The world goes ga-ga over game violence; Sega reports horrible losses & Doom redefines PC gaming! These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in February 1994.  As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @[email protected] Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or [email protected] Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/103514526 7 Minutes in Heaven: Batman The Animated Series Video Version:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/103482653     https://www.mobygames.com/game/5525/batman-the-animated-series/ Corrections: January 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/january-1994-100523595 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://ko-fi.com/post/PC-FX-Sales-W7W1SYM97     https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporationAnnualReport1994 1994: Atari launches showcase 33     https://archive.org/details/cashbox57unse_18/page/33/mode/1up Taito goes 3D     Sanyo Links With Taito On 3-D Video Game System, Newsbytes News Network, February 23, 1994 Aussie's launch game regulations     CRACKDOWN ON VIDEO GAMES, COURIER-MAIL, February 15, 1994 Tuesday British politicians target sex and violence in games and anime     British politicians try to curb Japanese 'manga', Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 17, 1994, THURSDAY Knesset bill calls for game censorship     KNESSET BRIEFS, The Jerusalem Post, February 17, 1994, Thursday, NEWS; Pg. 14 Singapore moves to ban games     Ban on video games with too much violence and sex, Agence France Presse -- English, February 19, 1994 08:02 Eastern Time Video game violence scare reaches China      JOJO MOYES reports on recent allegations linking brutality and pornography in video games and real life violence., South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), February 20, 1994, Sunday Edition; Pg. 4 Sega takes the lead!     Sega gains in key video-game segment, United Press International, February 14, 1994, Monday, BC cycle Sega enters electronics market     Sega to break into electronic notebook market, Japan Economic Newswire, FEBRUARY 14, 1994, MONDAY         Sega Moves Into Electronic Toys;  Lead Item Is a Learning Aid, Pico, A Hit Among Japanese Preschool Set ADWEEK, February 14, 1994, All Southeast EditionSouthwest EditionWestern Advertising News Edition, Section: CLIENT NEWS         https://segaretro.org/IR_7000_Communicator Howard Lincoln becomes Chairman of the Board     Howard Lincoln appointed chairman of the board of Nintendo of America, Inc., Business Wire, February 15, 1994, Tuesday          NINTENDO NAMES NEW CHIEF IN COMEBACK BID, Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), February 16, 1994, Wednesday, Section: News; Pg. P2D     Nintendo plots leap over Sega, USA TODAY, February 16, 1994, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION, Section: MONEY; Pg. 1B Sega drops forecasts     Nikkei closes week on a higher note, Financial Times (London,England), February 19, 1994, Saturday, London; Section: World Stock Markets (Asia Pacific); Pg. 19         Sega blames s