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.
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