27th July 2003, 5:47 PM
And now for no apparent reason I will do a side-by-side comparions of the April 2003 issue of PC Gamer and the August 2003 issues of EGM:
Total pages:
PCG - 144
EGM - 134
Winner: PCG
Pages of articles:
PCG - 11
EGM - 14
Winner: EGM
Pages of previews:
PCG - 23
EGM - 31
Winner: EGM
Number of reviews:
PCG - 17
EGM - 20
Winner: EGM
Pages of reviews:
PCG - 16
EGM - 14
Winner: PCG
Pages of strategy/cheats:
PCG - 4
EGM - 4
Winner: Tie
Ads:
PCG - 90
EGM - 67
Winner: EGM
Pages of fan letters:
PCG - 3
EGM - 3
Winner: Tie
Comics:
PCG - 0
EGM - 1
Winner: EGM
PCG: 4
EGM: 7
PC Gamer seems pretty focused on ads...
Total pages:
PCG - 144
EGM - 134
Winner: PCG
Pages of articles:
PCG - 11
EGM - 14
Winner: EGM
Pages of previews:
PCG - 23
EGM - 31
Winner: EGM
Number of reviews:
PCG - 17
EGM - 20
Winner: EGM
Pages of reviews:
PCG - 16
EGM - 14
Winner: PCG
Pages of strategy/cheats:
PCG - 4
EGM - 4
Winner: Tie
Ads:
PCG - 90
EGM - 67
Winner: EGM
Pages of fan letters:
PCG - 3
EGM - 3
Winner: Tie
Comics:
PCG - 0
EGM - 1
Winner: EGM
PCG: 4
EGM: 7
Quote:Of course, PC gaming mags are different... focuses are on feature articles and reviews...
PC Gamer seems pretty focused on ads...
Sometimes you get the scorpion.