It is interesting to think about the decline in print media when that used to be the big (ie only way) to get your gaming news. I still have EGM, Official Xbox Magazine, and Game Informer coming to my house, but I must admit I don't read them as thoroughly as I used to do so. Why? Because I'm getting info right away and not weeks or a month after everyone knows. I'm posting news here on a daily basis, getting the latest news from press releases from game companies, and writing reviews, and in many cases it appears well before the print magazines cover them.

From the article:

Future's James Ashton has blamed the publisher's falling magazine sales on the next-gen console transition and the rise in the amount of videogame coverage in the mainstream media.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Ashton said the ABC figures released yesterday were "totally in line" with the publisher's expectations.

When asked if he believes there is an overall decline in gaming magazine sales at present, Ashton replied, "It's very tough trading conditions at the moment, yes, definitely," pointing out that both Microsoft and Nintendo went through a transition last year while the PS3 is yet to launch in Europe.

"Those things always depress the magazine market... Games magazines sell to the most committed members of the gaming community, and with PlayStation in a transition, the numbers are what the numbers are," he added.

Read the full article over at gameindustry.biz