Archive for March, 2007
The Death of Computer Games (magazine)
by covert.c. on Mar.27, 2007, under books, games industry, geek culture
A series of business miscues… and the last vestiges of a rational gaming press have finally succumbed to the forces of stupidification.
Computer Games Magazine, my favourite magazine in the industry (and quite possibly, ever) has fallen. It takes with it another promising venture, Massive Magazine.
Tom Chick, Henry Jenkins, Cindy Yans, and a host of other fantabulous writers and illustrators will now presumably move to other places to share their insights (or hilarity, depending on which you’re looking for).
It’s hard to describe what a stunning loss this is for me. I even shipped a select boxload of back-issues to Australia. And up until this month, a nice treat would arrive monthly in my email – the digital edition.
It was a magazine that reinforced the notion that games are not just for teenagers and nut-jobs, but “normal” adults like you and I (yeah right!).
Many people have had their say, so I’ll just post a couple comments from CGOnline’s forums.
CG, ye will be missed. Massive, we barely knew ye.
