EGM Closes, 1up sold to UGO

[JSoup]

I was thinking the low distribution was due to magazines becoming increasingly inefficient, considering that any 'new, hot off the press' gaming info could be found online at least a month prior. Makes buying magazines a low priority for games and stores notice this.


its weird, sometimes its like the game industry went bizarro world on me, at my local gamestop they look at you weird when you ask about a anime game, and you can see them trying to see if you were on chris hanson's to catch a predator pedophile catching show if you dont show the slightest interest in the newest call of duty or its like.

I know what you mean. I kept getting strange looks from employees when I made it known I was looking to get my hands on a copy of Hyperdimension Neptunia. It's a decent RPG that showed every sign of becoming expensively rare, hell yes I want a copy.

[SparTonberry]

What else is new?
I can remember when I bought a used Pocky & Rocky and the guy said out loud "what the hell is this?"
A good game, and isn't GTA: Vice City or whatever they wanted you to buy in 2003. :)

[dairugger]

I remember buying Dragon Quest 6 for myself and i had my 4 year old niece with me, the gs clerk said with a straight face he hadnt heard of a game called dragon quest vee eye, and if that wasnt enough made the asumption i was buying it for my niece, all from looking at the front/back of the box. i didnt know whether to laugh or cry..

[joshnickerson]

I remember buying Dragon Quest 6 for myself and i had my 4 year old niece with me, the gs clerk said with a straight face he hadnt heard of a game called dragon quest vee eye

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[Gamevet]

The last issue I bought was in February of this year. The price is $7 an issue, and what you get is hardly bigger than the $4 US magazine. It's like you're paying to read the flimsy magazine and use the codes to get the real content online. I don't know if I'll buy another issue. :(

[dairugger]

The last issue I bought was in February of this year. The price is $7 an issue, and what you get is hardly bigger than the $4 US magazine. It's like you're paying to read the flimsy magazine and use the codes to get the real content online. I don't know if I'll buy another issue. :(

that reminds me of the guide i bought at goodwill recently for 1.99, it was for final fantasy 9, i dont have that particular guide so i thought it was a find. man was i wrong!, for those that dont know littered throughout the magazine are webaddresses and codes for playonline which no longer works, so the bradyguide is useless if you dont have access to the net, or the site is taken offline. its things like that that make me dislike digital distribution. it has its place and time, but ill take a hard copy any day!

[JSoup]

that reminds me of the guide i bought at goodwill recently for 1.99, it was for final fantasy 9, i dont have that particular guide so i thought it was a find. man was i wrong!, for those that dont know littered throughout the magazine are webaddresses and codes for playonline which no longer works, so the bradyguide is useless if you dont have access to the net, or the site is taken offline. its things like that that make me dislike digital distribution. it has its place and time, but ill take a hard copy any day!

Which is why God gave us both GFAQs and printers. Saved me so much money over the years it's not even funny.

[dairugger]

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funny thing is thats the second time thats happend to me, apparently reading roman numerals is a lost art. the second time it happend to me was at walmart when i was looking for final fantasy IV, the poor girl came back to tell me via phone that they didnt have it, all they did have was final fantasy eye vee. rofl! at least she was a good sport about it.

[Gamevet]

funny thing is thats the second time thats happend to me, apparently reading roman numerals is a lost art. the second time it happend to me was at walmart when i was looking for final fantasy IV, the poor girl came back to tell me via phone that they didnt have it, all they did have was final fantasy eye vee. rofl! at least she was a good sport about it.

You're talking about Walmart. The average employee never graduated highschool.

I was at the checkout register in Walmart this past Saturday. I watched in horror, as the lady had just finished scanning a package of chicken (the chicken juice spilled all over the scanner) and she kept swiping the taco seasoning package through the juices, wondering why it wouldn't scan. I quickly grabbed a roll of paper towels from the register behind me and told her she needed to clean up the mess. I then grabbed a bottle of Windex and told her she needed to disinfect the surface. She didn't have a clue.

[JSoup]

You're talking about Walmart. The average employee never graduated highschool.

I was at the checkout register in Walmart this past Saturday. I watched in horror, as the lady had just finished scanning a package of chicken (the chicken juice spilled all over the scanner) and she kept swiping the taco seasoning package through the juices, wondering why it wouldn't scan. I quickly grabbed a roll of paper towels from the register behind me and told her she needed to clean up the mess. I then grabbed a bottle of Windex and told her she needed to disinfect the surface. She didn't have a clue.

It's more likely that she didn't care. I find that happens a lot with Walmart employees (well, unless you're in Georgia).

