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Breaking: 1UP acquired by UGO, EGM is officially no more photo

Yes, folks, the rumblings were true: 1UP has been sold by Ziff Davis to UGO Entertainment and its parent company, Hearst Corporation, including 1UP's associated Web sites GameVideos, MyCheats, and GameTab.

Sadly, the acquisition will undoubtedly result in many layoffs, which is something we never want to see in this or any industry. Further adding to the sad news, Electronic Gaming Monthly has made like Batman's parents and will no longer be in print as of the current January issue.

All jokes aside, EGM was one of the last great gaming magazines, and while it's not shocking to see the publication come to an end, it's still an unpleasant sight to witness.

As for the 1UP acquisition business, we're already getting word on some of the casualties, namely the 1UP Show. I have always been a supporter of the show and I can safely say that it will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to all of those who are now out of a job.

[Via Gamasutra]


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ZombiePlatypus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:17
ZombiePlatypus
I stopped picking up EGMs a few months after Shoe left, and haven't used 1UP in even longer, but this is still very sad news...
kapshhh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:31
kapshhh
I always read EGM right before I go to sleep. I wake up with it covering my face in the morning. I'm sad to see it go. Print is indeed dead.
Cacophony's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:33
Cacophony
Back when I first started reading gaming magazines, EGM was one of the ones I favored. Then, I found magazines I liked better or were more tailored to my particular gaming interests.

Then I got a decent internet connection. I havent bought a single magazine since. So, not too much of a loss from my point of view.
Dodgyc's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:37
Dodgyc
Fuck noooooo!! Broken Pixels was the best videogame related thing evar! Better than HAWP anyway........
Dodgyc's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:40
Dodgyc
Also, about Broken Pixels, watch it/DL it while you can:
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3158497

Earliest episodes are pant-splittingly funny.
geekjutsu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:45
geekjutsu
This really sucks. EGM has been my favorite mag for a long time. I have been subscribing on and off for years. I still have few months left in my subscription too.
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:50
GohanGVO
I wish I could hate UGO to death.

R.I.P. EGM. Best of luck to the crew. :(
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 21:51
gamadaya
Sucks, as 1up is the only game site I go to for reviews. Gamespot has always pissed me off (They gave Majora's Mask an 8.3. Majora's Mask. 8.3), and IGN has sort of lost sight of what they were trying to do, not to mention they totally ruined their site like a year and a half ago. I'm not crying over it though. My taste in games has veered strongly away from that of reviewers, even the ones at 1up.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:08
Jordan Devore
Glad to see some Broken Pixels love. Such a good series.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:10
ArrestedDeveloper
Their getting rid of EGM, 1up Yours, and The 1up Show. It's the day the gaming died.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:16
Xhumation
This is kinda sad.
It just seems like the end of an era. EGM was a real institution when it came to videogame magazine. I guess it's not going into nostalgia territory.
MrFrunkus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:26
MrFrunkus
Well, lets hope they get back on there feet like Jeff and the Giant Bomb crew did after the gamespot.com fiasco. Hopefully we get a new site from these guys and they could put out a new podcast, again, like giantbomb.com
Ragnar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:26
Ragnar
Wow.

This is horrible. I've been an avid follower of 1UP Yours, Broken Pixels, and the 1UP Show. I always looked forward to new episodes each week and the way Ziff handled this just screams of TechTV all over again. Cherry-picking Garnett (understandably, because he rules) while laying off some of the best in the business.

Hopefully, Giant Bomb has some spots open, but what I'd really love is another independent review and discussion site. That's asking for a lot, but damn it, I needs my weekly fix of Shane-isms and ridiculous stories of the gaming industry.

RIP EGM

And as if I didn't need another reason to despise UGO.
fozzyozzy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:43
fozzyozzy
dammit. sonofabitch and I just renewed for 36 issues. It's always been a comfort to have a game magazine. I still don't believe it.
Superfluous Moniker's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:46
Superfluous Moniker
Crap. I never read EGM but always respected it for not going out of business like Game Players Magazine did (which resulted in me having a de facto subscription to Next Generation for a few months, blech).
ChronosWing's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:48
ChronosWing
WHAT THE FUCK! I just re-subscribed after being out of the loop for a few years NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ok serously where is my refund then.
cbebop007's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:50
cbebop007
This is truly terrible. 1UP was easily the best non-blog gaming site on the web. 1UP Yours was my absolute favorite form of video game media (no offense DToid).

