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From: Brian Baird <brian@dma-design.com>
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Subject: Re: paper and ink
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 09:13:19 +0000
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Philip Gooch wrote:
> 
> I get the following on subscription: Edge, MacWorld and MacUser. Buy Empire and
> Neon from time to time.
> Can't really see the point of another games magazine. If Arcade is a cross
> between Edge and Empire, and is published by the same company who do both, it's
> a bit of a waste of time - surely they'll just be covering the same stuff (by
> the same writers no doubt)

Edge & Arcade are aimed at different markets - Edge is aimed squarely at
people in the industry & people that want to be in the industry. It
doesn't sell that many copies each month, but it sells to 'influential'
people. It's heavy on news, heavy on 'next generation' articles & heavy
on features with 'influential' people. In other words, it's the
Molenyeaux Monthly right now. And it's the only mag to buy if you're
looking for a job... 

Arcade, from what I've seen of it, is aimed at the literate PSX owner -
people with gaming histories, people who 'appreciate' games instead of
just buying the latest racing game every month. There's *definitely* a
market for a literate, intelligent mag that doesn't talk down to its
readers & doesn't feature half naked bimbos on every other page. 

There's some degree of overlap between the two mags, but Arcade will
*definitely* sell well. 

-- 
Brian @ DMA

[ All opinions & views are my own, not DMA's, yadda, yadda, yadda ]