February 1994 Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

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.
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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