My favorite magazine I read on a periodical basis is Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM). EGM is the #1 video game magazine on the planet basically with millions of readers and subscribers. The target audience for an enthusiast magazine is usually always a narrow one. EGM mostly appeals to the hardcore gamer (although I hate it when people describe themselves as a “hardcore” gamer, I am just a guy who likes his games…) but EGM also appeals to some casual gamers that just want to look in the back of the magazine and check the review score on whether to buy a game or not.
The writing style of EGM has always been known for witty and clever writing to keep the reader interested while giving a different spin over generic video game journalism. Most online video game websites have a one person 1000 word in-depth review while EGM uses a trio system by taking three different editor’s angles on a game. Their reviews are usually only about 200 words for each of the three editors and are more straight to the point and easy to read. One popular feature called Rumor Mill in EGM has an anonymous editor by the name of Q-Man hinting at provocative video game related rumors. And some of the time his rumors become true. Overall EGM is a superb video game magazine and I would love to work for them one day…
http://egm.1up.com/
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Well, maybe you should start by creating a gamer blog with your own reviews and commentary. Just a thought.
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