EGM Returns

An announcement today stated that Electronic Gaming Monthly, a fine videogame magazine publication, will return for the second half of 2009.

In January, publication shut down for the magazine after Ziff Davis Media said it was "no longer viable in today's marketplace." However, things have turned around.

This. Is. Awesome.

With aspirations of being a videogame journalist, I am glad that the publishers have agreed to restart the magazine's operation. I would rather work for a monthly publication (magazine) than a website because of the look and feel you get from print. Design plays a much bigger role in print, because you need to grab the eye's attention in order for the reader to actually read. Online, people read only what they want and look for more specific and interesting pieces.

Journalism isn't dying, but print media has faced a lot of hardships in the past year. It's slower and limited, but it's comforting.