lead page for "PSM's first annual girls of summer swimsuit special" in PSM issue 35, July 2000 that shows various video game characters drawn by various comic artists in swimsuits and with very late 90s internet amateur site font, the article format is shamed like a woman's body
swimsuit special from PSM issue 35 (July 2000) showing the FF7 characters building a sandcastle on the beach and Tifta sitting down turning toward the audience viewpoint in a boobs and butt pose

Even the text is an Escher Girl

As we get into winter, here's one more burst of summer courtesy of PSM's first annual "Swimsuit Special" which, besides looking like a 90s website, has intro test that's literally meant to be shaped like a woman's body.  That's certainly a first for this blog.  Anyway, there's also Tifa in a boobs and butt pose looking confused about what the point of any of this is.

(Pages from Playstation Magazine vol. 35 (July 2000), submitted by anonymous)

Transcription of Swimsuit Special Introduction for Screen Readers:

Welcome to our first ever "Girls of Summer" pictorial! We hope to make this an annual event, if you guys like it enough to want more.  In this feature we-take a look at PlayStation's hottest game goddesses to see what they're up to.  Most everyone shown on these pages has a new game in the works, so be sure to check out the info box to find out what's coming and when.  We also list background info on each characters, so newbies can be brought up to speed on the hottest video game babes around. Plus, everyone's in bikinis! It's about time that a videogame magazine had its own cheeky swimsuit special, don't you think?  We've contracted the hottest comic book artists in the world - if you know anything about comics, then you know that these guys are the best!  So read on and enjoy a healthy dose of cheesy summer fun.  The warm weather only lasts so long, and then it's back to turtkenecks! [NOTE: Check us out at psmonline.com for the full uncensored images!]