EGM Returns With Mass Effect 2 Cover, Old Logo
Steve Harris, Electronic Gaming Monthly's founder and once again owner after re-acquiring its publishing rights earlier this year, revealed the returning magazine's cover for its planned December 2009 issue, which features Mass Effect 2's Commander Shepard (in fact, it's a variation of the game's boxart).
Issue #238, EGM's first since former owner Ziff Davis suspended publishing in January 2009 following its sale of the 1UP Network to UGO/Hearst, promises a collection of previews for 2010 games such as Super Mario Galaxy 2, Bioshock 2, Halo Reach, and many others.
The cover also brings back the Electronic Gaming Monthly logo that was replaced in early 2007 with the shorter EGM, though this logo has a slight change in its stripe.
[Via @shanewatch]
Comments
Halo Reeach!
Yes, I'm known for pointing out typos, but I love this one. Please keep it intact!
Posted by: Matthew Wasteland | October 15, 2009 2:19 PM
Old logo is old.
Posted by: kwyjibo | October 15, 2009 3:57 PM
Shane's Twitter post links to some guy named Jim's photobucket. Where's the cover posted by Steve Harris? How do we know this is even real?
Posted by: really? | October 16, 2009 8:34 AM
Gears of War 3? Didn't Epic say they were gonna hold off on that? And the art is based on box art and an old logo...feels super-duper fake.
Posted by: cbebop007 | October 16, 2009 9:36 AM
Does this mean my subscription will kick back in? Or will I still continue getting Maxim?
Posted by: makingmymarc | October 16, 2009 10:09 AM
That's the same image now used as the Twitter avatar for the new EGM account, so unless the Twitter is also fake, it's legit.
http://twitter.com/egmnow
Posted by: Jesse | October 16, 2009 10:10 AM
i added a link to the EGM facebook page with the cover, too.
also, sorry (and thanks for pointing that out), matthew! :oP
Posted by: eric_c | October 16, 2009 10:45 AM
For some reason, I was semi-interested/excited in the EGM relaunch, but now that I see it's more of the same "gaming journalism" I've learned to ignore, it's as if it never really went away.
How are these guys going to define success, and what makes them think they will sell more copies than the previous titleholders?
Posted by: Jindo Fox | October 17, 2009 6:49 PM
I don't see why they would try this. I used to be subscribed to EGM, but was resubscribed to Game Informer after EGM was closed, and I am very happy with it. I am pretty certain that the many others who went through this change with me feel the same way.
Posted by: Mike | November 11, 2009 3:45 PM
The second chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy takes you to the darkest reaches of space, where you must uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of humans across many worlds.
For more detail you can move at:
http://www.techarena.in/video/25068-mass-effect-2-grunt-pc-gameplay-video.htm
Posted by: markzenegar | December 30, 2009 5:23 PM