Do you buy Gaming magazines?

Neal Stevens · 05-12-2006, 10:33 AM

Taking a survey, thanks

PS: if you do buy regularly, please mention the magazines you buy, (PC Gamer, Computing Game World, Computer Games magazine, etc)

Drebbel · 05-12-2006, 10:40 AM

So why didn't you answer yourself Neal, or do you get them all for free ?

Syxx_Killer · 05-12-2006, 10:47 AM

I never buy gaming magazines. I'm not into gaming that much to spend money on some subscription. Plus, if I am interested in a game I usually just look it up on the Internet.

jumpy · 05-12-2006, 10:55 AM

Pc Gamer, usually. But only if there's a review of something I'm interested in... kindof 'see before you buy'.

Skybird · 05-12-2006, 10:59 AM

Never.

HW3 · 05-12-2006, 11:03 AM

Like jumpy, PC Gamer if I see something I want to read about.

August · 05-12-2006, 11:07 AM

I used to but i hate paying for what amounts to a collection of advertizements.

Kurushio · 05-12-2006, 11:09 AM

I used to...before when the internet wasn't so good. Now you get everything online like in a mag, plus more. The more would be "real life opinions". How many times have I bought a game recommended by magazines only to find it doesn't live up to expectations? Plenty. Let's face it...magazine companies have vested interest through selling advertising space the games companies, forum users don't. Never read a gaming review which says "this game sux!" even if it does.

kiwi_2005 · 05-12-2006, 11:23 AM

Always. every month without fail i buy two australian magazines as New Zealand is to poor to start its own

PCPOWERPLAY good one this comes with 2 dvds of goodies every month and is only $12.95

PC Addict comes with 1 dvd and 1 cd for $8.95

With PC Powerplay you can request a Mod to be added to there mods section on the dvd - i have requested that they add Greywolves mod. As my DL speed is to slow. So far no luck.

VonHelsching · 05-12-2006, 11:24 AM

Never.

Gizzmoe · 05-12-2006, 11:26 AM

Never. There are enough good gaming sites on the Internet.

Oberon · 05-12-2006, 11:42 AM

Sometimes, if I have enough disposable income, but not as much now that I've got broadband. When I do, it's usually either PCGamer or Official PS2 magazine.

Type941 · 05-12-2006, 11:42 AM

never. With internet around? Comon!

Kurushio · 05-12-2006, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

Never. There are enough good gaming sites on the Internet.

Care to name some? I have never found any...usually just go to the official or fan websites/forums to find info on games.

bradclark1 · 05-12-2006, 12:16 PM

Never. I wait and see what the crowd has to say.

View Poll Results: Do you buy computer gaming magazines?
Yes, a mixture different of magazines, a couple a month or so	8	12.50%
Occasionally (5~7 times a year)	3	4.69%
Rarely (1~3 times a year)	24	37.50%
Never	29	45.31%
Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll

05-12-2006, 10:33 AM	#1
Neal Stevens Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 13,285 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 156	Do you buy Gaming magazines? Taking a survey, thanks PS: if you do buy regularly, please mention the magazines you buy, (PC Gamer, Computing Game World, Computer Games magazine, etc)

05-12-2006, 10:55 AM	#4
jumpy Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,737 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Pc Gamer, usually. But only if there's a review of something I'm interested in... kindof 'see before you buy'. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

05-12-2006, 10:59 AM	#5
Skybird One Who Soars Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 23,052 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Never. __________________ The Secret of Happiness is Freedom. The Secret of Freedom is Courage. -Thucydides

05-12-2006, 11:03 AM	#6
HW3 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,316 Downloads: 198 Uploads: 0	Like jumpy, PC Gamer if I see something I want to read about. __________________ U-190 2nd Flottille Lorient RIP Lost in the Caribbean Late 1944 WAW VI

05-12-2006, 10:40 AM	#2
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 7,142 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	So why didn't you answer yourself Neal, or do you get them all for free ?

05-12-2006, 10:47 AM	#3
Syxx_Killer Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,916 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I never buy gaming magazines. I'm not into gaming that much to spend money on some subscription. Plus, if I am interested in a game I usually just look it up on the Internet.

05-12-2006, 11:07 AM	#7
August Ugly American Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,135 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I used to but i hate paying for what amounts to a collection of advertizements. __________________ “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

05-12-2006, 11:09 AM	#8
Kurushio Keelhauled Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 526 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I used to...before when the internet wasn't so good. Now you get everything online like in a mag, plus more. The more would be "real life opinions". How many times have I bought a game recommended by magazines only to find it doesn't live up to expectations? Plenty. Let's face it...magazine companies have vested interest through selling advertising space the games companies, forum users don't. Never read a gaming review which says "this game sux!" even if it does.

05-12-2006, 11:23 AM	#9
kiwi_2005 Navy Seal Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,491 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Always. every month without fail i buy two australian magazines as New Zealand is to poor to start its own PCPOWERPLAY good one this comes with 2 dvds of goodies every month and is only $12.95 PC Addict comes with 1 dvd and 1 cd for $8.95 With PC Powerplay you can request a Mod to be added to there mods section on the dvd - i have requested that they add Greywolves mod. As my DL speed is to slow. So far no luck. __________________ Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

05-12-2006, 11:24 AM	#10
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never.

05-12-2006, 11:26 AM	#11
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 4,933 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never. There are enough good gaming sites on the Internet.

05-12-2006, 11:42 AM	#12
Oberon Midshipman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 16,860 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 20	Sometimes, if I have enough disposable income, but not as much now that I've got broadband. When I do, it's usually either PCGamer or Official PS2 magazine. __________________

05-12-2006, 11:42 AM	#13
Type941 The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	never. With internet around? Comon! __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie

05-12-2006, 12:16 PM	#15
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 3,360 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Never. I wait and see what the crowd has to say.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode