Snorlax
11-22-2008, 12:32 AM
Ziff Davis may shutter Electronic Gaming Monthly, according to Jason Young, CEO of the ailing publisher. The company announced earlier this week it was shutting down the print version of PC Magazine, a publication that has been in existence for 27 years, shifting focus to its online sibling. And it may do the same for EGM.
Next year will be EGM's 20th year in print, should it last until summer of 2009 for its two decade anniversary. Young tells the New York Times that Ziff Davis is "considering" moving EGM to an online-only format on 1UP.com, but would not make the decision before end of year.
Young blamed rising costs associated with print and decreased advertising as reasons for the closing of PC Magazine.
http://kotaku.com/5095112/print-version-of-egm-may-be-on-its-way-out
Updated at 01/08/09
Read this:
1UP is a husk. EGM is dead. Sad news, especially for subscribers, especially for those anticipating what would have been the magazine's 20th anniversary issue. But hey, chin up, here's your silver lining.
Former EIC James Mielke has posted the cover of the ill-fated February 2009 issue of the magazine, an issue that should have been a celebration, but instead won't ever rattle a subscriber's mailbox, won't ever be seen on a store shelf.
It will at least be seen, however. Mielke writes that the magazine's final "issue" will be made available on 1UP.com, print ads and all, for everyone to read. Won't fill that void of "what can I read on the can?", but can at least give you some closure.
http://kotaku.com/5126035/the-final-copy-of-egm-that-almost-never-was
Next year will be EGM's 20th year in print, should it last until summer of 2009 for its two decade anniversary. Young tells the New York Times that Ziff Davis is "considering" moving EGM to an online-only format on 1UP.com, but would not make the decision before end of year.
Young blamed rising costs associated with print and decreased advertising as reasons for the closing of PC Magazine.
http://kotaku.com/5095112/print-version-of-egm-may-be-on-its-way-out
Updated at 01/08/09
Read this:
1UP is a husk. EGM is dead. Sad news, especially for subscribers, especially for those anticipating what would have been the magazine's 20th anniversary issue. But hey, chin up, here's your silver lining.
Former EIC James Mielke has posted the cover of the ill-fated February 2009 issue of the magazine, an issue that should have been a celebration, but instead won't ever rattle a subscriber's mailbox, won't ever be seen on a store shelf.
It will at least be seen, however. Mielke writes that the magazine's final "issue" will be made available on 1UP.com, print ads and all, for everyone to read. Won't fill that void of "what can I read on the can?", but can at least give you some closure.
http://kotaku.com/5126035/the-final-copy-of-egm-that-almost-never-was