MEGATON......

[Christopher]

Magazine, launched yesterday from Eurogamer and SkyJack Publishing for £2.99. It's aimed at kids and I picked it up for my Son yesterday and he loves it. Oh and our very own Chris Schilling was involved with this publication.



There are a few dads on this site, so pick this up and see what your kids think
http://megaton.co.uk/

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What part did Chris play in this, exactly?

[KK]

It's an interesting choice of name, I'll give 'em that.

I always thought Future's PlayStation Max (priced at £1.99 for ages) with 'Max the Dog' was great, actually.

[rudderless]

What part did Chris play in this, exactly?

I wrote quite a few pages. The creators - Matt Yeo and Wayne Lamport - deserve all the credit, though. Worked their knackers off to get it made, I just helped out a bit.

What's brilliant about the mag is the little design touches - like the folios for each page number (on NSMB Wii it's got coins, for Lego Rock Band it's got Lego bricks). So yeah, if you're a parent with a kid aged 6-12, it's definitely worth picking up. Officially licensed Cartoon Network comics, too!

Btw, some exciting discussions about future content ongoing - Issue 2 should be immense!

[SEP]

What part did Chris play in this, exactly?

I wrote quite a few pages. The creators - Matt Yeo and Wayne Lamport - deserve all the credit, though. Worked their knackers off to get it made, I just helped out a bit.

What's brilliant about the mag is the little design touches - like the folios for each page number (on NSMB Wii it's got coins, for Lego Rock Band it's got Lego bricks). So yeah, if you're a parent with a kid aged 6-12, it's definitely worth picking up. Officially licensed Cartoon Network comics, too!

Btw, some exciting discussions about future content ongoing - Issue 2 should be immense!

Will you be contributing regularly to it?

[Christopher]

It has a very Japanese feel to the mag too. I'm glad something like this exists so my son can enjoy it.

[Harry Bizzle]

Second time you've let me down today, Suzz.


I'll never trust you again.

[gaminglegend]

KK Playstation Max was awesome! Aimed at all ages from 5-16, the subtle jokes about Lara Crofts cleavage ... ahhh to live in 1999 again

[Christopher]

Second time you've let me down today, Suzz.


I'll never trust you again.

What was the first

[KK]

Is it similar to Jetix Magazine?

Best kids mags are still the Beano & Dandy though.

[rudderless]

What part did Chris play in this, exactly?

I wrote quite a few pages. The creators - Matt Yeo and Wayne Lamport - deserve all the credit, though. Worked their knackers off to get it made, I just helped out a bit.

What's brilliant about the mag is the little design touches - like the folios for each page number (on NSMB Wii it's got coins, for Lego Rock Band it's got Lego bricks). So yeah, if you're a parent with a kid aged 6-12, it's definitely worth picking up. Officially licensed Cartoon Network comics, too!

Btw, some exciting discussions about future content ongoing - Issue 2 should be immense!

Will you be contributing regularly to it?

Yep. Please don't let that put you off, though.

It has a very Japanese feel to the mag too. I'm glad something like this exists so my son can enjoy it.

Japanese mags were actually part of the design inspiration. We wanted to make it like them, but not quite as busy.

[Christopher]

Is it similar to Jetix Magazine?

Never read that so wouldn't be able to compare.

[False]

Megaton

I might pick it up for my brother or something.

[rudderless]

Is it similar to Jetix Magazine?

It's a lot thicker than Jetix - minimum of 100 pages per issue, more when the comic content increases and advertisers get on board - and all gifts will be paper-based so it's not in a bag.

[Preezy]

This will come in really handy for rounding up the kids

[Prototype]

Finally HoC's games reviews will be read by the applicable age demographic.

[rudderless]

This will come in really handy for rounding up the kids

Replying to the story about the press release on VG247, someone said "the only thing I usually have aimed at 6-12 year olds is MY PENIS".

[rudderless]

Finally HoC's games reviews will be read by the applicable age demographic.

The Observer is read by 6-12 year olds, too? Well I never.

[SEP]

This will come in really handy for rounding up the kids

Replying to the story about the press release on VG247, someone said "the only thing I usually have aimed at 6-12 year olds is MY PENIS".

I didn't realise Karlprof posted there.

[Jimmy Shedders]

Fisterton model?