Comments on: Ziff closes US Games for Windows mag, says EGM may be next http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/ This is the news Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Whizzo http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5460 Whizzo Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:04:07 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5460 ;-) As for the news itself it's a shame but the writing has been on the wall for some time, MS buying into an "official" magazine seemed to lose its lustre for them after a few months for them as GFW Live crashed and burned with Shadowrun and Halo 2 and with ZD's money troubles something was bound to happen. Hopefully the GFW crew will be able to make the PC side of 1Up a hell of a lot stronger with its own voice because the site really does need it. ;-)

As for the news itself it’s a shame but the writing has been on the wall for some time, MS buying into an “official” magazine seemed to lose its lustre for them after a few months for them as GFW Live crashed and burned with Shadowrun and Halo 2 and with ZD’s money troubles something was bound to happen. Hopefully the GFW crew will be able to make the PC side of 1Up a hell of a lot stronger with its own voice because the site really does need it.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5458 patlike Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:59:20 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5458 Changed. *fingers in ears* Changed.

*fingers in ears*

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5455 Blerk Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:55:35 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5455 glol! glol!

]]> By: Whizzo http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5452 Whizzo Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:51:18 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5452 "before being rebranded as Games for Windows in 1981" what amazing foresight ZD had in renaming the title four years before Windows 1.0 turned up! :-) “before being rebranded as Games for Windows in 1981″ what amazing foresight ZD had in renaming the title four years before Windows 1.0 turned up! :-)

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5437 Blerk Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:27:16 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/09/ziff-closes-us-games-for-windows-mag-says-egm-may-be-next/#comment-5437 Ziff Davis is "not long for this world". Ziff Davis is “not long for this world”.

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