Ninja Kn1ght
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Edge is the only gaming magazine that I still buy regularly. In my opinion, it's the best by far.
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Recommend me 1 gaming magazine that will be worth my money
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beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
i really dig gamesTM, even though it's about ten dollars a copy where i am.
their reviews are appropriately harsh, and the book itself just feels weighty and worth the money.
their reviews are appropriately harsh, and the book itself just feels weighty and worth the money.
HocusPocus
Member
My three favorites are as follows:
1.) PC Gamer
2.) Game Informer
3.) OXM
All of them are worth reading, and you can get PC Gamer for really cheap if you look.
1.) PC Gamer
2.) Game Informer
3.) OXM
All of them are worth reading, and you can get PC Gamer for really cheap if you look.
Fallofmart
Member
EDGE
speculawyer
Member
ign.com
Not a magazine, but worth it for e3 coverage . . . wait a minute . . . dunno now that e3 has been downsized.
Not a magazine, but worth it for e3 coverage . . . wait a minute . . . dunno now that e3 has been downsized.
Next Generation was a fantastic mag especially for its time, it always had the more "Serious" and intelligent articles that made tripe like GamePrO and EGM look like Fisher-Price material (They still are). Their interviews were always awesome too, my favorites being Eugene Jarvis and Trip Hawkins...Awesome stuff!
Even better that I got it free too.
Anyway, I consider EDGE probably the best out there and like to buy the import on occassion otherwise stick with the internet.
My free EGM issue arrived yesterday so I took it to the toilet last night when I had to take a dump. It entertained me for 15 min and then I dropped it in the recycle bin, nothing going on in there even remotely interesting. I can't believe they charge $5 for it, it really IS a crappy read. I honestly thanked the heavens when my GamePro free sub ended as it makes EGM look like Shakespeare.
Even better that I got it free too.
Anyway, I consider EDGE probably the best out there and like to buy the import on occassion otherwise stick with the internet.
My free EGM issue arrived yesterday so I took it to the toilet last night when I had to take a dump. It entertained me for 15 min and then I dropped it in the recycle bin, nothing going on in there even remotely interesting. I can't believe they charge $5 for it, it really IS a crappy read. I honestly thanked the heavens when my GamePro free sub ended as it makes EGM look like Shakespeare.
Shadow Moses
Member
easy..
EDGE
EDGE
Parallax said:
As a fan you may want to check out http://www.next-gen.biz/ They even kept the same font more or less.
Community Forum
Member
EDGE is truly awesome.
Anyone know if the new Viva Pinata one is on sale at Barnes & Noble yet???
Anyone know if the new Viva Pinata one is on sale at Barnes & Noble yet???
wipeout364
Member
Edge is the only mag I buy every month its got great content, the only problem is its british so we get it late and their reviews are out of synch with NA release schedule.
Surprisingly Game Informer (its actually got a lot of content generally well written) is the second one and then if I feel like it PLAY.
I think EGM is crap now I used to like them but their reviews are so messed up and their features suck. As well why does it have so many editors to make a magazine with so little content?
If you buy OXM you only buy for the disc and throw the magazine away, PSM is painful to read its like their target audience is 12 year olds. OPM is ok but the fact that it is Playstation exclusive is why I don't buy it, I want info on all systems.
Surprisingly Game Informer (its actually got a lot of content generally well written) is the second one and then if I feel like it PLAY.
I think EGM is crap now I used to like them but their reviews are so messed up and their features suck. As well why does it have so many editors to make a magazine with so little content?
If you buy OXM you only buy for the disc and throw the magazine away, PSM is painful to read its like their target audience is 12 year olds. OPM is ok but the fact that it is Playstation exclusive is why I don't buy it, I want info on all systems.
InsertCredit
Member
No contest.
I've got over 50 issues and treasure every one of them.
Too bad the mag didn't get available earlier over here...
GotchaForce
Member
Tain said:
Yeah, buy the entire run.
momolicious
Member
EGM reviews seem more balanced in my opininion because its 3 reviewers per game
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
Some would disagree with you and motion the magazine to be biased against games as a whole.momolicious said:
FartOfWar said:
Yep, sent in my renewal by mail today
. I just realized how awesome your content was, especially the articles about MMO culture, gaming culture, etc... Felt more like a a TIME magazine filled with content on current news then just another mag which does reviews, previews, cover story, news, etc.I can't wait whats next! And I will not miss out on your fist issue of GFW!
KyanMehwulfe
Member
I have high hopes for Games For Windows magazine. Hopefully it really revitalizes the CGW veterans.
g23 said:Yep, sent in my renewal by mail today
I can't wait whats next! And I will not miss out on your fist issue of GFW!
Ha, I love it. For the final issue of CGW (which you ought to have in the mail now or next week) look forward to a super-fascinating survey of Chinese gaming culture (by the Village Voice's Ed Halter); an expose on outsourcing with input from Warren Spector, American McGee and his Shanghai contacts, and more; A look at impediments to non-violent interaction (not just the old market monkey on our backs but computational matters, interfaces, etc.); retrospective's from each of the mag's EICs past and present; all sorts of stuff.
