FILE magazine, collecting a year of EDGE per volume

[Flojomojo]

Just got my copy of volume 1 of this thing today. A quick flip through tells me the internet trolls were right -- the thing is full of scanned articles and iffy color photos that look like they were done on a drying-up inket printer. I want more. They really should just release a DVD full of scans and be done with it.

[boog]

I picked this up over the weekend too. Print quality aside, the content is pretty good. Looks a lot like the old Next Generation mags in the US. Were they affiliated? A DVD of scanss would probably be even lower res than the printed version.

[Flojomojo]

Yes, EDGE (UK) and Next Generation (US) were "sister" magazines and shared a lot of the same features. The main difference is that Next Gen died soon after the GameCube came out, and EDGE is still going. It's a little expensive compared to US magazines, but I like the fact that it isn't as kiddie and "buyer's-guide" focused as most others. They have a USA subscriber rate now which makes it a bit more of a deal, but it doesn't include the specials like FILE.

 

DVD scans would be as good as they wanted them to be; the only limiting factor is file size. I have a nice set of DVDs from The New Yorker magazine that came out just fine, and they go back to the 1920's.

[Flojomojo]

I saw a copy of this in Border's Books last night for $12.99, which IMHO is a great price for this little time capsule.

[Flojomojo]

#2 is out in the UK now. Waiting for it to trickle to the USA ...

 

Edit: Now available online. clicky

Edited January 9, 2007 by Flojomojo