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| Publisher: Future US, Inc.
Category: Magazine
List Price: $119.88
Buy New: $24.95
You Save: $94.93 (79%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 313
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print + Dvd
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B00005QDWQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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| Customer Reviews:
 NO DEMO DISC! Trust me, this is for the magazine only June 24, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Here's the deal, I purchased this subscription thinking "[PRINT + DVD]" was actually TRUE. My first issue just came with NO DEMO DISC, and after calling Future (the subscription service provider) I was informed that the only way to get the Demo Disc is to either pay an extra dollar per issue over the phone, or have my amazon subscription canceled, and a new one started directly through them. Of course you have to pay again, and wait 4-6 weeks for a refund check for the original subscription.
In summary:
1 year subscription of magazine from Amazon = $24.95
1 year subscription of magazine AND DEMO DISC from Official Xbox Magizine website = $24.95
You fail Amazon
 Disk is nice September 7, 2006
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
For $10 more you get the 12 demo disks also which is the way I would go.
Sometimes good, sometimes not April 30, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am writing simply for the magazine. The disc doesn't matter to me. Usually this magazine is so awesome, I can't stop reading it. Other times, I have to withstand waiting a whole month for my next one because I finished after reading for a minute. Take my advice, and read it at the store before buying. You'll be glad you did.
xbox magazine falls short February 14, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Even though I own an Xbox, I haven't gotten a subscription to this magazine because I find that, for the most part, GameInformer (which I do have a subscription to) tends to have much better reviews for Xbox games than the so-called "official Xbox magazine". That being said, I do occasionally pick up an Xbox magazine from a local newsstand just to catch up on the world of Xbox mania, and I do admit that their coverage of the newly released Xbox 360 is quite exemplary. However, I don't recommend you get this magazine if you are looking for the Xbox demo discs. Why? BECAUSE THIS MAGAZINE DOESN'T HAVE THEM (another reason for the 3-star rating).
Signing off,
Andy Olson
 sit down, shut-up, take notes October 19, 2005
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm sorry if I come on strong, but as a grown man who has ran
many companies, an avid techie/audiophile with a great sense of
electronic taste, I felt compelled to write.
First, it is true the the Xbox magazine is biased- it says it right in the name. I don't read the magazine to hear good reviews
of games for other platforms.
This magazine started a long time ago, and I think I was there
when it all began. I have seen the mag grow and try to do bigger
and better. One of those ways is the demo disc. You cannot call
yourself an Xbox fan and not receive it also. Sometimes, the demo alone proves to be entertaining enough that my fix is cured and no money was laid for a game I would have barely played. Plus, the images onscreen are much nicer to look at for upcoming games
than in print alone.
In regards to another reviewers comment- yes, the magazine could be thicker and it will when the 360 arrives. Two platforms
will add a few pages more and remember, this is not a multi mag.
If you have an Xbox and no subscription, you need to step away
from the computer right now, grab one of the mags' mailers or subscribe online. You won't be disappointed and no I'm not affiliated with the mag.
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