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 Have really fallen January 19, 2009
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12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've been reading PC Gamer since 1999 and they have really fallen in terms of quality. The magazines are practically paper thin now. It has been awhile, but I believe my copy of the issue that previewed Duke Nukem Forever in 1999 may have been over 200 pages worth of content. Now? 80, 90, etc.
Instead of being the gritty, hard to please mag they used to be they are essentially ad-magnets now. I've seen multiple games that were widely frowned upon get high scores simply for one reason: they got the "exclusive". I can't help but think PC Gamer is in the back pockets of many companies now that they're the "top" PC gaming mag around.
R.L. Ermey once said on one of their discs that PCG had "its **** in the bag", and it once did. Once. The mag still has some wit and charm about it and the hardware section is still quite good... but that's about it.
 Better than all the rest! January 15, 2009
Kay Hayes (San Jose, CA USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've read a few other gaming magazines but this one is my all time favorite. I don't want to mention any names, but some magazines read like infomercials written by the company that makes the gaming platform. Others are just plain boring and dry and they put me to sleep. PC Gamer is fun and witty and I enjoy reading it from cover to cover. I've heard others complain that it isn't the magazine it once was, but I have only been a subscriber for about 2 years now and I'm very happy with the quality of the magazine and the writing in general.
IMPORTANT NOTE:MUCH TO MY DISMAY, PC GAMER IS UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP AND FOR SOME CRAZY REASON, THEY HAVE REMOVED ALL THE WIT, HUMOR AND SARCASAM FROM THE MAGAZINE. PC GAMER IS NOW AS EXCITING AS STALE WHITE BREAD AND AS ENJOYABLE AS A ROOT CANAL. I WON'T BE RENEWING MY SUBSCRIPTION AND IF I COULD REVISE MY RATING I WOULD GIVE IT ZERO STARS! SAVE YOUR MONEY, THERE ARE BETTER GAMING MAGAZINES OUT THERE NOW THAT PC GAMER HAS HAD IT'S SOUL RIPPED OUT!
Long time subscriber that won't be renewing again December 26, 2008
Mark B. (Burlington, VT)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
One by one the pc gaming magazines have disappeared because the internet can provide so much more than any one magazine but never the less I kept up my subscriptions until the only one left I subscribe to is PC Gamer. At one point I subscribed to 4 magazines and PC Gamer was probably my third favorite, the main reason was because I felt it was to mainstream and mostly covered the more popular releases.
In the last few years it had become obvious that all the magazines were catering to the big developers and their reviews reflected that. I still held to hope that PC Gamer was not doing the same even though it was steadily becoming obvious they were. The last straw for me was the 91% Editor's Choice they gave Spore. I felt Spore should have gotten no better than a 70% and had nothing to do with the copy protection.
Even though the cd with the demos and other things is nice I can't justify the wasted paper to print the magazine any longer. PC Gamer has become an advertisement for the bigger developers and lost any creditability it had.
Great Magazine at a Great Price September 7, 2008
Mad Mike (Utica, NY)
What more can you say? I got a fantastic Amazon price for this informative gaming mag - only wish I could lock in the same price for future renewals.
Designed for younger people August 4, 2008
Robert V. R. Sheehan (Pioneer California)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
PC gamer used to be good. But it seems like the games offered are for
the younger generation. The CD that comes with it is not what is expected. No offense against the magazine itself. But I am 70 so it
dont appeal to me.
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