I was talking to a colleague yesterday about going to E3. He isn’t, and he hasn’t been in a long time. Like me, he’s primarily a PC gamer, so he feels a little bit out of the loop with the new console heavy E3 schedule.
So, just for kicks, I dug out the Computer Games Strategy […]

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Yes, I was aware that efforts are being made to resuscitate Computer Games Magazine.
Yes, I have spoken at length to Mr. Travaglino on a few occasions. He’s enthusiastic, curious and asking all the right questions.
Yes, I am on board for now, with the caveat that the magazine business is hard, reviving dead publications doubly so. […]

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Tom Chick says it all. He’s written the best eulogy on the best job I ever had.

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The word is slowly creeping through the Internet, but it is now official, I guess. Computer Games Magazine and MMO Games are no more, killed by TheGlobe.com. It was a sudden death, but don’t believe people who say those are the easy ones.
This wasn’t because the magazine was in any financial trouble, or was […]

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This is a great issue. I knew almost nothing of Huxley going in, but Tom Chick’s preview has me more than curious (even though FPS MMOs are way out of my league.) And Bauman still attracts writers who want to cover the stuff around gaming and not just the games themselves. Check out Erica von […]

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Already? My magazine never comes this early…
This is the Awards Issue - that annual attempt to sum up a year of gaming in a few blurbs and screenshots. The mag’s writers show their roots by giving seven of the top ten places to strategy games, two to turn based strategy. Buy the issue for the […]

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If you want a real review, you can go out and buy the latest CGM, but I will take this opportunity to reflect a little more on this game.
First, let me make it clear that I stand by my review completely. This is a good game, made even better by the recent patch. It is […]

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This month’s issue of your favorite magazine has a big feature on the “Most Anticipated Games of 2007″. Usual fare for this point in the publishing cycle, right? Well, no other magazine will have a bus driving simulation on their list, which is one more reason to listen to Steve’s editorial plea to spread the […]

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I’ve already shown my love and appreciation for Computer Gaming World’s archive of old issues. They even have an index now, so you can keep track of who said what where.
In a fit of Ebay inspired silliness, I went and furthered my obsession with the past by buying 70 back issues of Computer Games aka […]

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