''MegaTech'' (sometimes styled with the katakana メガテケ) was a publication from

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aimed specifically at the

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gaming market. The magazine was started in 1991. The launch editorial consisted of a small team including

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(editor) and Mark Patterson (deputy editor). It was published monthly.MegaTech
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. It ceased publication in 1994 when it was merged into ''

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'' magazine. Founding editor Paul Glancey spoke about the magazine's difficult launch, evolution and eventual closure, in a 2022 retrospective article
The MegaTech story: An oral history

References

External links

Archived MegaTech magazines
on the

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The MegaTech story: An oral history
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