SKOAR!

SKOAR! is an Indian magazine, e-magazine, website and community dedicated to gaming. It is now a part of 9.9 Mediaworx and was started in 2003 as a bi-monthly publication by Jasubhai Digital Media (JDM) Pvt. Ltd. SKOAR was launched as a sister publication to Digit, in order to cater to more hardcore gamers. . It is thus a more specialised magazine than Digit. The tagline of SKOAR! Was "... when it's done". From 2005 to 2007, it is reported that the editor and writers were providing pirated games with the free DVD that came with SKOAR!, which was then reported to the publishers by readers. The magazine also contained a lot of abusive language in those years, which was not common in Indian publishing. This changed under the new 9.9 management.

SKOAR!'s tagline was changed to "India's only gaming magazine" as of 2010 (which may or may not be true as a statement in itself). Publishing of SKOAR! as a magazine was stopped in 2011, and it was made into a gaming section inside its sister publication Digit and an occasional supplement in some of Digit's special issues. In 2014 SKOAR! was relaunched as a digital e-magazine that was given away with every issue of Digit in the form of a SKOAR! DVD. The e-magazine was an interactive PDF that was provided on the DVD, which also contains other gaming software such as full games, game demos, videos that are of interest to gamers, wallpapers, and more.

SKOAR! was re-instated as a print supplement with Digit in November 2014, and continues to this day (as of their April 2015 issue). The SKOAR website was relaunched on April 4, 2015, and apart from PC and Console gaming, also covers Mobile gaming extensively.

Sections

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

The tagline of SKOAR! Was... When its done. It was created by Badri Narayan (the former editor) because he was being pestered with mails pertaining to questions on the release of the next issue.

The SKOAR! expo

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 spend three days (25 to 27 January 2008).

About 9.9 Media

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.

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