Shane Bettenhausen and Bryan Intihar were the best reviewers in EGM....and it looks some folks lost their jobs.  but trees will live, the Amazon will still be green, and the biggest S.O.B. in EGM  left because he probably knew it was gonna happen.  the only good gaming mags are Playstation: The Official Magazine and Game Informer.

Can't say I'm too upset about this.

My subscription to EGM was just over anyway.

The support staff (not just the...writers) at EGM/1up now have to find new jobs. Seriously, I feel quite bad for them.

And that's about it.

Like many, I agree that EGM is not the bottom line in video games that it once was. I really mourn their passing. I know the names and writers have changed over the years, but EGM was as much a part of my childhood as Nintendo Power. Actually, EGM mattered more to me than Nintendo Power. My first issue of the mag was issue number 3. I missed a couple that first year, but after a year or two, I was a die hard fan. I think I may have missed two issues in 1995 when I was in boot camp, but I assure you that as soon as I got "base liberation", I was buying Electronic Gaming Monthly again.

There was a time when I bought almost all video game magazines. Incite, Game Players, Die Hard Game Fan, etc. I'd even buy the PC magazine from time to time, despite not even owning a PC. I was devoted to the genre. In my personal opinion, EGM was the big one. EGM was the magazine by which all others were measured. I still have a subscription. I have a closet full of their magazine dating back to the late 80's. Some of them are in tatters. Some of them lost their staples (back when EGM had staples). But I couldn't imagine throwing an issue away.

I'm sad. Very sad to see the legacy come to an end. Ed Semrad, Steve Harris, Sushi-X, Shawn Smith, Crispin Bowyer, Al Manuel, Major Mike Wiegland, Dan Hsu, Shawn Baby, Quarterman, and dozens and dozens of others who've contributed to my favorite magazine over the years, thank you. You guys made memories.

It was a hell of a run.

Good post.  I can't agree on all the people you list, but back in the late '80s/early '90s EGM was really a great magazine.  It was huge, had great covers, was full of pictures and information and not that many ads.  Of course, that was the golden age of gaming and so maybe that had something to do with it.  But it was a nice mag with a great reviewing system (four reviewers with differing opinions).  Later it turned to crap, but we can still remember the good old days.

It's a real pity that none of today's magazines have even attempted real journalism.  I know most newspapers aren't doing so well lately, but at least the mags should have tried something different to attempt to dodge being killed a la EGM.  RIP.

This actually saddens me.

EGM was my favorite gaming magazine, and the folks @ 1up showed the most dedication and effort in terms of overall content (especially the game video guys and podcasts). Though I haven't listened to a podcast in many months, I still enjoyed the 1upshow alot.

It's a damn shame that it had to come to an end.

Noes ! not the 1up show ! that was a great show :(

But atleast trees will be saved.. and i never cared for the magazine.

I'm upset since I literally grew up reading the magazine. When I see old issue covers, I actually get nostalgic for a moment. The magazine isn't as good as it used to be and I really disliked their new review system but overall, they were still a magazine I liked.

I'm curious as to what happens to my subscription. I don't know how long I had to go on it and how they will reimburse me. A while back, I had a subscription to another magazine that stopped printing and they switched me to a "sister" publication that was also about gaming. Hopefully they don't switch me to to their PC mag since I don't care for PC gaming and would have no use for it. I'd just rather have a prorated check for whatever was left in my subscription.