GeneticBlueprint Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I worked at a video game store at the end of high school and beginning of college. My favorite thing to do on my longer shifts was walk to Safeway and go to their magazine section looking for any game mag and order sweet and sour chicken from the deli; then I’d just read the mag while I ate and put it back when I finished. Magazine subs seemed so expensive back then to me. Maybe they haven’t changed in price at all but I just subbed to Game Informer for $20. I’ve subbed here and there over the years. But that seemed like a really good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said: I just subbed to Game Informer for $20. You ain't the only one who did this week either! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Yeah I also got onboard with Game Informer for $20. I used to have a Maximum PC and PC Gamer sub going for a long time but finally cancelled a while ago because I realized I never read it. So yeah... looking forward to not reading Game Informer either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Didn't you hear? You shouldn't subscribe to Game Informer because the pages aren't made of titanium steel and won't survive for thousands of years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Unless I go to a particular shop, I can’t even really find them anymore. I’m now an old man, newspaper buyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Was never a sub when I was a kid but I'd hit up the local grocery store and grab a GamePro or an EGM whenever I had the chance. I had always wanted a Nintendo Power but never subscribed. My buddy on the bus had a sub though so I'd read his. I seem to remember there was a merger at one point.. I think it was EGM that bought out some other mag but I can't remember what it was. I also remember in the mid-90's those magazines were pushing 200 pages each. You could roll one up and kill somebody with it. Also, I'm old... so if any of this sounds weird to you, it's because it was before your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualhunter Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 44 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: Was never a sub when I was a kid but I'd hit up the local grocery store and grab a GamePro or an EGM whenever I had the chance. I had always wanted a Nintendo Power but never subscribed. My buddy on the bus had a sub though so I'd read his. I seem to remember there was a merger at one point.. I think it was EGM that bought out some other mag but I can't remember what it was. I also remember in the mid-90's those magazines were pushing 200 pages each. You could roll one up and kill somebody with it. Also, I'm old... so if any of this sounds weird to you, it's because it was before your time. EGM had EGM 2 for a while. I guess EGM 2 was a safer name than EGBM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Not I. I haven’t subscribed to a print magazine for near 20 years. Last time I subscribed to any gaming publication was being an IGN Insider, which was often more for the forums and E3 coverage access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I don’t really see the point these days. Magazines are for doctor’s waiting rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 26 minutes ago, TheLeon said: I don’t really see the point these days. Magazines are for doctor’s waiting rooms. Not even that anymore. Post pandemic my doctors (at least my Dentist) got rid of all their magazines and never re-upped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Discount Tire doesn’t have magazines either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 17 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Discount Tire doesn’t have magazines either. Last time I was there I walked to a nearby Target to kill some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 This thread reminded me that I wanted to subscribe to Game Informer. ...and subscribed for a year under my son's name. He's at the right age to freak out over getting mail in his name and next time around it'll be a gaming magazine with his name on it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Around Christmas time, my Uncle signed me up to receive a paper tv guide each month. I'm not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 10 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: This thread reminded me that I wanted to subscribe to Game Informer. ...and subscribed for a year under my son's name. He's at the right age to freak out over getting mail in his name and next time around it'll be a gaming magazine with his name on it. That’s awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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