In Real Life

The Only Video Game Journalists To Get Action Figures

Today, GamePro magazine ceases to be. Which for lovers of print is a bit of a sad moment, given the fact it’s been around since 1988.


December 1, 2011
News

GamePro And GameSetWatch Close Their Doors

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After 22 years on US magazine shelves, GamePro magazine and its website are closing. The November issue of the magazine will be the last to go to print, with the website soon to redirect to one of IDG’s other websites, PC World.


News

RIP GamePro

One of the longest-running magazines about video games has just run out of credit. It’s just been announced that GamePro magazine, which launched in 1988, will cease publication as a standalone entity next week on December 5. Both the magazine and website are being shut down, with the following text running on GamePro.com as of today:


November 8, 2011
News

The New GamePro Mag Is Quarterly And ‘Kicks A Lot Of Ass’

GamePro magazine recently went quarterly but that doesn’t mean you should count it out. The folks over at GamePro just dropped their cover on the net, saying that the new “periodical” is the last great video game magazine.


July 27, 2011
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GamePro Magazine No Longer Monthly, Undergoing Major Changes

GamePro, the games mag more than 20 years old, is no longer a monthly. The magazine will go quarterly as of November, changing to “a visually stunning, tactile experience” with “rich, engaging editorial” and bumping up its price. More at Industry Gamers.


March 2, 2011
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The Best Game Design Schools In North America

Looking to embark on a wondrous career in game design? GamePro Media and The Princeton Review have teamed up for a second year to list the 10 best graduate and undergraduate schools for video game design in North America.


June 29, 2010
In Real Life

Who Wore It Better?

The newest issues of Gamepro and Edge show up wearing the same Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit dress, as spotted by subscriber AncientUnknown.


May 22, 2010
News

Killzone 3 Coming To PS3 In 3D

A promise is a promise. Killzone 3 is coming to the PlayStation 3 and it has a few tricks up its sleeve, including the addition of jet packs and an option to play the first-person shooter in full 3D.


May 15, 2010

Too Big And Too Hard

Video games are too big, and too hard. Even for those of us that will argue against this notion until we’re blue in the face, there is an increasing amount of data that proves it. Here’s what seems to be going on in game development right now to address it.


March 17, 2010
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Spider-Man’s Spectacular Game Series Soldiers On With Shattered Dimensions

The Spider-Man licence won’t go to waste at Activision just because Spider-Man 4 isn’t coming to movie theatres next year. There will be more Spider-Man games, including one known as Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.