indian_boy

I was extremely excited for the reactions to this release, and I must say, it's been awesome. 
Thank you, everybody, for your support. Glad to see the general response is 'positive' - to say the least. 
  
To anybody asking the 'whys' and 'why nots' about the layout choices: 
by making the 2-page spread, the design team had much more independence and freedom as to how to make things look pretty. In the previous issues, the real estate [lack thereof] was one of the main concerns. 
This is only the first "2-page-spread" issue, and so much improving lies ahead. I'll be looking into how to make the improved experience more universal, and less irritating to deal with in future [both from our end, and yours]. 
 
Cheers! 
And thanks again!

 That’s right, The Luchazine 04 is right here, right now. Grab the high res PDF file here, or the lower res PDF here. Also, you can view an (almost perfect) embedded version of it below!

I AM REQUIRED TO WARN YOU, BY LAW:  

The contents of The Luchazine 04 have been deemed hazardously sexy. A completely revamped art-style, cover art by TurboToaster, interviews/panel discussions with industry greats, as well as amazingly written content (unlike this sentence) are what await you in this issue. Certain brand new features have also been implemented (go on, click on the article names in the Table of Contents, I dare you!) while some old ones have returned (stalk your favourite writers and artists by clicking on their names on the Contributors page). There are a bunch of obviously clickable items, but some hidden goodies too!

All in all, this issue of The Luchazine has brought about some major changes that we are extremely proud of. Let us know what you think, and how you feel about it all. Also, feel free to get your liking on via The Luchazine’s Facebook page.

I’d like to give a huge shout-out to everybody involved in the making of this issue, and would like to thank the readers for their support as well. Anybody else interested in getting involved should keep their eyes peeled on this thread and the off topic forum for when we start recruiting again.

Finally, before I leave you alone, I’d like to point you in the general direction of The Luchacast #4. That’s right, we have an “award-winning” podcast now. It has won awards you know.

We hope you thoroughly enjoy this issue and look forward to seeing your feedback!

P.S. We’ve noticed a strange glitch on the Letter from Above. Sometimes, the hyperlinked items are not clickable. If the PDF is acting up for you, you can find the two hyperlinked items here (Brian Wood Memorial Trust) and here (iTunes) respectively. Also, due to a disgusting mistake that got caught just now, the Defend Your Game article that appears in the issue is only the first draft. You can read the final version of it here. We apologize for this error and will ensure it doesn’t happen again. Also, please note that   buzz_clik is not included in the credits list because his awesome contributions came at the very last possible moment, and there was no time for the list to get edited. 

Was great fun being a part of this. Hope y'all enjoy it!

What was that Goran? in NN Revolution? 
Shameless plugs ftw!
 
Either way: Can't wait to hear this one. They're getting better as they go along. [Yes, all 2 of them so far =D]

Can't wait to check this out later today.  
Sounds like funtimes.

yeah, The Luchazine and The Luchacast do just fine, along with all the other ones going on around.
 
No need, imho.

Elephant penises? Goran is OBVIOUSLY behind this.  
 
Good fun to listen to! 

Yay "chicken chaser".

" @Jayzilla said:

" i love the <> on the cover. Couldn't have put it better myself. the artwork alone must've cost like 775 million dollars or so just for ONE mag. "

Yup, came out of  Jeff Gerstmanns pocket. "

@Everybody: 
 
You will never need to reapply, unless we actually fire you, and then you create a  new User ID and then reapply with that one.  (lol)
Once you're in, you're in.  
 
I hope that clears up all doubt, cuz if it doesn't, you're fired. ;)  (I'm kidding, of course)
 
Looking forward to all the new contributors and artists this time around.