Video game magazines vs. the internet

[Yoshi]

I pay for Edge. I get EGM, GFW, and GI free.

[Frogacuda]

The problem with videogame magazines, like EGM, is they based their writing style and format on hitting their target demographic in the 90's. Back in the early to mid 90's that was great because most of us weren't even in high school yet. But now that we're older and make up the bulk of who would subscribe to their magazines, they haven't changed the writing style to match that. It's still "kiddies", "goodness", "fanboys", etc. Personally I think Next Gen was just a a few years too early.

This is a good point. The same way Gamepro seemed okay in 6th grade, but it sucked by the time I was in high school... there might not be a magazine that discusses games on an adult level. I find Edge to be pretty good, though. Maybe because the British don't use "college boy" as a derogatory term.

[Dolemite]

This thread made me remember Hardcore Gamer. Is that magazine still around?

Shockingly, yes.

[Razor Ramon]

I pay for Edge. I get EGM, GFW, and GI free.

Isn't that about $70?

[Yoshi]

Yep.

[SpoDaddy]

I don't understand why it seems to be ok for gaming "journalists" to have no grasp of the English language (read one Mark Bozon article on IGN and you'll bash your head into the nearest wall). I'm not expecting brilliant writing from a videogame article but at least use grammatically correct sentences for fuck's sake.

[Razor Ramon]

That's a serious chunk of change for a magazine. How about you give me the money instead and I'll give you an audio version of some game reviews?

[Doc Holliday]

I used to have that issue of Flux.

I wanted to find it so that I could source that Top 100 VG list - beyond some baffling entries (Crusin' USA?) it was better than any Famitsu reader survey I've seen.

I haven't read read the three issues (of only six I think) I own in probably 10 years, but I remember enjoying them a lot.

[JefmcC]

Isn't that about $70?

And worth every penny.

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