I recently discovered a thread on the new Edge forum which asked as to why people read Edge. Here are my opinions as to why I DON'T read Edge. Please note: these are my opinions, and do not in any way represent the views and opinions of gamers everywhere.
I started reading Edge magazine around issue #6 (or was it #9? Either way, I guess I'm a "lifer"). But I gave up on it a few years ago, because as much as I wanted to stick with the magazine (out of some sheer mis-placed sense of loyalty), its arrogance in continuing to promote "videogame culture" just took the fun out of it for me. Also, towards the end, I just found the magazine's feature articles and columns to be really boring. Even Steven Poole couldn't reignite my interest when he returned as a column writer.
Thank God for Games TM, a multiformat magazine that does a better job of conveying the enthusiasm one should feel toward the medium. Its features are always informative (much like the Edge of yore), and are always really fun to read.
Reading Edge in comparison is like watching a really old couple who've decided to stick together, even thought the passion that they once had for each other died a long time ago. For me, Edge now represents a creatively stifled bra...