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Pixels to Pages - The Story of Electronic Gaming Monthly

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) was a videogame magazine that started in 1989 and lasted (sporadically) until summer of 2014. This feature documentary involves many people from the EGM heyday, from starting up to its eventual selling to Ziff Davis and how that affected the tone of the magazine. It discusses the daily duties of the editors and, well... just watch it! By Game Sack and My Life in Gaming CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Opening 3:41 - I Wanna Make a Magazine 6:56 - What Am I Getting Into Here? 8:36 - The Obsession 14:57 - There Was Some Fallout for Being That Honest 24:04 - Hey, You Wanna Write the Quartermann Column? 25:47 - GamePro Sucks 33:20 - April Fools 38:10 - We're Dying Here! 42:52 - It Was Way More Work Than I Expected 47:55 - Hey, It's Business 56:10 - What Good Are You? 1:00:02 - It Was Easy to See the Writing on the Wall 1:06:20 - You Don't Really Think About the Impact Until Later On 1:11:56 - Credits

English
  • Originally Aired December 4, 2025
  • Runtime 76 minutes
  • Special Position Airs before season 13, episode 8
  • Production Code E010OPY1T
  • Network USA YouTube
  • Special is Critical to Show's Story No
  • Created December 18, 2025 by
    phoenix79
  • Modified December 18, 2025 by
    phoenix79