Massive Magazine is here, well almost

Well it looks like Massive Magazine is indeed taking off. Got an email today from them that said:

Dear crazykinux[@]gmail.com

We are proud to announce that our latest web site featuring Massively-Multiplayer Online Games is now active. Massive-Magazine.com will feature information and news on the most popular MMOs along with media and demo links. New community forums with “Guild Talk” will enable MMO players to discuss the latest strategies and plan raids for their favorite MMOs. Due to server issues, the original user database had to be reset and requires all registered users to sign up with Massive-Magazine.com again. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience. We encourage you to register with Massive-Magazine.com to take advantage of all the benefits the site has to offer. Registered users will be contacted once subscription options to the upcoming MASSIVE magazine become available.

Register now at Massive-Magazine.com

Regards,

CGOnline Staff

As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm really interested in the magazine. Guess will just have to wait until it actually comes out. Until then, you can always register to be notified when you'll be able to subscribe. Head over there to earn more.

Gaming: Computer Games Magazine to Launch New Publication

It looks like we'll soon be getting a new gaming magazine dedicated to MMORPG. Indeed, the folks behind Computer Games magazine will soon release MASSIVE Magazine. Personally I'm very much for this, and will certainly check out the first issue.

From the media kit they offer, it seems they know pretty well their audience and have done their homework. SO far so good.

About MASSIVE Magazine:
MASSIVE Magazine is the ultimate guide to the world of massively multiplayer online games. It covers the games and culture with a progressive and breezy editorial style produced by the top writers in the industry. Issues of MASSIVE will include features on the games, their communities, guilds, profiles of top players, and other features that will make the magazine a part of the MMO world.

Plan of Action:
Aggressive promotion campaign scheduled at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and all other retailers.
Included DVD with demos
Rate base: 100,000 on newsstands
Bigger size: 9"x—10.875"
Newsstand price $5.99-compared to similar publications which are $9.99-this will be a great deal!
Plan to go quarterly starting January 1, 2007

Our Readers are Your Customers:
Reach over 5,000,000 gamers
Typically male
Average age is 26 years old
Average gamer plays 22 hours per week
source: www.nickyee.com/daedalus/gateway_demographics.html

Congrats to Nick Yee (from the Daedalus Project) by the way, for being quoted as a source - that's what good research is for.

Over the last few years I've slowly reduced my number of magazine subscriptions from about 7 to currently 2 (well actually 3 if you count E:ON). And with all the blogs, gaming sites, web 2.0 sites and others that I read daily, it would have been impossible to read all of them had I kept all my subscriptions. Now, with a magazine geared towards MMORPGs, I'm glad I didn't.