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Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
from: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
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Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 weeks
Format: Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 12
Label: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Magazine Type: Consumer magazine
Manufacturer: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Number Of Issues: 12
Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Release Date: November 23, 2001
Studio: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Subscription Length: 365 days
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Editorial Review:Covers the tradition & culture of computer gaming by providing reviews, previews & strategies for core gamers.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Title has been Discontinued
Don't bother subscribing to this one. Their last issue was Issue 17, April/May 2008.
Rating:  - Don't Order -- the magazine is now defunct
Amazon is being a little slow. The print magazine went defunct about a week ago (April 7th -ish?).
Rating: - Once Great
Now but a former shadow of itself. This publication has lost all its original identity and all of its integrity.
Little more than a front for the gaming industry and Microsoft, the information presented is no longer to be trusted, what little there is of it.
Pass this one by, it is no longer worth the paper it is printed upon.
RIP Computer Gaming World, we will miss you.
Rating:  - Excellent
This is one of the best PC gaming mags out there. PC Gamer has sinked so low that I'm amazed the thing is still being published.
I usually enjoy reading general articles on the gaming industry more so than reviews. And GFW offers such articles for my reading pleasure on every issue. Reviews are not usually biased, and they are constructive. Sure, there is the occasional "odd" verdict (i.e. they (Sean) gave Bioshock 10/10 which is stupid), but what magazine doesn't have them? But the ... Read More
Rating:  - Once great mag is now limping badly
Games for Windows took the place of Computer Gaming World (CGW), which was a respected magazine for many years. Unfortunately, the final year under the CGW banner was marked by such missteps as deciding to no longer review games, but rather summarize reviews that had already been posted on the Internet by others. The magazine also declined to put out any awards for 2006 games as they said others had already done so. At the same time, they began covering bizarre topics of little interest to most ... Read More
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