World's First Dedicated Gaming Magazine Is Facing Closure 82
mrspoonsi (2955715) writes "BBC Reports: 'Computer and Video Games, which in 1981 was the world's first magazine dedicated to gaming, is facing closure. The title, which has been online-only since 2004, may stop publishing at the end of a 45-day consultation period that began on 14 May, sources said. However, its publishers, Future, are also believed to be looking into selling off the brand. The magazine is behind the gaming industry's Golden Joystick Awards, a yearly event held since 1983. Early issues of the magazine were seen as being instrumental in helping small-time games developers to get their titles out there, said Mr Henderson — a trend that he thought was beginning to re-emerge as apps and mobile gaming have taken off.'"
Re:Impressive that they lasted this long (Score:2, Insightful)
I'm not sure what a gamer would need a magazine for
How young are you?
Re:Computer Gaming Gaming (Score:2, Insightful)
A frustrating but inescapable fact about the English language is that it is a true democracy.
The meanings of words, in common use, are defined by the vote of the masses. There is no regulatory authority that says what meanings a word can and cannot have...there are only teams of lexicographers who document the meaning-decisions that the masses have already made.
If "RPG" refers to a type of computer game these days, then that's what it means now. Maybe it didn't use to, but it does now.
Incidentally, "irony" can now mean "coincidental," "unisex" means "omnisex", "begs the question" can mean "raises the question," and "irregardless" is a real word that means "regardless."
And so on. These are facts. Accepting them will make your life a lot easier.