SquareGo
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SquareGo Magazine is an independent publication founded in Scotland
in 2006 which reports on video game news, reviews and previews.
In August 2008, SquareGo separated amicably all business links with The Skinny (magazine).
The website appeared online on 10 May 2006 as Fidget Magazine, but by August the name had been changed to SquareGo. The original paper edition of the magazine was published from August 2007 every calendar month until August 2008, featuring wraparound covers varying in subject from titles such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to Fallout 3.
In February 2009, SquareGo entered into a distribution deal with retail company Gamestation, to provide copies of the magazine in all Scottish branches of the store
The Website took over in earnest after August 2007 and has grown exponentially over the years to over 30,000 weekly hits.
was named Computer and Video Games
's Site of the Week.
On 21st July 2011 SquareGo
was named the 26th Best Website in Scotland by The List (magazine).
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 2006 which reports on video game news, reviews and previews.
History
SquareGo originated as an offshoot from the The Skinny (magazine)'s Digital Section. Due to a lack of available space in the Magazine's pages, The Skinny's Digital Editor Josh Wilson, started up a spin-off magazine with the aim of providing The Skinny's digital coverage but also with the required space to further cover the Games Industry.In August 2008, SquareGo separated amicably all business links with The Skinny (magazine).
The website appeared online on 10 May 2006 as Fidget Magazine, but by August the name had been changed to SquareGo. The original paper edition of the magazine was published from August 2007 every calendar month until August 2008, featuring wraparound covers varying in subject from titles such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to Fallout 3.
In February 2009, SquareGo entered into a distribution deal with retail company Gamestation, to provide copies of the magazine in all Scottish branches of the store
The Website took over in earnest after August 2007 and has grown exponentially over the years to over 30,000 weekly hits.
Editors-in-chief
- February 2006 - June 2008; Josh Wilson
- July 2008 - August 2009; Dave CookDave CookDave Cook is an award-winning video game journalist and former PR consultant from Edinburgh, Scotland, now living in Bournemouth, England. Dave has written game reviews and features for a range of online and print publications, his previous work includes writing for gaming magazine, GamesTM, online...
- September 2009 - February 2010; Graeme Strachan
- February 2010 – Present; Phil Harris
Regular features
In addition to reviews, First Impression, and Hands-On previews, The magazine also regularly publishes several standard types of featured articles.- Bargain/Bin – A series wherein Phil Harris and various colleagues review games that can be purchased for less than £5. Each game is given a rating of either 'Bargain' if it is an enjoyable distraction, or 'Bin' if they consider it worthless.
- Scotland In Focus – Phil Harris's series of articles looking into the Scottish Games industry and the wider political ramifications.
- For The Love Of... – A series of articles written by the staff on the topic of their favourite old games.
Critical reception
On the 7th November 2010 SquareGoSquareGo
SquareGo Magazine is an independent publication founded in Scotland in 2006 which reports on video game news, reviews and previews.-History:SquareGo originated as an offshoot from the The Skinny 's Digital Section...
was named Computer and Video Games
Computer and video games
A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of...
's Site of the Week.
On 21st July 2011 SquareGo
SquareGo
SquareGo Magazine is an independent publication founded in Scotland in 2006 which reports on video game news, reviews and previews.-History:SquareGo originated as an offshoot from the The Skinny 's Digital Section...
was named the 26th Best Website in Scotland by The List (magazine).