PC Mania
{{Infobox website
| name = Pcmania.bg
| logo = PCmanialogo.jpg
| screenshot =
| url = {{URL|www.pcmania.bg}}
| launch_date = 2009
| type = Computer games
| registration = No
| author =
}}
{{Infobox magazine
|title = PC Mania Magazine
|image_file = Pcm-korica.jpg
|image_size = 220px
|image_caption = PC Mania cover 12/2008
|staff_writer =
|frequency = Monthly
|circulation = ~15,000
|category = Games magazine
|company = PC Mania
|publisher =
|firstdate = June 1998
|lastdate = March 2009
|country = Bulgaria
|based = Sofia
|language = Bulgarian
|website = {{URL|www.pcmania.bg}}
|issn =
}}
PC Mania is a Bulgarian computer games media originally started as a computer magazine and transformed into on-line game media in the beginning of 2009. It is a prime Bulgarian on-line media source for gaming, Internet, and technology. It was established in 1998 and was the third Bulgarian computer games magazine after the brochure Top Games and the magazines Master Games and Gamers' Workshop. It is the oldest computer games media in the country and is indisputably the most popular media for computer entertainment in Bulgaria, having the biggest circulation and biggest readers span when it was distributed in paper version. The articles concern topics such as personal computer hardware, Internet technologies, computer and console games, news, etc.
PC Mania Magazine celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008 and shortly after a major overhaul was carried out. In the spring of 2009 the magazine moved entirely on-line. The existing web page had been completely redesigned and expanded in order to better suit the needs the growing gaming community in Bulgaria. Improving upon user feedback, readers were able to comment directly under the news and articles posted, as well as to discuss different topics on the designated forum. As of May 2009 [http://www.pcmania.bg pcmania.bg] had approximately 45,000 unique weekly visitors, which positions the website on top of the most popular computer games web-media in Bulgaria and on 10th position in "Media and Information" websites for the country, and 19th position overall.{{cite web |url=http://bgcounter.com/?_id=pcmania |title=Web Counter Statistics |date=13 Nov 2010}}
Features
Game articles: previews, interviews, and reviews of new and upcoming games as well as game guides. The articles encompass PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and mobile games
News: latest news from the video game industry and technology
Topic of the week: an in-depth analyses of current gaming- and technology related issues
Personal opinion: editorials by PC Mania's team on different subjects
Hardware articles: reviews of computers, laptops, and other technology equipment
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.pcmania.bg}}
- [https://archive.today/20070208184112/http://free.hit.bg/pcm/ PC Mania IRC channel, part of the UniBG network]
Category:1998 establishments in Bulgaria
Category:2009 disestablishments in Bulgaria
Category:Magazines published in Bulgaria
Category:Defunct magazines published in Bulgaria
Category:Home computer magazines
Category:Magazines established in 1998
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2009
Category:Online magazines with defunct print editions
Category:Defunct computer magazines
Category:Defunct video game magazines
Category:Bulgarian-language magazines
Category:Online computer magazines
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