This month’s EDGE is a ‘Feel Better’ special

Some good things have come from the ongoing pandemic. The air we breathe is cleaner thanks to reduced pollution levels, and nature seems to be thriving. We can now add the new issue of EDGE to that admittedly small list too. Unsure if they could create a regular issue while working from home – with …

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EDGE reaches #300

We don’t know what the average life expectancy for a videogame magazine is, but we imagine it’s nowhere near #300 issues. UK publication EDGE reaches this landmark this month, and as such looks back at the industry since the first edition hit newsstands in 1993. This includes the 10 most important innovations of EDGE’s time, …

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EDGE reaches [20]

EDGE has reached the ripe old age of 20. If it were an actual videogame it would be contender to appear on the cover of Retro Gamer right about now. Speaking of which, to celebrate the magazine’s birthday the latest issue – which goes on sale today – features twenty different covers inked by various …

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Pubes on a bar of soap: how Microsoft launched the Xbox

With the third Xbox being unveiled this evening, it seems like a good time to look back at how Microsoft approached launching the first – over a decade ago now. The tagline ‘Play More’ is well-remembered, mainly thanks to the Champagne TV ad. The print campaign was just as unusual, but has been largely forgotten. …

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EDGE – 200th ISSUE; 200 COVERS

It’s still a mystery what’s going to be in the inside of the 200th issue of EDGE (apart the regular reviews and previews, obviously) but at least we know what’s going to be on the outside – one of 200 different cover designs. Yes, 200. That’s them to the right of this paragraph, and there’s …

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