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New EGM crew: Dan Hsu, Demian Linn, Ryan O'Donnell, Matt Chandronait, Area 5...
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thetrin
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bernardobri said:
No score, more talk should be the policy of anyone who considers themselves a worthy gaming journalist. The problem is, morons and metacritic addicts (also known as morons) dictate those policies, not them.
Integrity in gaming journalism is damn close to stillborn. :\
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Vilix
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Pfft. Unless they bring back Sushi X I want no part.
Nex Superne
Member
:lolI Push Fat Kids said:
Poor dude can't catch a break.
gray_fox224
Junior Member
So when does the first issue arrive?
TheListener
Member
Yeah goooo Shoe!!
GodfatherX
Member
when it was announced Harris had bought the rights I thought there was zero chance that EGM would come back in true fashion but damn this is about as close as you can get. while not my favorite period in gaming, 06-07 was by far the best 2 years in gaming journalism as a fan mainly due to 1up
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
adelante said:
HAHAHA! Fuck yes! I totally forgot about DECAPITO :lol
Decapito... E-Sak... man those were the days
Really hoping that Crispin returns as well. He was my favorite.
Fuck all the haters, I love EGM, totally jazzed about this revival
Zeouterlimits
Member
Godspeed men, godspeed.
To get Area 5 & Dan/Demian back in, they have to have made a good plan.
To get Area 5 & Dan/Demian back in, they have to have made a good plan.
graywolf323
Member
I dislike Aaron Thomas but otherwise awesome news
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
they have my subscription. these guys are great.
i hope they continue what was started at 1up, focusing on cultivating unique critical voices and personalities; it's a shift from what i once expected from criticism, but in the case of this set of people, the person comes first, and the game commentary comes second. in other words, i show up and stick with the magazine/podcast/video show because i like shoe or ryan or matt or mike or demian or whoever, not because of any particular review i want to read or thing i want to hear them praise. i wonder if they'll look into podcasts and all that extended media, considering how involved they all are in their own side projects (bitmob, area 5, etc)
congratulations to everyone. i only wish that shane and garnett had some interest, but i wish them all the best as well.
i hope they continue what was started at 1up, focusing on cultivating unique critical voices and personalities; it's a shift from what i once expected from criticism, but in the case of this set of people, the person comes first, and the game commentary comes second. in other words, i show up and stick with the magazine/podcast/video show because i like shoe or ryan or matt or mike or demian or whoever, not because of any particular review i want to read or thing i want to hear them praise. i wonder if they'll look into podcasts and all that extended media, considering how involved they all are in their own side projects (bitmob, area 5, etc)
congratulations to everyone. i only wish that shane and garnett had some interest, but i wish them all the best as well.
SecretBonusPoint
Banned
So EGM with only the awful people left? No thanks.
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
Justice has been served.
Grooveraider
Banned
I give credit to EGM for getting me interested in imported video games way back in the day. I've collected this magazine since its beginning all the way to the early 2000s. Then I stopped collecting because the internet was so quick with the information there was no need to buy the printed issues. I'm hoping the rebirth will offer some material that would be very hard to resist in buying the printed version ( i.e. Retro Gamer ) We'll see...
To celebrite the return of EGM. I salute the original Review crew. I ran into former Editor and Chief - Ed Semrad and Martin Alessi at the Turbo Technologies booth during the Winter Consumer Electronics Show 1993:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaUL80jsX6Y
To celebrite the return of EGM. I salute the original Review crew. I ran into former Editor and Chief - Ed Semrad and Martin Alessi at the Turbo Technologies booth during the Winter Consumer Electronics Show 1993:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaUL80jsX6Y
TheGreatDave
Banned
The time is right for a magazine revival! All the signs point to a fruitful endeavour! Godspeed!
Benjamin1981
Member
I'm very happy for the Area5 TV guys. From reading their blog and listening to them on podcast, they were not making a lot of money and still provided us with the weekly show. So congrats on the new old gig and hopefully it pans out better this time than last time.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Belfast said:
so did you apply?
The Bookerman
Member
The Power of Mangod compels youRBH said:
beelzebozo said:
No. I was originally planning on doing so, but I wouldn't have been able to make it out to the Bay Area in the time they probably would've preferred me to. If it was kicking off next Summer, it would be quite a bit easier for me.
And if they're looking for staff at that time for one reason or another, I might consider it.
I guess my point is that there are probably a lot of highly qualified people out there beyond the old EGM/1UP staff, and since most of them have gone on to work on their own pet projects, I would've preferred that the magazine give a hand up to the large swath of capable "games journalists" who are stuck wallowing on second or third tier sites suffering from a lack of opportunities.
I figure that familiar names could push the magazine with gamers who know EGM (probably means jack shit to the average consumer), but even they had to start somewhere back in the day, right?
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Belfast said:
definitely. but i have to think that economics and built-in fanbase have something to do with the decision to try and get back some of the old staff; i mean, look at what i wrote above about having instant confidence that these guys can turn out great content. it's EGM, so of course to me it makes sense that shoe would be someone you would want to get if you could, because shoe, in a lot of ways, is synonymous with EGM. all these guys are. new talent should absolutely be looked into and incorporated gradually, as it's always been, but starting fresh from the ground up would make the whole proposition of starting the magazine again pretty daunting, and as i said, wouldn't exactly instill a lot of confidence in its ability to succeed and stay afloat. new people can be brought on, and just like when a good friend of mine introduces me to someone who gets their seal of approval, it's easier to be enthusiastic about a new editorial voice when someone you trust is there to give them the okay.
anyway, i'm excited to see the mag come back.
Chimed in on the Area 5 thread, but not sure which will get closed first.. so anyway. Good news for all concerned. And yeah, I'll definitely buy a subscription this time to throw in my support. I hope that they can make it though and I don't waste my money. PS, they need to talk to Giant Bomb and figure out how they've been so profitable there.
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Deleted member 47027
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I'd say this is nice, but I don't see exactly what'll make this succeed where the previous iteration failed. I suppose we'll have to wait and see, and I hope for the best, I'm just not as optimistic.
andycapps said:
Giant Bomb churns out a lot of great content for having such a small crew. Bitmob's staff is around the same size, yet they can barely manage to produce enough, in my eyes at least, must-see content. One of the many bad business decisions that Ziff made regarding 1up was keeping such a large, bloated staff. Today 1up is operating with a lot less people than they were before the sale to Hearst and they are still churning out quite a bit of content.
I fear that EGM might not have learned from the failures of its predecessors and may be over-staffing. Giant Bomb works because they are efficient. I'd go so far as to say that they were prolific in the amount of quality content they were releasing during E3.
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