Hey, you remember EGM, right? The gaming mag that folded in January 2009 when 1UP/EGM was sold by Ziff-Davis Media to Hearst/UGO? And then the original publisher Steve Harris purchased it for a relaunch earlier this year, only to find out that the relaunch was pushed to April? We have to imagine that, by now, you're positively itching to put your money down on a subscription (if you haven't already subscribed to Kill Screen, of course). It would appear that your wish has been granted, as EGM has officially opened the door to its subscription portal, promising savings of 70 percent off the newsstand price.
For 32 issues and access to "EGMi: The Digital Magazine," US customers are looking at dropping $14.99, while 64 issues (as well as the aforementioned digital mag access) will cost $24.99 -- Canadian subscribers are looking at $34.99 and $54.99 for 32 and 64 issues, respectively, minus the digital version. Though we've yet to receive any real idea of the magazine's content, Harris has already signed on ex-EGMers Dan "Shoe" Hsu and Demian Linn, as well as the Co-Op folks, to fill those shoes (or "Hsu's," as it were). We'll certainly find out more this April when the first issue is scheduled to hit subscribers and newsstands.
Update: To be clear, the $14.99 and $24.99 subscription deals actually equal a half year or full year of physical magazines (one per month; six and 12, respectively), as detailed in the fine print. "Your subscription includes either six print issues and 26 premium digital issues of EGM[I]: The Digital Magazine for a total of 32 issues OR 12 print issues and 52 premium digital issues of EGM[I]: The Digital Magazine for a total of 64 issues." Confusing enough for you?
Reader Comments (66)
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:38PM Cammie Dunaway Nintendo of Ameri said
That's a great news. The more gaming coverage, the better for all of us gamers.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:45PM BigBadBob113 said
Wow, thats a bit sneaky of them. And here I was thinking I would get 32 physical issues...
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:47PM silentbum said
Yeah, I was thinking that originally too, but he cleared it up on the home page:
http://www.egmnow.com/
It's still not a bad deal, but not nearly as great 32 issues for $15.
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http://www.egmnow.com/
It's still not a bad deal, but not nearly as great 32 issues for $15.
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:47PM (Unverified) said
I personally don't see the point of digital magazines, print is just better.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:50PM silentbum said
Well, the idea with the digital magazine is that it'd be out weekly and would include work from the Area5/CO-OP dudes, which means video content, which I'm all up for.
But I was a fan when I thought the digital magazine would just be a cool media companion to each print issue, and not a majority of my subscription.
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But I was a fan when I thought the digital magazine would just be a cool media companion to each print issue, and not a majority of my subscription.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:29AM EDay said
@silentbum: It's not the majority of your subscription. It's 6 months worth of digital issues, which will come out weekly, along with 6 months worth of printed issues. The digital issues will probably be small, so a months worth of them may add up to the same amount of content as one print magazine.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:59PM Killface was here said
Is this the same seanbaby who spends a lot of time writing for cracked.com?
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 2:46PM ArtificeDrake formerly known as said
@hiro
As an indication of how hilarious Seanbaby is, that article made me laugh out loud. Thank you for the confirmation :)
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As an indication of how hilarious Seanbaby is, that article made me laugh out loud. Thank you for the confirmation :)
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 6:55PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
I hope not.
Not sure why he was ever hired on in the first place. Give the chance to someone with actual talent.
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Not sure why he was ever hired on in the first place. Give the chance to someone with actual talent.
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 1:53PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
uhhh if they somehow get their Magazine on whatever store the HP Slate ends up having then I may sign up....digital issues are good with me...
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 10:41PM (Unverified) said
yep, I'm thinking about getting an ipad and digital magazines are definitely on the top of my list for things I'm looking forward to.
Hopefully though, they don't take the easy way out and simply put out pdf type files for us to flip through. I'm looking forward to more of what they showed with the new york times (or whatever newspaper company) with the context sensitive menus, embedded videos, etc within the magazine.
There IS a place for gaming magazine subscriptions in the future, but they need to keep up with technology.
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Hopefully though, they don't take the easy way out and simply put out pdf type files for us to flip through. I'm looking forward to more of what they showed with the new york times (or whatever newspaper company) with the context sensitive menus, embedded videos, etc within the magazine.
There IS a place for gaming magazine subscriptions in the future, but they need to keep up with technology.
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 10:44PM (Unverified) said
Agreed. This is especially true for the digital versions.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:35AM EDay said
I am assuming that once the magazine is up and running for a while, print issues will be printed and mailed from within Canada, like many magazines are for Canadian subscribers (GamePro, Nintendo Power, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics).
I subscribed for 6 months to check it out, even though it was expensive.
