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26 Dec 2005, 11:28 AM
Dolemite

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Originally Posted by Destro777

That's a negative. I still read my gamefan's to this day. I barely glance at HG. I look at a game like Shadow of the Collosus - GameFan would have been all over that game. Coverage and praise out the wazoo. Gamefan would have told you that if you didnt buy it, your gaming licenese should be revoked or some other insane crap. Like it or not that stuff was damn funny and damn entertaining. What does HG do? A 3 senetence mini review crammed in the back of the mag. POOP.

I meant that they're rippping off Gamefan's style. Poorly.

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Originally Posted by kevincal

and it's REALLY cool to talk shit about anything or anyone.

You've finally figured out how things work around here. A winnar iz u.
26 Dec 2005, 12:30 PM
RoleTroll

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Originally Posted by haohmaru

I thought some of the staff were questionable at best (before this even got going) and the early issues have, IMHO, made this clear. I don't care about editing issues and that nonsense (that plagued the unpaid GameGO! staff, too, if you remember) but the writing and the lack of the reader getting a feel for who/what each writer is because of the sheer quantity of writers is going to hurt the loyalty of the readership.

It's probably more the questionable staff than the sheer numbers. There is zero personality in the writing, and the pieces are all interchangeable. Ther are a couple I find more interesting, like Roger Danish, but that's all relative; nothing reaches GF levels.

HGM might as well just use one ficticious name for all of the reviewers because they all have the same (lack of) personality. How can everybody decide to all write in the same boring manner? Is somebody at the top dictating a single boring format? There have to be people there with a pulse.

The question is: does DJPubba realize there is a problem?

I also agree that the editing problems are quite minor in the big scheme of things. Make it worth reading first, then worry about grammar and spelling. GameGO! was awesome.
19 Jan 2006, 05:45 PM
Dolemite

Man, the cover art just gets worse and worse. It's hard to tell here 'cause it's a small pic, but check it out at the newsstand. It's fucking terrible.

http://www.luv2game.com/luv2game/extra/HGM7_128.jpg

You guys really need to dump Wolfinger, as I really think he's hurting your chances at making it. If I were just a regular person looking for a gaming mag I'd pass HCG right on by without a second glance, solely based on that shit cover.
19 Jan 2006, 05:47 PM
voltz

Kinda funny since I actually liked it.
19 Jan 2006, 05:48 PM
sethsez

Yeah... I like his art generally, but for some reason his new covers remind me of the kind of art you'd find on low-budget 80s comedies buried deep within your local video rental place.
19 Jan 2006, 05:49 PM
Revoltor

This magazine is really a kick to GameGo's balls. DJPubba is the Uwe Boll of video game magazines.
19 Jan 2006, 05:51 PM
bahn

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Man, the cover art just gets worse and worse. It's hard to tell here 'cause it's a small pic, but check it out at the newsstand. It's fucking terrible.

http://www.luv2game.com/luv2game/extra/HGM7_128.jpg

You guys really need to dump Wolfinger, as I really think he's hurting your chances at making it. If I were just a regular person looking for a gaming mag I'd pass HCG right on by without a second glance, solely based on that shit cover.

Wow. You really hate Wolfinger's stuff, eh?

Well, the mag obviously must be reaping some success given their continued operations. The mag is up to what, eight issues now? HGM looks to be in this for the long run.

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Originally Posted by sethsez

Yeah... I like his art generally, but for some reason his new covers remind me of the kind of art you'd find on low-budget 80s comedies buried deep within your local video rental place.

I have to check out this new cover in person.
19 Jan 2006, 05:52 PM
voltz

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

This magazine is really a kick to GameGo's balls. DJPubba is the Uwe Boll of video game magazines.

At least he's managing it better then ECM ever did.
19 Jan 2006, 05:53 PM
Revoltor

Do you know how much Nazi gold was smuggled out of Germany? We'll have HGM for the next 50 years.
19 Jan 2006, 06:00 PM
Dolemite

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Originally Posted by bahn

Wow. You really hate Wolfinger's stuff, eh?

Yeah, but the funny thing is that I used to like a lot of the stuff he did for Gamefan back in the day. But like sethsez, uh, says, the art he's churning out recently for HCG is awful. It's just just so stiff, ulgy and lame. If I knew nothing about the background of the mag and who's making it there's no way I'd want to be caught dead leafing through it at the news stand, let alone buying it (which I don't). The cover is the most important part of any mag- it's what catches one's eye and inspires them to actually check out the contents. HCG is falling flat on their face in that regard.

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Well, the mag obviously must be reaping some success given their continued operations. The mag is up to what, eight issues now? HGM looks to be in this for the long run.

That's good news, and I wish them well. I'd like to say that they must be enjoying some measure of success despite Wolfinger's crummy covers.

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I have to check out this new cover in person.

Here's a bigger pic I took with my cell (it reminds me of GamePro):

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