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    Full Sail University and Non-Profit Organization, A Gift For Teaching, Host 'Lights, Candles, Auction' Fundraising Event  Feb 28, 2009
    The university has also been previously named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips s Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the Best Music Programs in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; one of the Best Music Business Departments in the Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide; and one of... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    1UP Network Announces 2008 Electronic Gaming Summit Speaker Lineup  Mar 26, 2008
    1UP Network publishes magazines including EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, as well as the social networking and editorial hub 1UP.com, file download destination FileFront. com, video site GameVideos. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Ziff Davis files for bankruptcy  Mar 7, 2008
    The company is the publisher of PC Magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly and Web versions of those magazines. Ziff Davis reached an agreement with senior creditors, to whom it owes $225-million. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)

    Iberia to add flights from Logan starting in June  Mar 6, 2008
    The company publishes PC Magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly and Web versions of those magazines. (AP). (Boston Globe)

    Tech publisher Ziff Davis files for Chapter 11, expects to finish reorganization by summer  Mar 6, 2008
    The company is the publisher of PC Magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly and Web versions of those magazines. Ziff Davis reached an agreement with senior creditors, to whom it owes $225 million. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    /C O R R E C T I O N -- 1UP Network /  Feb 13, 2008
    The Editor's Choice Awards honor the year's top games for console and PC, and are determined by the editors from 1UP Network's acclaimed properties EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly), GFW (Games for Windows: The Official Magazine), and 1UP.com ... 1UP Network publishes magazines including EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, as well as the social networking and editorial hub 1UP.com, file download destination FileFront. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Mobile World Congress (MWC)  Feb 11, 2008
    Shane Bettenhausen of Electronic Gaming Monthly joins Scott to talk about Capcom's Latest installment of Devil May Cry. Devil May Cry 4. (PC Magazine)

    Verizon Could Sue to Keep Cell-Phone Numbers Private  Feb 2, 2008
    ultimate utility guide. top sellers Compare Store Deals. (PC Magazine)

    RealPlayer Gets Tagged as 'Badware'  Feb 1, 2008
    Brian Intihar, Previews Editor for Electronic Gaming Monthly, joins DL.TV's Scott Asnault to talk about Burnout: Paradise, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law and NFLTour. Most Popular Videos. (PC Magazine)

    Origins: The History of IGN  Jan 19, 2008
    There were already a number of well-established gaming magazines in the U.S. by 1996 -- Electronic Gaming Monthly, Game Informer and others had been reviewing games and reporting industry news before Anderson even crossed the pond. But Imagine's Next Generation was different. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Jerry Bruckheimer to make a leap into video games  Dec 20, 2007
    "This could be interesting," said Dan Hsu, editor in chief of the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. "The first thing you think of when you think of Jerry Bruckheimer is big-budget action movies. Video games have plenty of action - there's often nothing but car crashes and fight scenes. But maybe a big name like that gets you a bigger budget for a game.". (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)

    A Producer of Movies to Try Hand at Games  Dec 20, 2007
    This could be interesting, said Dan Hsu, editor in chief of the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. The first thing you think of when you think of Jerry Bruckheimer is big-budget action movies. (New York Times)

    Don't waste yourself,...  Nov 29, 2007
    The guys at Electronic Gaming Monthly told us that their original Gameboy Advance was working shortly after they did a toilet flush test on it (I'm a bit reluctant to try the same thing with a PSP). There's also another story about a mountain climbing group bringing a DS, laptop and other gadgets up with them, and the DS was the only gadget that was still working in the high altitude conditions on Mount Everest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Report: Nintendo Wii Dances With Samba de Amigo  Sep 25, 2007
    Remember, this isn't some rumor mill like Electronic Gaming Monthly; Nintendo Power is the official magazine from the Big N. So this game will happen. And from all indications, it seems like a match made in heaven. (NintendoRevolution.ca)

