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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Scrye magazine shutting down
Collectible card and miniatures players might be interested to know that Scrye magazine, the self-proclaimed “Guide to Collectible Games”, will end its lengthy run with its April 2009 issue. Started in 1993 at the height of the Magic: The Gathering craze, Scrye was mainly known for its CCG price guides, which became the standard for many retailers. Scrye is owned by F&W Media, which shut down another of its publications, Comics & Games Retailer, in late 2007. Two difficult parts of the industry at once – collectible games, and magazines. Is anyone surprised by this announcement?
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Del Says: January 31st, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Allan, you heard what’s the word on GamingReport.com then? To change hands again?
Allan Sugarbaker Says: February 1st, 2009 at 1:11 am
No word yet, sorry. I’ll let you know if we hear anything.
James S. Says: February 1st, 2009 at 12:56 pm
To answer the last question of the main news post: “no” but, then again, you were being rhetorical weren’t you?
Allan Sugarbaker Says: February 1st, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Yep.
Allan Sugarbaker Says: March 2nd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
As James Mishler, former Scrye editor, stated in his blog post about the magazine’s end, the fate of long-languishing news site Gaming Report is still undetermined: