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Livin' With The Sims
theAntiELVIS explores the wild and wacky world that is Will Wright's The Sims, asking the inevitable quesiton, "is The Sims the first step toward a virtual life where everyone is Swedish?"

Pixel Obscura
Josh Vasquez on Omikron: The Nomad Soul.

Real Life
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Regular Columns:

• From the Mouth of Madness
  That darned Playstation 2 (11/22)
  
  
• Pixel Obscura
  Josh Vasquez looks at Fallout. (11/23)
  
  
• Pad Happy
  Nick F's cleverly disguised Christmas list (11/25)
  
  
• Under Cover
  Get inside the mind of Francis Tsai, this week's cover artist. (11/22)

  
  
• Down the Pipe
  Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the world's youngest Quake II player. (11/19)

• Birth of a Gamer
  Say hi to Heather, and the new Birth of a Gamer! (11/16)

• Pocket Full o' Love
  GameBoy Color love. (11/17)

• Game, Set, Match!
  What ever happened to the PGL? (11/17)
  
  
• The MailBag
  Bobbi's back! (11/19)

Developer's Corner:

• Thinking Outside the Box
  From Volume 1, Paul Steed Gives some tips on breaking into the industry. (6/29)
  
  
• Beaker's Bent
  Rich Wyckoff on vision and game design (11/24)
  
  
• Code On The Cob
  From Volume 1: Chris gets into the real meat of programming. (6/30)
  
  
• Painting on Polygons
  Rick Grossenbacher on the fundamentals of concept art. (11/18)
  
  
• Behind the Curtain
  We don't need no technical design! (11/25)

Off the Shelf:

• Geek Toys
  From Volume 1: loonyboi does USB. (3/26)
  
  
• The Top Shelf
  Noel Wade reviews Half-Life: Opposing Force. (11/24)
  
  
• The Bargain Bin
  Russell "RadPipe" Lauzon looks at Total Annihilation. (11/18)