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GMR and XBN magazines are no more
- Thread starter Kumiko Nikaido
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Shame about that, too. GMR was one of the better gaming mags and seemed to be getting better as they went on. What is EB *thinking* these days? It's a PROMOTIONAL TOOL, and a really good one. If it's not working the way it's supposed to, don't unbundle it and kill it, reconfig and make it work!
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Well, I don't think either Edge nor Gamestm make very much money for their respective publishers -- in fact, I know Gamestm can't be profiting with their piddling circulation. They're both "vanity" projects of sorts, and it's easier to make such mags in the UK because distribution costs are much lower and game websites, the place all the hardcores went to, still aren't as big in Europe as in the US.Rhindle said:
JackFrost2012
Banned
Confidential to Foobar: FUCK OFF AND DIE
To everyone at GMR: man, that sucks. and finding out about it secondhand from EB/GAF has got to be the absolute worstest way to go. Your covers fuckin' rocked and never let anyone tell you otherwise! And the content wasn't half-bad either. And Fable was an EIGHT!
Here's hoping you can be reshuffled to other magazines...
To everyone at GMR: man, that sucks. and finding out about it secondhand from EB/GAF has got to be the absolute worstest way to go. Your covers fuckin' rocked and never let anyone tell you otherwise! And the content wasn't half-bad either. And Fable was an EIGHT!
Here's hoping you can be reshuffled to other magazines...
Considering the history of the magazines that led to GMR, I'm not totally surprised.
EGM 2 --> Expert Gamer --> GameNOW --> GMR
Ziff just can't seem to keep a companion to EGM going for very long, whether it's strat focused, kiddie focused, or tied to a retail chain. I doubt it's a question of content, honestly. Their execs have a quick hook, which is ironic when you factor in the financial problems the company has had and all of the bloat that sits atop the executive chain. Take a look in the front of a Ziff mag and look at all of the people credited who didn't do a lick of a work for the magazine you're holding. Maybe if they cut away some of the rich bitches at the top, they wouldn't have to cancel a somewhat profitable magazine just because it wasn't making as much revenue as they need to sustain the bloat.
Editors end up hired, fired, and moved around like cheap meat... and San Francisco sure isn't an area you want to live in if your job is tenuous. It irks me that every time Ziff makes a move like this, it's always editors who bear the brunt of the change. How you guys cope with it, I'll never know.
On the bright side, at least that's one less question the clerks at EB will be asking now.
EGM 2 --> Expert Gamer --> GameNOW --> GMR
Ziff just can't seem to keep a companion to EGM going for very long, whether it's strat focused, kiddie focused, or tied to a retail chain. I doubt it's a question of content, honestly. Their execs have a quick hook, which is ironic when you factor in the financial problems the company has had and all of the bloat that sits atop the executive chain. Take a look in the front of a Ziff mag and look at all of the people credited who didn't do a lick of a work for the magazine you're holding. Maybe if they cut away some of the rich bitches at the top, they wouldn't have to cancel a somewhat profitable magazine just because it wasn't making as much revenue as they need to sustain the bloat.
Editors end up hired, fired, and moved around like cheap meat... and San Francisco sure isn't an area you want to live in if your job is tenuous. It irks me that every time Ziff makes a move like this, it's always editors who bear the brunt of the change. How you guys cope with it, I'll never know.
On the bright side, at least that's one less question the clerks at EB will be asking now.
ToyMachine228
Member
SantaCruZer said:
Yeah, Mark MacDonald told us all that. The RE4 review issue must be the last issue of the magazine.
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
Shit damn, it's a Monday.
I remember I was so excited when GMR began. They had the first review of DOA:XBV! Anyway, I couldn't afford to coninue subscriptions to magasines at the time of renewal, so I didn't keep up with the times. Time to go find my lost editions on Ebay...
I remember I was so excited when GMR began. They had the first review of DOA:XBV! Anyway, I couldn't afford to coninue subscriptions to magasines at the time of renewal, so I didn't keep up with the times. Time to go find my lost editions on Ebay...
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
Well...damn. I really enjoyed your magazine. Good covers. Shit.
FortNinety
Member
Wow, this seriously sucks. At least I was lucky enough to be a part of the mag, if only for just a tiny bit and am pretty proud of the association.
I guess it's appropriate, at least for myself, to find out that the mag was cancelled on the GAF cuz this is where I got noticed and given a writing gig. Anyway, as a reader and a contributor, thanks for the best American gaming mag out there.
