Talk:Electronic Gaming Monthly

The Issue history

I moved it to a seperate article since it was becoming very large and taking up most of the article --Kyle G 16:20, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, it was probably a good idea to do so. Thunderbrand 21:48, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Sushi-X, Quartermann, etc.

According to former long-time News Editor and Review Crew editor Chris Johnson (http://homepage.mac.com/chris_johnston/index.html), both Sushi-X and the Quartermann are indeed pseudonyms, or at least have been for years. In his semi-recent EGM blogging(see: http://homepage.mac.com/chris_johnston/C1662594604/index.html), Mr. Johnson reveals that Sushi-X was originally former editor Ken Williams. After Williams left EGM, the magazine continued to use the character as a pseudonym with various editors filling in content for his character. As for Quartermann, Johnson also reveals a similar case for Sushi. He was originally apart of the EGM team, but after he left, EGM team members continued using his character with random editors doing his articles.

If there arn't any good objections to adding this information, I would like to include it.

                        --anon (1-8-06)

Just FYI, I started a Sushi-X article. If anyone's willing to clean it up and bit and scrounge through old EGMs for choice quotes or interesting information (particularly stuff that we could use to define each "voice" of Sushi-X since his tastes are signifigantly different depending on the time period) please do so. --Senseiireland 23:41, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Platinum Awards

Hey does anyone know all of the perfect 10 platinum awards that EGM has given out? It would be great to have them as well as games that came very close (10,10,9.5). Here's some I know of:

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Halo
• Halo2
• Metroid Prime
• Gran Turismo 3

--JayMatsby 1-16-2006

• Halo didn't recieve platinum
• Halo 2 didn't recieve platinum
• Metroid Prime didn't recieve platinum

I know these for a fact --Trick man01 05:11, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Your facts are unfortunately incorrect. I have all the EGM issues where Metal Gear Solid for PS1 got EGM's first straight 10 platinum award (Chrono Trigger for SNES technically got the first platinum before EGM changed their requirements for a platinum score. Here is a list of pure platinum from what I can remember:

1. Metal Gear Solid (PS1) 2. Grand Turismo 2 (PS1) 2. LOZ: Ocarana of Time (N64) 3. LOZ: Majora's Mask (N64) 4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (various) 5. Soul Calibur (DC) 6. Gran Turismo 3 (PS2) 7. Halo (xbox) 8. Metroid Prime (GC) 9. Halo 2 (xbox)

Publishing history

Someone should add some info about the magazine pre-Ziff Davis. IIRC, it was originally published by Sendai. I don't have enough info (such as what years or why they were sold or whatever) so I will not add it, but someone with that info should.--Senseiireland 14:43, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

That's an idea I've had for a bit -- I'll start working on that in a few days. You're correct that it was originally published by Sendai, a company started by the magazine's founder Steven Harris (who needs more than just a brief mention in this article).