View Full Version : EGM is coming back!
Snapple
05-29-2009, 09:34 PM
In 1988, Steve Harris founded Electronic Gaming Monthly.
In 1996, Steve sold EGM to Ziff-Davis.
In 2009, Ziff-Davis laid off the EGM staff and killed the magazine.
Now, Steve Harris is back in control of EGM and has plans to put the publication back in circulation by this fall.
http://www.egmnow.com/
http://www.egmnow.com/press1.html
Snapple = pleased
bangtango
05-29-2009, 09:37 PM
bangtango= shocked
But also very pleased.
The Steve Harris era was awesome.
Koa Zo
05-29-2009, 09:40 PM
I like this news!
swlovinist
05-29-2009, 09:44 PM
This could be really great. I am glad it will be coming back.
Streetball 21
05-29-2009, 09:58 PM
This is great news! Maybe we can get the old EGM back...
parallaxscroll
05-29-2009, 10:58 PM
http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/EGM-is-Back.html
http://www.egmnow.com/
“ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY” FOUNDER
EXECUTES CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE PRINT AND ONLINE
PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO EGM MAGAZINE
BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 29, 2009 — Steve Harris, founder of “Electronic Gaming Monthly” magazine, announced today that he has entered into an agreement with Ziff Davis Media to re-acquire certain assets, including trademarks and publishing rights, with plans to re-launch EGM in the second half of 2009.
“The re-launch of Electronic Gaming Monthly represents a welcome opportunity to continue delivering quality content to gaming enthusiasts,” said Harris. “I feel honored to once again be associated with this respected magazine. The talented writers and designers who built upon EGM’s original vision have left behind a publication that is uniquely positioned to be successful.”
“Electronic Gaming Monthly is and always has been one of the most respected publications among the gaming enthusiast community,” said Jason Young, CEO, Ziff Davis Media Inc. “We are pleased that EGM is now in the hands of its original creator, Steve Harris, and wish him and the publication the best of success in the future.”
“We have exciting plans for the evolution of what will once again be a leading independent voice for the gaming community,” Harris continued. “The twenty year success of the EGM brand has always been built upon a commitment to its readers who I believe will enthusiastically embrace the changes we are planning to introduce.”
Additional details and future announcements will be made during the upcoming E3 expo and posted on the magazine’s official website at www.EGMNOW.com or via the official EGM Twitter account at www.twitter.com/EGMNOW .
ABOUT ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY:
Electronic Gaming Monthly (aka EGM) was launched in 1988 by Steve Harris to provide independent news, reviews, and other content of interest to video game enthusiasts. The magazine enjoyed rapid success that continued after Harris sold the publication to Ziff Davis in 1996. It has remained an industry leader for more than twenty years and has enjoyed a strong and loyal readership base during that time.
Steve Harris (long ago)
http://spyhunter007.com/Images/steve_harris.jpg
JOY :D
http://cdn-i.dmdentertainment.com/cracked/jp/montage/rocky444.jpg
retroman
05-29-2009, 11:34 PM
great news. I hope it does come back. My favorite video game mag of all time.
Purkeynator
05-29-2009, 11:52 PM
Hopefully I can find some more free subscriptions once it re-launches. When it died I had about 3 years left from stacking various free subscription offers online.
Baloo
05-29-2009, 11:58 PM
Wow, that's good news. I don't read the magazine, but maybe I'll start.
kupomogli
05-29-2009, 11:59 PM
http://cdn-i.dmdentertainment.com/cracked/jp/montage/rocky444.jpg
I love Rocky. Best thing I've seen on this thread ^_^.
If EGM actually goes back to how it was it might be a good magazine. EGM hasn't been a good magazine for awhile now.
parallaxscroll
05-30-2009, 12:28 AM
EGM hasn't been a good magazine since Ziff Davis took it over in 1995 or 1996.
EGM was a great magazine during the Sendai days of 1989 until '95 or '96.
kainemaxwell
05-30-2009, 12:51 AM
Awesome news!
Damaramu
05-30-2009, 01:00 AM
I'm quite pleased with this news! Haha, I also had about 2 years worth of subscription time with the ZD run.
DreamTR
05-30-2009, 01:26 AM
Steve Harris is the god of Popeye.
Bojay1997
05-30-2009, 01:29 AM
Good luck starting a magazine in this economy and at this stage of printed media. This is quite honestly suicide. I'm sure I also won't be getting credit for the year's worth of subscription I still had on EGM.
Snapple
05-30-2009, 01:38 AM
I had about 11 months worth of subscription left too. I don't really care though. If making us buy our subscription again keeps the magazine afloat, then I'd rather pay again.
norkusa
05-30-2009, 02:23 AM
I hope they bring back the 400+ page issues again. I still have all my original subscription issues from the early 90's and those are the ones I read the most. I don't care if half the pages were ads!
emceelokey
05-30-2009, 02:34 AM
I hope they bring back the 400+ page issues again. I still have all my original subscription issues from the early 90's and those are the ones I read the most. I don't care if half the pages were ads!
Ah man those were awesome. Even the 200 pages of ads were awesome because they all had cool artwork that wasn't in game stuff. Now every game pretty much looks like Call of Duty. Basically a dude with a gun and fatigues. But I'm in for a sub.
CelticJobber
05-30-2009, 03:30 AM
This is good news, but I hope it actually gets off the ground. In this economy and with the dying print media, even if they start publishing it again I really don't see it lasting, unfortunately.
emceelokey
05-30-2009, 04:00 AM
I would love them to get into podcasting and doing some webisodes of whatever. They should adopt something that I've been watching on justin.tv and it's people just streaming themsleves playing games. If they can get something going like that online and just have a decent magazine then I think they can stick around.
