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Posted: May 11th 2010 10:06PM (Unverified) said

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Looks like GI and Gamestop's got competition....

Posted: May 11th 2010 11:37PM Spartan117458 said

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Doubt it.

http://nyjobsource.com/magazines.html

Game Informer is the 12th largest U.S. magazine in circulation. It even bests Time and Sports Illustrated.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 8:21AM Marcus Carter said

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It won't last.
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Posted: May 11th 2010 10:07PM (Unverified) said

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I'll take a look. Always ready to read gamey stuff.

Posted: May 11th 2010 10:08PM That Burning Sensation said

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Psssss, Bestbuy, don't know if you've heard, but there is this thing called the internet. Well, its been killing print mags for a while, and well. . . you know what? Nevermind.

Posted: May 12th 2010 1:41AM onan said

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They've got you covered. What's more internet than the @ symbol? Welcome to the digital age, my friend. Or shall I say, my @friend? That's how we address each other here in the @future.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 6:23AM Solar Jetman said

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How could they hire Andy Eddy and NOT call it @Vidgames?
I mean c'mon... http://tweetphoto.com/21484948

With Steve Harris and Andy Eddy back in publishing, I'm ready to buy another magazine storage box.
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Posted: May 11th 2010 10:09PM xaliqen said

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Definitely will never buy.

Game magazines are either moving to the web or going out of business, and Best Buy is just about the worst source for reliable information on anything.

Who thought it was a good idea to combine these two things?

Posted: May 11th 2010 10:16PM ch3burashka said

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Not enuf numbers in dat naem.

If they wanted to be REALLY cool, they would have gone with "atG3M0R"

Posted: May 11th 2010 10:25PM Morisato13 said

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How about 6@IVI3R that would have been 1337
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Posted: May 11th 2010 10:48PM Ballistic H said

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Being a gamer =/= elite.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 12:17AM Morisato13 said

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You must not be a gamer then. Any real gamer knows that the fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, and super advanced logic and problem solving abilities we develop over the many years makes up far superior over any other class of people in society. When the zombie apocalypse comes and we're trapped in a burning building, we will know that it is imperative that we make it through the burning corridor to get the sparse shotgun ammo on the other side of the fire.
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Posted: May 12th 2010 6:28AM Solar Jetman said

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@Ballistic H: That sounds like the intro to a commercial, right before fatal1ty kicks down your front door and Falcon Pawnches your balls off.
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Posted: May 11th 2010 10:25PM andrewpoe said

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So basically, Best Buy's version of Game Informer.

It won't have any room for retro or import games because Best Buy doesn't sell those (although I did see a stray copy of Jump Ultimate Stars in a Best Buy one time). Even if they did, they would sit unsold.

10 out of 10 for any games Best Buy is trying to promote this month?

Posted: May 11th 2010 10:48PM (Unverified) said

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Yeah Joystiq, game magazines are pretty dead. That's why I still subscribe to OXM, Nintendo Power, Game Informer, and once again recently, EGM.

This however sounds stupid. It will probably be more like a newsletter that primarily advertises upcoming releases to non-gamers.

Posted: May 11th 2010 11:47PM Fata1Stryke said

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I agree, I enjoy both OXM and GI.

Best Buy isn't somewhere I'd go to gaming info though.
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Posted: May 11th 2010 10:57PM (Unverified) said

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[Guy from Taken]"Good luck."[/GfT]

Posted: May 11th 2010 11:00PM Lerkero said

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Best Buy already has a monthly gaming brochure/minimag. I do not see a reason for this unless they plan to expand their Gamerzone program

Posted: May 11th 2010 11:01PM (Unverified) said

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Well isn't Game Informer the leading game mag? And it's doing well right? BB's gonna need some in store incentives to get it off the ground like Gamestop's free GI subscriptions with Edge memberships.

Posted: May 11th 2010 11:27PM kjsin1994 said

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best buy is unreliable for information.

Posted: May 11th 2010 11:41PM Kamizar said

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Shouldn't that be "an @gamer?"

Posted: May 12th 2010 10:22AM Arsenic13 said

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I hope they have a full page feature on the benefits of Best Buy installing your consoles for money.

Posted: May 12th 2010 12:00PM Clatu6 said

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They should have just partnered with an existing magazine, either GamePro or the new EGM if they wanted their own game informer.

Posted: May 12th 2010 5:36PM Overgauss said

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@gamer is the gamist name I've ever heard.

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