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''Future Gamer'' was an Online Computer And Video Games E-zine created by Future Publishing . HISTORY ''Future Gamer'' was launched in 1998 with Andy Smith as Editor . ''FG'' as it became known to fans, was the world's first E-mail deliverable gaming magazine. ( Brief History . Retrieved Feb. 9th 2006.) This business model was unsuccessful. ''FG'' ran for about 18 months before finally being reshaped into the UK version of (April, 2000). ''CTW: The Entertainment Computer Trade Weekly''.) STAFF Amongst others:
COMMUNITY FG spawned a close online community through its Newsgroup . This included a '' Half Life '' Clan ('' {Link without Title} _'') that was featured in a subsequent advertising campaign. Despite community pressure, on May 23rd 2001 at 00:00 Future Publishing shut down their News Server in favour of Internet Forums . This, along with the demise of the original magazine, led to the ''FG'' community seeking out a new home. It has endured to this day through a variety of newsgroups, and is currently situated at ''vgj.forum'' on nntp.cheeseorsausage.com and at cheese or sausage . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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