The February Game Informer Cover Thread X

Post » Mon May 10, 2010 10:48 pm

The February Game Informer Cover Thread X

Please, everyone, keep this discussion on topic. If someone flames you then ignore it, don't reply to them, and report it if you feel the need to. We have already seen this innocent thread closed and I hope it wont happen again. Just don't troll, flame, start off topic discussion or post one liners and we will all get along fine without any warnings or suspensions. - Mankar



The Skyrim cover will be revealed on January 6th 2011


"And yeah, once people read this, heads will explode."
- Andy McNamara, Editor-In-Chief of Game Informer




When responding to a question asking how the game looks:


As most of us know the February issue of the Game Informer magazine will feature 14 whole pages of Skyrim information/pictures/awesomeness.
The prestigious cover of the mag will also belong to Skyrim!

This thread is for thoughtful discussion and speculation of the topic and what we think will be revealed. Once the cover has been revealed we can keep all discussions to this series of threads so the mods don't have to spend all their time redirecting people's rants about how the cover is "zomg cool". Once the Mag is shipped to subscribers we can post small bits of information to share with other forum members who don't subscribe to GI.

For information on the rules of posting info on the magazine click on this http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1149624-do-not-post-magazine-scans-transcripts-or-links-to-either/.

It seems people keep missing the above Magnificent http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1149624-do-not-post-magazine-scans-transcripts-or-links-to-either/ GO READ THAT BEFORE POSTING ABOUT THE ARTICLE PLEASE. It covers the forum rules on Scans, Transcripts and Links. Thank you - Outlander

Fortunately Todd Howard has already stated that "when we show it, we want to show a lot, because there's a lot of game there to play right now." http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-16-todd-howard-working-on-two-new-games

Here is the link to the Game Informer article on the matter: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/12/13/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-coming-next-issue.aspx

Here is the link to the Bethesda Podcast in which Todd Howard touches on the subject: http://www.bethblog.com/podcast/
(They start talking about GI around the 6:50 mark in the podcast if anyone just wants to skip to it.) - Wahoo

"They saw a lot [Game Informer visited the office of Bethesda last week] and I think, I hope, everybody is surprised with how much stuff were showing. It's... it's a lot. We wanted to sorta compress the amount of time that we talked about the game. It's still eleven months, it's a long time, but traditionally we're going on like two years talking about a game, so we start out very slow and we wanted to come out of the gate with a lot of... A lot of STUFF. So I think the fans will be excited."
- Todd Howard


"And wait until you see what this game is all about! Mind...blown..."
- Andrew Reiner

"Our Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim coverage has expanded from 12 pages to 14, making it our largest game-based cover story."
- Andrew Reiner http://twitter.com/#!/Andrew_Reiner






If anyone has any other information then post it here and I will add it to the first post.

Mankar asked me to create this thread so here we go.

THANK YOU SUMMER! For giving me the post code. I :wub: you so very much.
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Damian Parsons
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 1:40 pm

@Andrew_Reiner So lemme guess, Miller is going to reveal on 11:11am, am I right?
8 minutes ago via web


@Silvade14 That's a great idea,but I don't want to have you wait that long. MILLER!!!!
less than a minute ago via TweetDeck in reply to Silvade14


Fun starts at the Game Informer hub online today. Cover image? Perhaps something fun to decode? You got it. Should be up shortly.
4 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone


Outlander, you might wanna edit your OP :lol: It's all messed up.
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Angelina Mayo
 
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Post » Mon May 10, 2010 11:52 pm

I remember 5 years ago being sat in my friends bedroom looking at the first images for Oblivion on the Elder Scrolls website, watching the trailer over and over...it looked so amazing!
Lets hope Skyrim can bring the same excitement that Oblivion did!...i think it already has haha and I haven't even seen one glimpse of gameplay!!
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Louise Lowe
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 6:53 am

Yeah new thread :P

Let's hope that this is the last one until it's released.
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Lauren Graves
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 9:09 am

Look at the new tweets from Reiner!
http://twitter.com/Andrew_Reiner
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Vickytoria Vasquez
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 6:11 am

Andrew reiner just told Silvade it would be before 11:11
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Siidney
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 5:47 am

isn't this technically thread XI?
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Mr. Allen
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 7:27 am

GAHHH! Enough with Tomb Raider! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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Kate Norris
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 2:18 am

11.11 pm
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Jesus Duran
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 6:29 am

DCDeacon Pete Hines
Fun starts at the Game Informer hub online today. Cover image? Perhaps something fun to decode? You got it. Should be up shortly.
tweet by Pete Hines
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Caroline flitcroft
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 11:10 am

Andrew is really building this up you guys! Before 11:11! YES!
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Adrian Morales
 
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Post » Mon May 10, 2010 11:09 pm

Oh no, something to decode? They really know how to keep us busy, don't they.
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Soph
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 11:35 am

Somethings wrong with the first post :(
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Julia Schwalbe
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 2:37 pm

The Elder Scrolls page on Facebook commented, "@Austin, Game Informer cover is coming soon".

Soon! :celebration:
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Luis Reyma
 
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Post » Mon May 10, 2010 11:22 pm

Now we have something to decode? Kool but I don't know how great it will be since it is just a COVER page
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Trey Johnson
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 3:22 pm

6 new GameInformer news, and still no cover reveal.

This is beginning to be a little tedious....
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Nick Swan
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 3:44 am

"Something fun to decode?" That'll give us something to do until the next bit of information.
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kat no x
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 1:56 pm

AHHHHH!

Based on what Reiner says, and the fact that they're in Minneapolis (which is one hour BEHIND Eastern Time, the most commonly known American time zone), we can expect it within the next hour.

Based on what Pete says... there will be fun things hidden in the cover.
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Shirley BEltran
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 3:48 am

So, with all of the anticipation, wouldn't it make sense for the GI folks to release it near the end of the day so as to draw in more folks to skim through the rest of the site?

edit: nevermind, the thread is moving fast
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keri seymour
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 6:05 am

The cover will actually feature a picture of Rick astley on it
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roxanna matoorah
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 12:01 pm

Outlander, you might wanna edit your OP :lol: It's all messed up.

I know, the thread got locked before I could copy the original post via "editing" Just give me a sec and I'll make it correct and pretty.
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Dean Brown
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 4:21 am

Oh no, something to decode? They really know how to keep us busy, don't they.


Other than the fact they are showing us Laura Crofts yaya's on the GI website talking about TR, I think so
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Ellie English
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 7:36 am

So anytime within the next hour is basically the gist of it. I can't wait to see how the cover looks but I'm not jumping up and down over the cover. Now if the Mag came in the mail today or in the next couple days then I'm going to pull a Kyle and Stan and do OMG for like an hour.
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Eric Hayes
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 4:34 am

GAHHH! Enough with Tomb Raider! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I know right? seems they are getting all he other games out of the way first..-__-
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Louise Andrew
 
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Post » Tue May 11, 2010 3:03 am

You know, at this point, I bet word of this audience went out early and they said: "Hey, lets release all out filler articles while people are refreshing madly THEN put out the cover". It's pissy, but good marketing.
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