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I know there's already at least one topic about the ODM situation, but I can't find it.
due to 'clocks'
Well, my sub copy of Official Dreamcast Magazine came through the door yesterday, and as I picked it up I noticed the 'important notice' leaflet on the front. (s'funny how you always notice important notices, but I digress...) The gist of this notice was that they were no longer doing subscriptions to ODM due to the fact that it was going bi-monthly. Well, the alternative is to wait and do nothing, then get a couple of copies of C&VG for every copy I had left of ODM (which is a massive '1')
After that £5 would be taken from my bank account henceforth and hung from the noses of C&VG publishers every 3 months.
Well, the question (and indeed, the point of this fairly pointless topic) is do I accept this kind offer, or cancel? Well, I have two copies before I decide, but I wondered what everyone else thought of C&VG?!
due to 'clocks'
Well, my sub copy of Official Dreamcast Magazine came through the door yesterday, and as I picked it up I noticed the 'important notice' leaflet on the front. (s'funny how you always notice important notices, but I digress...) The gist of this notice was that they were no longer doing subscriptions to ODM due to the fact that it was going bi-monthly. Well, the alternative is to wait and do nothing, then get a couple of copies of C&VG for every copy I had left of ODM (which is a massive '1')
After that £5 would be taken from my bank account henceforth and hung from the noses of C&VG publishers every 3 months.
Well, the question (and indeed, the point of this fairly pointless topic) is do I accept this kind offer, or cancel? Well, I have two copies before I decide, but I wondered what everyone else thought of C&VG?!
It was great and unique until it ditched the "Freeplay" thing inside 2 years ago.
After that it just became another one of those "modern look, mass market mags".
It was great with it's cheap image and the pixellated high 5 system. After that it lost it's charm.
After that it just became another one of those "modern look, mass market mags".
It was great with it's cheap image and the pixellated high 5 system. After that it lost it's charm.
I've always stuck with OPSM, then OPS2. But that's Sony.
I used to subscribe to C&VG for about 3 years, back when I had my megadrive, and I was very impressed with it at the time.
It went downhill a little since then, and started to look a little thin. I wonder if it was a coincidence that most of my local newsagents stopped seilling it?
I've bought a few issues of it in the last few years, and it's not too bad. Are they still doing the retro section? That was very cool. Only a shadow of it's former self though. Maybe it's improved a little since then - I haven't bought an issue in nearly a year now - but I think you're better of with something else. Arcade is my personal favourite at the moment.
It went downhill a little since then, and started to look a little thin. I wonder if it was a coincidence that most of my local newsagents stopped seilling it?
I've bought a few issues of it in the last few years, and it's not too bad. Are they still doing the retro section? That was very cool. Only a shadow of it's former self though. Maybe it's improved a little since then - I haven't bought an issue in nearly a year now - but I think you're better of with something else. Arcade is my personal favourite at the moment.
It's OK, but you're better with a dedicated mag.
I know there's already at least one topic about the ODM situation, but I can't find it.
due to 'clocks'
Well, my sub copy of Official Dreamcast Magazine came through the door yesterday, and as I picked it up I noticed the 'important notice' leaflet on the front. (s'funny how you always notice important notices, but I digress...) The gist of this notice was that they were no longer doing subscriptions to ODM due to the fact that it was going bi-monthly. Well, the alternative is to wait and do nothing, then get a couple of copies of C&VG for every copy I had left of ODM (which is a massive '1')
After that £5 would be taken from my bank account henceforth and hung from the noses of C&VG publishers every 3 months.
Well, the question (and indeed, the point of this fairly pointless topic) is do I accept this kind offer, or cancel? Well, I have two copies before I decide, but I wondered what everyone else thought of C&VG?!
due to 'clocks'
Well, my sub copy of Official Dreamcast Magazine came through the door yesterday, and as I picked it up I noticed the 'important notice' leaflet on the front. (s'funny how you always notice important notices, but I digress...) The gist of this notice was that they were no longer doing subscriptions to ODM due to the fact that it was going bi-monthly. Well, the alternative is to wait and do nothing, then get a couple of copies of C&VG for every copy I had left of ODM (which is a massive '1')
After that £5 would be taken from my bank account henceforth and hung from the noses of C&VG publishers every 3 months.
Well, the question (and indeed, the point of this fairly pointless topic) is do I accept this kind offer, or cancel? Well, I have two copies before I decide, but I wondered what everyone else thought of C&VG?!