New Age Gaming

The NAG Magazine Winter Edition 2025 is out now and in this issue, we dive deep into Doom: The Dark Ages and bring you the hottest artwork from the game. We also bring you all the hottest Indie Games you should be playing, previews on upcoming games, hot hardware, and a budget gaming rig shootout for your enjoyment. The NAG Magazine Winter Edition 2025 is packed with the hottest game reviews, recommendations for games to play, and reviews on the best hardware you can buy… or wish you could buy. Here is what you get: + 132 pages of pure gaming indulgence + Doom: The Dark Ages cover feature + We go In-depth on AMD graphics cards + Computex 2025 Report Back + Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 + Raspberry Pi 5 + Loads of Prizes up for grabs + Incredible game artwork on every page + Budget Gaming Rig Shootout + Hands-on with MTN CloudPlay + Game reviews and previews + The Lazy Gamer’s Guides + NAG Night School: Programming for Kids + Be the envy of all your friends + Find the badger before anyone else.

Foreword Editor's Note • THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

New Age Gaming

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OLD MAN SHOUTS AT CLOUD • Michael came to planet earth in 1972. He doesn't understand people and thinks there are too many of them clogging up the natural system.

20 YEARS AGO STEAM WAS RELEASED, AND IT CHANGED PC GAMING FOREVER

20 YEARS OF STEAM HIGHLIGHTS

ALMOST 87% OF CLASSIC GAMES ARE CLOSE TO BEING LOST TO TIME

NAG ONE PAGE RPG

NEVER MIND THE COVER DVDS, WHERE IS MY COMPUTER'S DVD DRIVE?

THE MEMORIES ARE EVERYWHERE • Lauren has always been the brains behind the NAG operation, but since retirement, she can be found expanding her empire in No Man's Sky.

MODERN WARFARE 3 IS THE WORST-RATED OF ALL THE CALL OF DUTY GAMES

THE QUEST FOR GOOD OLD GAMES

THE YEAR I MET RTX • RAY TRACING FEELS LIKE IT'S 1997 AGAIN

RAIN LAUNCHES NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA

COULD THIS BE THE WORST GAME OF 2023?

THERMAL GRIZZLY NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA

MIKTAR'S MEANDERINGS • Miktar is part of the old guard at NAG, we still have no idea if he is half Minotaur or half Dracon. We pulled some favours to track him down somewhere in rural America, now, we think we should not have…

NAG MAGAZINE ARCHIVES

FREE GAMES, YES YOU STILL GET THEM!

APPLE'S BEST GAMING DEVICE YET

COZY UP • I'LL PUT THE KETTLE ON

A SLEW OF CANCELLED GAMES

XBOX 360 STORE CLOSING

THE FUTURE OF WINDOWS

THE LOADSHEDDER IS A GREAT BATTERY SOLUTION FOR YOUR STUDIO OR GAME ROOM

MICROSOFT/ACTIVISION ACQUISITION

LAYOFFS HIT THE GAME INDUSTRY HARD

NAG & METTLESTATE ENTER INTO A PARTNERSHIP

NAG LAUNCHES A BESPOKE ONLINE STORE

RED BULL KUMITE STREET FIGHTER TOURNAMENT • LIGHT PUNCH, LIGHT PUNCH, LIGHT PUNCH, HADOKEN! (THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE BEST COMBOS TO USE IN SF6)

NO LIMITS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ROCKET LEAGUE PLAYERS

FEMME FATALE

NO GRUDGES HELD HERE

THE BEST, THE WORST, THE OVERHYPED

GALLERY SHOWCASE

The Lazy Gamer's Guide to Virtual Reality • Virtual Reality, which is fast becoming the next big thing, is impossible to ignore when looking towards the future of video games – and thankfully so, since the days of Lawnmower Man. Never before has there been more interest in it or options readily available that actually deliver a great VR gaming experience.

The Lazy Gamer's Guide to Gaming In The Dark • It's the greatest time in gaming tech, but keeping...