Edge Magazine to Reveal 360

[Stifler]

Apparantly come May 17th Edge magazine will expose the 360, but I'm sure the rest of the world will know before that date

Edge, Future's internationally respected multiformat videogame magazine, celebrates its milestone 150th issue later this month with a world-exclusive expose of Microsoft's next videogame console.

The first videogame magazine in the world to deliver details of the next-generation Xbox hardware, Edge hits newsstands on Tuesday, May 17th with unparalleled coverage of the new technology.

Before the global MTV unveiling was announced, Edge was given access to the next-gen console, its peripherals and Microsoft's massively ambitious strategy for the platform. In true Edge tradition, the unveiling of the new console gets a comprehensive eight-page rundown.

Both hardware and software shots feature heavily, as Edge gets to grips with the concepts behind the hardware and explains how its feature set means videogaming will never be quite the same again.

Also helping to make Edge 150 an issue to remember, the magazine heads to Nintendo's Kyoto HQ to meet Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. The enigmatic creative discusses the as-yet-untitled latest instalment in the long-running Legend of Zelda series, and Edge also delivers all-new information on the game and reveals the latest tantalising screenshots.

Edge's 150th issue also includes a new edition of the magazine's popular 'Get Into Games' series of supplements. This updated 32-page guide offers comprehensive practical advice to anyone wanting a career in the videogame industry, insider tips from those already at work within it, and details of educational courses and options available across the UK.

Tony Mott is Editor of Edge:

"Our readers have come to expect us to be first with details of new gaming hardware – we were first with next-generation Xbox specs in issue 148, and we're first again with images of the finished hardware and actual game shots in issue 150. But we're not ignoring current hardware, and I know readers will enjoy our eight-page article on the new Zelda. This is an exciting time to be editing Edge, and it's only going to become more exciting as the videogame world continues to evolve."

Matt Pierce is Publisher of Edge:

"We're delighted that Edge can celebrate this major publishing milestone with a duo of heavyweight videogaming exclusives. Edge remains the only videogame magazine with a remit to reflect the full scope of gaming's widening cultural impact, and these unveilings are a testament to the consistent high quality of Edge's editorial and its position as the uncompromising, respected voice of authority in the games industry."

Edge 150 goes on sale Friday 17 May, with a cover price of £4.50.

[Flood]

ummm...have i just been living in a cave? what the hell is Edge magazine and how do they have 149 issues out and i've never heard of it?

[kraft]

I know what you mean flood. I have subscribed to what I thought was every gaming magazine in existance at one point or another... yet I have never heard about this?

[brnthngs]

Seeing as none of us have heard of the magazine, I'm not entirely sure how "its position as the uncompromising, respected voice of authority in the games industry." actually works out. Maybe they should work on their publicity before they worry about the whole uncompromising part. I'd hate to see the gaming magazine that was compromising. I'm sure glad that there's one out there without that.

[SKooT]

"Edge 150 goes on sale Friday 17 May, with a cover price of £4.50."

UK Mag, I'd assume.

[Flood]

i was at media play yesterday and saw a men's magazine in the vein of Maxim called EDGE. is this the magazine they're talking about? if so...it's hardly a video game magazine...as it probably has a whole 4 pages of video game content

[thAshAdyOne]

Originally Posted by Flood

ummm...have i just been living in a cave? what the hell is Edge magazine and how do they have 149 issues out and i've never heard of it?

ditto my man...ditto....this right here is blasphemy!

[The Covenant]

weird, ive heard of it, and im not an avid magazin guy. I dnot hink its uk, although i dont know enough about it to make such a claim. Either way, more info on the 360 is not unwelcomed.

[Variation]

Never even heard of it, guess I'll check chapters or something.

[MrAustin]

Edge is a UK Mag, or at least it is printed in the UK and then exported to the states. They are sold exclusively at Barnes and Noble for about $10.50 per issue. A very good quality magazine, but I'd say they overanalyze nearly everything. I don't need a 3 page expose on Ape Escape, thanks.

It's knowledge like this that makes it impossible for me to remember my own goddamn phone number.