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MMO IT, Play.d Do Web Mag Thing

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/playd.jpg This whole PDF-able downloadable game magazine thing seems to be increasingly popular, and this time, we've spotted two new magazines doing it - MMO IT and Play.d.

Firstly, according to their press release: "Pugland is pleased to announce the first edition of the new magazine, MMO IT, has just been released. This magazine caters to massivly multiplayer online games for the PC market and is distributed freely in PDF format." The layout is somewhat basic, but it does indeed cover "smaller titles which the normal games magazines wouldn't cover", including Ballerium, Shattered Galaxy, and even something called The Universal that we'd never heard of - formerly called 'A Tractor', weirdly enough.

However, much more professional looking, if covering much more well-trodden ground, is UK console PDF magazine Play.d, which has just released its second issue in PDF form. The layout is pretty neat-looking, with definite echoes of UK magazines such as GamesTM and Edge, and there are some fun articles in there, such as a shooter round-up and retro discussions of Speedball 2 - definitely worth poking around in.

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Hello,

Long time reader, first time responder.

I've just been scanning your post on MMO IT amd thought I'd big up PC Gamer UK a little. The line ""smaller titles which the normal games magazines wouldn't cover", including Ballerium, Shattered Galaxy, and even something called The Universal that we'd never heard of - formerly called 'A Tractor', weirdly enough." made me take notice as we've covered all in PCG UK, and do our best to dig up as many obscure games for our readers to take note of.

Good luck to the mags mentioned.

May I also suggest a just released July issue of Adventure Lantern?

Of course I may :)

http://www.adventurelantern.com/

(It's evidently about adventures)

Thanks for the tip, Craig - PC Gamer UK is a bit difficult to source out here in California, tho we do see it occasionally in big bookshops.

Keep the good job :)

Excelent post :)

Love GSW :)

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