CGMagazine

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CGMagazine
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Type of site
Game and Culture Magazine
URL www.cgmagonline.com
LaunchedFebruary 2010
Current statusActive
ISSN 2290-4093

Comics Gaming Magazine, also called CGMagazine, is a print and digital gaming culture and media magazine based in Canada. Launched in 2010, it covers gaming, films, television, culture, and technology. Besides their website, CGMagazine is available in a print edition in Canada and the United States.

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History

CGMagazine first broke into the publishing scene in 2010, [1] with a special emphasis on digital and analog media, video gaming, and generalized media. CGMagazine has both a bi-monthly physical publication, [2] and a digital version. It moved to the Niagara region from Toronto. [3]

Content

CGMagazine publishes interviews, features based on current events or social commentary, and reviews. [4]

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References

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