NextGen Magazine

Pros: Well-designed, relatively impartial, superb cover stories
Cons: Reviews have a lot to be desired, stupid oversized design currently, problems with overhyping

In the same way Sega Dreamcast changed some rules about home video game consoles, Next Generation (now known as NextGen) changed the way video game magazines are judged. When they launched in 1995, gaming magazines were, for lack of a better term,...

Pros: read the
Cons: review

Everyone always sung NextGen's praises, but I never understood why. Sure, the magazine had some nice previews sometimes, ditto interviews, but overall it was a weak publication that didn't even live up to PSM's standards half the time. Could it be that...

Pros: Cheap subscription, quick read
Cons: Pathetic previews and reviews, decent editorials

While visiting my brother, I came across a larger than normal magazine sitting in his "to read" pile. It had a large closeup of Tina from Dead or Alive 3, with the added caption that this was an actual screen shot from the soon to be released...

Pros: I guess they're ok.
Cons: Politically, and morally incorrect.

I used to read NextGen as a source for gaming news, then when Final Fantasy 7 came out and there was all the backlash against Barret (which was TOTAL BS!) I read something thoroughly disturbing in NextGen.

Well in the letters to the editor...

Pros: Very well written; entertaining and informative.
Cons: Sometimes aloof, confrontational, and even snobbish.

Note: This review might be slightly out-of-date.

Finding a new magazine for the next generation of videogame systems has always been a hassle for me. Perhaps the problem is that I always choose magazines that focus on one...

Pros: Great for getting news of up coming games.
Cons: Short and incomplete reviews on most games.

Next Gen is the only gaming magazine that I subscribe to. There is really only one reason for this, and that this magazine is the only one that can give you details games in early development. While other magazines can give short paragraphs of games in...

Pros: very nice updates and reviews
Cons: lacking a little bit in the game strategies area

Next Generation magazine is great for casual, hardcore, and just beginning gamers alike. It provides a good outline and table of contents, so you can go directly to the article or game you want to see, and Next Gen also provides updates on news of...

Pros: honest, take-no-prisoners reviews, up-to-date news, groundbreaking features
Cons: each issue is a little on the short side

I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just bought my PlayStation, making my subscription to Nintendo Power pretty much useless (since my NES and Super NES had been stolen). I needed another videogame magazine, someone I could trust to give me the...

Pros: Reviews, Topics, Interviews
Cons: The time it takes for a new one to come out

Know the ol' saying "learn from your mistakes", well i think NEXT GENERATION did exactly that after seeing numerous game magazines making mistakes. For example, how many game magazines do you know that are aimed directly at kids or feature...

Pros: Good reviews, news, and editorials
Cons: A little on the short side I guess

NexGen is a great mag. Many magazine of this genre fail because they try to cram too much info into their mags. NexGen has a lot of great news, but puts it in a way thats easy to read and understand. Their reviews are fair, unbiased, and well written....

Pros: Strokes of genius in articles
Cons: These small bits of genius leave me wanting more

Next Gen(eration) magazine is in an area of magazines that don't make a lot of sense. Pretend People magazine had sections on electronics, gardening, and space exploration. This is what Next Gen is trying to do. Instead of covering PC games, or...

Pros: Awesome lay out.
Cons: 12 issues a year is not enough.

NextGen is packed full of interesting info, awesome 3D pictures, and tons of reviews and previews on games that are out, coming out, or are still being thought up. This magazine has info on all the systems that you want to read about. It isn't full of...

Pros: Great Artwork, amazing stories, and great quick right to the point reviews!
Cons: needs even more pictures and less of Nintendo!

I first got this magazine after Ultra Game Player went out of buisness, they had to send me something so they sent me the Magazine named Next Generation. At first I wanted UGP back but then I actually read the articles, reviews, future system reports...

Pros: Awesome low price for 12 issues and the latest news.
Cons: It cost's $5.99 off the newsstand.

If you have never gotten a gaming magazine than you should try Next Generation. It has everything you ever wanted to know about video games and a whole lot more! You can enter their wide varieties of contests and the prices are low! if you buy it on the...

Pros: Great features, less gossip
Cons: Not as good as some gaming Websites

When I was younger I loved to read game magazines. EGM, EGM2, Next, I was the kid who sat down in Barns and Nobles with a game mag in my hand, shamelessly reading them without buying them. While NextGen have been among one of my favorite game mags, I...