Final EGM issue to be 'printed' on 1UP

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jan 8th 2009 2:14PM

R.I.P. Electronic Gaming Monthly
1989-2009

EGM's ~~departing~~ final editor-in-chief, James Mielke, has posted the magazine's last cover on his blog, revealing that the issue will be available to read (in hi-res) on 1UP. Protip: You can print it out and put it in your mailbox out of respect for the publication's demise.

Mielke's post goes on to discuss his eight-month stint in the captain's chair -- following the departure of longtime editor Dan Hsu -- and features candid images of the mag's final days. Toward the end of the piece, Mielke claims the EGM circulation was between 550-650K and its death "was simply a matter of UGO wanting a website, not a magazine."

Bonus: Here's an image of nearly every EGM cover, ever! [Via GameCulture]

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Tags: 1up, egm, electronic-gaming-monthly, ugo, ziff-davis

Reader Comments (66)

Hm, that does suck! It would have been like celebrating your great uncle's 100th birthday on their death bed though. Maybe it's better they kick the bucket a week before.

And nothing hurts more than rubbing a slat in the wound. It's all splintery and stuff.

mmmm, slaty wound.

It is interesting that they still have the "Subscibe to EGM" link to sign up for a subscription, https://www.zdmcirc.com/zdmcirc/default.asp?LK=Edit_ML&I=egam.

I kind of miss the magazine days. I know that instant access of the internet is better in virtually every way, but I fondly remember the feeling of getting a new EGM in the mail.

Remember when EGM used to get huge leading up to Christmas? The issues would have expand to be a couple of hundred pages of goodness. I really miss that. Oh well, time marches on.

Why is a circulation of 550-650k not enough to sustain a magazine? I'd have thought that'd have generated a profit considering how they'd not need much staff. The gaming magazine I get in the UK has a staff list of about 20 people.

RIP EGM

well This is Complete BS...UGO just weazeled me out of 50 bucks a couple of months back...when did this happen??!?!?!

Wow!! In the link with a picture of all the the covers I remember buying the issue with Sonic on the Green cover 6th row. Also the one with Laura Croft 2 issues before that. This was really a long time ago.

well they have been giving me a subscription for the last 7 years for free so i say ill miss ya and also it was a great great mag quality bathroom reading i would stay in there longer just to finish up an article

Wow seeing all those covers brings me back... Reminds me of all the games that I used to play and some I still do.

Please let this be an early April Fools joke.Their articles were pretty badass.

that screenshot brings back memories. I still have most of the early 90's issues somewhere packed up.

I slowed down when every other review knocked games for having "fetch quests". They started to hate almost EVERY GAME.