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GamePro magazine switching to quarterly schedule
One of the few active gaming publications that can truly be labeled "seminal" is drastically revamping how its physical version comes to consumers. Beginning with its Nov. 8 edition (Winter 2011) GamePro will become a quarterly magazine that will not only pack a bigger size per issue (15 percent larger and with 50 or so added pages) but a heftier price tag: $9.99. It won't just be bigger, though: GamePro Media says that the new mag will offer "a visually stunning, tactile experience and rich, engaging editorial." So, basically, quality over quantity, or (perhaps more accurately) quality and some quantity over frequency. We're looking forward to seeing the results.
What They Play's John Davison makes leap to GamePro
More and more, we're seeing evidence that the days of favorite faces being permanently associated with certain outlets are a thing of the past. GamePro announced today that John Davison (formerly of What They Play and 1UP) would serve as executive vice president of content at its long-running magazine and website, a week after Garnett Lee left 1UP to head editorial content for GameFly. Davison's most recent project was recently sold to IGN. In an official statement, Davison said he hopes to "reshape GamePro as a thoroughly modern integrated media brand," a strategy that we give five screaming happy faces out of five.
