New Gaming Mag! "PLAY" Dave Halverson!

rarehero · Mar 27, 2002

whey hey!
guess what kids?
Dave Halverson, the long time editor of gamefan
before ECM, and short lived editor of Gamers Republic
is back with a new gaming mag!
the name of it is Play and i found one at
my local EBs for bout 5-6 bucks.
so far its in its 3rd issue.
the second one had a gunvalkrie cover which i picked up
before they were off of newstands and picked up the new one
with superman on the cover at Ebs.
it has really nice big shots of game art in it and
coverage of what would probably be considered more
niche' kind of games.
except it covers more like movies, anime, figures and what have you that may be related.
id just wanted to share this with you guys
i really like this mag and suggest that you guys
give it a look if you got the time.
i feel pretty sad because looking through the mag
you ll see that Dave written 85%-90% of the reviews in the mag so you know the man hasnt been
sleeping for a few months.
please check it out.
i like the reviews too of course, Dave having a like
mind as mine i like to think when it comes to gaming...
i miss old school gamefan and gamersrepublic too.
dont dam us to PSM and gamePro for the rest of our lives.
check it out.

NeoLord · Mar 27, 2002

You're kidding! I'll be visiting my local EB to buy a copy for sure! Who else is writing for Play? Do you recognize anyone else from the original Gamefan?

rarehero · Mar 27, 2002

well NEOLord,
from ish 2 i have
Peter Garden, Timothy Pike, Jon M Gibson, Michael Eisenberg,
Enrique Galvez,
ish 3 has
Rick alonso, Jeff chen Steve thomason, Tom ham and most of the top.
i m sorry i guess there is alot of others.
but Dave did write a bunch of the gameing reviews.
sorry i dont know if they written for Gamefan in the past.
i think they had alternate names in the issues.
here they have their real names.

Goukipoo · Mar 27, 2002

Dave Halverson, oh the stories I could tell about that guy

"Mullet Man"

bushido77 · Mar 28, 2002

Seeing as how the current gaming magazine scene is in a sorry state, it is really a blessing to get Play. I have all three issues, and the quality is far beyond anything else out there. This goes for layout and design as well as paper stock and quality. These guys will always give true gamer's perspective, and I really trust there opninions. Usually, if they say a game is good - they're right. Anyway, just my two cents...but definately go out and get a copy. Great mag! <img src="graemlins/tickled.gif" border="0" alt="[Tickled]" />

samuraiX · Mar 28, 2002

I have to agree with rare here. The mag rocks. Personally I loved Gamers Republic and this is the closest thing I have found to it... and it's damn good.

They also have a large section for anime reviews and previews. Definitly check it out. Should be able to find it at GameStop/Funco fairly easily.

BioMotor_Unitron · Mar 28, 2002

I will check around for it up here, if I cannot find it, I will subscribe. Thanks for the tip.

rarehero · Mar 28, 2002

Originally posted by rarehero:

dont dam us to PSM and gamePro for the rest of our lives.
check it out.<hr></blockquote>

really i mean it
glad to see some others have seen it around!
i hope it gets adequate support.
i was thumbing through my ooooold old diehard gamefans
and was pretty dam happy the rest of the nite.
it was a wonder to see how many games they previewed
that never was completed though.
and then there were the quater crunchers with
NEOGEO arcade games
i ll probably get a sub to PLAY magazine this weekend.
good stuff.

deathboy · Mar 28, 2002

Any idea if there's a website?

bugula · Mar 28, 2002

yep:

<a href="http://www.play-magazine.com/" target="_blank">http://www.play-magazine.com/</a>

[ March 28, 2002: Message edited by: bugula ]

Verbatum · Mar 28, 2002

Hmmm. Perhaps a Mag for folks like us.

rarehero · Mar 28, 2002

Originally posted by rarehero:

dont dam us to PSM and gamePro for the rest of our lives.
check it out.<hr></blockquote>

bump!

