Pixels to Pages - The Story of Electronic Gaming Monthly

Dec 3, 2025

1h 16m

★ 0.0

Overview

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) was a videogame magazine that started in 1989 and lasted (sporadically) until summer of 2014. This feature documentary involves many people from its heyday, from starting up to its eventual selling to Ziff Davis and how that affected the tone of the magazine.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Game Sack

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Cast

Self - Interviewee

Martin Alessi

Self - Interviewee

Frank Cifaldi

Self - Interviewee (as Dan "Shoe" Hsu)

Dan Hsu

Self - Interviewee

Chris Johnston

Self - Interviewee (as Terry "Trickman" Minnich)

Terry Minnich

Self - Interviewee

Ray Price

Self - Interviewee

Tom Russo

Self - Interviewee

Ed Semrad

Self - Interviewee

Greg Sewart

Self - Interviewee

John Stockhausen

Self - Interviewee

Mike Vallas

Self - Interviewee

Ken Williams

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