DaveC Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) I'm going to miss the magazine..it appears that 1up was bought by UGO and they are discontinuing EGM. This January's issue is going to be the last one. http://gamesblog.ugo.com/index.php/gamesblog/more/ugo_acquires_1up/ Edited January 7, 2009 by SeriousCrayon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 It looks like it, but they haven't officially said they are stopping EGM yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I saw this post on Gamasutra: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21759 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Well people at 1up are starting to get layed off. Ryan O'Donnel just posted on twitter that he just was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 That sucks...especially at this time of year and with the economy as piss poor as it is. I hope they don't kill the podcasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Carbine Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Sorry to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 UGO now owns 1up! -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Will miss EGM. Then again we've been getting issues forever and I can't tell you when I last paid for it (I think I had a few freebie subscriptions). I'm missing PC Magazine also which they just discontinued last month (now there's a digital version, uck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Actually it seems like the games video team is all being let go. No 1up show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Actually it seems like the games video team is all being let go. No 1up show That bandwidth cost a lot of money, and no way they were selling enough advertising to make it worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave C Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Any chance rev3 would pick up the 1UP video podcast crew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 The 1UP Show was really the only part of the site I paid attention to... too bad. But this was a ship everyone knew was sinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Supposed list of folks who are gone... Ryan O Donnell Matt Chandronait Andrew Pfister Philip Kollar Nick Suttner James Mielke Shane Bettenhausen Anthony Gallegos It absolutely sucks to see so many losing thier jobs regardless of how expected it was etc. I'm not a huge fan of the 1up network in general to be honest, but it's still a sad day when this type of thing happens. As for EGM, I haven't been a regular reader/fan for a long time but I have some wonderful memories of those mammoth 300+ page releases they did when I was young. I have a lot of good memories in so far as that magazine is concerned. I hope these folks land on thier feet. Just please god don't create another Giant Bomb.:barf Edited January 7, 2009 by Romier S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) . Edited January 7, 2009 by Lutter incorrect info, see below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) All podcasts/videocasts are dead. Everyone on that list is from a podcast, news department, and top EGM mag staff. Matt, Ryan, Shane, J, Garnett, etc are all on twitter. Sounds like a few of them may do there own thing in the near future. Edited January 7, 2009 by CaptDS9E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Full list of those laid off from Joystiq: Adrian Frieg Amy Mishra Amy Moran Andrea Garcia Andrew Fitch Andrew "Skip" Pfister Anthony Gallegos Cesar Quintero Christina Rosa CoyLou Steel Derek Chinn Doug Parsons Eric Ellis Giancarlo Varanini Greg Ford James "Milkman" Mielke Jason Bertrand Jason Wilson Jervilyn Jaramillo Justin Frechette Leslie Gelfand Marci Yamaguchi Matt Chandronait May Tong Meredith Stowe Michael Donahoe Monique Convertito Ndubuisi Madu Nick Suttner Norris Boothe Philip Kollar Rey Serrano Robert Bowen Rosemary Pinkham Ryan O'Donnell Ryan Scott Shane Bettenhausen Simon Cox Tammy Ross Tipler Ubbelohde Lots of lost talent there, people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Geez. Seriously who is left that actually wrote reviews on 1up? That's everyone I can think of. I think Eric ellis may be David Ellis also. Simon ran all of the ziff game division after John Davidson left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Actually it seems Garnett is staying. here is a list of those staying so far Confirmed to be Staying: Garnett Lee Tina Sanchez David Ellis Matt Leone Jeremy Parish Sam Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Having been a regular reader of EGM since an issue somewhere in the 50's, I am going to miss it. Too bad about the 1Up Show also. They had some funny skits in between some of the more honest discussion of games than you would find at any of the other bigger sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric M Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 That really sucks. The podcasts were great for the most part and I've been an EGM subscriber for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Full list of those laid off from Joystiq: I think you mean 1up, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 the list came from joystiq. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 oh! haah. gotcha. the editor in me wouldn't leave that one alone. especially as someone who works with / for joystiq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutter Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Jez, a guy tries to quote his sources and gets a rash of shit for doing it incorrectly... this is Comp 101 all over again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Fucking sucks. These guys, games journalists, were just nameless geeks a few years ago to me. In the last five years they've become personalities, even celebrities in my eyes and ears, people I cared about hearing every week or two, as important to me as Oprah is to some people or Ellen or Bill O'Reilly or whomever. Videogame journalism is so fragile. It is a shame. It is sad looking back at the Shane, John, Garnett, and Luke 1up Yours years and see it finally has come to a complete close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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