MOG Magazine Returns
We received the following press release and figured you may be interested. You can read more about the magazine at their website at this link.
When "Massive Online Gaming" ("MOG") debuted in October 2002, it received rave reviews as the first and only print magazine devoted exclusively to the unique culture of massively multiplayer online gaming.
Fans of the first issue were disappointed, however, when the second issue failed to appear as scheduled. Unfortunately, MOG's original publisher had gone out of business, putting the magazine on hold as we searched for a new publisher.
Now we are pleased to announce that we will be publishing MOG ourselves, with issue #2 scheduled to appear at the end of March 2003. (Who are we? See "About Incan Monkey God Studios," below.)
We're also making several exciting changes to the magazine:
* MOG is now MONTHLY.
* Each issue will continue to be full color, with about 144 pages per issue.
* Each issue will sell for $5.99 via internet sales (less than 40% of the price for issue #1). Canadian subscriptions are $7.99 USD per issue; all other international sales are $9.99 USD per issue. The purchase price DOES include postage and handling worldwide, but not sales tax for Texas
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* MOG will not be distributed to retail outlets (at least for awhile). It can only be purchased online, by anyone in the world.
* There are many things that are staying the same. We are keeping all of the premium features, news, updates, "Ping" thumbnails, columns, interviews, screenshots and other content that made MOG #1 so popular. (Want to see PDFs of MOG #1 or the contents of our next issue? visit www.mogonline.com
* MOG may be accepting a limited number of paid ads (less than 10% of the pages). You told us you wanted to see a few ads, but only ads that directly relate to massive online games. That's what we'll be giving you.
Issue #2 contains articles on A Tale in the Desert, Adellion, Anarchy Online, Asheron's Call, Asheron's Call 2, Ballerium, Dark Age of Camelot, DarkSpace, Dransik, Earth & Beyond, EverQuest, Furcadia, Horizons, Meridian 59, Neocron, Star Wars Galaxies, The Sims Online, Ultima Online, Warhammer Online, and World War II Online, plus thumbnails on over 150 MOGs.
****** ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ******
MOG will be sold and marketed under an exciting new concept that takes full advantage of the ease and convenience of e-commerce, as well as the universal internet connectivity of our readers.
The primary way to buy MOG will be through internet subscriptions. By "subscription" we mean something basically identical to your monthly game subscriptions. When you sign up for MOG, your credit card will be charged when the issue ships. You will be charged again each month (when each issue ships) until you cancel your subscription.
The subscription price DOES include all postage and shipping and everything else (except sales tax for Texas subscribers ‹ sorry!).
(Those who really, really want to subscribe to a specific number of issues, or who just don't do e-commerce, may pay by check ‹ as many issues as you want at the regular subscription price per issue. Subscription forms will be available in downloadable format on the MOG website, and in the magazine.)
Online subscriptions are now being accepted at mogonline.com. Gift subscriptions are also available there.
For those who like to see what you're buying before you pay for it, PDFs from MOG #1 are posted at mogonline.com so you can see exactly the depth and quality you can expect from future issues.
(MOG will not be offered immediately through traditional retail magazine distribution. However, retailers or distributors who wish to purchase copies in bulk for resale may contact wholesale@mogonline.com for terms.)
****** ABOUT INCANMONKEY GOD STUDIOS (AUSTIN, TEXAS) ******
For six years IMGS has made its name as the most respected production house for computer game strategy guides, particularly in massively multiplayer online games. IMGS has created successful and respected official guides for Ultima Online, EverQuest, Asheron's Call, Asheron's Call 2, Anarchy Online, Dark Age of Camelot and Earth & Beyond.
Now IMGS is leaving behind the strategy guide business, to concentrate exclusively on making "Massive Online Gaming" magazine *your* source for complete coverage of massively multiplayer online games.