"Both will continue to operate their successful Bitmob.com website while overseeing the reporting and writing of news and other content for EGM’s network of properties"
They are still going to be running it. It seems like the new EGM will basically be bitmob's companion magazine, since both are going to have the same staff.
I'm definitely interested to see where this new EGM stuff goes. I loved the old magazine as much as anyone, but I don't really see how anyone could justify starting up a new magazine operation now when print media is hemorrhaging money and dying an extremely quick death.
" "Both will continue to operate their successful Bitmob.com website while overseeing the reporting and writing of news and other content for EGM’s network of properties" "
Bitmob is cool so I'm glad. Isn't EGM like online only now? Am I wrong?
" "Both will continue to operate their successful Bitmob.com website while overseeing the reporting and writing of news and other content for EGM’s network of properties" "
Bitmob is cool so I'm glad. Isn't EGM like online only now? Am I wrong?
They are still going to be running it. It seems like the new EGM will basically be bitmob's companion magazine, since both are going to have the same staff. "
Right. So. Why not call Bitmob EGM online if its basically EGM online? I didn't think the place would shut down, I just kind of assumed it would become the online component for EGM, because having EGM online and bitmob when the staff for both are the same seems sort of redundant.
And so the world takes one more step towards being right again. It's like the A-Team of game journalists is being assembled to make this magazine, in fact every first issue should come with the theme to put everyone in the right mood.
" And so the world takes one more step towards being right again. It's like the A-Team of game journalists is being assembled to make this magazine, in fact every first issue should come with the theme to put everyone in the right mood. "
@Chaser324 I think that Steve Harris' general vision is to have a three-pronged attack: have the standard print magazine (which will probably fail with the way the market is slimming, though there are signs of a renaissance of sorts with both EGM and John Davison taking over the frankly dreadful GamePro), the "digital magazine" (not sure what that means, probably multimedia video similar to what the guys at CO-OP or doing, but I can't imagine that being for pay and doing terribly well either) and then the website EGMNOW.com (which, with those guys and the prestige of EGM, could do fairly well.)
So...yeah. It seems to be a "throw everything and see what sticks" approach. I have a feeling that Steve Harris just saw the EGM died and some part of him didn't want to let that happen.
They are still going to be running it. It seems like the new EGM will basically be bitmob's companion magazine, since both are going to have the same staff. "
Right. So. Why not call Bitmob EGM online if its basically EGM online? I didn't think the place would shut down, I just kind of assumed it would become the online component for EGM, because having EGM online and bitmob when the staff for both are the same seems sort of redundant. "
Because Bitmob will continue to be community driven, while it seems like EGMNOW will be an editorial site for professionals on staff and freelancers
" I'm definitely interested to see where this new EGM stuff goes. I loved the old magazine as much as anyone, but I don't really see how anyone could justify starting up a new magazine operation now when print media is hemorrhaging money and dying an extremely quick death. "
I agree it sounds risky. At least Hsu has the advantage of knowing what not to do with a print mag. He seems to have a pretty deep understanding of the problems that plauged the EGM Ziff Davis business and hopefully can avoid them.
All i know is that EGM went under and my subscription till 2018 *mostly free* went to a maxim magazine sub which i did not want...which i have thus canceled...
Great news! Between Bitmob and Area5 they will have some well known PC editors over at the new EGM. I love me some Giantbomb but to be honest PC is already dead to most of the editors here, it will be nice if EGM can succeed and maintain balance coverage of all platforms and not just the platforms that give out gamer points.
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