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  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 docpov

    Member since 10/04/2004

    Reviews written: 127

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Get all the latest info on the newest games

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A cynic would call the whole magazine an advert

    What is the point of a PC games magazine, it all depends on your point of view. If you are fanatical about games and have to know all the information on a new game as soon as it is available then this is the place to find it. Looking at it from the opposite perspective then it could be seen as a blatant helping hand to the games industry to shift as many copies of their games as possible. For most of us though who fall somewhere in the middle, having a healthy interest in games, then PC Gamer is the magazine to buy. Why? I will endeavour to explain.  Physical facts  PC Gamer ... more
  • 61 of 61 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    littlemissdrunk

    5 Stars I'm game 02/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages well written, informative, packed with goodies

    Disadvantages Disadvantages may be a little expensive, mostly for experienced gamers

    Computer games. They're fun aren't they? You can plant your bum on a chair in front of a screen, and transport yourself away from this big bad world into....well, bigger and badder worlds. But you get to do something about it. You're the hero. What you do makes a difference. Fantastic. So, in a world where hundreds of games are unleashed onto a wide-eyed audience with money to burn, what we need is a magazine that gives us what we need to know. In steps PC Gamer. PCG is, in my view, simply the best gaming mag you could ask for. Its packed to the brim with information, and I don't think there's ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Guzman

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Well written articles with good presentation

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some articles seem opinionated

    PC Gamer has to be the cream of the crop when it comes to PC gaming magazines. It consistently delivers up to the minute reviews and its In Development section I find particularly useful as it enables me to decide what to spend my hard earned pennies on. There are several core units to this magazine which I will break down into a descending list of favour: First Look As mentioned above one of my main reasons for buying this magazine is to see what is coming up for release in the games world. This is amply satisfied each month by the content held within this section of the magazine. Although ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    wampyrii

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages see review

    Disadvantages Disadvantages see review

    By its own admission, PC Gamer is Britain’s best selling PC games magazine and its easy to see why. At £4.99 it may seem a little expensive, but there are always 1 or 2 Cds on the front cover which are packed with the latest game demos as well as being plenty of reviews and useful information inside which makes it worthy of the price when compared to some of its less worthy competition. The magazine is split up into 6 main sections, those of First Look!(news of games which are in the very early stages of production), Previews(a look at some games which are soon to be released but have ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    R_Easton

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great reviews, Funny

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expensive, Small hardware section

    PC Gamer is my favourite magazine. It is monthly and costs £4.99, which is a lot for a magazine, but I think it is big with lots of reading time. It is very informative with lengthy reviews of up to 6 pages for good games. It normally has about 30 pages of reviews with about 20 games reviewed in each issue. It also has a budget re-releases pages with short 1-column reviews for games recently put at budget prices. It has a ‘Scoop!’ section that has 2 page previews of games in production and ‘Eyewitness’ section for smaller previews and recent news of the gaming world. The ‘Previews’ section has ... more