PC Zone

God knows why, but the first time I went in to the magazine shop after getting my new PC I decided to buy PC Zone instead of all the other gaming mags. That's quite a bit of chance, given that you could easily fill a small newsagent with the number of PC mags on offer. PC Zone is completely dedicated to the gaming side of PC's which means that you won't find a review of the latest version of Word in here, only games and games related hardware. While magazines like Computer Shopper are good for general PC users, they aren't that good on the gaming side of things. This mag has it all, from new games and previews to joysticks and graphics cards. ...  Read the complete review

PC Zone used to be a brilliant mag back in the mid to late '90s, merging wit, sometimes crude but always sharp comedic observation and a professional journalistic approach to create a monthly magazine owed as much to Viz as it did to serious journalism. It was a joy to read then, not least because of the contributions of the excellent and very funny Charlie Brooker, who now presents BBC programmes such as Screenwipe and Newswipe, but back then used to write hilarious but insightful reviews and also produce crude and surreal comic strips, one of which was so outlandish and over the top that it got the magazine pulled from the shelves of supermarkets one month. Charlie ...  Read the complete review

PC Zone been going for over 100 issues now so its well established. It costs £3.50 which is quite good compared to most other PC magazines out there. It is nicely laid out with glossy covers and pages. There editorial is always interesting and the team writing the magazine are given an introduction with pictures and different witty quotes every issue. The mailbox is the usual format, nothing really special but the letters are always interesting and there is quite a good prize for the letter of the month. The bulletin section is very indepth with very good looks at new games. Pictures are especially good and large. There is all the latest game ...  Read the complete review

I've said it before and I'll say it again: PC Zone is STILL the best PC Games magazine there is. I've been reading for about 3 1/2 years now and although it seems that recently maybe the humour content is going down a bit and it's probably not as good as it used to be, a quick read at all the other bland, boring, uninformative games mags tell me that this is the best there is. It has a very cool, clean interface and spot-on reviews as well as many other handy sections such as the 'Supertest' and 'Watchdog'. So overall then, the best quality PC Games magazine - by quite a bit. ...  Read the complete review

PC Zone is a good read from cover to cover. It's the only games magazine I buy regularly, in fact I'm a subscriber (you get great discounts). They're the only magazine I've read with a decent rating system. Only truly great games get more than 80% When games are reviewed all the factors are considered, but one thing that is emphasised is that the games should be fun. Unlike many inferior magazines PC Zone doesn't fixate on graphics. If the graphic quality is bad, they point it out and move on. They realise that graphics aren't everything. Possibly most importantly they understand the sort of specifications their readers ...  Read the complete review