Argus Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 There's not a whole lot of information available about this magazine, but I managed to dig up a bit of info from archive.org. I hope this is enough. https://www.ignboards.com/threads/why-there-arent-any-national-canadian-gaming-mags.162715735/ https://web.archive.org/web/20031003175143/http://www.totalgamer.ca:80/corporate/default.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20021204005857/http://www.canadacomputes.com:80/mediakit2003/HTMLpages/totalGamer/default.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030913125612/http://totalgamer.ca/images/top_story/TG_sub_form.pdf I couldn't find any information about the total number of issues, and it seems that, with a few exceptions, TG didn't number their issues at all (I have seven issues and none of them are numbered). From the PDF above the cover of October 2001 is labeled "[...]me 1 Issue 2" so I'm guessing the first issue was released the month before, which would make the total number of issues 52 at most (assuming a monthly release from Sep. 2001 to Dec. 2005; couldn't find a definitive end-point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHD Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Was this a free publication like The Computer Paper? The archived website mentions that it had distribution through Blockbuster and other places, but I do not recall ever seeing it anywhere. I lived in Edmonton between 2001 and 2005, so not exactly a small town, and I was actively interested in gaming at this time so I would have picked-up a copy had I seen it anywhere. I wonder if "national" circulation meant that it had distribution in Toronto and Montreal (and maybe Ottawa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Yeah it was free, and like The Computer Paper was also published by Canada Computer Paper. I used to pick one up whenever my parents would drive my brother and I to Blockbuster, and I live a few hours north of Toronto. Circulation was "150,000, including Blockbuster, and other locations across Canada", so I imagine it must have had at least some distribution outside of Ontario. I've no clue as to exactly how much, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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