So EGM is the only US based console mag left?
Last of the big 3, right? What a bummer.
I still have this!
Hopefully they can do what the Nintendo Power team did, go digital and form Nintendo Force.
Hopefully they can do what the Nintendo Power team did, go digital and form Nintendo Force.
Nintendo Force is a bunch of industry and fan site writers who have written about Nintendo in the past. Its impressive that they got Lucas Thomas, Chris Carter, Tony Ponce, and Jonathan Holmes writing for them.
But they currently do not have anybody that actually worked for Nintendo Power.
Hopefully they can do what the Nintendo Power team did, go digital and form Nintendo Force.
Sorry, couldn't help myself. As someone who loved combing through these I'm sad to see them go, but the writing's been on the wall for print media for a while. Good luck to the staff and hope they land on their feet soon.
If you think NeoGAF has the same level of quality content that an editorialized magazine has you're gona have a bad tiiiime. lol
Yep. I'm surprised OXM lasted this long. GameInformer is probably next to die, but they'll simply transition from print to premium web subscription. Print periodicals are a relic of a pre-internet age. Newspapers are next on the chopping block as the older generation dies off and tablets become more ubiquitous.
I disagree, actually. In general, I get far more quality entertainment from GAF than I ever did from monthly mags. (Ever stop by OT? Never fails to deliver.)
That being said, I'm still sad to see them go....I've fond memories of excitedly tearing through new issues every month.
Pouring one out for the fallen.
What the hell is a magazine?
Game Informer is the 3rd largest paid print mag. With a print sub base of 7,629,995. As long as Gamestop is in business, Game Informer will still be in business.
Neogaf only works because of places like OXM are around to give us news to disseminate. Gaf's an aggregator.
You seem to be slightly confused as to the nature of Nintendo Force.
We did?
An aggregator, sure...but it's not like news will stop happening or GAF suddenly forgets the many many online sources for news. OXM isn't critical to that, clearly. In fact, not only is it not critical, it's not needed at all, which is why this is happening.
Nostalgia makes this sad news, but times change.
Game Informer.So EGM is the only US based console mag left?
I disagree, actually. In general, I get far more quality entertainment from GAF than I ever did from monthly mags. (Ever stop by OT? Never fails to deliver.)
That being said, I'm still sad to see them go....I've fond memories of excitedly tearing through new issues every month.
Pouring one out for the fallen.
It's like the internet, but for old people.What the hell is a magazine?
I sub to this day.
The Crystal Ball section was the best, till they dropped it.
Yep. I'm surprised OXM lasted this long. GameInformer is probably next to die, but they'll simply transition from print to premium web subscription. Print periodicals are a relic of a pre-internet age. Newspapers are next on the chopping block as the older generation dies off and tablets become more ubiquitous.
Game Informer is far from being dead. It's the third best selling magazine in the U.S. Only the AARP magazines sell more. Only actual senior citizens buy more magazines.
Thanks for clearing it up.Thread title is misleading. Actually, it's just plain wrong. Guess the OP didn't read the whole blog post.
The OXM US staff is laid off, but the magazine will continue to be published in the US. However, the editorial will be generated by the OXM UK team.
I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but can someone please explain this "Ls" thing to me? I've seen it referenced a few times but I just don't get it.Keep taking those Ls #Xboneset
More like take those Ls, printed media.
I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but can someone please explain this "Ls" thing to me? I've seen it referenced a few times but I just don't get it.
On topic: I loved console specific magazines. I used to get OPM back in the day. It never dawned on me that there would be one for other consoles (was a dumb kid) but I'm glad others got to enjoy the awesomeness of disc based demos.
It was still being published?
L = loss
More or less, so when you're saying that "X is taking those Ls", then you're talking about how they're failing/losing.
Magazines are a dying breed