MrRoboto19XX
05-30-2009, 04:16 AM
I'll subscribe on principle alone, the United States needs a definitive gaming mag like we had back in the 90's and even early 2000's.
Now if only he could find Sushi-X...
Please don't be a cruel joke. Harris is my idol.
BydoEmpire
05-30-2009, 09:09 AM
Wow, that would be great news (assuming it's more like old EGM than new EGM).
heybtbm
05-30-2009, 09:15 AM
Hopefully, Seanbaby will stay retired.
Imagine if it's the old Review Crew, and Quartermann, Donn Nauart, and Ed Semrad are back? Better than sex!
Damaramu
05-30-2009, 01:44 PM
Hopefully, Seanbaby will stay retired.
Agreed. I hated that assclown. :shameful:
segagamer
05-30-2009, 05:34 PM
I will definitely buy and subscribe to the new EGM as soon as it is available.
BTW, does anyone know of the status of the "lost" issue of EGM for February 2009, the one with Street Fighter IV on the cover???
The 1 2 P
05-30-2009, 05:53 PM
Wow. This is good news. Now I have something to go along with my other 4 subscriptions. I hope they do well but I will definitely be subscribing anyway.
bangtango
05-30-2009, 11:13 PM
Regardless of what people thought of the recent era of EGM, it was classy of Steve to say kind words about the people who had been on the EGM staff in recent years.
"The talented writers and designers who built upon EGM’s original vision have left behind a publication that is uniquely positioned to be successful.”
I am curious as to what issue number is going to be on the front when Harris rolls out a new issue. Seems like a dumb question but I don't know if he'd refer to it as issue one or simply pick up where the last administration left off (whatever # that was).
Also curious who will be on board, how many people from the past 3-5 years of EGM (new era) and how many people from the good old days w/ Semrad & the rest.
RPG_Fanatic
05-31-2009, 09:12 AM
This is great news, can't wait for the first issue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
boatofcar
06-01-2009, 03:00 AM
I'm going to say there's less than a 10% chance of this actually getting off the ground in print form. Print media is dying, and if there was a way to make money with EGM, Ziff-Davis would have found out how to do it instead of selling it off. Sorry to be the pessimist here, but I don't see any way this is going to happen as a monthly print mag. Maybe quarterly. Maybe.
RPG_Fanatic
06-01-2009, 06:51 AM
It would be cool if Steve made a retro mag from the past (1988-1995) issues. I know it would never happen, but I can dream.
emceelokey
06-01-2009, 07:16 PM
Yeah, The U.S. never seemed to have a Retro gaming mag.
boatofcar
06-01-2009, 07:44 PM
Yeah, The U.S. never seemed to have a Retro gaming mag.
They've had several. They've all failed.
Nikademus1969
06-01-2009, 07:48 PM
I hope they bring back the 400+ page issues again. I still have all my original subscription issues from the early 90's and those are the ones I read the most. I don't care if half the pages were ads!
I loved those issues! They were like freaking phone books *lol*
AlphaGamer
06-01-2009, 08:04 PM
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Gentlegamer
06-01-2009, 08:37 PM
Awesome! I hope Sean "Seanbaby" Reilly is one of the new executive editors.
rbudrick
06-17-2009, 06:18 PM
Holy crap, am I elated!!! After 3 weeks of tearing my brain out and trying to fix my dead hard drive, I have massive success, and then I log on and see this! Amazing!:villagepeople: This makes me extremely happy.
I still want to see that final issue that was never released. Was this ever leaked?
-Rob
Kitsune Sniper
06-17-2009, 07:00 PM
I'd be happy if more magazines made archive CDs / DVDs of their back issues available. Too bad nobody will ever bother to make legal versions of 'em...
Damaramu
06-17-2009, 07:13 PM
^ I would totally buy those!
Kitsune Sniper
06-17-2009, 07:28 PM
^ I would totally buy those!
So would I. Seriously. :(
Cobra Commander
06-18-2009, 12:20 AM
I'm going to say there's less than a 10% chance of this actually getting off the ground in print form. Print media is dying, and if there was a way to make money with EGM, Ziff-Davis would have found out how to do it instead of selling it off. Sorry to be the pessimist here, but I don't see any way this is going to happen as a monthly print mag. Maybe quarterly. Maybe.
They've had several. They've all failed.
Wow. Aren't you a little ray of sunshine.
Trebuken
06-18-2009, 04:45 AM
Just got my first issue of Maxim. Excellent replacement for any game magazine (add sarcasm). 100 hottest women could of been top 100 video games...huh, kinda' sad, but I would have preferred the game list...
Would be great to have EGM back....
segagamer
06-19-2009, 12:13 AM
Just got my first issue of Maxim. Excellent replacement for any game magazine (add sarcasm). 100 hottest women could of been top 100 video games...huh, kinda' sad, but I would have preferred the game list...
Would be great to have EGM back....
I also received my first issue of Maxim in the mail earlier this week...Needless to say, I wrote to Maxim the next day requesting my refund on the balance of my subscription.
Snapple
06-19-2009, 12:31 AM
I was going to cancel the Maxim subscription, but I just got my second issue, and Jennifer Love Hewitt is on the cover. She is like my favorite female celebrity ever, and she looks so, so good on that cover.
So I will wait and decide whether I want to keep the subscription or not.
SpaceHarrier
06-19-2009, 08:04 PM
I swore off EGM after the 200th issue, mainly due to the negativity factor (I get it, I'm a nerd because I like final fantasy and japanese games that aren't halo, very funny). I have a large stack of "back-in-the-day" issues including some of the ones that almost have their own gravity field (such as the Doom/32x premiere) and I'll definitely look forward to a triumphant return with the original editor..