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gamepro

Resistance 2 Beta Keys, "Colossal" Secret In Next Gamepro

Want to get into the Resistance 2 beta? One place to start is the next issue of Gamepro magazine which, in addition to having a little Resistance 2 wingding, is also the home to some beta access keys. They're not just giving them away, unfortunately. You just have a chance to win one. How many are they handing? Not sure. We're guessing at least 60. But that's just a guess.

The issue teaser also hints at some sort of secret. The adjective "colossal" is used. We're instructed to sit down, it's that serious. What could it be?! Surely there's a countdown clock out there that will provide us with more information!

See GamePro's new Resistance 2 cover, win a beta code [GamePro - thanks, James!]

7:30 PM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Michael McWhertor
4,456 views, 59 comments

egm

Ziff Davis Files For Bankruptcy

The publisher of EGM, Games for Windows: The Official Magazine and 1UP.com has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Manhattan court today, in an attempt to restructure its sizable, long-term debt. Ziff Davis has, according to Bloomberg's report, filed papers indicating it has somewhere between $500 million and $1 billion in debt, with previous reports pegging the debt at around $400 million.

The company has tried to negotiate its substantial debt out of the courts before, following a missed interest payment last summer. Over the past four years, the company had shuttered some of its publications, including the Official PlayStation Magazine and GMR, but continues to publish print properties like eWeek and PC Magazine as well as nearly twenty technology and entertainment web sites.

While we don't know much about the financial health of its video gaming properties, we have heard that the 1UP Yours podcast will be scaled back to a lean three hours in an effort to cut costs. A temporary setback, we hope.

Ziff Davis Media Files for Bankruptcy to Cut Debt [Bloomberg]

3:40 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Michael McWhertor
5,009 views, 107 comments

magazines

Future Takes Over Nintendo Power

Future US continues it's domination of the official console magazine market as Nintendo hands them the reins of the long-running and well-respected publication Nintendo Power. For nearly two decades Nintendo has handled the publishing of the mag in-house, but starting with the December issue (on sale next month), it's all on Future.
"We are honored to be selected as the new publisher for an industry touchstone like Nintendo Power," says Future US's President, Jonathan Simpson-Bint. "This is an opportunity for Future to use its core competencies - great editorial, deep knowledge of young men's lifestyles and technical expertise - in service of one of the world's great entertainment brands. We couldn't be more excited to get started."
Deep knowledge of young men's lifestyles? First off, that sounds slightly creepy, and secondly...just young men? Hopefully they'll eventually get around to creating a Nintendo magazine for girls. More »

3:30 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Mike Fahey
4,221 views, 40 comments

Latest by Maverynthia: All I have to say after the fact is..yep...they trashed it. They have 90% more ads and 90% less content. Not only that they jacked up the price from the usual $13 to $19!! I'm not renewing... more »

beauty is armor deep

EGM Prints Halo 3 Covers, And We Like Them

We've already heard about the customizable armor, but customizable weapons? (Update: OK, no customizable weapons, but still cool.) EGM is running a series of three covers for their exclusive 19-page Halo 3 printgasm this month. Check out the other two covers after the jump, and let us know if you spot anything unusual. I'm not a big Halo fan, but this coverart is freaking hot. More »

1:40 PM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Mark Wilson
19,022 views, 70 comments

ds

Japanese Mag Makes Female Power DS Game

Reclaiming lost readers or targeting new ones? This summer, magazine anan is putting its name on Female Power Emergency Up! DS, a title designed to help young working women improve themselves over a three month period. ("Female Power" encompasses "beautiful," "cute" and "strong" in case you were wondering.) Improvable areas covered by the game include "romance," "body" and "manners." Sounds good, but three months?! That sounds like a commitment I'm just not ready for. Brian Ashcraft More »

7:00 AM on Tue Feb 13 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
643 views, 12 comments

Latest by Robotube: "I suggest men as competition because... well, what else would women compete with? Midgets?" Wow. You win. more »

girl gamers

Germany Gets Girl Gamer Magazine

Germany is getting a new gaming magazine next year targeted at the casual girl gamer. Called Play Vanilla, the magazine will focus on gaming articles with a more feminine flair and tackle important female gaming topics. I can only imagine what these topics will be, outside of "Better Than the Guys" articles and possibly "The Effects of Gaming on your Vagina," which my girlfriend assures me are negligible.
"Play vanilla will be serving an interest group that has so far been woefully neglected, a group with enormous potential and specific requirements," explains Petra Fr hlich, Editor-in-Chief of play vanilla and PC Games. "Women want to play too, but are quite different from men in the demands they place on a game. A magazine like play vanilla is inevitable with the increasing numbers of female gamers and games with specifically female appeal."
I am getting tired of the perceived need to separate gamers by sex. It seems to me that this is less 'female gamers crying out for a voice' and more 'marketing folks crying out for a sharply defined demographic to cater to.' Why can't we just let gamers be gamers? Michael Fahey More »

12:40 PM on Mon Nov 27 2006
By Mike Fahey
1,007 views, 30 comments

Latest by Ilia Chentsov: Did any of you trashing Barbie games ever played one? more »

opm

R.I.P. Official PlayStation Magazine

Ziff Davis announced today that the long running Official PlayStation Magazine (aka OPM) will see its last issue hit in January of 2007. More »

