EGM Shuts Down!

[onewheeled999]

This week, popular gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly has shut its doors forever. For 20 years, this magazine has found many fans, including me. It was about to release its 20th anniversary issue before it closed down.

 

Even worse, I only discovered it last year, and have maybe 6 issues. It was my favorite magazine, and I will miss it a lot.

 

--Eric (Gone but not forgotten) B.

 

Original Story (Gamesradar.com)

[masterofthematrix91]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

why????? it was great!.......i guess the mags i have now are collectables!

[holyblakbelt]

I bought one of the last issues of EGM on the way back from Phoenix. It's sad to see it go. I do like Game Informer better and I hope it (Game Informer) continues to do well.

[ChrisFL]

I know there's a few auto magazines going under too. I think this is the start of a trend, with the economy and internet everywhere, I think more might start disappearing at least in paper format.

[gisco]

Why is this even a poll?

[terrancew_hod]

^I was thinking that too.

 

I actually stopped reading that magazine as soon as it went from PC games to primarily console. Up to that point, I thought it was a good magazine.

 

Terry

[Jds03]

I used to read EGM all the time, even when I started to rarely play games, but my subscription ended like two years ago and I didn't renew. It didn't seem reasonable to have a magazine about something I wasn't very interested in anymore.

 

Plus they started doing really immature things; specifically a certain page in an issue about Kingdom Hearts 2 which had left readers angry for a long time and in my opinion was just a really dumb decision to put in the magazine. I think regular readers from two years ago will know what I’m talking about.

[jjeerr]

Didn't care about EGM. However, the death of the 1up podcasts is painful. Though with Rebel.fm, and Ryan Scott's project, we might end up with something better then before.

 

Maybe. 1up was the best "corporate" gaming website, but GiantBomb, the remains of 1up, Ars Techinca gaming, and the gaming blogs (Shacknews, Joystiq), I think I'll be OK.

[onewheeled999]

Why is this even a poll?

 

I dunno. I thought this thread would be kinda pointless without it.

 

Then again, now that I think about it, it still kinda is...

[kamikazewatermelon]

I used to read that magazine a lot when I was more in to video games. I don't anymore though. Still a shame for it to go down.

[Erik Johnson]

I guess that it makes me old that I had that original 1989 buyers guide. It might still be around here somewhere.

[TheRapidsNerd]

EGM was one of the first gamer mags I ever bought. Think the first one I ever had was from summer 89 and talked about the NEW Sega Genesis. Could have things confused though.

 

Did enjoy the game demos that came with. Always thought that was a cool extra.