The New York Times reports that video game magazine publishers are facing problems in the business. Gamers are turning to the Internet for faster information. The two biggest publishers - Ziff Davis Media and Future US, which control most of the major game magazines in the United States - have been trying various strategies to tip the balance back in their favor.
The report discusses Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1UP Network, IGN.com, GamesRadar.com, PC Gamer, GameDaily.com, and VGMWatch.com, and gives some data and numbers for those magazines and websites.
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EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.
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why waste $29.95 a year?, its called one word, "free" for online.
it doesn't matter where you get the content - yes, free will always win out, but gamers want good information. Who's going to throw away good cash for routine news ((and)) bad or at the very least , suspect reviews?
I like reading the mags on the pot as well as reading them when I go on my lunch break at work. It is too hard to carry a laptop everywhere I go, plus get an internet connection.
Another reason I like the mags is for the special articles that they get from the game companies. I think that is how they are going to survive. They can't keep up with the internet with speed of content.
Lastly I like the mags cause it is a nostalgic feeling i get whe I read them. It reminds me of when I was a kid reading the Nintnedo Power cover to cover and couldn't wait for the new issue to come out.
Now I know that is silly, but It still holds true to me.
Nah, print isn't going anywhere,at least not any time soon. People have more trust in print journalism, I think. I'd much rather read a magazine than read from a computer screen.And also, I find that I hardly ever read the whole of an article when its online, just kinda scan over it. I do think that game mags need to reinvent the way they do things however to combat the appeal of the immediacy of the internet.
I still keep myself subscribes to a couple PC gaming mags, especially PC Gamer. I personally see print media as set to a higher standard than online gaming journalism.