EGM is done, no more 1up show either

[ChaseB]

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I am completely shocked that journalists would feel that journalists are undervalued.

/sarcasm.

[mgoblue]

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Chase is 100% correct in saying that no one's really figured out how to profit online like the print subscriptions would pay in the past. We're in the midst of a new frontier, similar to the writers strike for DVD and online money. Journalism won't die, but it'll just have growing pains as things evolve and change. We'll never lose people who dig for stories and report on news....we just need to adjust how they make their money.

[Flawless]

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For those that listen to 1UP Yours:

1UP Yours Classic Reunion Coming Tuesday

Before I get to the next stuff, there's something I didn't want to jinx, or presume would happen, or really do much of anything that could cause some sort of karmic reaction to stop it from happening that now that it's here I'm so stoked to share. Tomorrow John, Luke, Shane, Andrew, and I are sitting down in the studio and busting out a 1UP Yours classic cast reunion show. If that wasn't reason enough to get excited about the prospects for the show we've got NPDs, and not just any NPD's, December NPDs, and Luke's leading the whole news segment just like back in the day. To answer your next question, I'll engineer the show Tuesday (we're off Monday for the holiday) with the plan being to have it out by the end of the day.

That gives us at least one show next week, now on to what comes next. Yes, we're going to do a new show. The cast will be John, David, and I with a fourth chair. We'll try folks out for a while to see who that winds up being based on how well things click. For the content I aim to bring the show back to a more community-based focus. And it's going to be shorter: we're lopping off the third segment. In its place, the second segment will be a place for us to bring the conversations you are having out there about whatever it may be -- games, reviews, some new trailer, you name it -- into the show. Of course, the first segment stays Whatcha Been Playin?

[J.R. Locke]

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It really isn't.

Computer news is superior to print media in every single way aside from portability. Crying about print media dying is like crying about the horse drawn carriage market dying in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Print media was availible to more people though. The cost to have a computer and internet and all the subscription costs will further stratify who gets to read the news and who doesn't. Higher education is a highly expensive enterprise....I guess same as it ever was but it was always nice paying 50 cents for a newspaper.

[davehughes14]

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For those that listen to 1UP Yours:

1UP Yours Classic Reunion Coming Tuesday

Really looking forward to this! I've been faithfully listening to 1Up Yours since 2006.

[Skyboxer]

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Print media was availible to more people though. The cost to have a computer and internet and all the subscription costs will further stratify who gets to read the news and who doesn't. Higher education is a highly expensive enterprise....I guess same as it ever was but it was always nice paying 50 cents for a newspaper.

Being in the printing industry for 12 years now and seeing all the data, polls etc.. Print media still has their place and it is still far more wanted than online media and it's not really close at this time.

We've also lost a few accounts and for the most part it's because:
1:Catalog Sales are down for the companies. So whether the ads are on online or print has no bearing. As for magazines the amount of ads being sold have reduced significantly. Those companies that have survived have done so with layoffs and mainly lower signatures being printed as well as page counts.

2: The main reasons are the cost of paper especially coated paper has increased a significant amount and print industry is significantly dependent on petroleum based ingredients and we all know how petroleum prices for a great while have been out there.
For the most part print companies are doing their best to reduce cost internally to help with pricing. Unfortunetly reducing jobs also were part of the fix.

There is no quick fix other than weathering the storm and praying the economy turns aroun before more companies have to fold.

[Laettner32]

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I much more prefer magazines/newspapers to reading stories online. My eyes just can't stay focused on a screen for extended periods of time. A magazine on my couch is sweet.
I'm 37 and love to get my Newsweek, Blender, and formerly EGM in my mail.

I also get my "fix" news online. Quick little pieces of this or that, but I almost always read full stories from other mediums than my Apple.

[Adam Dayton]

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EGM has sucked for years anyway. They jumped the shark when they changed their format around 2003, and have since gotten rid of their number rating system and instead went the gamepro route with letter grades, lol. They just flat out gave up.

[Flawless]

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Creators of the 1UP Show have launched their new site.

They have launched their first show too.

John Davison, Dan Hsu, Shane Bettenhausen, Greg Ford, Michael Donahoe, Giancarlo Varanini, Nick Suttner, Anthony Gallegos, Philip Kollar, Demian Linn, Andrew Fitch, Ryan Scott and then, of course, those Area 5 jerks.

All of our friends come by to talk about the games they loved from 2008. We don’t pick a winner, we just let everyone chime in on what drew them in and what kept them coming back for more.

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[Flawless]

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Final 1UP Yours is up.

Download - (94.7 MB) - 3:26:57


3 hours

[Eton Rifles]

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I really wish they would keep the name. Garnett is still working for 1up, John and Luke both left on their own, and even though Shane was laid off he was leaving anyway.

[Flawless]

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EGM is coming back.

“ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY” FOUNDER
EXECUTES CONTRACT TO ACQUIRE PRINT AND ONLINE
PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO EGM MAGAZINE

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 29, 2009 — Steve Harris, founder of “Electronic Gaming Monthly” magazine, announced today that he has entered into an agreement with Ziff Davis Media to re-acquire certain assets, including trademarks and publishing rights, with plans to re-launch EGM in the second half of 2009.

“The re-launch of Electronic Gaming Monthly represents a welcome opportunity to continue delivering quality content to gaming enthusiasts,” said Harris. “I feel honored to once again be associated with this respected magazine. The talented writers and designers who built upon EGM’s original vision have left behind a publication that is uniquely positioned to be successful.”

“Electronic Gaming Monthly is and always has been one of the most respected publications among the gaming enthusiast community,” said Jason Young, CEO, Ziff Davis Media Inc. “We are pleased that EGM is now in the hands of its original creator, Steve Harris, and wish him and the publication the best of success in the future.”

“We have exciting plans for the evolution of what will once again be a leading independent voice for the gaming community,” Harris continued. “The twenty year success of the EGM brand has always been built upon a commitment to its readers who I believe will enthusiastically embrace the changes we are planning to introduce.”

Additional details and future announcements will be made during the upcoming E3 expo and posted on the magazine’s official website at www.EGMNOW.com or via the official EGM Twitter account at www.twitter.com/EGMNOW .

[Laettner32]

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I hope they bring in a new group of young adults that have fresh ideas, relentless enthusiasm, and a lack of conformity to the status quo. Just like the original gang did many years ago.

Best of luck to Steve and to EGM, I can't wait to re-subscribe!

[sportznut02]

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I hope they come back strong, I miss the days of good video game magazines.

[FedEx227]

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Nice! Will definitely re-up my subscription.