Topic: EGM is dying/dead?

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I heard a rumor... but it could be true, that EGM's final issue is January 2009, and then it's to shut down completely.

More Info here.

It's mentioned in the Rumors section, but with the economy the way it is...

[Profbeanburrito]

This totally sucks! As convenient as the internet and 1up.com is, I still really enjoy reading the articles in the mag. Its so much more enjoyable that way. Also, I find it easier to look into new games through the magazines reviews because there right there on the page I have to pass by them. When I'm looking on line I have less of a chance to go out of my way a read about a game I've never heard of.

[paletteswapmonster]

Yay, EGM is dead. Too bad that didn't happen to Game Informer, too.

[Rugal]

Yay, EGM is dead. Too bad that didn't happen to Game Informer, too.

Agreed. Game Informer is absolute trash.

[Kale]

In Reply To #3

Can't say I disagree. EGM and Game Informer are recycled toilet paper.

[DragonSlayr81]

EGM, to me, died around 1997. It started to slowly go downhill since they first released EGM2. I won't miss it. I DO miss Gamefan, though. That was probably my favorite defunct VG magazine.

[A n t r a x x]

So when is Gamepro gonna die?

PLZ.

[The Last Belmont]

no big loss, gameinformer is better anyway.

[cecil-kain]

In Reply To #1

Print Media has been in decline since the internet became mainstream --even major outlets like the New York Times have lost readership.  Doesn't matter to me one way or the other if EGM dies --but I'd really like to see Bradygames go down.

[Clara E. Leet]

I have to say I've always been partial to Game Informer. Gamepro, however, is absolute trash.

Play magazine was cool too. Haven't seen them in awhile.

[Xain]

I warmed up to Game Informer myself as well...their review style it kinda shitty but i like their previews and their large high quality photos as well as their interviews.

As for EGM, i enjoyed the articles....however, i haven't read it in the past 5 or so years so i don't know why many people say it had started to go down hill.

[DragonSlayr81]

Gamepro used to be the greats back in the day when they used to have the game comics inside. But like EGM, it lost it's edge around mid-90s. I didn't mind Game Informer post that time. It was alright filer type of reading. Gamefan was what I was into until up to their death in 2000. Though I can understand why EGM might be going under. I mean, game magazines in general are becoming obsolete, cause basically it takes a month to wait for the next big story, while online, there's all these different websites that break the news almost IMMEDIATELY. Not to mention nice high resolution screenshots and VG trailers. I think most VG magazines are dying out with the exception of Nintendo Power(which can keep a good amount of exclusive news for itself).

[le052383]

EGM's last issue is the feb edition which will be release online only; it is da issue with the sf4 cover

[Slayer]

Man, EGM was my favorite game magazine. They weren't afraid to take crap from publishers like Acclaim and EA, and their reviews, I found, were almost always well-reasoned. This is truly a sad change of events for the game-journalism industry.

[NeoBelmont89]

Wow, I haven't read EGM since the 90's. Sad to see it go, because it's been around for about 20 years now, and that's quite a feat for a gaming mag. It was a refreshing, unbiased change from Nintendo Power back in 1989 when I first discovered it. After EGM came out, Nintendo Power felt like a kid's mag. Again, I'm sad to see it go, and perhaps I may just have to go out and buy the last issue if it is true. R.I.P. Electronic Gaming Monthly...