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Hoopz:
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on September 20, 2007, 11:18:34 am ---
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on September 20, 2007, 10:02:44 am ---That said, my PCGAMER magazine, a staple of my life...has become pretty craptastic as of late as well. Now they keep shoving a mini-CELLPHONE magazine inside of the real magazine called "CELL PLAY". I don't give a ---Cleveland steamer--- about cell phones...why are you wasting magazine space for that crap? Oh...is it because they couldn't sell enough advertising to warrant even a 50 page magazine? What happened to the good ole' days of 100 pages an issue?
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I've been thinking the same thing. I've read PC Gamer for 10-15 years and the past few have been crap. I still have over a year left on my subscription, so maybe they'll turn the magazine around before it runs out, but I'll probably just let it expire. And those ad sections you mention (which I hate) are not in every magazine, just in every 3rd or 4th one, not that it makes it any better.
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I started w/ PC Gamer in 95. Gave it up last year. They really haven't done much lately. And Maximum PC is about the same now. About all they do now is recycle old articles... What tools you need in toolbox, how to build a pc at home, how to play in the registry... Only saving grace there is a one year renewal is only $12 so its hard to beat $1 an issue.
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: HooPZ on September 20, 2007, 01:40:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on September 20, 2007, 11:18:34 am ---
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on September 20, 2007, 10:02:44 am ---That said, my PCGAMER magazine, a staple of my life...has become pretty craptastic as of late as well. Now they keep shoving a mini-CELLPHONE magazine inside of the real magazine called "CELL PLAY". I don't give a ---Cleveland steamer--- about cell phones...why are you wasting magazine space for that crap? Oh...is it because they couldn't sell enough advertising to warrant even a 50 page magazine? What happened to the good ole' days of 100 pages an issue?
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I've been thinking the same thing. I've read PC Gamer for 10-15 years and the past few have been crap. I still have over a year left on my subscription, so maybe they'll turn the magazine around before it runs out, but I'll probably just let it expire. And those ad sections you mention (which I hate) are not in every magazine, just in every 3rd or 4th one, not that it makes it any better.
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I started w/ PC Gamer in 95. Gave it up last year. They really haven't done much lately. And Maximum PC is about the same now. About all they do now is recycle old articles... What tools you need in toolbox, how to build a pc at home, how to play in the registry... Only saving grace there is a one year renewal is only $12 so its hard to beat $1 an issue.
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Yup, its actually gotten a little better this past year (two years ago when they rearranged the layout it was a disaster, so they switched back after a year). They need to put the Vede back into the hardstuff section and get a new editor-in-chief because it was shortly after he was promoted that the mag. started becoming crap. I actually have no idea how long I've been reading it, I just know I was reading it early in highschool which puts it at 10+ years ago.
Hoopz:
10+ years is about when it started so I was one or two issues behind you.
Least they got rid of the moron who "yelled" at people and had the windows tricks. That was just stupid.
leapinlew:
Sweet -
Not only do we have more McDonalds per capita, superior language skills, and the love of the global community - we now have free magazine subscriptions. God Bless America!
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on September 20, 2007, 11:19:40 am ---
The innernets happened to magazines. Why pay for a 100 page magazine when you can get all the same info for free without the restrictions of print material?
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This is the ironic part...
...the restrictions of the COMPUTER are what prevents me from reading online stuff while on the CAN! I already TRIED to convince the wife we needed a computer at the John...ain't gunna happen...hence the continual and forever need for PRINTED PUBLICATIONS damnit!
:hissy:
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