Pc Gamer Blunders Again

TenSix · February 2003

<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! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Anyone care to scan the page? lol

regis · February 2003

ya i saw that, maybe i'll scan it later

Dubers · February 2003

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. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Infinitum · February 2003

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.

Narfwak · February 2003

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.

ViPr · February 2003

</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'> 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.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
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 <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'> i could have taken some really exciting screenshots but they always come out too dark. sorry.

Immacolata · February 2003

</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'> 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.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
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.

John_A_Tallon · February 2003

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.

masterswordman · February 2003

<span style='color:green'>***STUPID IDIOTS***</span>

Just_Ayane · February 2003

Maybe they did it on purpose? :\

Pc Gamer Blunders Again

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