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The magazine publishing industry needs your help. Actually, it doesn't -- it needs you to forget that video game news is not readily available and more current on the internet. It also needs you to muster up that nostalgia of many years of page flipping and watching those irritating little papers fall all around you. Oh, and remember that one time where they included that horribly stiff semi-cardboard advertisement halfway into the magazine so that it was almost impossible to flip through?  Those were the days, boys!

Anyway, the point is that they are struggling and need to show readership to their advertisers, even if they have to ship you the damn magazine for free, or someone with lots of white hair will take all of their toys away. We don't know that for a fact, though. Maybe they're just generous or have more money than, say, the guys that patented secure 4-roll toilet paper dispensers in public bathrooms. Those guys are next-gen; always thinking ahead of the next poop.

The point is, you can now get Games for Windows magazine for a year for free. Apparently, there's more than Warcraft out there and they have a magazine about it. Who knew?  

[Thanks Mooki Wilson] 








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pooper's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 19:27
pooper
Actually got my free issues starting last month, only took about three weeks...
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 19:31
CannibalCalvin
That sucker is going to be dripping with ads. Mmm... capitalism.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 19:34
Namelessted
w00. Free magazine. Must sign up for something i will never read. SWEET.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 19:35
Darren Nakamura
I actually liked how some magazines had exclusive demos for some games, but now that you can download most any demo you want on XBox Live...
elrechazao's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 19:46
elrechazao
games for windows is greyed out for me when it tells me to pick my choice.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 20:06
Jordan Devore
Is there some sort of trick that will let me click Games for Windows?
EternalDarkWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 20:44
EternalDarkWing
I hate you Niero. It don't work. D:
AlexanderJ's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 20:45
AlexanderJ
Yeah, same here, tried with I.E. 7, and Firefox. Nothing, can't select. But I love free stuff =(
Mabec's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 20:50
Mabec
Only US 50 states blah blah blah..
fra_diavola's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 20:58
fra_diavola
Yah, same here. Besides, Im almost certain theres a "buy these 2 magazines and get this one free" thingy in there somewhere.
AlexanderJ's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 21:02
AlexanderJ
I did try changing the whole job thing around, and it appears, depending on what career and job title I have affects what magazine I'm offered. I tried almost all of them and can't find Games for Windows anymore, however if you put anything along the lines of Student or unemployed for everything, you wont be offered anything and they tell you to refine your jobs.

Anyone else having any luck?
plyr3005's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 21:17
plyr3005
changing the jobs lets me see other magazines, but the Games for Windows is unclickable.
mdvalenz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 21:39
mdvalenz
all grayed out for me too.
Matthew Mac's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 21:48
Matthew Mac
Actuslly, the more I look at it, the more it looks like Games for Windows is complimentary in addition to the others.
Maxpower's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 22:15
Maxpower
Canada always get left behind....
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 23:00
LostCrichton
I keep going over the pages and choices and nothing turns Games for Windows on to choose it. I even went directly to Mercury Magazines main site and nothing...wtf?
GENACON's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2007 23:44
GENACON
Its all a scam i tells ya, A scam...
afalker's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2007 00:30
afalker
Stupid non-clickable magazine thing...
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2007 00:50
Roryzilla
great now its gonna be all, "im in your e-mails spamming your boxeZ"
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2007 03:03
DJDuffy
Don't worry about the spam, just sign-up as bob@hotmail.com...in fact if you have to sign up for free crap anywhere...just use bob@hotmail.com with the name Bob McBobby. Man, that guy must get a load of crap. I feel bad for him. No wait, I don't.
djnexus911's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2007 06:04
djnexus911
I get free gaming magazines all the time :p including this one, there are websites that will give you free magazine subscriptions if you tell them you are part of the industry or have your own business.
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