BioMotor_Unitron · Mar 29, 2002

Originally posted by Verbatum:
Hmmm. Perhaps a Mag for folks like us. <hr></blockquote>

I sure hope so, I am going to try and track it down today.

rarehero · Apr 20, 2002

Originally posted by Verbatum:
Hmmm. Perhaps a Mag for folks like us. <hr></blockquote>

dig dig dig.
bump bump bump.
get the new issh kids.
big section on malice and
a couple of pages on my new favorite soon to come out,
bloodrayne. the new vampire kill all nazi game
for the xbox.
kill them arian bastards to hell.
also has a big big picture of the art from
kof advance. not the one with the new chick on it.
but the one with kyo and iori by shinkiro, which i reaaally
thought they would put on the cover instead of what they
averted to.
it has an article on the osbornes too.
cool ass shit.
i cant comment enough on how fucking cool i think
ozzy is.
and dam cooler how his wife is.
dam cool woman.
i need a girl like that.
and the show is funny as fuck.
anyways. check out the mag.
i think it deserves attention.
enjoy

bushido77 · Apr 21, 2002

Does anyone know what's up with the websight? Is it just me, or is there not really any websight at all? It just seems to be a page(that hasn't been updated) on how to subscribe and win a contest. If you know anything, let us know! <img src="graemlins/annoyed.gif" border="0" alt="[Annoyed]" />

Zeekade Zarathos · Apr 21, 2002

Yeah, this new magazine is great. I recently noticed it at Barnes and Noble and picked it up (and realize people that I NEVER buy game magazines). It's really good, reminds of how NextGen (sniff, sniff...hold back the tears) was when it first started: new and refreshing.

Support it. Wouldn't want to see another game publication go down the drain.

Loopz · Apr 21, 2002

Now all we need is someone who likes hardcore gaming and will actually give a pointed, CONSTRUCTIVE review instead of fuckin' fluff.
Dave Halverson is NOT the man for that job.
GameFan has a way overblown 'legend'...just because they covered good games did NOT make it a good magazine, with their shoddily written reviews and absolute BULLSHIT "news" articles that were at best the great grandaddy of IGN-quality scoops. When you think about GameFan, you must remember that those folks started that magazine as a glorified sales catalog for their now long-defunct import game store (DieHard Gamer's Club in Tarzana, CA). Believe me, if you knew anyone who ever actually wrote for that magazine and had to deal with that prick, you wouldn't have that same kind of adulation for him that many gamers seem to have. GameFan wasn't fit hold the OLD Electronic Gaming Monthly's jockstrap. The old EGM (1989-1994 aka the Steve Harris/Ed Semrad era) will always remain the finest game mags of all time.

Loopz · Apr 21, 2002

As an aside to what I just wrote, I don't mean any of that as a personal insult to any members...I totally understand the desire for a good print magazine. I'd love to have one to read on a regular...there still is something to be said for seeing killer screenshots on paper.
Don't put your faith in The Mullet though.

[ April 21, 2002: Message edited by: Loopz ]

Gamefan · Apr 21, 2002

Yeah, PLAY is a very cool magazine. They sell here at Fry's Electronics. I have to get a copy tomorrow.

GAMEFAN

SerialExperiments · Apr 21, 2002

Yeah a new good gaming magazine I used to pick up Gamer republic when I found a copy...I just love gaming magazines that area bit more then gaming. Did anyone read incite gamer...a very close friend of my brother was one of thier writers and I had a free subscritption for like ever....well until they stoped putting it out like 6-7 issue's in then i got a free game-pro(ick) for like 2 years. I saw Play at media-play and at barnes and noble's book store i'll have to pick it up.

Nick Goracke · Apr 21, 2002

Originally posted by Loopz:

GameFan has a way overblown 'legend'...just because they covered good games did NOT make it a good magazine, with their shoddily written reviews and absolute BULLSHIT "news" articles that were at best the great grandaddy of IGN-quality scoops<hr></blockquote>

Couldn't agree more. I appreciated the stuff they covered (even in the ECM era), but a lot of there reviews and previews (especially in the ECM era) were all over the place...

Judging from the first few issues of Play, though, this *won't* be carrying the torch for Gamefan/Gamego/Republic. Very little import/old school coverage to be found. A lot of "fluff" reviews and a lot of interviews that could be good if they tried to go for some depth instead of sounding like a press release with 2 people talking...

Loopz · Apr 21, 2002

A lot of "fluff" reviews and a lot of interviews that could be good if they tried to go for some depth instead of sounding like a press release with 2 people talking...

<hr></blockquote>

Indeed Nick. You know damn well these guys could never get a job at a magazine they weren't bankrolling. A love of games and a high school education does NOT mean you can write well about video games.

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