Pcgamer Media Kit
Pcgamer Media Kit
Pcgamer Media Kit
PC Gamer
CIRC: 158,767*
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REVIEWED
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Why the best
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PC Gamer Publisher Statement and
MRI Fall 2009
NUMBER 193
WOLFENSTEIN
NOV 2009
REVIEWED
DISC EDITION
Audience:
3,543,000*
readership statistics
*Source:
PC Gamer Reader Study, Nielsen 2009: Value of a Gamer, NPD: Entertainment Trends in America
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