EGM Closes, 1up sold to UGO

[2Dskillz]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=21759

I do not know what to say right now, just thought everyone should know.

[Vinnysdad]

EGM is one of my favorite magazines. At least I will get one more issue before my sub goes to waste.

[megasdkirby]

Nooo!

There goes my subscription until the year 2015...

[The 1 2 P]

My subscription wasn't up until May 2010. Damn it. This has always been one of my favorite magazines and I'm very sad to see it go.

[dairugger]

This fuckin sucks!!!

[OldSchoolGamer]

Despite many peoples opnion I still liked the printed EGM, sorry to hear..........

[4ever2600]

Finally!

[Trebuken]

Mags come and go but this is about the oldest running. These same people killed Computer Gaming World by selling it and I think there is an increasing perception that the internet is replacing magazines. I like magazines subscribe to a bunch and every time one goes away I want to find one to replace it. What's the last newly annouced gaming magazine that anyone can think of?

[c0ldb33r]

Wow, I'm stunned. I haven't read EGM in years, but I used to LOVE it. I must have read the Virtua Fighter issue like twenty times.

[bangtango]

I continued to read EGM up until my most recent subscription expired in mid-2008. However, I think things started downhill for them back when Ziff Davis first got control of the magazine. As do most people.

[Lothars]

It's dissapointing but I suspect we will see a mass exodus from 1up unless UGO lets it run the same way but I don't know

It will really suck if this means that all the 1up podcasts are dead but it's still dissapointing to see EGM die.

[geneshifter]

It will really suck if this means that all the 1up podcasts are dead but it's still dissapointing to see EGM die.

Yeah, I was reading in the comments over at Joystiq and the rumor is that all podcasts are history

[Tupin]

EGM used to be really good, but I stopped buying it when I realized how little content there was in the magazine.

[swlovinist]

I never like it when mags go out, espically one that used to be so dear to my heart. As a very longtime subscriber(since like issue #7), I have seen this one a longtime coming. The mag the last two to three years was just not the same, and with each more change that they did, it just got smaller and smaller. It just could not keep up with content and coverage. I also subscribe to Gamepro and Game Informer, but will miss the mag for its glory days in the 90s when it was the #1 source for game info I got. R.I.P. EGM, you had a good run.

[icest0rm]

I miss the game reviews by "Sushi-X" of the early '90s.

[bangtango]

I miss the game reviews by "Sushi-X" of the early '90s.

My favorite review crew was Steve Harris, Ed Semrad, Martin Alessi and Sushi X.

[boatofcar]

This sucks. I loved the 1Up Podcasts and looked forward to them every week.

For those who pine for nice print magazines, Play and Retro Gamer are both excellent. Both are also from the UK which makes subscription a little pricey, but well worth it imo.

[demen999]

Damn, the year started with a bang there. I actually liked EGM.

[erik]

It sucks that EGM is gone now. My first issue that I read was #25 with the SNES on the front cover. I had almost every issue from 1992-1995 when they were over 300 pages! I thought it was the best mag ever. I even purched the yearly 'Video game buyers guide' that they put out as of yearbook of industry events. Very cool indeed.

Remember Issue 100(Nov. 1997) where they did their 'Top 100 Games of All Time' list? That was, without a doubt, the best issue to ever be produced by them. So much effort, thought and hard work was poured into it to make a true gamer's issue. They did another Top 100 list in Issue 150(Jan. 2002) and it was nearly as good, but not quite as in depth.

After Issue 150, the magazine quality started to deteriorate and just felt bland. The Video game buyers guides no longer even reviewed consoles anymore, which I felt was a letdown. The internet had begun to take its toll by then I suppose. I felt their Issue 200 with the 'Top 200 games of their time was lame and sloppily put together, but I will always remember te good ol' days of EGM greatness.

I still stop by and read their Top 100 lists and their Videogame Buyers Guides when I feel like jogging down memory lane.....

[gepeto]

I remember this mag sold me on the genesis. There preview of the upcoming genesis system was awesome. I was there through there mega 200 page issues to sushi x and habeeb the torturer.
What happes to out subs that we have left?