The Story Behind One Of The Best Video Game Magazine Covers Of All Time
Kotaku | 24.02.2026 03:26
The 2000s was a new dawn for console gaming. The PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and even Dreamcast were expanding the horizons of what dreams could unfurl on the living room TV. It was a heyday for print publications as well, the specialty press being the best window between players and this unwritten future. Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) was one of the biggest on the shelves, and in 2001 they’d flex those bonafides with a gorgeous, original cover from Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano. It turns out landing on those shelves was kind of an accident.
