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Journalist reporting and evaluation of video games in periodicals began from the late 1970s to 1980 in general coin-operated industry magazines like Play Meter [1] and RePlay, [2] home entertainment magazines like Video, [3] as well as magazines focused on computing and new information technologies like InfoWorld or Popular Electronics.
Canard PC is an independent magazine founded in France in 2003 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly. [2] [3] The title Canard PC is a paronym, derived from Canard WC, which is the French name for Toilet Duck. Canard PC ' s independence from the game companies is recognized in the French video gaming circles.
PC PowerPlay's review had a more negative tone, giving it a score of 30 out of 100. [ 5 ] Computer Games Magazine 's Tom Chick gave the game 1 out of 5 stars, remarking that "the controls feel more like you're scrolling the scenery rather than driving a boat" and that "the combat seems to have been an afterthought".
[1] [2] The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features relating to hardware, mods, "classic" games and various other topics. PC Gamer and parent Future began digital PC Gaming Show at E3 2015. [3]
In the fourth quarter of 1999, PC Games sold 363,608 issues per month, making it the best-selling PC gaming magazine in Germany at the time. However, from 2002 on, the print market started to decline and PC Games ' s sale figures decreased. By the fourth quarter of 2011, only 102,032 copies per month were sold. [6] [5] [1]
These publications appeal to a broad audience and usually include content about computer hardware and software and technology news. These magazines could also be called technology magazines because of the large amount of content about non-computer consumer electronics, such as digital audio player and mobile phones.
Joystick (formerly Joystick Hebdo) [4] [8] was a French computer magazine that published monthly issues on PC games. It was founded in 1988 by Marc Andersen, [ 5 ] who later left in November 1995. Originally published in the form of a 32-page weekly magazine in 1988 and 1989, it saw monthly 148-page issues (and more) past 1990.
Video magazine listed Sargon III third on its list of best-selling video games in February 1985, [9] and fourth on the best-seller list in March 1985, [10] with II Computing listing the game second on its list of top Apple II games in October–November of the same year. [11] PC Magazine rated Sargon III 13.5 points out of 18. The reviewer ...