I guess it's appropriate, at least for myself, to find out that the mag was cancelled on the GAF cuz this is where I got noticed and given a writing gig. Anyway, as a reader and a contributor, thanks for the best American gaming mag out there.
I may have made a fuss about the Ninja Gaiden review, but the magazine's editors earned my respect, my interest and my dollars by running a second review of the finished game. Overall, I think this was the best console game magazine on the stands and the PC game coverage was good too. I'm really sorry EB separated it from their program.
If this doesn't clearly indicate how Game Informer survives solely on the revenue from the Gamestop frequent buyer cards then I'm not sure what else could possibly point that out.
GMR was a great publication. Thanks for the good work, guys.
Drinky Crow
Banned
Damn, that's ass. GMR was my favorite mag, and it had the best graphic design in our little industry. As for Mielke, skip, Christian, Colin and the gang -- my sympathies. You guys put out a great mag.
CrimsonSkies
Member
Seems like we lose one every year to every other year now.
At least OXM, Game Informer, and PC Gamer are going strong. That's the ones I read.
At least OXM, Game Informer, and PC Gamer are going strong. That's the ones I read.
Shogmaster
Member
GMR is gone and Play is still going? Incredulicious!
Drinky Crow
Banned
I think play is largely bankrolled by Halverson himself. He musta made a killing in the dotcom days.
Late Stage Marxist
Member
Pour out a lil liquor for GMR
The Take Out Bandit
Member
<Cartman> Ha ha haha ha ha
Haha ha ha haha
Ha ha ha ha
That's what you get for making DOAX your debut issue cover story!
</Cartman>
I'm not being totally facetious either. It's nice to see another one bite the dust.
Seriously though, if you're a talented writer who's misfortune is covering video games, perhaps now is the time to seek employment with the growing number if ill informed non-gaming publication that cover games. Skin mags like Playboy and American Curves come to mind immediately. If I'm not mistaken American Curves gave McFarlame's Prophecy a perfect score. Clearly they're in need of journalistic help.
TToB: 1
GMR: 0
OH YEAHHHHHH! I love it when I win.
Haha ha ha haha
Ha ha ha ha
That's what you get for making DOAX your debut issue cover story!
</Cartman>
I'm not being totally facetious either. It's nice to see another one bite the dust.
Seriously though, if you're a talented writer who's misfortune is covering video games, perhaps now is the time to seek employment with the growing number if ill informed non-gaming publication that cover games. Skin mags like Playboy and American Curves come to mind immediately. If I'm not mistaken American Curves gave McFarlame's Prophecy a perfect score. Clearly they're in need of journalistic help.
TToB: 1
GMR: 0
OH YEAHHHHHH! I love it when I win.
what i never understood was how GMR could be so editorially independent given their association with EB and the chainstore's desire to sell games. i still remember their scathing review of the N-Gage which hit the newstand the week the units shipped to EB. :lol obviously,what GMR needed to do was to pull a gameinformer and go easy on the big retail movers. gameinformer is the true retail store catalog model and it's obviously worked for them.
again ,. itw as a miracle that GMR was able to do some of the japanese coverage we got for such a long time. RIP
again ,. itw as a miracle that GMR was able to do some of the japanese coverage we got for such a long time. RIP
JackFrost2012
Banned
The Take Out Bandit said:
You are a fucking goddamn asshole. You DO realize that most of GMR's editors read and contribute to these boards? And that many of the rest of us are their good friends? Laughing at someone who probably just lost their job is about the most assholeish thing imaginable. I hope some mod gives you a few days to think about what a dickhead you are.
After seeing numerous games that never had a fair shake in GMR's reviews, its hard to have sympathy for what happened to them. You call it unfortunate, I call it karma. GMR's one-paragraph witticisms that they passed off as reviews did little to properly inform their readers. EGM already had plenty of that, GMR didn't need to do it and it was a strain on EB and consumers alike as a forced sale.
As for the editors, I'm pretty sure there's enough room to get reshuffled into 1up.com, OPM, EGM and other Ziff Davis publications. Here's hoping what few good ones they had find their way to a better, quality publication, like Play.
Late Stage Marxist
Member
Those old fat EGM issues were the bomb even with all the ads.
JackFrost2012
Banned
Foobar said:
Play?
Hey, GMR staff, start brushing up on your Hermie Hopperhead! You've gotta make a good impression during your interview.