Black - 2 pages (54-55)

Starblade α - 1 page (56)

D - 1 page (57)

Features
Made in Britain - 8 pages (36-43)
 * PSM takes a lingering look at the wealth of homegrown titles you can expect to be playing in a few months time. Does Britannia rule the new wave?
 * Sony Interactive Studios - Krazy Ivan, Assault Rigs - (38)
 * Gremlin Interactive - Actua Soccer, Loaded, Actua Golf - (39)
 * Bullfrog - Theme Park, Syndicate Wars, Magic Carpet, Hi-Octane - (40)
 * Core Design - BLAM! Machinehead, Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm, Shellshock (41)
 * TIme Warner Interactive - Primal Rage - (42)
 * Mindscape - CyberSpeed, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat - (42)
 * Team 17 - Worms, Witchwood, Rollcage, Allegiance - (43)
 * MicroProse - Gunship 2000 - (43)

The Lexicon of Gaming Terminology - 2 pages (46-47)
 * You'll need the special passwords if you're to gain admission into the cyber-realm of the PlayStation. Read on and gain enlightenment...

Reviews
Verdicts

On the CD
Pages 94-97

Wipeout - Rolling Demo

Krazy Ivan - Video Sequence

Assault Rigs - Video Sequence

Destruction Derby - Rolling Demo

Dsicworld - Playable Demo

Lemmings 3D - Playable Demo

Novastorm - Playable Demo

V-CD - Rolling Demo

Other Credits
Art Editor
 * Lam Tang

Deputy Editor
 * Alison West

Sub Editor
 * Lisa Morris

Games Editor
 * Stephen Bradley

Art Assistant
 * Terence Stokes

Contributors
 * Andy Dyer, Jon Smith, Andy Butcher, Dean Evans

Publisher
 * Colin Campbell