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A smiley face featuring an eye patch with a star on it was also used, but it too was eventually dropped after the magazine went through redesign in later years. The PSM Smiley Face was notable for its appearance throughout the magazine, as well as on "lid-sticker" inserts large, circular stickers that could be placed decoratively on the lid of a PlayStation console , including one found in the first issue.
Some lid-stickers promotionally featured characters from PlayStation games being covered in the magazine. Other inserts included PlayStation memory card label stickers featuring visual themes similar to the lid-stickers, as well as video game tip sheets, instead of the demo discs that then-competitor Official U.
PlayStation Magazine was known for. As PTOM , from the July issue to the June issue, the magazine included promotional codes for free downloads of Qore , a subscription-based interactive online magazine for the PlayStation 3 , available through the PlayStation Store.
These free, promotional editions of Qore did not include some of the features available in the paid-for edition, such as playable demos.
PTOM also had promotional pullout-style posters from time to time, to help advertise upcoming video game releases. Template:Future plc Template:Video game critics. Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Perhaps the best-known closure of a popular print-based game magazine was the iconic Nintendo Power, which shut down in Like the Official PlayStation family of magazines, Nintendo Power was enormously popular in its heyday, enjoying a nine-year head start over the PlayStation magazines.
While the final issue of Nintendo Power in was full of nostalgic retrospectives, it was a clear sign that print-based games journalism was at risk. While some magazines like PLAY Magazine are still supported by well-established publishing houses, console manufacturers are no longer tied to any official magazines.
This isn't too much of a surprise, given Sony and other companies now release their own blog posts directly. In some cases, these blogs even offer tips for games like Oddworld: Soulstorm that gamers once sought from official magazines. On a broader level, video games rely much less on printed media than at any time in the past.
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