Canard PC
French video game magazine
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Canard PC is an independent magazine founded in France in 2003 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly.[2][3]
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| Editor | Julie Le Baron[1] |
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| Categories | PC gaming magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Presse Non-Stop |
| First issue | November 2003 |
| Country | France |
| Based in | Paris |
| Language | French |
| Website | canardpc |
| ISSN | 1764-5107 |
The title Canard PC is a paronym, derived from Canard WC, which is the French name for Toilet Duck.
Canard PC's independence from the game companies is recognized in the French video gaming circles.[4][5][6][7] Canard PC has a sister magazine, Canard PC Hardware.[8]
Independent studies have shown that Canard PC reviews many games not mentioned by other magazines or websites specialized in video games, and has a strong variation in its review scores.[9][10] Canard PC Managing editor, Ivan Gaudé, recognized in a video games critics panel on a French network that they did not like scoring very much, but they felt they had to put them for their reviews because gamers wanted them.[7]
History
In July 2003, some editors left the publishing staff of the French gaming monthly Joystick after its acquisition by Future Publishing. They founded Canard PC in the following months.[2] The magazine is edited by Presse Non-Stop, a company owned at 75% by the editors themselves, specifically created for Canard PC.
