| Editor | Jacob Cherian |
|---|---|
| Categories | Computer magazines |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Kanak Ghosh |
| First issue | February 2003 |
| Company | 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd. |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Website | SKOAR! |
SKOAR! is an Indian magazine, website and community dedicated to gaming. It is now a part of 9.9 Mediaworx and was founded in 2003 as a bi-monthly publication by Jasubhai Digital Media(JDM) Pvt. Ltd.
SKOAR was launched as a sister publication to Digit as being dedicated to more hardcore gaming issues [1]. It is thus a more specialist magazine than Digit. The tagline of SKOAR! is "...When its done".
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SKOAR!' features "sections dealing with PC as well as console games. The games are rated on the basis of visual appeal, sound, gameplay and mojo factor and employ a horizontal bar with a maximum rating of 10.
The tagline of SKOAR! was ...When its done. It was created by Badri Narayan (the former editor) because he was pestered with mails pertaining to questions on the release of the next issue.
SKOAR! has been arranging gaming expos in metropolitans of India. As of 30th Jan 2008 it has conducted 4 expos. The first expo was held in Mumbai, the second one in Bangalore and a third one was held in January 2007 in Delhi.
The fourth expo was conducted in Mumbai at MMRDA grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex and spanned three days (25 to 27 January 2008).
9.9 Media is a diversified media company started by former ABP CEO Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha along with four of his other colleagues. It targets consumer, business and professional communities through magazines, websites, events, and peer groups.
Other than Skoar, 9.9 Media publishes several other magazines, manages professional institutes and host online platforms.