- PSM3
Infobox Magazine
title = PSM3
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publisher =Future Publishing
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language = English
category = Gaming
frequency = Monthly
editor = Daniel Dawkins
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firstdate = August 2000
country = United Kingdom
website = [http://www.psm3mag.com www.psm3mag.com]"PSM3" (short for "PlayStation 3 Magazine") is a
video game magazine specialising in all Sonyvideo game console s and handheld gaming platforms. "PSM3" is published byFuture Publishing , a UK-based publishing company.The magazine launched in
August 2000 under the name "PSM2" and quickly became one of the most popular unofficial PlayStation magazines on the market.It has since changed its name to "PSM3", focusing more on Sony's
PlayStation 3 , but still coveringPlayStation Portable andPlayStation 2 .Magazine team
PSM3 also has a number of regular freelance contributors, including writers from
Edge ,PC Gamer andNME .DVD
PSM3's cover disc is popular with readers because of its reviews. Each month the writers record a commentary - much like a director's commentary or a
podcast - over footage of recently-released games.In 2007 PSM3 released a double sided disc. One side is the regular DVD and the other side consists of high definition trailers of new games as well as screenshots and game saves, all of which can be transferred to a personal computer or PlayStation 3.
Blog
PSM3 have been running a blog since the middle of 2006. Initially it was run independently, but in early 2007 it became part of the CVG network, along with other Future games magazines including
Xbox World .The PlayStation 3 Video
In
2006 , through their blog, the PSM3 team released YouTube videos ofPlayStation 3 being used in a non-controlled environment. The videos gained a vast amount of hits and were some of the most-viewed on the entirety of the YouTube website. Sony quickly removed the footage but it had since been re-hosted by hundreds of other users. The blog was also noteworthy during PS3's Japanese launch - one of the freelance writers,Joel Snape , was in the queue at the Asobits store inAkihabara and blogged live using his laptop. He was second in line and was the second person in the world to buy a PS3 commercially.Podcasts
On June 21st 2007 PSM3 announced they would be releasing a podcast and posted a message on their blog saying that they wanted suggestions for topics of discussion. The release of the first podcast was highly praised by readers and this led to a second podcast (released on 31st July 2007). Again, readers were given the chance to put forward questions. Both of the podcasts have been over an hour in length. In September a third podcast was recorded. A further 7 podcasts have been since then. All of the podcasts to date have gone down well with readers.
External links
* [http://www.psm3mag.com/ The official PSM3 blog]
* [http://www.myspace.com/psm3 PSM3] atMySpace
* [http://www.futureplc.com/ Future Publishing]
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