EGM²
 Cover of the first issue of EGM² (July 1994): Super Street Fighter II vs. Mortal Kombat II | |
| First issue | July 1994 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
EGM² was a United States-based video game magazine that was published by Sendai Publishing from July 1994 to July 1998 as a spin-off of the popular magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM). Unlike EGM, however, EGM² lacked a reviews section and had a greater emphasis on import games. Despite the superscript in the name, the official name of the magazine was "EGM Two" and not "EGM Squared".
Starting in August 1998, EGM² became Expert Gamer (often abbreviated as XG). Despite the different name, XG continued EGM²'s numbering system. XG lasted for 39 issues until October 2001 (with the last issue being XG #88).
History
The first issue of EGM² was in July 1994. The magazine lasted 49 issues with the last issue under the original name coming out in July 1998. The change of name prompted a cleaner looking redesign although the content of the magazine would remain the same.
The bulk staff consisted of Howard Grossman, Nelson Taruc, Andrew Baran, Terry Minnich, Mike Vallas, Jason Streetz, Dave Ruchalla, Scott Augustyn, Ken Badziak, Mark Haine, Aporva Desai, John Gurka, Dave Malec, Carey Weise, Jason Morgan, Ben Durbin, Ken Williams, Todd Zuniga, Greg Sewart, Phil Theobald, John Ricciardi, Jim Mazurek, Dan Leahy and Kenneth Miller, as well as a number of freelancers-particularly during its later years. Recurring freelancers include Pat Dolan and Tracy Baran (DiViscour).
EGM² was the first videogame magazine to break the exclusive on Grand Theft Auto 3 as well as Resident Evil.