4:00 PM on Tue Nov 14 2006
By Michael McWhertor
2,626 views, 30 comments

free

100 Issues Of Computer Gaming World, Free

I was shocked when a co-worker brought in the most recent issue of Computer Gaming World, which happened to be the magazine's 25th anniversary edition. Holy crap! Twenty five years? Just one more thing to make me feel old. More »

2:04 PM on Sat Oct 14 2006
By Michael McWhertor
1,220 views, 15 comments

nintendo

Another Outlet Pegs Wii Price At $150

This time it's Vibe magazine, not normally a source for your pre-launch speculation, but still weighing in on what they think of the Wii. In a supplement to the main magazine titled VStyle, they have this to say about the upcoming Nintendo Gamecube successor. More »

11:15 AM on Sun Sep 10 2006
By Michael McWhertor
10,068 views, 35 comments

opm

Official PlayStation Mag Editor Opts For Xbox 360

It's no secret among my social circle that I'm a PlayStation man. Okay, I'm really a Nintendo boy, but my 100-plus game PlayStation and PS2 collection dwarfs my Xbox and Gamecube showing. I was pretty darn psyched for the PLAYSTATION 3, right up until the Sony press conference. It was quite fascinating to see the combination of Genji 2 and a $600 price tag suck the enthusiasm right out of the room. More »

6:28 PM on Sat Aug 12 2006
By Michael McWhertor
991 views, 40 comments

advertising

The Very Worst Video Game Print Ads

1up has collected some of the most appallingly bad print ads for video games and related properties and crammed them all into a single article for your delectation. More »

6:20 PM on Tue Aug 1 2006
By egauger
3,221 views, 9 comments

sex

The Sexiest Sexist Italian Gamer Ad Ever

A respectable first pass at illustrating the common logic that women are brainless automatons waiting to have their subservient existence as barefoot kitchen rustlers programmed into them by a virile man. But it needs further revision. More »

8:40 AM on Thu Jun 1 2006
By brownlee
1,626 views, 9 comments

magazines

WoW Gold Famers Advertise In Local Papers

In San Jose's weekly local Metro Silicon Valley, somewhere between the Botox and the breast augmentation, there is an ad for a World of Warcraft gold seller and power leveler. The Northern California-based Dr-Hu.com brags, "We've leveled over 3500 different WOW accounts since November, 2004. Over 99% of our customers come back for additional services. Let us serve you. You'll love what we can offer." More »

8:22 AM on Fri Apr 21 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
249 views, 2 comments

top

Sony Doesn't Make the Real PSP?

Think PSP means PlayStation Portable? No ho ho. PSP means "PermaShield Pipe," at least according to the March issue of Clean Rooms magazine. A full-page advertisement features a rotund man in a "I *heart* PSP" sweatshirt, standing next to a large PermaShield Pipe. There is even the registered trademark symbol next to the word "PSP." Of course, Sony has trademarked "PSP," which leads us to wonder: Did the (R) or the (TM) come first? Can they peacefully coexist? Apparently, the (TM) is used during the time between the application and subsequent granting of registered trademark. Once it has been granted, the (TM) becomes a (R). Looks like Sony's lost out to this company. But hey, this could be another clever, clever Sony marketing campaign, designed to reel in DIY types and pipe layers. Next month, sneaky PSP viral ads hit Cat Fancy, promoting the PoopScoop Pouch. More »

10:22 AM on Thu Apr 6 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
137 views, 6 comments

Latest by weatherman: "Getting an (R) in an individual country requires going through a lengthy process of trademark research to confirm that no other product/service within that country already has a claim on your trademark, or that it won't be confusing to potential more »

nintendo revolution

New Rev Games To Debut In Official Nintendo Mag?

Call me cynical but I'm putting 50 red turtle shells on that, despite the carefully worded press release indicating otherwise, the new UK Official Nintendo Magazine won't actually have much concrete info for us next week. I assume we'll see things along the lines of only-hinted-at franchises and the random glowing remark from a Capcom dev, but not anything close to a true game announcement. More »

12:45 PM on Sat Feb 11 2006
By Michael McWhertor
407 views, 3 comments

humor

Mad and GamePro Team to Mock Gaming

Mad magazine and GamePro are teaming up in September. That issue of GamePro will include a mini Mad magazine supplement which will mock GamePro and gaming in general. The mock issue will include a feature called the 50 Worst Things About Video Games, some satirical ads and an "expose" on the hidden socially redeeming features secretly added to Grand Theft Auto. More »

1:33 PM on Mon Aug 1 2005
By Brian Crecente
131 views

magazines

KOTAKU JAPAN: Famicom's Findings

Don't you just love the venerated Japanese game mag, Famitsu? They're writers aren't merely writers, but "experts." (Not sure what that makes me then. A stable boy?) Gaming's past 20 years has been researched and posted by those smarty pants at Famitsu.com. More »

12:00 PM on Fri Jul 15 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
14 views

magazines

PC Gamer Seeking NGJ

PC Gamer is looking for a few good writers and plenty of fun gaming yarns. It looks like the UK magazine wants to start a regular reader-written New Games Journalism section. Sure, they don't call it that, but just read their open letter:
More »

2:29 PM on Mon May 9 2005
By Brian Crecente
28 views

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