As silly as it is to admit it, gaming magazines are what got me into journalism (EGM specifically--I still remember the
first issue I bought in an Electronics Boutique as a wee lad).
I had always kind of thought I could write for EGM once I finished school. Even in college, it popped into my head every now and then. I even wrote off and on for a few smaller websites--just news and reviews, nothing super exciting but I did get paid a little for it, which was nice.
But EGM was shuttered by the time I finished undergrad, so that dream sort of fizzled. Worked for a bit, then went back to school.
Now I've got a BA and an MA in journalism, but the gaming press as it is now just disgusts me. So-called journalists bickering on Twitter like high school girls, publicly whining about another outlet securing an exclusive early review, the whole ugly Wainwright fiasco...the whole industry is rotten to the core, and it's just so, so goddamn depressing.
There are a few writers and outlets that seem to still understand what they're supposed to be doing as members of the press, but they're far, far outnumbered by people like Gies and Crecente.
EDIT: Oh damn nobody's going to even see this after frosty's post, are they? Good show, frosty.