From what I have learned from discussing this with various sources, that worked on Gamefan while it was in print, there really was no editing going on. The various writers were pretty much required to cover their own columns. As anyone that has written anyone can attest, this is not the best way to proofread anything.
As far as getting burned on some game purchases, I usually followed E-Storm and Haoahomora (spelling is off by a mile on that one) and was usually happy with my purchases (though E-Storm/Halverson lost a lot of my trust with his over board review of Cybermorph on Jaguar (little people waving at him as he flew by? Um, yeah, time to see what Nick Rox has been playing).
I have a ton of these mags (about 66 or so) and plan on scanning and releasing them on OoPA when I get a chance (we are currently working double time to get certain mags up that we have received permission from the publisher to do so- those take precedence any day of the week).
As far as the layout and such of Gamefan, I loved it, corner to corner on the ink and great paper quality (most of my issues look brand new though there are signs of wear and tear from reading, the colors haven't faded or anything, though the covers on some are in rough shape). The typos did get annoying but for me, it was forgivable when these guys were working 100+ hours a week on a regular basis, at least i think it was.
From what I have learned from discussing this with various sources, that worked on Gamefan while it was in print, there really was no editing going on. The various writers were pretty much required to cover their own columns. As anyone that has written anyone can attest, this is not the best way to proofread anything.
As far as getting burned on some game purchases, I usually followed E-Storm and Haoahomora (spelling is off by a mile on that one) and was usually happy with my purchases (though E-Storm/Halverson lost a lot of my trust with his over board review of Cybermorph on Jaguar (little people waving at him as he flew by? Um, yeah, time to see what Nick Rox has been playing).
I have a ton of these mags (about 66 or so) and plan on scanning and releasing them on OoPA when I get a chance (we are currently working double time to get certain mags up that we have received permission from the publisher to do so- those take precedence any day of the week).
As far as the layout and such of Gamefan, I loved it, corner to corner on the ink and great paper quality (most of my issues look brand new though there are signs of wear and tear from reading, the colors haven't faded or anything, though the covers on some are in rough shape). The typos did get annoying but for me, it was forgivable when these guys were working 100+ hours a week on a regular basis, at least i think it was.