Games magazine/UK

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18 May 2003, 11:17 PM
gamevet

Games magazine/UK

I was at Barnes and Noble this weekend and happened upon the last issue of a magazine called Games (TM) from the UK. Did'nt think much of it, but decided to browse through the pages, as the cover reminded me of the first issues of Next Gen. Magazine.
www.paragon.co.uk/mags/gamestm.html

All I can say is WOW! The magazine is just amazing. In this issue alone, they had interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto, The Bitmap Brothers, Jason Ruben and Bioware (The company behind KOTOR). The magazine also features retro ads from the Spectrum computer and other games from back in the day. In the back of the magazine they have tributes to the Atari 520ST, The Sega Master Sytem and NES. The magazine goes one step further, by talking about JAMMA boards and old arcade greats.

At $9, the magazine price may seem steep, but I encourage anyone to drop by Barns and Noble and browse through this great gaming magazine. The US gaming publications, could learn a thing or 2 from this magazine.

The one thing that has me dumbfounded though, is that I go to their website www.totalgames.net and they don't have the magazine listed.
19 May 2003, 01:22 AM
NeoZeedeater

Chapters in my area has a bunch of UK mags. I never buy them because they're so expensive but I wouldn't mind checking out this issue.
19 May 2003, 01:36 AM
Korian

Yeah it covers alot of Retro stuff, was gonna get it but the price seemed kinda expensive, It's one to keep an eye on though. I haven't seen it many places.
19 May 2003, 01:48 AM
Regus

Is that the mag that has Devil May Cry on the cover (it maybe an old issue), and has a HUGE classic gaming section?

I wanted to buy it, but I couldn't rationalize paying $9 for a magazine.
19 May 2003, 01:51 AM
Adrian

It's a decent magazine but I stopped buying it when they filled their magazine with spoilers. Their reviews of HOTD3 and Metroid Prime had screenshots of the final bosses!
19 May 2003, 01:51 AM
gamevet

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Here's the cover.
19 May 2003, 02:01 AM
taloony

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Originally posted by Regus

I wanted to buy it, but I couldn't rationalize paying $9 for a magazine.

This is me. I've browsed it a few times and it looks to be a quality mag, but I can't get over the price, import or not. :\
19 May 2003, 02:11 AM
Diff-chan

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Originally posted by Regus
Is that the mag that has Devil May Cry on the cover (it maybe an old issue), and has a HUGE classic gaming section?

Yes. Only one magazine had Devil May Cry on the cover, and this is the one.
19 May 2003, 02:18 AM
gamevet

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Originally posted by diffusionx
Yes. Only one magazine had Devil May Cry on the cover, and this is the one.

That was issue number 3. This is issue number 4, which I've posted the cover for.
19 May 2003, 07:54 AM
red_war_machine

I tried it, but it wasn't as good as EDGE.

By the way, Next Gen was EDGE's sister magazine. So if you liked Next Gen and see a copy of Edge, give it a shot. From what I hear, they're similar (although Edge is the original and therefore the best :P )

I REALLY love Edge. MILES better than Games TM and well worth its (mildly extortionate) price. :)
19 May 2003, 08:38 PM
gamevet

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Originally posted by red_war_machine
I tried it, but it wasn't as good as EDGE.

By the way, Next Gen was EDGE's sister magazine. So if you liked Next Gen and see a copy of Edge, give it a shot. From what I hear, they're similar (although Edge is the original and therefore the best :P )

I REALLY love Edge. MILES better than Games TM and well worth its (mildly extortionate) price. :)

Just about every magazine from the UK costs around $9 in the US. It's the price we pay for import magazines, just like the extra cost for import games.

I believe I've checked out the edge on occasion. Most of the one's at Barnes and Noble are sealed in a plastic bag, so there's been very little chance of looking through it, without purchasing the mag. Maybe next time I see an issue, I'll pick it up. It's always cool to see what's going on in the UK.
19 May 2003, 09:45 PM
Leynos

I thought the first two issues of GamesTM were ghastly. Issue 5 seems a lot better, so I'll probably continue to buy it in future. I have to agree with red_war_machine tho. Despite all it's problems, Edge is still the better magazine of the two. The things that really makes Edge with buying are its features, and the features in GamesTM so far haven't really been up to much.

Later.
20 May 2003, 01:21 AM
Jeremy

I've been a fan of UK import mags for about nine years now. I don't buy them too often now, but when I do, they never fail to be worth the high price tag.
20 May 2003, 01:53 AM
gamevet

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Originally posted by Jeremy
I've been a fan of UK import mags for about nine years now. I don't buy them too often now, but when I do, they never fail to be worth the high price tag.

Have you ever read the official Sega Saturn magazines from the UK? They were beyond excellent. The large screen shots and dedication to import games from Japan were all great. How a market smaller than the US gets better magazines, is beyond me.:bang:
20 May 2003, 07:02 AM
J2d

Edge has stoped giving grades btw, I look forward to the next issue.
20 May 2003, 12:14 PM
xS

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Have you ever read the official Sega Saturn magazines from the UK? They were beyond excellent.

Yeah, I've read that mag. The chief editor supposedly writes for a PSX mag now.
20 May 2003, 12:17 PM
Jeremy

Gamevet, I loved that mag. I'm also a huge fan of Computer and Video Games mag.
20 May 2003, 05:53 PM
marcus

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Edge has stoped giving grades btw, I look forward to the next issue.

They still grade games, at the end of each review there was a ? symbol, yet the scores can all be found further on in the magazine. Living in the UK Im not exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to quality gaming magazines, I have bought Edge since its first issue whilst GamesTM is a not too far off second. There is really nothing else worth bothering with here, too many offical magazines and media aimed at prepubescant kids.
20 May 2003, 06:12 PM
MonsterMash

Re: Games magazine/UK

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Originally posted by gamevet
I was at Barnes and Noble this weekend and happened upon the last issue of a magazine called Games (TM) from the UK. Didn't think much of it, but decided to browse through the pages, as the cover reminded me of the first issues of Next Gen. Magazine.

:lol: I could've made the exact same post. I was at B&N too this past weekend and I picked up Games.. well, just re-read your post :).

I also agree w/you on the quality of the mag - it's something I'd subscribe to in an instant if an American version was ever published.

What I ended up picking up that day however was some UK Xbox mag - mainly because it had a naked woman on the cover. And a free DVD and Halo strategy guide.
20 May 2003, 08:30 PM
J2d

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Originally posted by marcus
They still grade games, at the end of each review there was a ? symbol, yet the scores can all be found further on in the magazine.

Ah crap, I hope they cut it out someday..