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Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. 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. Both the UK and US editions are the best selling video games magazine in their respective countries.[1][2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Future Publishing (FTSE:FUTR) is a magazine publishing company based in Bath, UK. Future Publishing employs more than 1,500 people worldwide, and is one of the largest publishing houses in the UK. It is responsible for publishing over 150 magazines, in the UK, US, France and Italy. ...
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Future US (formerly Imagine Media) is a United States media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, action sports, music, and technology markets. ...
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Future Publishing (FTSE:FUTR) is a magazine publishing company based in Bath, UK. Future Publishing employs more than 1,500 people worldwide, and is one of the largest publishing houses in the UK. It is responsible for publishing over 150 magazines, in the UK, US, France and Italy. ...
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Review system
PC Gamer reviews are written by the magazine's editors and freelance writers, and rate games on a percent scale. In the US edition, no game has yet received a rating higher than 98% (Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri and Half-Life 2), while the UK edition has never awarded more than 96% (Civilization II, Half-Life, Half-Life 2 and Quake II). “SMAC†redirects here. ...
Half-Life 2 (HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ...
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Half-Life For a quantity subject to exponential decay, the half-life is the time required for the quantity to fall to half of its initial value. ...
Half-Life 2 (HL2) is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game that is the sequel to Half-Life. ...
Quake II, released on December 6, 1997, is a first person shooter computer game developed by id Software and distributed by Activision. ...
In the UK edition, the lowest numerical score was 2%, awarded to Big Brother 1. The sequel, Big Brother 2, was given an even lower score of N/A%, the review explaining they "put as much effort into reviewing it as they did in making the game". In the US edition, the lowest score awarded was 4%, given to Mad Dog McCree, unseating the previously lowest-rated game, Skydive!, given 5%. The characters N/A (sometimes n/a) are an abbreviation that is mainly used in information tables. ...
Mad Dog McCree originally appeared as an arcade shooting game in the early 90s. ...
Editions There are two main editions of PC Gamer: a British version and an American version, both are published by Future Publishing. Founded in the United Kingdom in November 1993, the American sister version was launched a year later in December 1994.[1] Future Publishing (FTSE:FUTR) is a magazine publishing company based in Bath, UK. Future Publishing employs more than 1,500 people worldwide, and is one of the largest publishing houses in the UK. It is responsible for publishing over 150 magazines, in the UK, US, France and Italy. ...
Notable events of 1993 in computer and video games. ...
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There are also numerous local editions that mainly use the materials of one of the two editions, typically the British one, including a Malaysian and Russian edition. The Swedish edition, though rooted in its UK counterpart, has grown to be more independent, largely due to the immense popularity of PC games compared to console games in Sweden, and now produces most of its own material. An Australian edition was published monthly by Perth-based Conspiracy Publishing since August 1998, but it appears to have been discontinued in mid-late 2004. “Game console†redirects here. ...
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Both American and British magazines are published thirteen times per year (twice in December),[1] although there are sometimes variations.
PC Gamer UK
Magazine The British edition of PC Gamer has been in constant monthly publication since 1993. Subscribers get a special edition of the magazine with no cover lines[clarify] (only the masthead, BBFC rating and barcode). A banner (also called nameplate, masthead[1]) is the title of a newspaper as printed on its front page. ...
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification (see Motion picture rating systems and History of British Film Certificates) within the United Kingdom. ...
The magazine originally shipped with an accompanying 3.5 inch floppy disk. A CD demo disc (labelled CD Gamer) was released alongside the floppy disk edition from issue 11 onwards with the first CD Gamer containing all the content from the previous 10 issues' floppy disks. The single CD was later expanded to two CDs. A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ...
CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...
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An edition with a 9 GB DVD known as DVD Gamer ran alongside the 2CD edition for a couple of years, until production of the CD Gamer edition ceased as of issue 162. The UK Edition now only comes with a single double-sided DVD. This article is about the unit of measurement. ...
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The UK edition also contains a small section in Extra Life[clarify] about its gaming server. This gives readers a chance to challenge the UK team in various different online games.
Blog The PC Gamer blog was started to coincide with the transfer of the PC Gamer UK site to become part of the Computer And Video Games network which incorporates all of Future Publishing's gaming magazines. The move brought some controversy, with many long standing members of the forum leaving for other forums due to the forum's cramped spacing and lack of user avatars. The introduction of a blog was seen to one of the redeeming features of the switch. The blog has since been regularly updated with contributions from many of the magazine's staff. The topics discussed range from the controversy over violent video games, to the benefits of buying a PC over a console.
