Sentimental Note on EGM’s closing

It’s not the acquisition of the 1UP network that shocks me. It’s not even the practical reality that EGM has shut down. What rings a deep sentimental note at the recesses of my geeky heart is the death of a pop culture icon – the idea that Electronic Gaming Monthly, a title that has survived the evolution of product naming (Hello, who’d name their publication “Electronic Gaming” nowadays??), is now being put to rest.
Sure, we can go on and discuss the overarching theme of how print publications are slowly losing their steam. Ziff Davis already shut down PC Magazine’s print …read more