Massive Gamer Magazine Unleashes First Issue - 07/23/08 11:14 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Massive Gamer Magazine Unleashes First Issue
New Monthly Periodical Exclusively Covers Massively Multiplayer Online PC
Games
ST LOUIS, MO -- July 22nd, 2008 - A seismic shock has impacted the world of
editorial media covering interactive entertainment. Massive Gamer, Inc. is
proud to announce the launch of Massive Gamer magazine, a monthly print
publication focusing exclusively on massively multiplayer games for the PC.
As the multi-billion massively multiplayer (MMOG) business continues to grow
and become a part of mainstream popular entertainment, Massive Gamer aims to
reflect the breadth and depth of the MMOG development, business and culture
as no other website and print publication has ever done before.
The first issue of Massive Gamer magazine (August 2008) is available at
newsstands for the cover price of $6.99, and online for subscription at the
low introductory rate of $24.99.
Weighing in at 88 pages, the first issue of Massive Gamer magazine
highlights Funcom's popular Age of Conan MMOG on the cover, and features
articles delving into Cryptic Studio's Champions Online, Turbine Inc's. Lord
of the Rings: Mines of Moria expansion, EA/Mythic's Warhammer update, and
much more.
Regular columns will include letters from the editor, staff editorials, a
calendar of upcoming game releases and industry events, as well as MMOG
launches, guild features, serialized fiction, news from the business world,
and more.
"Massive Gamer addresses a unique void in the print media space, when it
comes to editorially covering massively multiplayer online games and virtual
worlds. MMOG players have their own jargon, their own community, and their
own informational needs that a one-size-fits-all publication cannot
completely fill nor understand," says Jodie McIntyre, CEO and Founder of
Massive Gamer, Inc. "This publication will also be unique because we will
look at more than the largest and most popular MMOGs. The MMOG development
community is filled with innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world
- and we cannot wait to share many of their stories with our audience."
Massive Gamer magazine will be accompanied by a website launch, featuring
fresh MMOG industry news and community feedback. The website and information
about the magazine can be found at http://www.massivegamer.com. A bi-weekly
newsletter will offer opt-in subscribers the chance to have the latest
happenings in the world of MMOGs and Massive Gamer delivered to their e-mail
inboxes.
Inside Massive Gamer magazine Issue #1:
Cover Features
Age of Conan: Hype vs. Hope
By the Massive Gamer team
DC Universe Online: Super-Batty Goodness!
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Life at Level 80 in Age of Conan
By Ryan "Volt" Sutherland
Fractured Planes
By Christine Rafe
Features
Age of Conan
Conqueror Class Review
By Pike "Ithkrul" Pullen
Guardian Class Review
By Chad "Clams" Mocha
Demonologist Class Review
By Ron "Zeckle" Hunt
Tempest of Set Class Review
By Lynn "Cesara" Kraczek
Cryptic Studios
Champions Online: From PnP to MMOG
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Cartoon Network
Fusion Fall Update
By Paul Philleo
Turbine
Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria - The path to Moria is fraught with
danger, evil and... mini games?
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
EA / Mythic
Warhammer Update
By Mike "Exe" Doughtery
Sony Online Entertainment
The Agency: FPS or MMO? If we tell you, we'll have to kill you.
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Everquest II: Living Legacy Program
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Blizzard
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Update
By Mike "Exe" Dougherty
G4Box
Metin 2: Jam Packed with Content - and it's FREE!
By Lynn "Cesara" Kraczek
CCP
Eve Online: The Empyrean Age
By Marcin "DeepNoizer" Nowak
Insider's Look
Tales from the Trenches: Community Management
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Entropia
By John Bates, Entropia Universe
About Massive Gamer, Inc.
Massive Gamer Inc., (http://www.massivegamer.com), is the St. Louis
area-based publisher of Massive Gamer magazine, founded by Jodie McIntyre,
owner of the respected editorial website MPOGD.com, which covers multiplayer
online games.
Massive Gamer magazine embodies the ideals of editorial integrity while
covering the broad spectrum of massively multiplayer online entertainment on
the PC platform. The Massive Gamer magazine staff is diverse, like the
industry itself, including talented writers, experienced business veterans,
and hardcore gamers.
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Massive Gamer marketing assets are available upon request from:
media ( -at -) massivegamer.com
Jodie McIntyre
MPOGD
<http://www.mpogd.com/> http://www.mpogd.com/
Massive Gamer
http://www.massivegamer.com
Cell- (408)636-3314
Fax - (520)843-7329
MSN- <mailto:jodiempogd ( -at -) msn.com> jodiempogd ( -at -) msn.com
Levelup Communications
<http://www.lvlupcommunications.com> http://www.lvlupcommunications.com
Know the true value of time! Snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No
idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do today." --Lord Chesterfield Stanhope
Massive Gamer Magazine Unleashes First Issue
New Monthly Periodical Exclusively Covers Massively Multiplayer Online PC
Games
ST LOUIS, MO -- July 22nd, 2008 - A seismic shock has impacted the world of
editorial media covering interactive entertainment. Massive Gamer, Inc. is
proud to announce the launch of Massive Gamer magazine, a monthly print
publication focusing exclusively on massively multiplayer games for the PC.
