Kombo writes, "EGM has had a long and storied history in the games industry. Unfortunately, what you see above is the ill fated cover of the last EGM ever completed. In the sudden confusion of the the Hearst/UGO takeover, it seems that this issue will never get the chance to hit store shelves or subscriber's mailboxes.
So will we ever get to see the swan song of what some consider to be the definitive print magazine in games media? We got the word straight from the mouth of former EGM Editor and Chief, James Mielke..."
Get the scoop on Comedy Central's exciting new cartoon show inspired by the iconic Golden Axe video game
Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.
GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the best games from the PlayStation 2's vast library."
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.
It's pretty ridiculous.
Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
This sucks so bad it isn't even funny.. This is the only mag. that I've had a subscription to for years..
I would imagine that every person who got fired would be able to find a new home with a resume that includes the likes of EGM
My EGM subscription runs out in like 3 years from now. Will I be refunded anything because of them shutting it down? Thanks!
Great magazine. I've read EGM for about 3-4 years and its definately one of the best magazines I've ever read. My personal favorite section is the "Game over" tab section. The humor in some of the articles there is so funny I ROFL every time.
this sure is a sad lost for me, and I know I'm not alone on this one.
I've been a subscriber for about 3 years and it was definitely one of the best magazines out there. I know my subscription had at least another year left on it. I guess I'm going to have to find one of them and find out how to either get my money back or transfer it over to something else.
Oh and good luck to the staff at EGM on finding something better.
Thanks EGM for the great magazine!