E-Day

By playing President Elect or Campaign '84, of course!

Got my Xbone guide in the mail today. Flipping through, it looks like a lot of the same content that is in the PS 4 guide.

I can't believe I didn't update this since July 2010. I know I have scanned stuff since then...

In any case, the following scans are done and will be available shortly:

GamePro Issue 005 December 1989 (scan #46 according to this thread).

GamePro Issue 006 January 1990 (scan #47)

GamePro Issue 009 April 1990 (scan #48)

GamePro Issue 012 July 1990 (scan #49)

GamePro Issue 016 November 1990 (scan #50)

GamePro Issue 017 December 1990 (scan #51)

Up next: Electronic Games Issue 28 October 1984 (scan #52)

12 issues is two years. They publish every other month, remember?

And when you click to the next page where you fill out your billing info, the choice on the page is "12 print and digital issues for $24.99*". You get the digital version on PC and iPad with the print subscription.

A few months back I tried reading some of the GamePro scans from here on my Surface Pro, and later Mad Magazine. I don't know why, but I just didn't take to it. All I could think about was how I would be rather reading the actual magazine.

I agree. Stuff like Netflix shouldn't be behind a paywall. Though if you shop around you can get a year of Live for $35. Had it once when they had 1 vs. 100.

Back on topic, it seems strange that this Xbone guide is coming out days before the Xbone itself. The PS4 one came out weeks ahead of time. Anyhow, I renewed my EGM sub for another 2 years.

nfo files haven't been included in years, and I always deleted them once I downloaded something. I found them useless.

I'm interested in the XBone for everything but the games.

I am guessing half the magazine was ads, which is how much a healthy is supposed to have.

Well, not at the newsstand, but in computer shops. And they renewed my original trial subscription when I wrote and asked why it ended without any notice to resubscribe.

Not only that, but you can ask for a subscription and they will give you one. I don't think their magazine is sold on newsstands anymore. I always saw it at the local computer store, and all the copies had "Complimentary Issue" where a barcode would be. The ones they mail me are the same way.

The type of magazine isn't the issue here. It was page count. In any case, we live in the wrong era for enjoying big magazines :(

Vogue outdid it last year with a 916 page issue.

Well, that is good news. The erratic release schedule of the magazine had a lot of wondering if there were issues. I am glad to hear that thongs are going well despite the game magazine environment.

So, do these special next-gen console guides count towards a subscribers count? I need to check when my sub expires; I think it's soon.

If I have any scorn, it's the lack of Nintendo coverage and over coverage of shooter after shooter after shooter (and the abundance of coverage for generally violent games). But that is what the market wants, I suppose.

Keep on trucking! I look forward to the long promised electronic newsstand!

Not really since I didn't even read the thing with my zero interest in the PS4.

I haven't seen an XBone version on the newsstands, so I am guessing they only did the PS4 guide. It better not count towards my subscription.

You are only allowed to scan one of these once I receive the missing pages I need!

I assume that most not only have the original digital files used to create the magazine, but also multiple copies of each issue since there are always lots of issues left over each month.

Will do as soon as I know where they are getting uploaded to.

I have Analog Computing from issue 20 to 79 in both PDF and CBR (converted them), as well as Game Players Issue 80, Odyssey Adventure Issue 1, and VG&CE issue 8.

They are hard to come by. I have a box of magazines I will be scanning, but I do not think those two issues are in there.

True, but the majority of people interested in these two consoles will already be getting all the info online, so everything in the magazine will be old news. 20 years ago it was a different story. But there are no doubt collectors of such magazines.

I still want to know why I was sent this, if there is an XBone version, and if it counts against my subscription.

And in this day and age, these kinds of magazines are pretty pointless...

Anyone get this in the mail yet?

It looks like a special issue ($9.99 price), but it seems to have been sent as part of my subscription.

Have you tried used book stores? I have been to a few that have had older magazines, but not video game ones like I was looking for. But I know there have been people who have found great magazines in used book stores before. Might be worth checking out.

I'll supply a bunch. I think I did some already a while back. If you can't find them, let me know.