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Are Video Game Magazines On The Comeback Trail?

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3:00PM August 15, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Print is dead – a phrase we’ve almost come to accept as gospel, particularly when it comes to the tech savvy audience engaged in tech and video games. But, surprisingly, the latest readership and sales figures have shown that video game magazines are beginning to show a significant amount of growth – particularly over the last year. More »

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Better AI, Awesomer Guns In Borderlands 2, Or So I’m Told

7:30AM August 7, 2011 | Owen Good

My copy of Game Informer did not arrive today. Time and the Columbia alumni rag, which I actively do not want did. So I will not be reading about Borderlands 2 this weekend, as some are. More »

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Dishonored Is Bethesda’s New First-Person Action Game

1:40AM July 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Developed by Arkane Studios and slated for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in 2012, Dishonored is a first-person action game, and that’s all we’ll know until the new issue of Game Informer comes out. Thanks Bethesda.

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In Defence Of Duke Nukem Forever

7:00AM June 14, 2011 | Drew Cohen

Who is Duke Nukem, and why – after all of these years – are we still talking about him? One of our readers has described him as a “character that people actually love or hate. Or feel something about. As opposed to military personnel (1) and (1a).” In a sea of “blandness,” according to the reader, the Duke is something to be excited about – outdated graphics and overlong loading screens be damned. More »

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Death Trumps War As The Hero Of Darksiders II

2:40AM June 2, 2011 | Mike Fahey

War rode proud and strong through the battle between good and evil in the original Darksiders, but he’s only one of four apocalyptic horsepersons of interest. War, Famine and Pestilence take the bench as Death saddles up his pale horse for Darksiders II. More »

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How Not To Fake A Game Informer Cover

1:00AM May 12, 2011 | Joel Johnson

If you’re going to fake a Game Informer cover, you might want to get their slogan correct. And “specs”? Not on a cover. “in” instead of “at”? The one tool they don’t have in Photoshop is stylecheck.

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All You Need To See Of The Saints Row: The Third Debut Trailer

4:40AM April 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Game Informer has posted the debut trailer for THQ and Volition’s Saints Row: The Third, consisting of some music, a few splash screens, and one second of actual gameplay footage. See for yourself.

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Own A Panoramic Piece Of Game Informer History

4:00AM January 14, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Kotaku, Gizmodo and one-time Game Informer illustrator Sam Spratt is taking preorders for the wonderful panoramic he created for the December cover of Game Informer magazine. More »

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This Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Magazine Cover Has A Secret

4:40AM January 7, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Game Informer has revealed the cover for its February issue, dedicated to Bethesda’s recently revealed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and while the front is rather classy and subdued, there’s a mysterious party going on around back. More »

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Are These The Video Game Characters The Defined A Decade?

8:40AM November 6, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Master Chief, Nathan Drake, Alyx Vance, The Boss, GlaDOS – just a small selection of the 30 video game stars that the newest issue of Game Informer names as the video game characters that defined our decade. More »