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''Expert Gamer'' (often abbreviated to ''XG'') was a United States-based video game magazine that was published by Ziff Davis from August 1998 to October 2001. There are 39 issues of ''Expert Gamer'' in total. The bulk of ''XG''s content was video game strategy guides and cheat codes. There were no reviews and only occasional light-hearted features. ==History== ''Expert Gamers''s roots began in July 1994 when the popular magazine ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' launched a spin-off magazine called ''EGM²''. ''EGM2'' was essentially "another ''EGM''," only without a reviews section and a greater emphasis on import games. The magazine lasted 49 issues with the last issue coming out in July 1998. Starting in August 1998, ''EGM2'' became ''Expert Gamer'', and the magazine's focus shifted away from news and previews to strategy and tricks. Despite the different name, ''XG'' continued ''EGM2''s numbering system. The redesign into ''Expert Gamer'' was heralded with a rare fold-out cover depicting the name change unique to issue 50. The content of the strategies would largely remain the same, although a cleaner style was implemented. This issue also marked the humorous introduction to the staff in the form of a fictional fighting game. Each editor/copy editor was dressed in costume and "moves lists" were given for their alleged attacks. Late into its cycle, International was returned to ''Expert Gamer'', bringing not only news of import gaming, but of anime as well. ''XG'' lasted for 39 issues until October 2001 (with the last issue being ''XG'' #88). The next month (November 2001), ''XG'' morphed into its final form, ''GameNOW'' albeit minus several of its more notable long-term staff members. Although ''GameNOW'' maintained a healthy tricks section and occasional strategy guides, the magazine's focus shifted to in-depth previews and reviews. Skewed to a slightly younger audience than that of ''EGM'' (roughly 12- to 14-year-olds), ''GameNOW'' concentrated less on industry insider-type features and more on the actual video games, including numerous large screenshots and elaborate feature articles. The numbering system was reset with the change to ''GameNOW'', and the final issue was #27 in January 2004. For a couple of years after the change from ''XG'' to ''GameNOW'', the "Expert Gamer" name lived on in the form of the ''Expert Codebook'', a seasonal collection of tricks and strategies. By 2003, however, the "Expert Gamer" name was dropped, and the collection became known as the ''EGM Codebook''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Expert Gamer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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