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| editor = [[Chris Stead]]
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| frequency = Monthly
| category = [[:Category:Video game magazines|Video games]]
| publisher = Old Mate Media
| firstdate = December 2013
| country = Australia
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = [http://www.grabitmagazine.com www.grabitmagazine.com]
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'''''Grab It Indie Games Magazine''''' is a [[Digital media|digital]] [[video game]] [[magazine]] for [[iPad]]. It was launched in December 2013 by [[Chris Stead]]<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Kotaku]] |url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/12/a-new-gaming-magazine-enters-the-fray/|title=A New Gaming Magazine Enters the Fray|date=2013-12-23|accessdate=2014-02-15|first=Jeremy|last=Ray}}</ref> as both a downloadable app and as a website.
Grab It Indie Games Magazine soft-launched with a free sample episode 1, featuring [[République (video game)|République]] on the cover. Episode 2 released in February 2014 with [[Thralled]] on the cover. Episode 3 released in early April 2014 with [[Monument Valley (video game)]] on the cover. Episode 4 released in late April 2014, with Last Inua on the cover.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Glowforth Game Studio|url=http://glowforthblog.tumblr.com/post/84215191880/exclusive-preview-of-last-inua-by-grab-it-magazine|title=Exclusive Preview of Last Inua by Grab It Magazine|date=2014-04-29|accessdate=2014-05-02}}</ref>

==Origins==
Ahead of the launch of Issue 1, [[Chris Stead]] spoke with MCV Pacific about his motivations behind leaving [[Game Informer]] to launch Grab It Indie Games Magazine, noting that "it's difficult to talk about indie games in a commercial media outlet in any meaningful way.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]]|url=http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ex-game-informer-editor-launches-ios-games-mag/0126922|title=ex-Game Informer editor launches iOS games mag|date=2014-01-23|accessdate=2014-02-15|first=David|last=Wildgoose|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221223655/http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ex-game-informer-editor-launches-ios-games-mag/0126922|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of May 2014, Grab It's review scores average slightly higher that other media outlets on Metacritic.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|url=http://www.metacritic.com/publication/grab-it-magazine|title=Grab It Magazine's Scores|accessdate=2014-05-02}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.grabitmagazine.com Grab It Magazine Website]

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