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    GameSpite Quarterly Gives Game Print Media 1-UP

    The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was

    1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Update]

    Mass Firings At 1UP After Sale

    UGO To Buy 1UP?

    Court Confirms Ziff Davis' Bankruptcy Plan

    Ziff Davis Wraps Up Restructuring, Cuts Debt

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    Image of Derek Rumpler Derek Rumpler
    04/22/09

    In reply to GameSpite Quarterly Gives Game Print Media 1-UP
    I'm going to miss magazines. I still buy Nintendo Power. But I didn't get one this last month because apparently, my local supermarket pulled it. :( Apparently, I'm the only one buying Nintendo Power there.


    I should subscribe to it. And this, if its worth it. I'd like a more serious game-centric magazine to even out my reading.

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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    04/22/09

    @Derek Rumpler: I've had a Nintendo Power subscription for the last 9 or so years, but after "FUTURE" took over, it really irks me to read it. It seems everything was corporatized and the heart of the magazine was more or less gone. Now its full of ads and junk articles. I'm not even sure if you still get free gifts with subscriptions anymore. :( But still, I can't give it up after all of those years.
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    Image of Pombar Pombar
    04/22/09

    In reply to GameSpite Quarterly Gives Game Print Media 1-UP
    Consider this endeavour saluted.
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    Image of ortega602086 ortega602086
    01/08/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    What is Ryu looking at?
    It looks as if Ken is saying "Dont look over there! kiss me, you big fool!"
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    Image of ReconToaster misses garnett :( ReconToaster misses garnett :(
    01/08/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    This is just like OPM. The last issue is probably just gonna have a nice little last minute page explaining what's going on and saying goodbye.


    I'm gonna miss EGM.

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    Image of henhowc henhowc
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    How many people in here actually paid for their subscriptions to EGM? ;)
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    Image of Thorax Thorax
    01/07/09

    @henhowc: Me, and quite a few others from the looks of it.
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    I haven't honestly read EGM with any regularity since it's golden era, but at least I knew it was there if I ever wanted a copy. Now I wish I had stuck with it.


    It feels silly to be saddened by the passing of a magazine, but EGM was a cornerstone of the industry.


    At least PC Gamer is still around. Oh, the fond memories of Coconut Monkey.

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    Image of excaliburps excaliburps
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    Oh someone should make a petition so that this issue could be released!


    This is something worthwhile. I've seen videogame fans get worked on to do petitions for a lot less...

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    Image of excaliburps excaliburps
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    That's one nice cover. A shame it won't get to reach newsstands. I was planning on buying their last ish. As a gesture of respect if you will.


    I admit I haven't read EGM in a long time but my memories of videogames and EGM go hand in hand.


    As a commenter already said, it's apt that their supposed final issue had SF on the cover. This was the game that cemented me buying each issue when I was a kid. Heck I still remember that Sheng Long joke. Yes the original one! And the other ones that they tried to pull of year after year.


    Oh and somebody correct me if I'm wrong but isn't EGM also the mag where they teased and eventually let on how to play as the boss characters on the SFII cartridge using a Game Genie??! I seem to remember it was them...I actually bought a Game Genie just for that! Good times!


    What I'll miss most are their exclusives and Quartermann's (Shane) tidbits that are spot on sometimes. Oh and Sushi-X! Anyone here really know who he really was?


    Way to go UGO. You pissed off a lot of people without even restructuring the 1UP yet...


    Come to think of it, I didn't know of UGO before this...

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    Image of PuFF-Studios PuFF-Studios
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    Well considering I have every issue from about 3 years ago (had to throw out the ones from 3 years before that) I wonder how much I can make on eBay?
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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR!  REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    01/07/09

    @PuFF-Studios: Better question:


    "How much would every issue of EGM from Issue 1 (Sendai Publications) to last months could/would be fetched on eBay?"

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    01/07/09

    @PuFF-Studios: Revised:


    My advice: Save them for at least 10 years and keep them in very good condition.

