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Computer Games magazine shut down
A Gamasutra article indicates that dead tree media will soon be missing two more magazines, with Computer Games Magazine and its sibling, Massive, both facing the publishing guillotine. Publisher for the computer enthusiast and MMO-centric magazines, TheGlobe.com, is reportedly buckling under a recent spam-related lawsuit -- the cause of which was a ham-fisted ad campaign that blasted MySpace users with over 100,000 unsolicited e-mail messages. An SEC filing from TheGlobe estimates the damage payable to be between $40 million and $120 million. The filing goes on to state that "judgment against it would materially and adversely affect its financial condition and future operations, including the potential bankruptcy or cessation of business of the Company." It seems even large companies get to slit their wrists on MySpace.
Massive Magazine planned for MMOG coverage this fall
The folks behind Computer Games Magazine have just announced that they'll be starting up a new publication this fall dedicated completely to the purview of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games.Massive Magazine is touted as the first print mag of its kind, packaged together with "a free DVD packed with MMO demos and games" when it launches for "a three-month run on September 19, 2006" and then begins as "a stand-alone quarterly publication by January 2007."We can only assume that theglobe.com guys 'n' gals will provide extensive coverage of other MMO genres besides the typical RPG grinds, such as FPS (Huxley), driving (Auto Assault), and puzzle (Puzzle Pirates) themed games. A digital version via Zinio.com is also planned.[Thanks, JamesO and Jonathan]See also: WBIE's original fanzine plans for The Matrix Online More genre-breaking MMOs The year in Second Life [from embedded journalist Wagner James Au]
