Sega introduces ratings Nintendo beats Tengen Sony buys Psygnosis

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 July 1993. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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1993: EA sales way up! https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Japanese game makers had bumper 1992 Replay July 1993 pg. 14

Sega's Nakayama sees bright future https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/business/sega-takes-aim-at-disney-s-world.html Namco goes to China Replay July 1993 pg. 3

The press discovers violent games Play Meter July 1993 Sega introduces rating system Play Meter July 1993 pg. 38 RePlay July 1993 pg. 18

Genesis Street Fighter gets delayed https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n5/mode/1up?view=theater

Sunsoft beats Action Replay https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater Sega announces Mega Drive 2 and MegaCD 2 https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20048%20%28July%201993%29/page/n56/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n25/mode/1up?view=theater

Hook your TurboDuo up to your PC https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up https://archives.tg-16.com/TURBOFORCE/TF-03-04.jpg https://archives.tg-16.com/00_feature.htm

Summer CES belongs to multimedia and networking Replay July 1993 pg. 28 7th Guest gets mixed reviews https://archive.org/details/PC.Games.N010.1993.07-fl0n/page/n75/mode/2up

Games gum up the works on office PCs https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/04/weekinreview/zap-whang-aieeee-eat-phaser-klingon-er-boss.html

US government promotes Clipper https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1993-07_OCR/page/n39/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_chip Nintendo launches barebones Gameboy https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up

Toys R Us drops the Lynx https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n143/mode/2up

FAA considering game ban https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n146/mode/1up Nintendo beats Atari Games in court https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/30/business/company-news-jury-says-atari-infringed-nintendo-system.html

Phillips launches barrage of lawsuits Replay July 1993 pg. 14

Accolade and Sega bury the hatchet https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n144/mode/1up AT&T buys stake in Sierra Network https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/29/business/at-t-sees-the-future-in-games.html https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n29/mode/1up?view=theater

Spectrum Holobyte buys Bullet-Proof https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_Computer_Entertainment_Issue_54_July_1993/page/n27/mode/1up?view=theater

Sony buys Psygnosis https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/15/mode/1up Imagine documentary - https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg?si=MG-VMl41JvvEN6-X

EA goes to Sesame Street https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_PC_Entertainment_Vol.6_Issue_4_July1993_U/page/n7/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/3076/eakids/

Double Dragon coming to TV https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n11/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon_(TV_series)

Chris Crawford gives his Dragon Speech at CGDC https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n33/mode/2up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBrj4S24074 https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_108/page/n161/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/pc-review-21/page/32/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamesLC2/Electronic%20Games%20LC2%20Issue%2010%20%28July%201993%29/page/n9/mode/2up

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