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I subscribed for 6 months to check it out, even though it was expensive.
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 2:08PM (Unverified) said
Why is it so expensive for Canadians?
Our space bucks aren't worth less than half of an american dollar....
Typical racism...
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Our space bucks aren't worth less than half of an american dollar....
Typical racism...
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 2:12PM Demon G Sides said
Those racist Americans! Trying to keep the Canadian race down! Well I say... What's that? Canadians aren't a race, but just a nationality? Dear god, my lifetime of a work, for naught!
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 2:26PM freaparn said
I'm assuming it has something to do with cross-border shipping (generally these sorts of deals are limited to "the continental USA" excluding Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii) and is not intended as a slight against our Northern Peso. Or else their financial research is based in 2002, and they assume it's still only worth $0.62? Either way, it sort of kills the appeal of the offer for us igloo-dwellers.
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:41AM EDay said
Take into account that PC Gamer is probably printed in Canada and shipped from within Canada. Many magazines do that: GamePro, Maximum PC, Nintendo Power, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, etc. Give them time to get something set up here and the price will go down. Subscribing to Game Informer in Canada is expensive because they print and ship from the US. Though because they have less that 400 subscribers here, that is how they do it.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 2:18PM Nate Addison said
So does this mean that my OPM subscription that was converted to EGM that was then converted to Maxim will now revert back to EGM, or am I just screwed like all those times before?
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 4:14PM Starcade said
I seriously doubt this is the same company, although the name of the magazine is the same. I had just renewed my subscription for a year or maybe even 2, only to learn later that it was folding. Oddly, Maxim came in it's place which was a complete surprise, and it's not what I would consider the same type of magazine. Course the family balked, and I told Maxim, um no thanks. And I never heard from them again, never received anything else, and never received a refund. So I'm basically out my subscription. The whole mess makes me not want to return to EGM. It's doubtful I'll ever subscribe to them again.
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 11:12PM m4rcoperuano said
Most likely not gonna happen. But hey they dooo send refunds! just call up maxim and let em know, if you dont then they dont send it. Very tricky business, and i should know, since i work at one of these places...hate answering phone calls all day..:/
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Posted: Feb 7th 2010 2:59PM saadskel said
Canada gets screwed again. What the hell is wrong with these companies, do they think we are stupid. We know what the currency rate is at and there is no need to charge almost double or more. Give us a break once in awhile, we get screwed enough with the game prices over here. /rant
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Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:56AM EDay said
Hey, stupid. Stop being a whiny bitch. The magazine is just starting out, so everything will be printed and shipped from the US. Which makes it more expensive. It has nothing to do with our currency. Once they've been going for a while, I am sure they will set something up like most other magazines, and have issues destined for sale and subscribers in Canada to be printed and mailed from Canada. That will make it a hell of a lot cheaper. But don't expect that kind of set up before the first issue is out.
If you have any subscriptions to US magazines that have "Publications Mail Agreement #40612608" in the address label, that means it was printed and shipped here. Give them time to get settled before whining like a bitch about the cost. At least they offer subscriptions here before the first issue is out.
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If you have any subscriptions to US magazines that have "Publications Mail Agreement #40612608" in the address label, that means it was printed and shipped here. Give them time to get settled before whining like a bitch about the cost. At least they offer subscriptions here before the first issue is out.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:58AM EDay said
Hey, stupid. Stop being a whiny bitch. The magazine is just starting out, so everything will be printed and shipped from the US. Which makes it more expensive. It has nothing to do with our currency. Once they've been going for a while, I am sure they will set something up like most other magazines, and have issues destined for sale and subscribers in Canada to be printed and mailed from Canada. That will make it a hell of a lot cheaper. But don't expect that kind of set up before the first issue is out.
If you have any subscriptions to US magazines that have "Publications Mail Agreement #40612608" in the address label, that means it was printed and shipped here. Give them time to get settled before whining like a bitch about the cost. At least they offer subscriptions here before the first issue is out.
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If you have any subscriptions to US magazines that have "Publications Mail Agreement #40612608" in the address label, that means it was printed and shipped here. Give them time to get settled before whining like a bitch about the cost. At least they offer subscriptions here before the first issue is out.
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 3:03PM iPad sucks as much as censorship said
No point in a game magazine when all your "exclusive news" will be posted on the gaming blogs before the magazine even gets sent out to the subscribers.
Maybe the features will pull people in. Who knows? But the Canadian pricing will keep me from subscribing, that is for sure.
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Maybe the features will pull people in. Who knows? But the Canadian pricing will keep me from subscribing, that is for sure.
Posted: Feb 7th 2010 3:17PM Gate Stormer said
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