You guys might be interested in these.
A fair few years ago, the members of U.G.V.M. took it upon ourselves to write a gaming magazine. Personally I could never really be arsed, but I did put a piece in a couple of them IIRC.
http://ugvm.org.uk/back-issues/
9 issues in total, and they aren't as bad as you think
There are some pieces in there that are actually very well written. Rev Owen's 
Seaman Diaries are a particular highlight.I'm trying to work out when they were written, but they have no dates on them, however Issue 2 talks about the Rare buyout by Microsoft, which a quick google puts that at 2002. Blimey, over 10 years ago!