SKOAR!

SKOAR!

Infobox Magazine
title = SKOAR!


image_size = 140px
image_caption = "Sep-Nov 2006 issue"
editor = Edward Henning
frequency = Bi-Monthly
circulation =
category = Computer magazines
company = [http://www.jasubhai.com Jasubhai Digital Media]
publisher = Maulik Jasubhai
firstdate = February 2003
country = India
language = English
website = [http://www.skoar.com SKOAR!]

SKOAR! is an Indian magazine devoted exclusively to computer games. SKOAR! was founded in 2003 by Jasubhai Digital Media(JDM) Pvt Ltd as a bi-monthly publication. All the games reviewed till date by SKOAR! are available on their website

SKOAR was launched as a sister publication to Digit as being dedicated to more hardcore gaming issues [http://news.moneycontrol.com/mccode/news/article/news_article.php?autono=182422] . It is thus a more specialist magazine than Digit. The tagline of SKOAR! is "...When its done".

Sections

"SKOAR!" features "we've got incoming", "phurstluk", "reevus", "pheachurs", "haadwear", "doo it urcelph" and "poynt off vu" sections dealing with computer as well as console games.The games are rated on the basis of visual appeal, sound, gameplay and mojo factor and employ a horizontal bar with a maximum rating of 10.

The Tagline

The tagline of SKOAR! is ...When its done. It was created by Badri Narayan because he was pestered with mails pertaining questions on the release of the next issue.

The SKOAR! expo

SKOAR! has been arranging gaming expos in metropolitans of India. As of 30th Jan 2008 it has conducted 4 expos. The first expo was held in Mumbai, the second one in Bangalore and a third one was held in January 2007 in Delhi.

The fourth expo was conducted in Mumbai at MMRDA grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex and spanned three days (25th to 27th January 2008).

Criticism

Piracy

Skoar! has been including full version pirated games in their DVDs. Skoar! denies this fact however, claiming that the games are abandonware. The DVDs they provide also contain keygens and No-CD crack for the games they provide, some of the games previously included in the DVDs were .

See also

Digit - A monthly technology magazine published by Jasubhai Digital Media Pvt Ltd

References

External links

* [http://www.skoar.com Official website]


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