Some people call it text heavy. We say its giving you something worth reading.
rod furlong
Member
Mr. Spinnington said:
GreenGlowingGoo said:
Uhh, no. You have two guys who were around at the very beginning of GameFan, who then left and weren't around for most of the magazine's life. You then have Terry, who was the artist for GameFan for a long time. That's it.
My vote would be for Play, but of course I'm biased, as it puts money in my pockets. *heh*
acr0nym said:
How many are you looking for? I've got a bunch of issues from #1 on, but I'd probably only want to get rid of them as one big set.
Beer Monkey
Member
Is there a way to get EDGE in the USA for less than $134 a year? People complain about 50 bucks for Xbox Live and pay over a hundred bucks for a magazine? :lol
chinmonster
Member
I bought a Play once. It had so many typos and misspellings that I've never gone back.CO_Andy said:
Edge and EGM (I know) FTW. Game Informer is pretty good too.
A little extra info on why I like those two mags exclusively.
Retro Gamer:
It never ceases to amaze me when they do a feature on a game, you'll be reading it then get to a part that goes something like "oh and by the way, let's talk to the guy who made it". I have no idea how they get these old school gaming celebs (half of them still new school celebs working in new companies). But it's just so totally cool to hear from the guy who created one of your favourite games. For instance when they had a chat to the creator of the Ghosts n Goblins series in their feature on the games.
Its also incredibly interesting reading what happened to all these old developers and how they went bust or how they hit it big. And as mentioned, the guys that were actually there talking about it. I was a gamer back then, and had no idea about what went on behind the scenes. The gaming industry was (and still is) absolutely brutal.
The reviews. They do a really good job calling a lemon a lemon. They don't let nostalgia get in the way of a review. If a remake or sequel is released they review it for what it is. I really enjoyed the UGnG review. One of the only mags (like EDGE) that knows their shit when it comes to games (it scored a 91).
EDGE:
Only mag for the current gen worth reading in my opinion. They don't treat their audience like 5 year olds (probably because they aren't). The reviews are the best I've ever read. And the writing is the best I have ever seen in any magazine ever made, gaming or otherwise.
Retro Gamer:
It never ceases to amaze me when they do a feature on a game, you'll be reading it then get to a part that goes something like "oh and by the way, let's talk to the guy who made it". I have no idea how they get these old school gaming celebs (half of them still new school celebs working in new companies). But it's just so totally cool to hear from the guy who created one of your favourite games. For instance when they had a chat to the creator of the Ghosts n Goblins series in their feature on the games.
Its also incredibly interesting reading what happened to all these old developers and how they went bust or how they hit it big. And as mentioned, the guys that were actually there talking about it. I was a gamer back then, and had no idea about what went on behind the scenes. The gaming industry was (and still is) absolutely brutal.
The reviews. They do a really good job calling a lemon a lemon. They don't let nostalgia get in the way of a review. If a remake or sequel is released they review it for what it is. I really enjoyed the UGnG review. One of the only mags (like EDGE) that knows their shit when it comes to games (it scored a 91).
EDGE:
Only mag for the current gen worth reading in my opinion. They don't treat their audience like 5 year olds (probably because they aren't). The reviews are the best I've ever read. And the writing is the best I have ever seen in any magazine ever made, gaming or otherwise.
UncleGuito
Banned
^coldvein said:
nicholasbrutal
Epic Games PR Manager
I would recommend EGM and Game Informer if you're in the US. Outside, I'm not too sure.
I'm totally unfamiliar with Edge magazine, so someone is going to have to enlighten me. It's referenced a lot around here. European?
I'm totally unfamiliar with Edge magazine, so someone is going to have to enlighten me. It's referenced a lot around here. European?
Chittagong
Gold Member
EDGE.
There's tons to read and it's not the usual hype-of-the-month, press-release-flowed-on-columns stuff you get with nearly all gaming magazines, but interesting takes on the industry, trends, game development and marketing. It's extremely well written, they get excellent interviews and magazine is beautifully laid out in an minimalist way. And printed on good paper too.
There's tons to read and it's not the usual hype-of-the-month, press-release-flowed-on-columns stuff you get with nearly all gaming magazines, but interesting takes on the industry, trends, game development and marketing. It's extremely well written, they get excellent interviews and magazine is beautifully laid out in an minimalist way. And printed on good paper too.
Chittagong
Gold Member
SantaC said:you call that nostalgia? I raise you this.
Holy crap. I was actually in the page 3 credits for the Finnish edition of the mag from 1993 onwards. I used to do Pro's Corner, Box Mario and more.
Chittagong said:
LET ME REACH OUT AND TOUCH YOU!!
I read the norwegian one though. But pro's corner was omfg-tastic. Reading it now makes all those old nes/snes games so epic. about how you had to take the key from the yellow house and give it to the boy with the glasses, ect. it was so epic. Usually if there where tips for games I didn't have I'd think of these games as if they where as epic as OoT shit!
I love you, your work is awe-inspiring for the masses!