Magazines

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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 »


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GamePro Magazine No Longer Monthly, Undergoing Major Changes

6:00AM July 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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.


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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.


In Real Life

Five Years Of Archiving Video Games’ Retro, Silly Past In Print

12:00PM February 3, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Video gaming’s greatest (and goofiest) moments in print will be forever preserved online, thanks to the efforts of a man and his scanner, an Epson Perfection 2480 Photo. 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 »


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Australia’s Best-Selling Games Magazine Is…?

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4:00PM August 24, 2010 | David Wildgoose

The same as the best-selling games magazine in the US: Game Informer. More »


In Real Life

Some Old Gaming Mags Are Worth Money (But Most Aren’t)

4:00PM August 12, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

As the gaming press becomes ever more focused on the internet, the printed word is becoming a dying medium. And as with anything on the decline, rarity can at times go hand-in-hand with value. More »


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One Video Game Outlet Managed To Crack The Top 20 US Magazines

9:40AM August 10, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Print is dying to the tune of a 5.6 per cent drop in magazine sales in the United States for the first half of 2010, but one video game mag is still going strong. More »


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Pokémon Suing Over Pictures Of Pokémon Cards

3:30PM July 21, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The Pokémon Company may have a fancy name, but it’s still part of Nintendo, and we all know Nintendo is good at two things: making video games, and suing people. More »


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Playboy Adds More Rising To Dead Rising 2

1:30AM June 12, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Because no one ever signs in-game deals with Hustler, Capcom has teamed up with Playboy to litter Dead Rising 2 with images, magazine covers and Playboy bunnies galore, including a special upgrade for protagonist Chuck Greene. More »