Game mags

The Net is good for instant news and reviews (mostly for my stupid, ignorant customers), but for actually articles and stories (25 Most powerful in the industry, What went wrong with x games?, etc.),I prefer print.

Currently all I read is EGM. Am I the only one who enjoys their style of writing? Why is it that everybody finds their jokes juvenile? I find their jokes caustic and witty. Futhermore, they are way funnier than PSM.

C'est la vie. To each his own.

I miss Next Generation. Man, did they have articles.

Where the hell is the print industry going?

I mostly flip through older Gamefans, EGMs, and Game Players magazines. It's fun to go back and laugh at all the stupid predictions they made back in the day. :D Other than that, I stick with message boards to get news. I don't even bother with gamespot or IGN anymore.

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Originally posted by Briscobold
I miss Next Generation. Man, did they have articles.

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Yes, exactly, their articles were great.

Also, I think they took a different approach to news, which I liked. Net news is complete overkill ("Check out the disc art!," "New secret character revealed!," etc.). With mags, or at least the good ones, you get the essential info and some more "insider" content (no relation to IGN) that a real journalist would dig up. The only thing I couldn't count on with Next Gen is the info about more obscure stuff or more "old-school" stuff, like shooters. They were too "cutting edge" for that.

Also, NextGen's reviews were questionabe at best. Again, to each his own. Sometimes, however, when comparing their reviews against other magazines, it seemed as though the reviewer didn't play the game long enough to form a proper opinion (Tropico). I'm still bitter about that.

I never cared about their reviews, only the journalism. Not what I see on the net now-a-days.

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Originally posted by Ashod
I mostly flip through older Gamefans, EGMs, and Game Players magazines. It's fun to go back and laugh at all the stupid predictions they made back in the day. :D Other than that, I stick with message boards to get news. I don't even bother with gamespot or IGN anymore.

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Hehe, yeah, flipping through old mags is fun. And yes, PSM isn't funny at all. Many years ago when they were newer and Banzai was still around they had some wit, now it's all just stupid trash. I use the term "trash" because I feel it implies a lowbrow aura. Example: a picture of Dante leaping into the air with an elbow facing down and a caption that reads "Do you smellll what Dante is cookin'?!" You will find this "joke" in the dictionary under "lowbrow." I'm terribly sorry, but that is just not my concept of humor.

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Originally posted by Briscobold
Am I the only one who enjoys their style of writing?

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Yes, yes you are.

EGM's had some good stuff in the last few months.
GI is on a huge roll.
PSM is, well, they sure do have some nice screens...
Gamepro is... Well, PSM's screens are a great.
GameNOW is just shit.

Damn you Yoshi! Your blatant slight has offended my honor. Have at thee!

The only thing that makes PSM funny is the fact that they are a parody of a GOOD gaming mag.

No, PSM is so dumb it's still really, really dumb.