EGM is finished. - Blu-ray Forum

nothing.sound · 02-01-2009, 05:32 PM

This could be old news but it looks like EGM is no longer. They were getting kind of crappy towards the end. I remember issuse 10 years ago that were around 200 pages.

http://retro.ign.com/articles/949/949767p1.html

Red Hood · 02-01-2009, 05:37 PM

I still got issues from the early 90s in my attic. Rip to the good ol days

Toxa · 02-01-2009, 05:38 PM

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This could be old news

Yes it is

Clark Kent · 02-01-2009, 06:25 PM

In the past two years the magazine had become nothing more than an Xbox 360 propaganda reader.

jeabombers · 02-01-2009, 07:04 PM

It is old news, but nobody like Toxa posted a link or anything official. The idiots at EGM (is it Future that printed them??) didn't even send out a notice to subscribers or retail outlets. I got my January issue, and never got the February. I figured that since I had once heard a rumor on here that they were done, that it was official. They were having major issues (no pun intended) with getting their subscribers their copies of the mag to begin with for the past year. I missed out on 6 months because of a problem between them and another company that kept telling them I had a subscription, but they kept losing the info. In short, I ended up getting 6 months of a 12 month paid (in a way) subscription, and nothing back for those other 6 months. Not even an offer to receive issues of a sister mag. I guess maybe their whole parent corporation is shutting down?

I agree with the comment about all the xbox spew that was coming out of them. They *never* reviewed any of their games on PS3, even if the PS3 version was better. However, if there was even ONE flaw in the PS3 version, they made sure they pointed it out. At least they were entertaining, though, and something to read while on break and lunch at work....

RIP xEGM

Boss Hogg · 02-01-2009, 09:36 PM

Well ain't that just DANDY for me....my subscription doesn't run out until 2011. I'm sure I'll never see any of that money back.

Warjack Prime · 02-02-2009, 12:14 AM

I remember starting with issue #1 when Mega Man was on the cover. That issue was small but I do remember it was actually quite large in it's hey day during the reign of the Super Nintendo. I recently got back into games and took a look at the mag and it was so skinny I chose other mags instead. It's sad to hear about this mag since I have such fond memories of its high quality.

Oh well. Next!

gringo flip · 02-02-2009, 12:44 AM

WTF!? That explains why I haven't been receiving anything in the past 2 months. I'm hoping to get a refund As I've paid for two years.

saprano · 02-02-2009, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by nothing.sound

This could be old news but it looks like EGM is no longer. They were getting kind of crappy towards the end. I remember issuse 10 years ago that were around 200 pages.

http://retro.ign.com/articles/949/949767p1.html

Yea i use to love those 200 page issues, i think it kept getting smaller because the internet kept getting bigger. now all there issues are like 70 pages.

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Originally Posted by Pyre

I still got issues from the early 90s in my attic. Rip to the good ol days

yep me to, i started collecting it in the 90's thanks to my cousin. i use to love going over to his house and reading all his EGM magazines. good times.

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Originally Posted by Boss Hogg

Well ain't that just DANDY for me....my subscription doesn't run out until 2011. I'm sure I'll never see any of that money back.

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Originally Posted by gringo flip

WTF!? That explains why I haven't been receiving anything in the past 2 months. I'm hoping to get a refund As I've paid for two years.

You guys have to call them and get a refund. i did this like 3 weeks ago with no problem.

andyman1970 · 02-02-2009, 04:40 AM

Heart_Collector · 02-02-2009, 04:59 AM

Ok, so the Wolverine issue was the last? I thought they said there'd be one more. Oh, well...the only sub I have right now is Game Informer.

Red Hood · 02-02-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Heart_Collector

Ok, so the Wolverine issue was the last? I thought they said there'd be one more. Oh, well...the only sub I have right now is Game Informer.

I didn't read that article but I read another that said there last issue is going to be offered online for free.

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MacDaddyOJack · 02-02-2009, 12:47 PM

I have been getting it for almost a year for free. I don't remember the site, but someone found a link for a free year subscription and posted it on here - gotta love the community!

However, whenever I get a new episode, I feel like they are always reviewing games that have been out for a month or more. They sometimes have a decent article on a upcoming release, but the reviews were old and really just so-so. I wasn't going to pay to extend my free subscription, but you hate to see them go under completely.

DonRSD · 02-02-2009, 01:00 PM

i could care less.
id rather have "real time" information and read things on the internet.

Cordre69 · 02-02-2009, 06:00 PM

Anyone have the # to call for the refund?

