Gaming magazine recommendations?

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My daughter says her fiance would probably like a subscription to a gaming magazine. But which one? I know he plays World of Warcraft and Counterstrike, but also does some console gaming. Amazon lists Electronic Gaming, PC Gamer, and Computer Gaming. Any recommendations?

― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 12 December 2005 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

Shit, are there any good gaming mags left?

I was always partial to Computer Gaming World, but I don't even know if that one exists anymore...

― kingfish trampycakes (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 12 December 2005 06:02 (nineteen years ago)

If he likes to buy used games, get him the discount card at Gamestop. It's only $15, but it gets you 10% off all used games, and a year's subscription to their Game Informer magazine. Plus I think you get an extra 10% on the games you sell.

― Laura H. (laurah), Monday, 12 December 2005 06:17 (nineteen years ago)

My friend writes for EGM. It's okay. Nothing special but not bad.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 12 December 2005 07:42 (nineteen years ago)

I like Game Informer for the ILx connection. And TEH OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE WITH DEMO DISC EXTRAVAGANZA ETC ETC is surprisingly much less enthusiastic and blowjobby than other vg magazines.

― adam (adam), Monday, 12 December 2005 12:48 (nineteen years ago)

Who's the connection?

― Laura H. (laurah), Monday, 12 December 2005 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

Great suggestion, Laura - there's a Gamestop in their town! (Maybe they are in every college town...)

― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 12 December 2005 15:36 (nineteen years ago)

he plays Counterstrike? he should join [ILX]. (it's a loose connection, but it's a connection nonetheless)

― Sailor Kitten (g-kit), Monday, 12 December 2005 15:58 (nineteen years ago)

I think it's a sort of deterrent when your mom (or possible future mom-in-law) posts there. Perhaps he (and my son, also a massive CS player) lurk. I've mentioned it enough to them.

― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 12 December 2005 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

he should lurk over to the CS thread then.

― Sailor Kitten (g-kit), Monday, 12 December 2005 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

Who's the connection?

-- Laura H. (elemenopa...), December 12th, 2005.

M@tt He1geson!

― latebloomer: Deutsch Bag (latebloomer), Monday, 12 December 2005 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah. I remember that when M@tt started posting to ILM I was awestruck, because I had been *obsessed* with Game Informer a few years earlier.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 13 December 2005 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

I GET IT FOR FREE OMG ITS NOT VERY GOOD

― GET EQUIPPED WITH BUBBLE LEAD (ex machina), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 07:27 (nineteen years ago)

I have cut back to just reading edge nowadays. pricey if you have to import from the UK, but worth it.

― haitch is the realest topic alive (haitch), Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:51 (nineteen years ago)

I got PC-Zone for a few years (duped into subscripton by cute girl offering free games at a LAN tourny) and quite enjoyed it until it became overrun with MMORPG hype. It has a good section on online gaming and a fairly good hardware/troubleshooting section. I should really check it again.

I still occasionally buy OPS2M but only if I fancy something on the demo disk.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

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