No more Retro Gamer

ant512 · 24 August 2005, 23:46

Looks like Live Publishing have gone into administration. No more Retro Gamer.

Ah well, it was good while it lasted.

mr_0rga5m · 25 August 2005, 00:39

Where did you see this ?

Fred the Fop · 25 August 2005, 02:02

Yeah what are you talking about??

DrBong · 25 August 2005, 06:19

Yeh, the forums on the Live Publishing website are closed. Here's a little snippet courtesy of Google re: the bad news of magazine closures, redundancies and restructuring at Live:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:S...shing%22&hl=en

What a bummer! Retro Gamer just did the Zzap!64 retro mag tribute too and looked to be going from strength to strength

Fred the Fop · 25 August 2005, 07:24

FUCK. I love this mag. Why cant we ever win??? I buy it here for 14 bucks. Worth it tho.

kolorabi · 25 August 2005, 19:45

This reminds me very much of the old times, when one by one the magazines I loved closed down.

Regular RG forumites might want to check: http://forum.retrosurvival.co.uk

A number of freelancers who unfortunately weren't paid for their articles are going to put together a DVD or CD with extended versions of their old articles and new articles that were written for issue 19 and beyond.

Here's a short article about the closure of Live Publishing, btw: http://www.mcvuk.com/newsitem.php?id=451

mr_a500 · 26 August 2005, 01:56

That really sucks.

I first found Retro Gamer when I saw the Anthology issue. It was the first magazine I saw in the last 4 years that was actually worth buying. (rather than just reading in the store)

Just a few days ago I was considering buying the latest issue which had a nice "history of the videogame" section, but thought I'd wait for the next issue. Now there won't be a next issue.

Big-Byte · 26 August 2005, 09:56

Its a bugger as I only just sent off my cheque last month to renew my subscription

Feel sorry for the writers too - It was a great mag..

On the bright side (for me) I have every single issue in pristine condition with an official binder.

Graham Humphrey · 27 August 2005, 11:49

Gutted. Would probably explain why I couldn't find issue 19 anywhere on Thursday, when it was due out. As someone else has said, it was the only games mag worth buying. But at least I managed to buy every issue (and the Anthology as well).

Fred the Fop · 28 August 2005, 04:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big-Byte

Its a bugger as I only just sent off my cheque last month to renew my subscription

Feel sorry for the writers too - It was a great mag..

On the bright side (for me) I have every single issue in pristine condition with an official binder.

I wish they were scanned.

mcbpete · 28 August 2005, 20:04

No WAY !!!! That news is so bad, I looked forward to it every issue and have got every one sans Issue 1 & 2. So which one was the final issue, is it the one with the Zzap supplement or is there one more after that?

plasmatron · 28 August 2005, 20:58

Bastartds !!! I`d signed up for a sucripson to RG two months ago. And I`m still waiting for my first issue. And now they are gone. WANKERS !!!

Big-Byte · 30 August 2005, 16:10

Retro Revival board here... (where the writers ended up)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

I wish they were scanned.

A few people have started scanning them already and links are in this thread

http://forum.retrosurvival.co.uk/ind...?showtopic=116

Final issue is one with the zzap supplement.. but not all the magazines had the zzap supplement included!

Fenrir · 31 August 2005, 12:25

Probably Edge will be the last one to publish special issues on retrogaming. Last winter's RETRO was really good.

petza · 03 September 2005, 16:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmatron

Bastartds !!! I`d signed up for a sucripson to RG two months ago. And I`m still waiting for my first issue. And now they are gone. WANKERS !!!

poor plasma

bummer
bummer
bummer

7-Zark-7 · 08 September 2005, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

Yeh, the forums on the Live Publishing website are closed. Here's a little snippet courtesy of Google re: the bad news of magazine closures, redundancies and restructuring at Live:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:S...shing%22&hl=en

What a bummer! Retro Gamer just did the Zzap!64 retro mag tribute too and looked to be going from strength to strength

Have you seen that one in Oz out of interest? Only seen the issue with stuff related to a couple of Sega titles (Panzer Dragoon), locally, would be curious to see the Zzap tribiute.

ant512 · 08 September 2005, 22:55

Just bought a second copy of the last issue, because the first one I bought didn't come with the Zzap supplement. That makes three issues I've bought twice - once because I'd forgotten that I'd already bought it, and twice because they kept shipping issues without the freebies.

At least they can't pull that trick any more.

plasmatron · 09 September 2005, 19:41

A new RETRO magazine is on the way folks !

RETRO:BYTES Magazine announced. 09:06

I am working with Paul Andrews (of the Alten8.com group) and a consortium of investors to launch a Retro magazine November 2005. The magazine will be called RETRO:BYTES and will mix up scene and new developments with good old nostalgia.

