I just wanna ask what PC gaming magazine do you guys recommend for me. PC gamer is pretty decent. I haven't seen Games for Windows yet which looks kinda ok. Are there other PC gaming magazines out there that are better than these 2 that I have mentioned? Thanks :D
I subscribe to PCGamer (DVD edition) so if you don't have a fast connection for downloading gigs of demo & mods, it saves you time & hassle but its sometimes a month late in getting onto the disc.
Try PC Format, or just go to your local newsagents & skim through the mags on sale there to see whats best :)
I love PCG so much. I suppose I've become much of a cultist for them, but I do reasonably trust their reviews, to a point. My own tastes are normally extremely unique, but I can always trust their words, if not sometimes the actual score. But not only that, but I've become pretty attached to the actual people in the mag, especially TheVede.. There's just a ton of personality, and it's just a fun magazine to read front to back, even if it's an issue that doesn't have a single game you personally are interested in (which is pretty rare, considering even if they somehow don't have a preview or review of a game you like, they have opinions sections for the editors, and one editor will talk about sims, one about rpgs, etc etc..)
Oh yeah, not to mention, they get a lot of exclusives, to a point, and once in a while some exclusive demos.
But all that- keep in mind I've never tried any other pc gaming magazine. Â I'm pretty sure it's one of the most popular, though
Yea, PCG is terrific, I love how they always have some exlusive review a month or so before the game comes out, and all the people are non biased and funny(as they should be)
I really, REALLY loved PCGamer for a long time, but I unsubscribed a year or so ago because I thought it was focusing more on a cult of personality than gaming. Now, I just scour the newsgroups, gamespot, gamerankings, and rottentomatoes.com. Â
Well, IHMO if you live in N. America then PC gamer and Games for Windows are the top two. Games for Windows is the new name for the older Computer Gaming World mag. It really hasnt changed much and in fact I feel it got a tad better with the few changes it made. The made logic behind the name change is simple. As far as computer games the retail market belongs to Windows. Even macs can run standard windows games now in realtime. Since they use intel now and no longer need an emulator, they just install the OS native, and dual boot. The linux attempt at getting into the game market never took off and all other types of PC's and OS's dropped off the face of the earth. So Games for Windows it is.  One of the better improvements to the mag is getting rid of it's game score system (again IMHO) as they now quantify a games status by picking it apart and giving a less biased (not as in personal bias, but in test methods) review.
Both mags are good choices, and you really wont do wrong with either. PC Gamer tends to have more info and interviews, but also tend to be a moth or two behind alot of releases. This has improved over the past couple of years but at the cost of coverage. At one point the average PC Gamer size was 250-300 pages and was well worth it. Now its back down to about a hundred or so, but again at least it more timely with a review or interview. Â
Ya, PC Gamer is great. I subscribed to it back in the day, I really think I might start again. I remember when their review of Halflife 1 came out, they made it look so cool!
I used to like pc gamer but lately there reviews have been way off the mark. So personally I wont trust them anymore. They gave Gothic 3 a good review and it sucks. The combat is sooooooo lame. Hear's just one example. The orcs have taken control of most the cities. They're beating up everybody, yet as a low level character I slaughtered a whole group of around 12 to15 of them with little problem. These are the guys that are supposed to be taking over the world? After slaughtering the camp of orcs I'll go and die fighting a giant bee or a lone wolf. I wonder if that bee could have wiped out that entire camp of orcs? What's wrong with that picture. No I quite the game cause it was so poorly made.
They butchered Dark Messiah. I ended up loving the game. It had some bugs at first, but they fixed that fast. No Chuck from pc gamer just had his head up his ass. No, I wont subscribe to them anymore. I tend to like Computer Games more. They aren't as big as pc gamer but they have better reviews. For the most part, I just stick to online gaming sites that are free and game forums to listen to real gamers and not some reviewer with his head stuck elsewhere.
Good god. Pc gamer hasn't had any good reviews in I don't know how long. I've been reading it for over ten years, and watched them slowly start to get worse. There reviewers have gone from good to amateurish. They focus on what they want and not what the readers want. Chuck has gotten worse with each issue and Deslock has all but killed the rpg section. The mans not a rpg'er, he's a fill in cause they didn't have anyone else. If you want to get it, well go for it, but bring a big shovel, cause thats about 80% of the mag.
I haven't read Games for Windows so Ic an't tell if they are good or not. However PC Gamer is a really good magazine. I enjoy there reviews and they are not boring like other magazines/websites.
I've subscribed myself to GFW after purchasing 2 copies of it. I find it to be somewhat entertaining and informative. There may be a few too many WoW ads, but I think I can survive. Just reading their last article on Left 4 Dead got me more excited than most of the videos have.
Although I do have some personal dislike for Logan Decker, I prefer PC Gamer magazine. It's pretty cool those guys have both an audio and video podcast on the web. Games For Windows is simply Computer Gaming World renamed, and they're OK too. I do have respect for Computer Games magazine because of how they handled their Doom 3 review, but I don't see that magazine around very much.
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