2009 Jan August 2009
The crisis achucha: EGM is history
The crisis has taken away a flagship magazine in the U.S. video games: Electronic Gaming Monthly. EGM was to America what Famitsu Japan. Are the two major journals of those territories. In Europe it should be noted if any, bet on the English Edge, although I do not consider the same level as the previous ones. With this data you can imagine what it means that a magazine with more than 20 years of existence and that fame, which gave exclusive world of great weight, no longer editable.
This closure is part of the sale of the Ziff-Davis Publishing and other web 1up.com UGO Entertainment, who would not have been interested in the magazine, whose editors they were well 1up.com. Up to 40 employees have lost their jobs with the closure of EGM and another 24 would have escaped dismissal.
As I read in vanda l, EGM is another victim of a big drain which includes magazines such as Games for Windows Magazine, 27-year history, the Official PlayStation Magazine and many more.
Here in Spain, I have understood that the Spanish Edge is going through problems and Marcaplayer guys with whom I collaborate often, they are trying against all odds despite the times.
* Source: Gamesindustry.biz
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