Xerios · 02-02-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DonRSD

i could care less.
id rather have "real time" information and read things on the internet.

word +1

prankster · 02-02-2009, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DonRSD

i could care less.

you mean you 'couldn't' care less

DonRSD · 02-02-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by prankster

you mean you 'couldn't' care less

get off the e-scrotum, sack flea

VHS4Ever · 02-03-2009, 03:47 AM

Too bad their finished. Mags have lost their touch in gaming news in the last couple of years.

02-01-2009, 07:04 PM	#5
jeabombers Expert Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:CoMo	It is old news, but nobody like Toxa posted a link or anything official. The idiots at EGM (is it Future that printed them??) didn't even send out a notice to subscribers or retail outlets. I got my January issue, and never got the February. I figured that since I had once heard a rumor on here that they were done, that it was official. They were having major issues (no pun intended) with getting their subscribers their copies of the mag to begin with for the past year. I missed out on 6 months because of a problem between them and another company that kept telling them I had a subscription, but they kept losing the info. In short, I ended up getting 6 months of a 12 month paid (in a way) subscription, and nothing back for those other 6 months. Not even an offer to receive issues of a sister mag. I guess maybe their whole parent corporation is shutting down? I agree with the comment about all the xbox spew that was coming out of them. They never reviewed any of their games on PS3, even if the PS3 version was better. However, if there was even ONE flaw in the PS3 version, they made sure they pointed it out. At least they were entertaining, though, and something to read while on break and lunch at work.... RIP xEGM Last edited by jeabombers; 02-01-2009 at 07:08 PM.

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02-01-2009, 05:32 PM	#1
nothing.sound Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:64 Blu-ray collection:432	EGM is finished. This could be old news but it looks like EGM is no longer. They were getting kind of crappy towards the end. I remember issuse 10 years ago that were around 200 pages. http://retro.ign.com/articles/949/949767p1.html

02-01-2009, 05:37 PM	#2
Red Hood Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:33	I still got issues from the early 90s in my attic. Rip to the good ol days

02-01-2009, 06:25 PM	#4
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	In the past two years the magazine had become nothing more than an Xbox 360 propaganda reader.

02-01-2009, 09:36 PM	#6
Boss Hogg Active Member Member since:Dec 2006	Well ain't that just DANDY for me....my subscription doesn't run out until 2011. I'm sure I'll never see any of that money back.

02-02-2009, 12:14 AM	#7
Warjack Prime Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:*Omaha, NE USA PSN Network: WarjackPrime Blu-ray collection:172 Trading Score:2	I remember starting with issue #1 when Mega Man was on the cover. That issue was small but I do remember it was actually quite large in it's hey day during the reign of the Super Nintendo. I recently got back into games and took a look at the mag and it was so skinny I chose other mags instead. It's sad to hear about this mag since I have such fond memories of its high quality. Oh well. Next!

02-02-2009, 12:44 AM	#8
gringo flip Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Inside an Igloo somewhere in Alaska Blu-ray collection:1501	WTF!? That explains why I haven't been receiving anything in the past 2 months. I'm hoping to get a refund As I've paid for two years.

02-02-2009, 04:40 AM	#10
andyman1970 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Birmingham, Alabama, USA DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 45 Trading Score:7

02-02-2009, 04:59 AM	#11
Heart_Collector Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Texas	Ok, so the Wolverine issue was the last? I thought they said there'd be one more. Oh, well...the only sub I have right now is Game Informer.

02-02-2009, 12:47 PM	#13
MacDaddyOJack Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Richmond, VA PSNetwork: MacDaddyOJack Trophy Level: 12(4%) Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	I have been getting it for almost a year for free. I don't remember the site, but someone found a link for a free year subscription and posted it on here - gotta love the community! However, whenever I get a new episode, I feel like they are always reviewing games that have been out for a month or more. They sometimes have a decent article on a upcoming release, but the reviews were old and really just so-so. I wasn't going to pay to extend my free subscription, but you hate to see them go under completely.

02-02-2009, 01:00 PM	#14
DonRSD Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:South Florida Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:254 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:129	i could care less. id rather have "real time" information and read things on the internet.

02-02-2009, 06:00 PM	#15
Cordre69 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Livermore, CA 4K collection:218 Blu-ray collection:1094 Trading Score:1	Anyone have the # to call for the refund?

02-03-2009, 03:47 AM	#19
VHS4Ever Senior Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:224 Blu-ray reviews:61 Trading Score:16	Too bad their finished. Mags have lost their touch in gaming news in the last couple of years.

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