Kotaku posted about a new French gaming magazine called Amusement a few days ago that caught my eye and today they got some very cool images from one of the mag's stories. I'm going two ways with this story so stick with me.

The first direction is to show off the images from the story, entitled "Made of Myth". It seems to be a photo essay featuring some very cool models. They are some gorgeous looking mock-ups of the way videogames are actually made. Who knew Miyamoto and Yuji Naka were actually bent over a work table to make their games. Check the images out below as they are absolutely fantastic. This is the kind of thing that shows up in well designed magazines.

Which, brings me to my next point. Where have gaming magazines like Amusement been? Flipping through the magazine's website and checking out the page spreads it's clear that this is a magazine that eschews page layouts that look like they were designed for (or by) five-year-olds for some actual style and design. If gaming magazines looked this well made and high-end I'd be scooping them up without a second thought. Instead we get the likes of GamePro, where every page is crammed with more info than you could ever use and page design is more about the amount of screenshots one can shove on the page than what the content of the magazine and the story should be. Could you even imagine a photo essay in any of the gaming magazines you find on the magazine rack? If only I could read French.

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EternalDeathSlayer

No, I can't imagine this sort of thing in American magazines, and that's for one reason: Your average GI reader doesn't want this stuff. They want pictures of games with a small write-up to go with the pics.

So no, it'll never happen.

Daniel Carneiro

I'm seriously considering subscribing the mag and translating it for you guys

Nic128

I would have to say : C'est assez hot de pouvoir comprendre l'article.

Arkhon

I'm quite happy with knowing German, thank you very much.

Kraid

@Nic128 ; Je suis crissement d'accords! :P

Ben Perlee

Matt:
I actually used to read this when I was in France. I know the editor, you should email him sometime. He's really cool, and is actively trying to bring the magazine to the States and UK.

peachboy

that's kind of incredible. i'm considering purchasing this fabled zine. my french might not be up to bi-lingual levels, but i think i could at least get by.

BaconSquid

If the Arkanoid or Super Mario images were bigger I'd stick one on my desktop. Great stuff.

MEE

if i only i understood french... WAIT!!! I DO!!! that's awesome

@kraid, j'savais pas que t'etais quebecois toi!

Kraid

Yes I am! :P

Mathetes

U.K magazine Games (tm) check that out.

AnEvilBrowny

This is just fantastic. I also wish gaming magazines were like this. American Consumerism will never allow this to happen.

Ben Perlee

THE MAGAZINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMING TO THE STATES.

kimvidard

cool, in the mean time if you need a translation, PM me, I'm French and I'm going to get the back issues cause I had not seen that mag before.