Pc Gamer Blunders Again

TenSixTenSix Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7932Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">And NS Gets MORE Pimpage! LoL</div> Page 128 of the March 2003 issue (BTW, why are magazines always labelled a month ahead of time even when the writers make it clear it was written up in January?) has a "Mod of the Month" section at the bottom of the page.

The problem? Even though it talks about a completely different mod for UT2003....<b>the picture is of NS</b>! Its a Marine welding a turret in the Subspace Array hive on Nancy. NS Pimpage +10

Heres one to bad editors! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

Anyone care to scan the page? lol
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  • regisregis Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10580Members
    ya i saw that, maybe i'll scan it later
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    There has already beed a proper ns article in that magazine! It was a half page article jus after the mod was released. So it's had proper pimpage on pc gamer already. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    Gaming mags are known for screwing up screenshots with mods.

    PCPowerplay recently featured NS in their mods section. They decided to show it off with the most ancient screenshots they could find rather than playing the game for 3 seconds and taking some new ones.

    Go figure.
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  • NarfwakNarfwak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5258Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica PT Lead, NS2 Community Developer
    The picture was in that spot the previous month, when PCG ran NS as their MOTM. Guess they just forgot to change the pic.

    In almost every media feature of NS, the screenshots are ancient and crappy. All they do is go to the screenshots part of the webpage and rip a few of the crappy playtester-era screenshots so they don't have to actually try the mod.
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  • ViPrViPr Resident naysayer Join Date: 2002-10-17 Member: 1515Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Narfwak+Feb 11 2003, 06:52 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Narfwak @ Feb 11 2003, 06:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In almost every media feature of NS, the screenshots are ancient and crappy. All they do is go to the screenshots part of the webpage and rip a few of the crappy playtester-era screenshots so they don't have to actually try the mod. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yah actually we did that when i was writing an article about NS for the magazine that i work for. i did try the mod. i tried it everyday for hours for weeks and i still try it now <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> i could have taken some really exciting screenshots but they always come out too dark. sorry.
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  • ImmacolataImmacolata Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2140Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Feb 11 2003, 07:45 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Feb 11 2003, 07:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Gaming mags are known for screwing up screenshots with mods.

    PCPowerplay recently featured NS in their mods section. They decided to show it off with the most ancient screenshots they could find rather than playing the game for 3 seconds and taking some new ones.

    Go figure. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If its just a news reporting, the whatever officially available screenies hafta do. Note to mod devs: have current screenies on your homepage for when lazy journos fly by for a quick grab for their news item.
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  • John_A_TallonJohn_A_Tallon Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 10024Members
    In the defense of the magazine editors, their mags are put together about three months before they hit the newstands. Anything you see in almost all gaming magazines is <u><i>at least</i></u> three months old. Usually, the people writing the stories have a set due-date that is well before the magazine goes to the printer, meaning that the content in those stories is even older.

    I only buy magazines to read while I'm taking a dump. The most current info is on the web.
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  • masterswordmanmasterswordman Join Date: 2002-12-21 Member: 11303Members
    <span style='color:green'>***STUPID IDIOTS***</span>
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  • Just_AyaneJust_Ayane Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7317Members
    Maybe they did it on purpose? :\
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