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    Question Video Game Magazines, in Print, in America, in 2015

    Let's talk names, prices, issues per year, coverage, and quality. Both fan-produced and professionally published are good.

    Game Informer
    12 issues per year
    $15 per year
    Mostly new games
    High quality
    Must choose either a digital subscription or a print subscription - both simultaneously is not an option

    Nintendo Force
    6 issues per year
    $30 for a print-only subscription
    New and old games
    High quality
    Does not include a digital subscription with a print subscription
    $40 for a print+digital subscription
    $15 for a digital-only subscription

    Official Xbox Magazine
    13 issues per year
    $25 per year
    Almost exclusively new games
    Medium quality
    Does not include a digital subscription with a print subscription
    $11 13-issue digital-only subscriptions are also separately available through its Web site
    $22 if paid up-front, $26 if paid by issue at $2 per issue, 13-issue digital-only subscriptions available through Google Play Newsstand
    $19 if paid up-front, $26 if paid by issue at $2 per issue, 13-issue digital-only subscriptions available through iTunes
    $9 per digital back issue

    Play Meter Magazine
    12 issues per year
    $60 per year
    Covers arcade and ticket redemption games
    High quality
    Does not include a digital subscription with a print subscription
    $0 digital back issues are available on its Web site - they can be printed and downloaded as well
    Some $5 printed back issues are available

    PC Gamer
    13 issues per year
    $20 per year
    Almost exclusively new games
    Medium quality
    Does not includes a digital subscription with a print subscription
    $11 13-issue digital-only subscriptions are also separately available through its Web site
    $20 if paid up-front, $26 if paid by issue at $2 per issue, 13-issue digital-only subscriptions available through Google Play Newsstand
    $19 if paid up-front, $26 if paid by issue at $2 per issue, 13-issue digital-only subscriptions available through iTunes
    $20 13-issue digital-only subscriptions available through Amazon Kindle
    $9 per digital back issue

    Retro Videogame Magazine
    6 issues per year
    $30 per year
    Mostly old games
    High quality
    Includes a digital subscription with a print subscription
    $15 6-issue digital-only subscriptions are also separately available

    Wal*Mart Game Center
    12(?) issues per year
    $0 per issue at Wal*Mart stores, $15 for a mail-delivered subscription
    New games only
    Average quality, written by former EGM staff
    No digital subscription

    What others are there? Are there any others?
    Last edited by Nz17; 04-15-2015 at 08:51 PM. Reason: added more magazines

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