EGM Closes, 1up sold to UGO

[dairugger]

I hope the new EGM mag has gotten better than when they first launched. I was actually very excited when they relaunched the mag only to find out their new layout was too clean looking, it was sparse. they had next to no coverage of the japanese market and focused more on fps. gone were tons of pics and reviews, replaced with tons of articles about how it was to be inside the industry.

it just wasnt the same, and now what i expected when i found out it was under the ownership of the founder of egm. honestly i found the new gamefan more to my liking, tons of glorious pics and tons of niche, import, and rpg coverage. only thing i dislike about gamefan is the huge size of the mag, its uk sized i believe.

[JSoup]

I've been picking through the latest issues and, honestly......I find them boring. The industry articles are interesting, but not all the time, particularly when it's basically all lamenting.

[dairugger]

That's what it is, boring. Their layout is white on white minimalist ipod style. I rember I was sad when egn was canceled, and elated when they announced they were coming back. After the first couple issues tho I just didn't care, I NEVER thought that would happen. I've also noticed that the mags hard to find lately, I really hope they turn it around because I'm a big believer in print.

[CelticJobber]

Yeah, the new EGM is far too sterile and boring compared with the old version.

Not enough photos, and way too much coverage of PC and FPS titles.

To show their mentality, one of the reviewers basically said that he only cares about HALO, CoD, and Gears of War in an article in the latest issue.

And I also hate the way they've gone to the one reviewer format. It was much better with atleast 2 or 3 reviewers for each game.

They also have pretty limited and inconsistent distribution. The only places I know of that sell it are a Target and Walmart in a bad part of town. The other Walmart and Target stores I've been to never have it.

[dairugger]

i rember when they were talking about relaunching the mag they said it would be for the mature reader, who grew up playing games and grew up with EGM. I didnt know mature meant sterile and boring. Its as if the mag has no soul. and your right about them catering to the pc and fps crowd, which is fine but how about some variety?

I remember thumbing through a couple issues and finding their review were mainly for fps and western games, i remember thinking how jarring it was to see nothing but western made games when 5-8 years ago that was unthinkable. I think its awesome were making great games, years ago people steered clear of western made games or cringed when they got their hands on our favorite franchises (castlevania resurrection for DC), but the east still makes great games too.

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. they make me feel so old and out of touch at the age of 33! lol

sorry for the rambling, thats what no sleep will do to you kids!

[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

[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]

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-.../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

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