I have chosen to work on a Games Magazine, for this I have decided to focus on the newest gaming consoles that are being released in the future and the games that will come with these consoles, these new consoles plan on changing the way of gaming through the improvement of graphics, resolution, delay and more. My Games Magazines target audience is teenage boys from the ages of 13- 19, this is because these ages are mainly the majority of the gaming community, these audiences will need to be of middle-class backgrounds, because of this large age gap my magazine will not include derogatory or adult games as readers from the lower margin of my age gap will not be old or mature enough to read this.
The research I have done for this advertisement includes studying the general layout of gaming magazines and how they present new products to audiences on their front covers and double page spreads, I have also looked at the newest products and consoles being released on platforms and how magazines persuade audiences to buy them. Finally, I have looked at the newest games being released for future consoles and how popular they are even before their release, this was done by looking at critical feedback and reviews from gamers who have played the games early.
My magazine will display the newest gaming consoles and what their developers plan on improving and changing to make them better than previous ones. This will include examples of software improvements and graphics changes, as well as the developer’s description of the consoles and feedback from critics, this will be displayed to give my audience the information needed when considering buying the newest consoles, I believe my magazine would be extremely popular as many gaming audiences are currently focused on buying the newest consoles to enhance their gaming capabilities, furthermore, I will also include the newest games being released on these consoles and how they differ from games on the previous consoles.
My front cover will display a gaming character from one of the newest games in the centre of the page with the most hyped new console, the PS5, this will be done to grasp the readers attention instantly. I will also include games characters that will be made on Fuse to further show the protagonists of the new games.
My double page spread will be professional and tidy in the way it shows the new consoles and their descriptions from their developers and critics, it will also clearly display the most popular games that will be coming with the consoles and how they plan to immerse players.