Electronic Gaming Monthly: Just Online

    I love magazines, I like to read in general and it makes me a little sad with the news I read on JoyStiq and Kotaku. It seems all of Ziff Davis's publications are going online only. I've been a fan of Electronic Gaming Monthly and Computer Gaming World for a long time. CGW became Games For Windows before it went online only. I understand the reasoning behind it, Jeff Green once wrote, "paraphrasing" it's not the subscriptions that make the money, but people who buy the magizine off the rack that counts. Ziff Davis filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, so this makes it even more understandable. I'm going to miss these rags though, just having them in my hand, flipping through the pages and then coming back to them for more intensive research. There are other magizines, but these two had a special place in my heart for a long time. When GFW went online only it just wasn't the same, actually, I'm not a big 1up fan. I don't know, there's just something about 1up I don't enjoy. I check the site out, but that's about it. So goodbye, EGM, I'll still enjoy you, until you quit coming in the mail and when that happens, my mailbox will have never felt so empty.

Thanks for reading

Claude

    I love magazines, I like to read in general and it makes me a little sad with the news I read on JoyStiq and Kotaku. It seems all of Ziff Davis's publications are going online only. I've been a fan of Electronic Gaming Monthly and Computer Gaming World for a long time. CGW became Games For Windows before it went online only. I understand the reasoning behind it, Jeff Green once wrote, "paraphrasing" it's not the subscriptions that make the money, but people who buy the magizine off the rack that counts. Ziff Davis filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, so this makes it even more understandable. I'm going to miss these rags though, just having them in my hand, flipping through the pages and then coming back to them for more intensive research. There are other magizines, but these two had a special place in my heart for a long time. When GFW went online only it just wasn't the same, actually, I'm not a big 1up fan. I don't know, there's just something about 1up I don't enjoy. I check the site out, but that's about it. So goodbye, EGM, I'll still enjoy you, until you quit coming in the mail and when that happens, my mailbox will have never felt so empty.

Thanks for reading

Claude

I am a long time EGM subscriber and I have grown to love every Ziff Davis employee at 1UP and EGM. They produce quality material and each have great personalities that shine in their content. I was also really upset when I heard the news, but I know that no matter where the content is placed, it is still going to be from the same quality people behind it. Digital killed the print media star. =(

No! It looks like I wont be buying magazines anymore...

Sorry for your loss dude. I still buy EDGE monthly because, despite already having heard all the breaking news live on the internet, their writing style is so fresh and inspired.

People should read more.

As someone who subscribes to a couple of gaming mags (EGM included), this is bad news. Online is nice, but there's something special about viewing the written word on glossy paper. I too, shall miss it.

"People should read more."

Eh, I know what you mean about having it in your hand, but EGM specifically I was never really fond of. Their reviews always seemed so....wishywashy. Dunno. That';s just me though.

EGM is already online. It's called 1UP.

If I'm not getting it in print form, what's the point any more?

Ah that sucks. One thing you cant do with the online content, is read it in the bathroom. I've been an EGM reader since the Gi-Joe NES cover issue. That was a long time ago.

"Sweep said:

"People should read more."

I would agree to some extent, but in terms of gaming magazines, I just think it's rather difficult to stay on top of the latest news when your publication only releases once a month. The internet can produce and distribute news almost instantly when compared to magazines. This is the major reason why I personally don't read game magazines right away when I get them in the mail. Also, now that I think about it, the gaming news on the internet is free, and while a subscription doesn't cost much for magazines, people always like things they want for free.

I would say the downside of gaming news online (the majority of it) is the lack of good writing and the constant copying and pasting of news articles taken from other sites, with little info added by the site who copied it, but there are a few gaming news sites that are actually good and always have a good article to read on a daily basis."

I don't have the dough for magazines, but I'm glad you seem to enjoy them.

"I am a long time EGM subscriber and I have grown to love every Ziff Davis employee at 1UP and EGM. They produce quality material and each have great personalities that shine in their content. I was also really upset when I heard the news, but I know that no matter where the content is placed, it is still going to be from the same quality people behind it. Digital killed the print media star. =("

"Ah that sucks. One thing you cant do with the online content, is read it in the bathroom. I've been an EGM reader since the Gi-Joe NES cover issue. That was a long time ago."

Wait what? I hope I get a refund because I just renewed my subscription.

1UP has fantastic editors. Tis a shame. We miss you Jeff Green /Shawn Elliot / Crispin Boyer!

Just another casualty to the internet, I guess.  I wasn't a fan of EGM I'm still not too crazy for 1UP, though.

I think that it was bound to happen. Though having the physical magazine in hand can't be replicated online.

I haven't heard about this.  That is too bad.  I have bought many a newsstand issue in my years...as long as 1up is around though, I will be content.

"Sorry for your loss dude. I still buy EDGE monthly because, despite already having heard all the breaking news live on the internet, their writing style is so fresh and inspired.

People should read more."

It's a sad day indeed.  I spent many teenage years reading EGM.

like it or not  ,  everything will be online in the future

"like it or not  ,  everything will be online in the future"

Unfortunately, long-form journalism is dead; not just in gaming.

I wish there were more magazine form publications you could get digitally about gaming (and tech in general), but even the ones I have backed on Kickstarter are lackluster. Primarily, their distribution methods are always crap. The focus is always on restrictive DRM rather than a pleasant presentation that is easily portable and usable across devices.

sigh, the glory days, felt like a massive toy shore ad.

Problem is, there isn't a single decent long form writer who writes about video games on the internet. Online is great for posting PR straight from ubisoft and sub-mediocre "content" mills like kotaku where interns post rambling shit every 30 minutes for clicks, but long form no ones doing anything worth even skimming through as far as I can tell.

Necroed thread. Plus the new conversation could be folded into some active threads about games journalism. Thread locked.