[boatofcar]

that reminds me of the guide i bought at goodwill recently for 1.99, it was for final fantasy 9, i dont have that particular guide so i thought it was a find. man was i wrong!, for those that dont know littered throughout the magazine are webaddresses and codes for playonline which no longer works, so the bradyguide is useless if you dont have access to the net, or the site is taken offline. its things like that that make me dislike digital distribution. it has its place and time, but ill take a hard copy any day!

The Bradygames FF9 guide is infamous as a template on how not to do a strategy guide, and was really the breaking point for a lot of fans, including me. Check out its Amazon review page. http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-Official-Strategy-Guide/dp/0744000416

[Gamevet]

It's more likely that she didn't care. I find that happens a lot with Walmart employees (well, unless you're in Georgia).

I've done countless remodel projects for Wal-Mart. I've been all over the state of Texas, providing the network cabling and video network upgrades for those remodeled stores. I've witnessed the absolute stupidest things from employees at these stores, including a guy that told me he was at the game when Michael Jordon won the Superbowl. Believe me, 75% of these people rode the short bus to school. Wal-mart is the place to get a job, when no one else will hire you.

[jcalder8]

that reminds me of the guide i bought at goodwill recently for 1.99, it was for final fantasy 9, i dont have that particular guide so i thought it was a find. man was i wrong!, for those that dont know littered throughout the magazine are webaddresses and codes for playonline which no longer works, so the bradyguide is useless if you dont have access to the net, or the site is taken offline. its things like that that make me dislike digital distribution. it has its place and time, but ill take a hard copy any day!
I went through the same thing with this guide. I had such high hopes for it when I first saw it.

[retroman]

did i miss something, or is this just old, but last i know of EGM i back and kicking

[JSoup]

I've done countless remodel projects for Wal-Mart. I've been all over the state of Texas, providing the network cabling and video network upgrades for those remodeled stores. I've witnessed the absolute stupidest things from employees at these stores, including a guy that told me he was at the game when Michael Jordon won the Superbowl. Believe me, 75% of these people rode the short bus to school. Wal-mart is the place to get a job, when no one else will hire you.

Totally different in south Georgia. Every Walmart I went into was immaculate and people who didn't even work there took time to make sure the place was kept clean. It's like a different world.


did i miss something, or is this just old, but last i know of EGM i back and kicking

Do you hate grammar? I think you hate grammar.

[SpaceHarrier]

I purchased the relaunch issue of EGM, but haven't bought anymore since.. though I often thumb through them at newsstands. I find the tone too negative, the interviews too focused on insider junk and politics. Like others have said.. it's just a plain ol' bore now. Has too much of that noobgamer, uppity snob attitude that made me swear off EGM at the #200 mark.

Enjoyed the new Gamefan, but I can't even find it anywhere now. The thing is.. I keep most of the video game magazines I buy -- for years! I still have the first issue of EGM I ever bought .. November 1991! What an issue! I still read through it from time to time. I enjoy catching on to details about games I might not have cared about back in the day, but suddenly -- all these years later -- I am totally into. So, great screenshot layouts and info about the creation of the game are things that matter to me. Insider mumbo-jumbo about the state of the industry.. not so much.

Oh well, I still love Nintendo Power.. when there is nothing new to cover, they just fill the mag up with pictures of retro games! It's always the 20th-25th anniversary of something from the NES days. LOL

[Gamevet]

Totally different in south Georgia. Ever Walmart I went into was immaculate and people who didn't even work there took time to make sure the place was kept clean. It's like a different world.

No it's not. I've been in high profile Wal-Marts like the affluent area of Plano. I've been in the breakrooms witnessing the level of stupidity first hand. The management may be on top of their game, but the grunts are pretty much clueless.




Do you hate grammar? I think you hate grammar.

Ever?:p

[JSoup]

No it's not. I've been in high profile Wal-Marts like the affluent area of Plano. I've been in the breakrooms witnessing the level of stupidity first hand. The management may be on top of their game, but the grunts are pretty much clueless.

:/ Guess I just wandered into a few good ones, then.


Ever?:p

A slip of the tongue (or finger, I guess) isn't quite the same as aborting a sentence half way through. Meaning taken, however, I'll go fix that.

[RPG_Fanatic]

I subscribed last year when they launched again and my subscription has ran out. I'm not re-subscribing, it's just not that good.

[The 1 2 P]

I subscribed last year when they launched again and my subscription has ran out. I'm not re-subscribing, it's just not that good.

Same here. I liked it but it's no where near as great as it once was. Once my subscription ran out a month ago I decided not to resubscribe. Part of this was that I really don't like the direction they are going in and the other part is that I feel they will be canceled before that subscriptions 12 issues are fulfilled. Also $19.99 is too much for one year.