As the multi-billion massively multiplayer (MMOG) business continues to grow
and become a part of mainstream popular entertainment, Massive Gamer aims to
reflect the breadth and depth of the MMOG development, business and culture
as no other website and print publication has ever done before.
The first issue of Massive Gamer magazine (August 2008) is available at
newsstands for the cover price of $6.99, and online for subscription at the
low introductory rate of $24.99.
Weighing in at 88 pages, the first issue of Massive Gamer magazine
highlights Funcom's popular Age of Conan MMOG on the cover, and features
articles delving into Cryptic Studio's Champions Online, Turbine Inc's. Lord
of the Rings: Mines of Moria expansion, EA/Mythic's Warhammer update, and
much more.
Regular columns will include letters from the editor, staff editorials, a
calendar of upcoming game releases and industry events, as well as MMOG
launches, guild features, serialized fiction, news from the business world,
and more.
"Massive Gamer addresses a unique void in the print media space, when it
comes to editorially covering massively multiplayer online games and virtual
worlds. MMOG players have their own jargon, their own community, and their
own informational needs that a one-size-fits-all publication cannot
completely fill nor understand," says Jodie McIntyre, CEO and Founder of
Massive Gamer, Inc. "This publication will also be unique because we will
look at more than the largest and most popular MMOGs. The MMOG development
community is filled with innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world
- and we cannot wait to share many of their stories with our audience."
Massive Gamer magazine will be accompanied by a website launch, featuring
fresh MMOG industry news and community feedback. The website and information
about the magazine can be found at http://www.massivegamer.com. A bi-weekly
newsletter will offer opt-in subscribers the chance to have the latest
happenings in the world of MMOGs and Massive Gamer delivered to their e-mail
inboxes.
Inside Massive Gamer magazine Issue #1:
Cover Features
Age of Conan: Hype vs. Hope
By the Massive Gamer team
DC Universe Online: Super-Batty Goodness!
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Life at Level 80 in Age of Conan
By Ryan "Volt" Sutherland
Fractured Planes
By Christine Rafe
Features
Age of Conan
Conqueror Class Review
By Pike "Ithkrul" Pullen
Guardian Class Review
By Chad "Clams" Mocha
Demonologist Class Review
By Ron "Zeckle" Hunt
Tempest of Set Class Review
By Lynn "Cesara" Kraczek
Cryptic Studios
Champions Online: From PnP to MMOG
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Cartoon Network
Fusion Fall Update
By Paul Philleo
Turbine
Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria - The path to Moria is fraught with
danger, evil and... mini games?
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
EA / Mythic
Warhammer Update
By Mike "Exe" Doughtery
Sony Online Entertainment
The Agency: FPS or MMO? If we tell you, we'll have to kill you.
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Everquest II: Living Legacy Program
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Blizzard
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Update
By Mike "Exe" Dougherty
G4Box
Metin 2: Jam Packed with Content - and it's FREE!
By Lynn "Cesara" Kraczek
CCP
Eve Online: The Empyrean Age
By Marcin "DeepNoizer" Nowak
Insider's Look
Tales from the Trenches: Community Management
By Linda "Brasse" Carlson
Entropia
By John Bates, Entropia Universe
About Massive Gamer, Inc.
Massive Gamer Inc., (http://www.massivegamer.com), is the St. Louis
area-based publisher of Massive Gamer magazine, founded by Jodie McIntyre,
owner of the respected editorial website MPOGD.com, which covers multiplayer
online games.
Massive Gamer magazine embodies the ideals of editorial integrity while
covering the broad spectrum of massively multiplayer online entertainment on
the PC platform. The Massive Gamer magazine staff is diverse, like the
industry itself, including talented writers, experienced business veterans,
and hardcore gamers.
###
Massive Gamer marketing assets are available upon request from:
media ( -at -) massivegamer.com
Jodie McIntyre
MPOGD
<http://www.mpogd.com/> http://www.mpogd.com/
Massive Gamer
http://www.massivegamer.com
Cell- (408)636-3314
Fax - (520)843-7329
MSN- <mailto:jodiempogd ( -at -) msn.com> jodiempogd ( -at -) msn.com
Levelup Communications
<http://www.lvlupcommunications.com> http://www.lvlupcommunications.com
Know the true value of time! Snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No
idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do today." --Lord Chesterfield Stanhope