Magazine cover analysis- PC GAMER

Magazine cover analysis- PC Gamer

The title of this magazine is pretty self explanatory, the audience are gamers. It is in block capitals which shows the importance and makes a statement. Also the colours black read and white stand out and with the words in different colours.

Fittingly, the images that are on the cover are taken from games, advertising them, relating to what's written inside. Both of the images on there slightly overlap the masthead, this gives the illusion of it being on top on it, giving it depth as though it is in 3D. The figures are both recognizable to gamers which is why it is on the front cover. This re-enforces the fact that this is a magazine from the gamers to the gamers. The images are also different in the sense that one is pixelated  and looks like something off a computer game whether the other is a cartoon. This also adds depth and variety so you don't feel like you're looking at the same kind of thing on the cover.

The colours used on the cover are bright and bold, and there are a lot of them, but there doesn't seem to be any feminine colours on there so this suggests that this magazines audience base is primarily boys/men.

All of the words that need emphasis are in capital letters. this is stuff like titles, names of games and extra features. This draws attentions to them and then you read the writing underneath in lowercase letters, finding out more information.

Certain words are used to tempt the reader into the magazine for example, 'Expert guide' 'We reveal the secrets of...' 'How to be'. All of this language are designed to make the reader buy into the magazine so they can read these articles, even if they're an exaggeration. It also uses language that only a gamer would know so it shows that this is a magazine for the experienced and someone who knows about games. Wheather it be a quote or specialist vocabulary like "I made a dragon komodo into a bag  :(" This could be referencing a moment in the game or a joke within the game that everyone who has played it has encountered. 'Indie game' is another one, some people didn't know that it was an actual genre of the game, maybe its just been invented or it is a new era of gaming that is referred to as indie, but this is why this magazine is not for novices and is the 'real deal' so to speak.