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[Jason]

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New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by kitsunebi - Jul 11, 2025, 10:34 AM

Scanned by Jason, edited by me.  Star Trek 14.

[Gregorick]

#2

New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by Kiwi - Jul 11, 2025, 09:42 AM

Gregorick and JabbaTheGamer team up to bring us Xbox World #19 ...

[Images of War]

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New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by Kiwi - Jul 11, 2025, 09:16 AM

Images of War issues 32 and 33 are now available ...

 

[Warplane]

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New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by Kiwi - Jul 10, 2025, 08:20 PM

Warplane issues 56 - 60 are now available ...

   
 

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New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by kitsunebi - Jul 09, 2025, 09:05 PM

On some scans, I do notice black levels are sometimes left as is on some scans and that makes game screenshots black crushed where all the detail is hidden.  Granted processing, adjusting and reviewing every page is cumbersome unless you have an photoshop action to apply in batch.  On these one you posted, the levels are perfect and one can see details even in the small game screenshots.

Overly-dark scans are usually the fault of a bad/cheap scanner (the equipment, not the person).  It's unfortunate, since when details become lost in blackness, Photoshop can't save them.  In digital terms, black is the lack of all data.  You can't brighten black or adjust its hue - black is black, just as white is white. 

It's possible someone could ruin a decent scan during the editing process by applying a Photoshop action which isn't suited for every page, but one would hope that no one is so lazy as to batch process an entire mag without bothering to even look at the results.  (I've never batch processed a mag ever.)

Of course, I've also noticed on some magazines where some screenshots are already overly dark/light to begin with (particularly older mags where the screenshots are literally photographs taken of monitor screens).

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New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by Gregorick - Jul 09, 2025, 08:19 PM

Following up on this, I think there is a link after all. I noticed that Playstation Solutions by Rapide (same publisher as Station) eventually moved over to Pole Star Publishing, and they are both in Exeter. So probably a shuffle to avoid bankruptcy or the like.

This is actually very interesting, I think they might be the same publisher based on the companies house records. Funnily enough I saw the registered address and I used to live a couple of roads off their premises 

Ironically, the newsagents I used to buy gaming magazines from never stocked Rapide or Polestar publications despite being the closest possible retailer to the publishing house.

Thanks Gregorick for the mass of scans you have been putting out for UK mags!

You are very welcome, just wish I had more time and knowledge (and patience) to edit them to a higher standard but glad they are being received fairly well. I have put up a load of my new scans over at my site https://www.ukgamesmags.com/ but will make sure to send Kiwi over a huge bunch once he's back proper and they can all be added here too!

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General Discussion / Re: PSM2 Issue 02!

Last post by Gregorick - Jul 09, 2025, 08:07 PM

Sweet.  Complete set.  How close is PSM3, that is, missing issues?

The only issues that either haven't been scanned or are not in my queue to be scanned are 101, 102, 121, 124, 126, 127 and 133. I should have some more issues to upload soon actually.

#8

General Discussion / Re: PSM2 Issue 02!

Last post by matrixman1013 - Jul 09, 2025, 05:13 PM

Good news! I have finally managed to secure a copy of Issue 02!

Sweet.  Complete set.  How close is PSM3, that is, missing issues?

#9

New Releases / Re: New Releases - 06/25

Last post by gater - Jul 09, 2025, 12:50 PM

I'm not sure Station2 is related to the original Station. It's from Pole Star Publishing and I can't see a definitive link besides the name.

Following up on this, I think there is a link after all. I noticed that Playstation Solutions by Rapide (same publisher as Station) eventually moved over to Pole Star Publishing, and they are both in Exeter. So probably a shuffle to avoid bankruptcy or the like.

#10

General Discussion / Re: Game Informer is back

Last post by matrixman1013 - Jul 09, 2025, 09:00 AM

I just saw that, thinking of just subscribing to their digital as in last 3-4 years the quality of the paper these mags were printed on was poor and colors and contrast so bland compared to prior generations of issues.

Maybe I will do both print and digital again to see if they are better quality with new leadership.