https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-09-prima-games-shutting-down-report
Prima is where I got my start writing more than twenty years ago. RIP.
Prima is where I got my start writing more than twenty years ago. RIP.
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Prima Games Shutting Down
- Thread starter ManaByte
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Sad to see them go.
They're not neccesary anymore when you can buy things like treasure maps and XP bossters in game.
They're not neccesary anymore when you can buy things like treasure maps and XP bossters in game.
RIP, I've bought so many of their guides over the years, first one being Dynasty Warriors 2 lol. But man did their quality go down the shitter in the last decade, Brady Games blew them out of the water when it came to detail and info in their guides until they got merged
Wait, what?! Truly, end of an era. It may not be surprising as even the patch updates changes game significantly, but still. Liked to have some reading about the game.
Sad stuff indeed. I never bought many guides (I always viewed them as too spoilery for my taste), but the few Prima Guides I was gifted over the years were extremely high quality.
it's always a shame when places shut down but with prima i'm surprised it took this long with their guides a lot of the time having some sort of errors like in the pretty expensive FF guides or straight up telling you to just use youtube in the Dark Souls 3 guide
It makes sense, I am surprised they have not shut down sooner. But it is sad because I have so much nostalgia for reading their guides on the car ride home getting me pumped to play the game I got.
Surprised they lasted this long. You can find guides/walkthroughs and video walkthroughs online for free.
That's too bad. I always liked written strategy guides because I could actually find the information I needed in them. That's next to impossible today. Like, I have a question that can be answered in a sentence or less, but no, I have to watch a goddamn YouTube video with a 30 second long overly animated intro, some YouTube "personality" spending another odd minute trying to be my friend and asking me to like/subscribe/donate to his channel, and then God knows how much more time on superfluous shit before I finally get my answer, assuming I ever do.
End of an era indeed.
End of an era indeed.
Sad to see them go. I have bought many, many of their guides.
In this digital age, I actually find myself more drawn to guides than ever before - they become the one physical momento I have of the experience. I enjoyed reading their guides as a kind of travelogue, even well after the playthrough.
Hoping for the best for the staff.
In this digital age, I actually find myself more drawn to guides than ever before - they become the one physical momento I have of the experience. I enjoyed reading their guides as a kind of travelogue, even well after the playthrough.
Hoping for the best for the staff.
Sad times. What with this, GamesMaster and GamesTM magazines all closing, it definitely seems like the days of gaming print media is numbered. I honestly can't see EDGE lasting much longer either.
These days, with DLC, GaaS and patches, the guides are almost outdated as soon as they're printed.
These days, with DLC, GaaS and patches, the guides are almost outdated as soon as they're printed.
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I really hope we get one last Kingdom Hearts guide out of them with 3 :(
I have the guides for pretty much every KH game that they made one for and I don't think I want that to be incomplete.
I loved their stuff as a kid and have loved guides more and more as I've grown up, it's a sad shame to see them go.
I have the guides for pretty much every KH game that they made one for and I don't think I want that to be incomplete.
I loved their stuff as a kid and have loved guides more and more as I've grown up, it's a sad shame to see them go.
I had an older gentleman who came into the store I worked at and would buy game guides to put the pages into binders so he could flip them easily while playing games. He was a sweet old guy so I know this news will probably devastate him.
I hope the people losing their jobs land on their feet ;A;
I hope the people losing their jobs land on their feet ;A;
I'm surprised they survived the launch of GameFAQs.
Even if I haven't bought one in years, I used to enjoy their guides. I have a handful for some all-time favourite games, and some of them are really comprehensive, with info that I've never found online.
Not surprised. People don't buy guides anymore especially when you can go online and find a walkthrough.
Bradygames merged with Prima Games back in 2015.
So yep, this is effectively the end of the strategy guide industry.
I loved the digital guides so I could use it with my iPad while playing a game. Having a guide book folded down all the time and flipping pages was annoying.