Podcast The PC Gamer UK podcast was started on the 4 May 2007. It is hosted by Ross Atherton with Tim Edwards, Tom Francis and John Walker also contributing. It is normally released to coincide with the release of the magazine each month. It is to be included on the magazine's DVD. The podcast starts with the PC game charts and goes on to discuss features, reviews, previews, etc in the current issue. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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PC Gamer US | Editors in Chief[3] | | Matt Firme | 1994-1996 | | Dan Bennett | 1996 | | Gary Whitta | 1996-2000 | | Rob Smith | 2000-2004 | | Dan Morris | 2004-2005 | | Greg Vederman | 2005-2007 | | Kristen Salvatore | 2007-present | Gary Whitta Gary Gaz Whitta (born July 21, 1972) is an English screenwriter, author, game designer, and video games journalist. ...
Greg Vederman commonly known as The Vede, was the editor in chief of PC Gamer magazine (American version) from January 2006 until August 2007. ...
Magazine The American edition of PC Gamer launched in 1994.
According to a 2005 study, subscribers to the magazine are overwhelmingly male (97%), and make up over two thirds of the magazine's readership.[2]
Demo disk Similarly to the British edition, the magazine ships with a demo disk, though diskless versions are available. The CDs are replaced by DVDs in the American edition on a month-to-month basis. Demo disc released with a magazine. ...
When PC games with full motion video (FMV) sequences were popular in the mid-to-late 1990s, PC Gamer's CD-ROM included elaborate FMV sequences featuring one of their editors. To access the features of the CD, including the demos, patches and reviews, the user had to navigate a 'basement', which played very much like classic PC games such as Myst. It was in this game sequence that the magazine's mascot, Coconut Monkey, was introduced just as the editor was leaving the magazine, marking the transition from the FMV demo CDs to the more contemporary menu driven demo CDs that they use today. Screenshot of an FMV from Final Fantasy VIII using Bink Video. ...
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Myst (or MYST) is a graphic adventure computer game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller. ...
Coconut Monkey
Coconut Monkey is the mascot of the US edition of PC Gamer Coconut Monkey is the mascot for the US edition. He was created by founding editor Matt Firme, and modeled after a Bermudan tourist trinket. Coconut Monkey appears in the pages of the magazine, and has occasionally provided commentary on demo discs included with the magazine. The Coconut Monkey appears in a number of game mods. Image File history File links Coconut_Monkey. ...
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Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ...
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The Coconut Monkey is often used to parody vaporware by advertising the unreleased game Gravy Trader, which has been given a 101% score on some of the review disks. In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...
Vaporware is software or hardware product which is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge, either with or without a protracted development cycle. ...
Stance against gold farming Beginning in February 2006, after Greg Vederman was named editor-in-chief, the US edition of the magazine has taken a stance against gold farming; specifically, advertisement in the magazine from any such company became prohibited. Vederman and other members of the PC Gamer staff, as well as a major proportion of readers, consider such practices unethical, and have lauded the move.[4] This received mild attention in the world of gaming journalism, and other publications followed in their footsteps. For example, Sony Online Entertainment, publisher of many popular MMORPGs, took out a full page advertisement in PC Gamer, containing a letter thanking Vederman. Greg Vederman commonly known as The Vede, was the editor in chief of PC Gamer magazine (American version) from January 2006 until August 2007. ...
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An image from World of Warcraft, one of the largest commercial MMORPGs as of 2004, based on active subscriptions. ...
Podcast The PC Gamer US podcast was started in August 2005, and is hosted variously by attendance, and produced by Jeremy Williams. Regular contributors include Chuck Osborn, Logan Decker, Norman Chan, Dan "DJ" Stapleton, Gary Whitta, and Kristen Salvatore. Dan Morris and Greg Vederman used to both be frequent members of the podcast, however both have left PC Gamer and no longer appear. It is released weekly on Thursdays, however double releases do occur when the group either forgets, or is too busy. A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ...
Gary Whitta Gary Gaz Whitta (born July 21, 1972) is an English screenwriter, author, game designer, and video games journalist. ...
Greg Vederman commonly known as The Vede, was the editor in chief of PC Gamer magazine (American version) from January 2006 until August 2007. ...
Possibly one of the more famous episodes of the podcast is episode 81, where Logan Decker introduced the gaming quiz show titled "Catfantastic," named after a book found in the house of the staff photographer. Decker also hosted a podcast in which listeners would vent their frustrations about PC gaming, this was not as popular as the previously mentioned "Catfantastic" podcast. The podcast celebrated its 100th episode on September 20, 2007, and was hosted by Dan Morris, who had not appeared since he left the position of EIC of PC Gamer in 2006. is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
A video podcast is also produced and features game developers discussing their newly or soon to be released games, as well as other notable figures in the gaming world. It is produced on a semi regular basis. Notable guests that have appeared on the podcast are: Richard Garriot, the Frag Dolls, Chris Sigaty, Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, and Chris Taylor. Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961), also known as Lord British in Ultima Online and General British in Tabula Rasa, is a significant figure in the video game industry. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...
is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Greg Vederman commonly known as The Vede, was the editor in chief of PC Gamer magazine (American version) from January 2006 until August 2007. ...
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