There will be eight issues a year from January 2006 (the second issue is planned to be out roughly two months after the first) and I believe that we have a strong stable of writers to make the magazine worth reading. More details will be announced shortly.

DrBong · 13 September 2005, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7-Zark-7

Have you seen that one in Oz out of interest? Only seen the issue with stuff related to a couple of Sega titles (Panzer Dragoon), locally, would be curious to see the Zzap tribiute.

I ordered a copy of the Zzap tribute directly from Live Publishing as well as a copy of the last issue + tribute because they said that non-subscribers weren't going to get it (unless they bought it from WH Smiths in the UK). They sent me the tribute, but not the last issue + tribute (good thing I ordered using VISA). Not that I've looked, but it'll be interesting to see if the last issue makes it on to the newsagent shelves here given Live's closure.

stainy · 13 September 2005, 09:44

Dr: let me know if you don`t get it.. because I have a sealed copy. with the tribute sitting here if you want it...

24 August 2005, 23:46	#1
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	No more Retro Gamer Looks like Live Publishing have gone into administration. No more Retro Gamer. Ah well, it was good while it lasted.

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25 August 2005, 00:39	#2
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	Where did you see this ?

25 August 2005, 02:02	#3
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Yeah what are you talking about??

25 August 2005, 06:19	#4
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	Yeh, the forums on the Live Publishing website are closed. Here's a little snippet courtesy of Google re: the bad news of magazine closures, redundancies and restructuring at Live: http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:S...shing%22&hl=en What a bummer! Retro Gamer just did the Zzap!64 retro mag tribute too and looked to be going from strength to strength

25 August 2005, 07:24	#5
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	FUCK. I love this mag. Why cant we ever win??? I buy it here for 14 bucks. Worth it tho.

25 August 2005, 19:45	#6
kolorabi Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 130	This reminds me very much of the old times, when one by one the magazines I loved closed down. Regular RG forumites might want to check: http://forum.retrosurvival.co.uk A number of freelancers who unfortunately weren't paid for their articles are going to put together a DVD or CD with extended versions of their old articles and new articles that were written for issue 19 and beyond. Here's a short article about the closure of Live Publishing, btw: http://www.mcvuk.com/newsitem.php?id=451

26 August 2005, 01:56	#7
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	That really sucks. I first found Retro Gamer when I saw the Anthology issue. It was the first magazine I saw in the last 4 years that was actually worth buying. (rather than just reading in the store) Just a few days ago I was considering buying the latest issue which had a nice "history of the videogame" section, but thought I'd wait for the next issue. Now there won't be a next issue.

26 August 2005, 09:56	#8
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Its a bugger as I only just sent off my cheque last month to renew my subscription Feel sorry for the writers too - It was a great mag.. On the bright side (for me) I have every single issue in pristine condition with an official binder.

27 August 2005, 11:49	#9
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Gutted. Would probably explain why I couldn't find issue 19 anywhere on Thursday, when it was due out. As someone else has said, it was the only games mag worth buying. But at least I managed to buy every issue (and the Anthology as well).

28 August 2005, 20:04	#11
mcbpete Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, England Age: 41 Posts: 239	No WAY !!!! That news is so bad, I looked forward to it every issue and have got every one sans Issue 1 & 2. So which one was the final issue, is it the one with the Zzap supplement or is there one more after that?

28 August 2005, 20:58	#12
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	Bastartds !!! I`d signed up for a sucripson to RG two months ago. And I`m still waiting for my first issue. And now they are gone. WANKERS !!!

31 August 2005, 12:25	#14
Fenrir Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tromsø, Norway Age: 47 Posts: 66	Probably Edge will be the last one to publish special issues on retrogaming. Last winter's RETRO was really good.

08 September 2005, 22:55	#17
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	Just bought a second copy of the last issue, because the first one I bought didn't come with the Zzap supplement. That makes three issues I've bought twice - once because I'd forgotten that I'd already bought it, and twice because they kept shipping issues without the freebies. At least they can't pull that trick any more.

09 September 2005, 19:41	#18
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	A new RETRO magazine is on the way folks ! RETRO:BYTES Magazine announced. 09:06 I am working with Paul Andrews (of the Alten8.com group) and a consortium of investors to launch a Retro magazine November 2005. The magazine will be called RETRO:BYTES and will mix up scene and new developments with good old nostalgia. There will be eight issues a year from January 2006 (the second issue is planned to be out roughly two months after the first) and I believe that we have a strong stable of writers to make the magazine worth reading. More details will be announced shortly.

13 September 2005, 09:44	#20
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Dr: let me know if you don`t get it.. because I have a sealed copy. with the tribute sitting here if you want it...

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