Giochi per il mio computer (Italian: Games for my PC), also known by the acronymGMC, was an Italian magazine about computer video games and every thing concerns this topic. In Italy it represented the leading magazine in its field and frequently sold more than 100,000 copies.
The internal structure was divided in eight sections:
editorial, which concerns general video games world's topics
column of readers' letters
previews of the most expected games
general reviews
hardware section, including a column dedicated to solve readers' problems
the so-called "next level", a section dedicated to mods, free games and bargains in general
guide for the complete game, sold with the magazine monthly
closing credits
GMC had frequent changes in its publisher: when first created, it was published by Il mio castello editore, in Autumn 2000 it was passed to a division of Future Publishing, Future Media Italy (with many other editions) and finally from March 2007, it was published by the Italian publishing house Sprea Media Italy.
Deus Ex leak
The magazine was involved in the leak of a preview copy of the new Deus Ex game, but was later found to have no responsibility.
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