Who reads magazines anymore? Well, apparently not enough people because it looks like Ziff Davis’ CEO Jason Young was quoted saying:

“Mr. Young said the company was considering taking its other print magazine, the video-game publication Electronic Gaming Monthly, into an online-only format, but would not make a decision before the end of the year.”

I am certainly part of the problem here since I don’t subscribe to EGM, but I am a big fan of 1UP.com’s editors and their work. Video and audio podcasts, reviews, previews and blogs — I’m a fan of it all. Let’s hope that this impending closure does not affect the editorial staff. It sucks for the artists and designers, though.

Ziff Davis’ other gaming magazine, Games For Windows Magazine, was shutdown earlier this year. The end of an era is coming.

It’s one part preview and two parts interview with CliffyB and Gears of War 2. Burly men with chainsaws guns shooting the crap out of subterranean monsters. Is there anything more manly? Check out the 16 minute 1UP Special. Lots of details about the game’s multiplayer. All of it sounding awesome.

You can also check out Dan Hsu’s preview from EGM. It includes new screenshots! Oh, and using the sniper rifle as a bad ass club is golden.

Ziff Davis, owner of 1UP, Games for Windows, EGM and GameVideos.com, filed for Chapter 11 AKA bankruptcy protection. The company has been in trouble for quite some me now and this latest piece of news does not exactly bode well for the publisher.

In addition to the troubling news, is the announcement of 1UP’s Bryan Intihar leaving for a “game development” gig. He’s the “Sports Guy” and was Previews Editor for quite awhile. He’s known for his hilarious loudness on several podcasts and he will be missed. A few people blame it on the 1UP Yours curse. I tend to agree.