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The money has shifted from one area to the next.

Steam made little money at the start, but the market shifted and now theyre a big player.

I remember buying gaming magazines and using BBS's back in the day but the market shifted.

Same with consoles vs PC due to pirating.

Why has this affected the magazines and online publications?

By reading the article, seems they have a few games websites and so are consolidating them. I would say there are less advertising dollars going to these kinds of sites compared to paying to get on the front page of Steam for example.

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