Who here still buys/reads PC Gaming Magazines ?

ince · 19 May 2012 at 08:17

Never used to but now get some on my ipad

bakes0310 · 19 May 2012 at 08:24

Im still subscribed to pcgamer. Im not sure if its worth it anymore as i only read about 10-15 pages of it depending on what games they review.
I might jump ship and try out a different magazine, ill look into edge and gamesTM.

Sefirosu · 19 May 2012 at 08:28

I used to have a subscription to PC Gamer but I just never got round to reading them. Got a huge collection of unread ones which it's quite fun to dip into.

KatanaDV20 said:
Wow neat site, thanks for the link dude

It's all classic-era PC Gamer staff that write for it.

Kosmiche · 19 May 2012 at 08:37

I've also started reading kindle gaming blogs, you have the likes of kotaku, joystiq and the escapist on there.

They cost £1.99 a month I believe and they usually update every day.

bakes0310 · 19 May 2012 at 08:53

I think i might go with games TM, how are they as reviewers. There not in anyones pocket are they?

Chris-.- · 19 May 2012 at 09:07

What's a magazine?

gronf · 19 May 2012 at 09:08

Nah, haven't bought any sort of gaming mag for almost a decade.

j6m said:
I stopped shortly after discovering RPS.

Sefirosu said:
It's all classic-era PC Gamer staff that write for it.

+1

So good it's earned a place on my bookmarks toolbar, tho I have shoehorned about 50 favicons with not a pixel to spare

LokiS · 19 May 2012 at 09:09

Back in the snes days mags and cheat code books were awesome

I tried PC Gamer 1-2 years ago and didn't bother re subbing, every article of worth I had already read or known about, the only thing the mag could offer was a printed community forum. I also lost interest in PC Gamer around the first Witcher release when they started to release bogus reviews.

ZombieFan · 19 May 2012 at 09:11

bakes0310 said:
I think i might go with games TM, how are they as reviewers. There not in anyones pocket are they?

I got interviewed by games tm a few years ago for the retro section (I wrote a spectrum emulator they wanted to cover). The guy who interviewed me is a freelance and definately not in anyones pocket.

lofarl · 19 May 2012 at 09:22

I read PC Gamer and Custom pc. I also buy Empire magazine. I like a good throne read.

Sleepery · 19 May 2012 at 09:57

bakes0310 said:
I think i might go with games TM, how are they as reviewers. There not in anyones pocket are they?

I don't think so either, they never seem to be afraid to stir things up.

Joystiq group of websites (Massively etc) on the other hand, some of the stuff they do is practically glorified ads.

NeoReloaded · 19 May 2012 at 19:16

PC Gamer 4 lyfe.

hideki · 19 May 2012 at 19:29

I still need something to read while on the throne

Dave**** · 19 May 2012 at 20:38

Not a gaming magazine, but I am subscribed to CustomPC.

Cutshaw · 19 May 2012 at 21:12

I've not bought or read a magazine in oooooh, since the internets.

kola · 19 May 2012 at 22:19

PC Gamer although I have like 2 years worth to read , should really cancel the sub

Freelancer11 · 19 May 2012 at 22:23

Another vote for PC Gamer, though more and more these days I tend to head for their website rather than the print edition...

InKursion · 19 May 2012 at 22:24

Gaming journalism is a joke, frankly, it's a hack-amateur industry where half the so-called 'critics' are either on the payroll of the products they are 'reviewing' or are else generally inexperienced and inept. Out of all the creative industries and their attending 'criticism's, gaming is by far the worst. It's almost pathetic. I will never buy or support 'gaming journalism' - let alone criticism - in its current state. It sucks.

CaptainRAVE · 19 May 2012 at 22:33

Stopped a long time ago. Can get it all for free on the net. PC Gamer tried to compete by coming up with lots if articles, but it just wasn't worth the price.