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Retro

Some Awesome Magazine Covers From The 1970s

4:00PM December 27, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In September 1975, the first issue of tech magazine Byte hit newsstands in America. While it would be mildly influential for at least the first decade of its existence, I’m not bringing it up today for its editorial content. More »

In Real Life

Fans Build Their Own Amazing Zelda Magazine

10:00PM November 1, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Artist Cory Schmitz, whose name you should recognise by now, is putting together a collection of zines, comprised of fan art and based on The Legend of Zelda series. More »

News

Time Magazine’s First Official Game Tie-In Is For… Modern Warfare 3

3:30PM June 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Time is one of the most storied magazines the world has ever seen, and while its relevance may have dipped somewhat during the internet era, it’s still seen as a respectable publication. So its first ever video game tie-in is a bit of a disappointment. More »

News

Want To Help Build A Digital Library Of Old Video Game Magazines?

9:20PM April 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Kevin “Game Mag Weasel” Gifford has a plan. He’s sitting on a motherload of old (like, pre-2000) video game magazines and wants to know if anyone’s got the means to scan them all. Make a digital “library” of sorts. If you can help, head here for details.

Retro

Classic PC Magazine Covers Will Scratch Your Sci-Fi, Fantasy Itch

4:00PM March 1, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

A lot of people remember now-defunct magazine Computer Gaming World for the fact it was one of the world’s finest PC gaming rags. Me, I just remember it because of these badass covers. More »

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This PS3 Smashes Up Real Nice

10:00PM February 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

We’re big fans of the classy way French gaming mag Amusement handles its visuals. If you’re not, maybe you should check these out. More »

News

See How Portal’s Heroine Has Changed

4:30PM February 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Chell, the player’s character in Portal, was never really the star of the game. You barely even saw what she looked like. Seems that approach is out the window for Portal 2. More »

In Real Life

Mario Isn’t Just About Jumping, You Know

9:00PM December 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Comics legend James Kochalka (American Elf) has penned this great comic in the second issue of Kill Screen magazine, in which we get to the core of why so many people love playing as a tiny plumber in red overalls. More »

In Real Life

Hey, It’s Another Classy Games Magazine

7:20AM August 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Cory Schmitz, the man behind the classy EXP. magazine, has been kind enough to send us over some shots of his latest mag effort: The Controller More »

In Real Life

When You’re Away, They Come Out To Play

12:00AM August 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Adorable. By jnkboy, for the 50th issue of Sweden’s classy Level magazine.