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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    at this rate EVERYTHING related to gaming will have been completely eradicated by the end of 2010, followed by the rest of the world in 2012!!! these companies need to stop dying and start killing apps on other companies!


    s wt dd thr?

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    Image of TheIrishNinja TheIrishNinja
    01/08/09

    @lllusionx: well played, cleks.
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    Image of TheIrishNinja TheIrishNinja
    01/08/09

    @TheIrishNinja: ..clerks even. joke = dead.
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    Image of Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR!  REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    I will say that this (to me) is a missed opportunity for not only a proper "swan song"/"roman burial", but rather a cash-in op, as well.


    Apparently, the powers that be don't know the smell of money with a commemorative last issue when it's around.


    I refer to FHM (United States) for a classic example. Alot of Vida worshippers that I knew bought that issue.

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    Image of Eric Lega-c Smith Eric Lega-c Smith
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    "Won't fill that void of "what can I read on the can?"


    Bullcrap. That's what laptops are for.

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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    01/07/09

    @Eric Lega-c Smith:


    You bring your laptop into the bathroom with you? Disgusting.

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    Image of sanyo sanyo
    01/08/09

    @Eric Lega-c Smith: No, that's what printers are for. I'm getting me some glossy printing paper and a nice binder. :)
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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    01/08/09

    @sanyo: i like the way you think :)
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    Image of suya123 suya123
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    The remaining members of 1up should just all quit then rally all the people who were fired and start anew.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    01/07/09

    @suya123:


    They'll probably pull together, like some of the guys did for Giant Bomb.

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    Image of KaneRobot KaneRobot
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    ...I will say it is VERY appropriate that the last thing they are ever putting out is something with Street Fighter on the cover, since it certainly has to be the franchise that landed the most covers during the magazine's run...right? It seemed like every third issue during the early-mid 90's was a SF-related cover.
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    Image of EnigmaNemesis EnigmaNemesis
    01/07/09

    @KaneRobot:


    I was just about to post what you just said.


    I remember drooling over the SNES coverage in their magazine for SF2. Was one of the most hyped games on a console ever in my life. Since I sank many of quarters into that thing.

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    Image of KaneRobot KaneRobot
    01/07/09

    @EnigmaNemesis: Seems like EGM and the SF franchise sort of "grew up" together. They were both around at the end of the 80's but then they really hit their stride around the same time. SF2 would make people buy the mag to learn all the moves and drive them nuts with screenshots of the upcoming console version, which then drove people back to the arcades to play it more and drove anticipation of the latest Champion Edition/Turbo/Super/Alpha/whatever.


    I just noticed they're doing an EGM/SF retrospective in this final issue. That's a pretty cool coincidence, it seems like something they would run in a "final issue" of EGM.

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    Image of excaliburps excaliburps
    01/07/09

    @KaneRobot: Yep. You're correct. Every magazine then had SF fever...=D


    @EnigmaNemesis: I remember that as well. I kept on buying magazines because of the SF strategy guides and whatnot. This was way back when there were no internets. Strat guides had to be written down and passed amongst yourselves.


    Good times! =D

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    Image of EnigmaNemesis EnigmaNemesis
    01/07/09

    @KaneRobot:


    Right on.


    I cant wait to read it.

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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    01/08/09

    @KaneRobot: indeed.


    i would pay twice to cover cost to have this in print form. GODDAMIT why did 09 have to start this way. i feel bad about throwing away all my egms over the years. i been a reader since issue 1, if i had the room i would have kept them all as like a encyclopedia of gaming.


    i might even get some glossy paper to print the last issue out. hopefully there's a pdf format available.


    I hope the core group from EGM James,SHane,Etc, move on to do some big project... ill be on board day 1 :)

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    Image of ph15h ph15h
    01/07/09

    In reply to The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
    Thank god that final issue is available to all. My final issue was the December one. =/


    Do people that still have subscriptions get reimbursed somehow?

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    Image of ReconToaster misses garnett :( ReconToaster misses garnett :(
    01/08/09

    @what the ph15h?:


    I don't even care if they give me my money back. They can have it :(

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