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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 
| Publisher: Ziff Davis Media
Category: Magazine
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Rating:  83 reviews
Format: Magazine Subscription, Print
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
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Product Description
EGM is the bible for those who demand more information than anybody else about games and hardware platforms. EGM's reviews, the heart and soul of modern gaming magazines, are legendary. The most respected and credible in the industry, gamers have driven EGM's circulation up to make it the largest of any multiplatform videogame magazine.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 A very high quality magazine June 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been reading Electronic Gaming Monthly for several years, and it is truly one of the best gaming mags out there. The writing is phenomenal; the writer's manage to put humor and detailed information into their articles.
Many other magazines have sold out in recent years, giving better reviews to game's whose publishers pay more for advertising and such, but not EGM.
If you want a high quality magazine about video gaming and all of its attachments, buy this one.
 Pictures are better than words May 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the magazine and it comes in time.The problem is that it has no heart.Previews are way to long and It gets hard to read it.It has great info but its all big.The reviews are sometimes off since one person gives a C and another gives a A.I am tired and bored of there magazine and skipped to read one.Its goog info but to long.Better of looking in the Internet than getting unreadable stuff.
Eh. I don't see why this sells so much. January 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had a subscription to EGM about a year ago and cancelled it before the year was up. This magazine seems to consist of a slew of angry, frustrated middle-aged men who have become bitter about gaming in general. They constantly give low scores and answer fan-mail very satirically. What better way to get over with people than insult your very demographic? Don't get me wrong now. I have a sense of humor and find insults to geek funny when done right and in somewhat good taste. EGM writers don't care and just say whatever they want without thinking if it'll be offensive or funny.
The layout and length of the magazine is also an issue. The layout is bland with small pictures, extreme close ups with text plastered over it, and an overall boring design. The issue is over before you know it. Like most average readers, i'll only read the top stories, some features and the reviews that interest me. So an average skim through the first time may take about 30 min. After that I may go back to read a couple stories or reviews, but thats usually it. I've skimmed through some other magazines for an hour the first time. EGM just isn't lengthy or interesting enough.
To be fair EGM does get some exclusive coverage like Street Fighter 4 and so forth. There are some stand out things like the infamous interview with Peter Moore. Personally, I thought it was just Hsu being a jerk and trying to get some attention which he achieved. Some editorials are decent even though they are nothing more than bitter gamers complaining about petty things most gamers wouldn't care about.
So to end this, I have to say that I never laughed at the satirical humor, didn't agree with some of the reviews, was never wowed by the exclusive coverage and thought the overall design of the magazine was bland. I haven't subscribed to another mag since and have stuck to online news. I had GI for a few years which in my opinion was much better. More exclusive coverage, full page in-game pictures, fair reviews, fun features and respect to the reader. I don't know how the mag is now, but if it remains the same, then i'd recommend GI instead.
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