    2K Games' BioShock Receives All-Time Highest Xbox 360(TM) Ranking on Metacritic(R)  Sep 11, 2007
    Games, Games Daily, and Electronic Gaming Monthly. Developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia for 2K Games, BioShock is a "genetically enhanced" first-person shooter that lets players do things never before possible in the genre. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Ziff Davis Game Group Announces New Editorial Management Roles  Aug 24, 2007
    Simon Cox, the longtime Game Group creative visionary, has been named vice president of content, while Dan "Shoe" Hsu, editor-in-chief, Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), has been promoted to editorial director ... The Game Group publishes magazines including EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, as well as the 1UP Network, including social networking and editorial hub 1UP.com, file download destination FileFront. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Ziff Skips Payment  Aug 16, 2007
    The company, which once employed over 1,200 people, now has a staff of around 290 and is down to three magazines, including PC Magazine, Electronic Gaming Monthly and Games for Windows. It also owns 15 Web sites and a conference business. (New York Post -- Business)

    Madden Debuts  Aug 15, 2007
    From its first release 18 years ago, "Madden" has transformed into something that closely mirrors America's obsession with real football, said Bryan Intihar, 30, news editor of the video-game magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. "They call baseball America's pastime, but in the realm of video games it's football," he said. (Sun-Sentinel.com)

    Xbox 360 Out of Order? For Loyalists, No Worries  Aug 13, 2007
    Halo 3 is Microsofts most important game, said Dan Hsu, editor in chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly, a magazine for enthusiasts. Mr. Hsu, who has seen the game, said it delivers in spades, with one caveat: Assuming your machine does work, it does what it sets out to do. (New York Times)

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    Xbox 360 out of order. For Halo loyalists, no worries - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune)

    Rockstar Games announces Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360(TM) and Wii(TM)  Jul 20, 2007
    Bully received a perfect "10/10" from Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1up. com and was heralded as "a great, well-crafted action game that has one of the best senses of humor around" by IGN.com. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Gamers grab for the action  Jul 13, 2007
    "Gamers seem to be interested in anything that simulates real life," says Dan Hsu, editor of EGM: Electronic Gaming Monthly. "Guitar Hero proved that these peripherals can bring out the wannabe rock-star celebrity in all of us.". (USA Today -- Life)

    Software Notebook: Video games ready to shine at E3  Jul 9, 2007
    "Everyone is watching closely how the Wii is doing," explained Dan Hsu, editor-in chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly. "It's too soon to say whether this is a short-term success or a long-term success, but you can see that Nintendo is doing something right.". (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

    "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" Comic Book Creator Contest Announced in Association with the Second Season of SCI FI Channel's Hit Series  Jul 6, 2007
    "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" Comic Book Creator Contest Announced in Association with the Second Season of SCI FI Channel's Hit Series - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Summer will be 'painfully slow' for gamers  May 16, 2007
    "Summer is going to be almost painfully slow for the business with everyone really waiting for (those two games)," says Dan Hsu, editor in chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly. All the hardware players the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii could use new games to help drive sales. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Developers discuss PS3, Xbox 360; the next wave of war games  May 14, 2007
    "The machine's architecture is tricky," he told Electronic Gaming Monthly, "and I don't like Ken Kutaragi," the departing chief of Sony's game division. For the last word, let's turn to Dennis Dyack, whose Silicon Knights studio is developing "Too Human" for Microsoft. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Ubisoft whips Electronic Arts  Apr 26, 2007
    "Ubisoft's strategy of putting out launch titles for Microsoft's Xbox 360 last November paid off," said Shane Bettenhausen, previews editor for Electronic Gaming Monthly. "So it decided to try it again with the Wii and it worked. Those risks are worth it.". (MSNBC -- Business)

    PlayStation 3 is down 2-to-1 to Nintendo's Wii  Mar 20, 2007
    "It's a strange sight. Nobody would have predicted that," says Dan Hsu, editor in chief of Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Sony counters that sales so far of the PS3, which launches in Europe this week, rival early sales of the Xbox 360 and PS2. (USA Today)

    Atari's video game graveyard discovered in southern New Mexico city  Jan 25, 2007
    Comprehensive lists in Electronic Gaming Monthly, FHM magazine and PC World have all declared E.T. to be the worst video game of all time. The game was nothing short of a disaster and, according to then-CEO of Atari, Ray Kassar, "Nearly all of them came back.". (The Daily Lobo, NM)



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