Comments on: Newsstand Gold?: The New EGM’s Early Challenges http://www.therumblepack.com/2010/02/08/newsstand-gold-the-new-egms-early-challenges/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:24:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://www.therumblepack.com/2010/02/08/newsstand-gold-the-new-egms-early-challenges/#comment-1049 Matt Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:21:40 +0000 http://www.therumblepack.com/2010/02/08/newsstand-gold-the-new-egms-early-challenges/#comment-1049 <p>Justin, if it was a toilet read, where do you get off saying you only had time for the cover stories???</p> Justin, if it was a toilet read, where do you get off saying you only had time for the cover stories???

]]> By: Nick http://www.therumblepack.com/2010/02/08/newsstand-gold-the-new-egms-early-challenges/#comment-1012 Nick Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:03:03 +0000 http://www.therumblepack.com/2010/02/08/newsstand-gold-the-new-egms-early-challenges/#comment-1012 I think you have some good points here, and I'm pleasantly surprised to see a wave of confidence. And while I can agree that overall demand - aside from those of us who regularly follow games journalism - might be a bit lacking, the niche that I see EGM filling is still very much one that I'm a part of. And what is that niche? It's one that wants an extremely well-crafted, premium magazine from American journalists at the heart of our industry - free from the binds of dubious corporate backing and three times removed from the pretentiousness that Edge has come to embody. I want something that I can throw on my coffee table and be proud to show off, yet not be afraid to show a friend because it's so far removed from what they might think. Can they break news? Not easily - but not many outlets at this point can. Instead, give me interviews, features and retro stories - show me the best the community has to offer and throw in some Quarterman rumors for good measure. Do that, and I'll trace every word, cover to cover like I did before they went under. God only knows if it's going to work out, but if you like this type of content (and I hope that slightly more mature gamer demographic does), do your part, show your support, and welcome back the little bit of Christmas that is receiving your monthly issue of EGM. I think you have some good points here, and I’m pleasantly surprised to see a wave of confidence.

And while I can agree that overall demand – aside from those of us who regularly follow games journalism – might be a bit lacking, the niche that I see EGM filling is still very much one that I’m a part of.

And what is that niche? It’s one that wants an extremely well-crafted, premium magazine from American journalists at the heart of our industry – free from the binds of dubious corporate backing and three times removed from the pretentiousness that Edge has come to embody. I want something that I can throw on my coffee table and be proud to show off, yet not be afraid to show a friend because it’s so far removed from what they might think.

Can they break news? Not easily – but not many outlets at this point can. Instead, give me interviews, features and retro stories – show me the best the community has to offer and throw in some Quarterman rumors for good measure. Do that, and I’ll trace every word, cover to cover like I did before they went under.

God only knows if it’s going to work out, but if you like this type of content (and I hope that slightly more mature gamer demographic does), do your part, show your support, and welcome back the little bit of Christmas that is receiving your monthly issue of EGM.

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