From all the various blog posts and Twitters by now-former 1UP staff members, there seems to be an undercurrent that the whole story has yet to be told and that many of them will be willing to tell it in the near future. I will be painfully eager to here how this all went down.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 22:55
Fronz
i still have issues of EGM within a 20 foot's reach. you won't be forgotten.
funran's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:01
funran
Man that sucks, I really enjoy their podcasts, I suppose some of them will still exist, since 1up.com is still alive.... man, so sad. I hope not to many people have to get laid off, :(
dollrapist's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:04
dollrapist
Uhh, EGM used to be really cool. But it got really lame over the last few years.
Sad to see a game magazine fail that's been around so long though.

no more 1up show???? now THAT is shitty. i like that show.

but folks, if you must read a gamemag, check out PLAY.
Chicken008's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:07
Chicken008
:((((((
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:10
Orionsaint
This is a good excuse to post a pic of my early EGM issues and make you all cry.



I subscribed to EGM from 1988 to 2003. To me it was the best gaming mag ever. Remember when it would arrive in the mail, in that plastic sleeve. It was all shiny and new. What gaming news awaited you inside? You'd open it and smell it inside. It had that new mag smell. It was magical to receive EGM in the mail. Yes, I'll always have fond memories of taking a crap and reading my latest EGM.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:12
falinter
I used 1up for a couple of months awhile ago. It was pretty classy.

I always imagined that the games owned/wishlist function they have over there would be kinda what Niero would be implementing here in the future.

That would be nice.
tysonmock's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:41
tysonmock
First CGW and now EGM! My life as I once knew it is now officially over. What is even more sad though is that kids today won't ever experience the generational leaps that technology brought and the excitement that reading magazines like these provided. No, kids today didn't have to suffer through long load screens for a 4 color CGA picture that went beep beep before arriving at something on the level of Bioshock. Kids today can't appreciate the journey that these magazines provided. I know that sounds like something my grandpa would say but it is true. The thing I wonder now is when someone will invent a time machine that we can all use to relive the golden age of gaming because it is now officially over?
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:44
Technophile
Man EGM was my mag of choice when I was getting really into gaming. Even then I knew gamepro was garbage. LOL This is sad times.
Infinite Obscurity's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2009 23:55
Infinite Obscurity
Nooooooooo! I used to love watching the 1up show back in high school, especially on the weekends and on sick days, where the theme song always had just a bit more meaning. They will be truly missed. Now I'm gonna have to go watch the episodes I missed and reminisce about the good ol days.
sumdawg's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 00:11
sumdawg
Sad about those who are going to be out of a job. Being someone who was recently laid off due to this shit time we live in I can honestly say it sucks loads of horse cock.
TehBuLL's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 00:24
TehBuLL
so...it has been confirmed we will no longer get 1up podcasts....wtf that was like 30% of my podcast experience after dtoid and gbomb...this cannot stand. hope those guy realize what pieces they have and pick them up and play them on the internet cause we want them.
Flying Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 01:15
Flying Squirrel
This news truely is a shame, its sad to see so many great people let go all at the same time. Best of luck to all of you, I hope the future provides something much brighter than this news. As a long time fan of EGM and 1up its sad to see the publication and the associated podcasts go.
zockroach's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 01:31
zockroach
Hmmm.. Fuck.. I remember being 12 years old and getting EGM and saying "HOLY SHIT look how THICK this is compared to the others.." that was one sick rag. This totally sucks.. A sweet prince indeed... reminds me of when game players went under.

*hugs every EGM ever*
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 01:38
SnakeDude4Life
Shit, fuck, FUCK!!!!!!!!!

God speed, you brave souls.
Tron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 01:44
Tron
why couldn't this happen to gameinformer? they only have subscriptions because the magazine comes free with a gamestop card
Spectral's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 02:06
Spectral
Nintendo Power's next.

:O
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 02:08
NihonTiger90
@Spectral:

Don't you ever joke about that. The day that happens, I'm going to go insane.
Woogity's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 02:14
Woogity
I feel like I've lost a friend I never got to say goodbye to. :(
Grocerspride's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 03:25
Grocerspride
I knew EGM would go, but that's a lot of prominent staff members of whom I listen to on a regular basis that just lost their jobs. I wish the former 1Upers luck in finding new work because I believe the staff is a talented group and I enjoy hearing/reading what they have to say regularly.

Unfortunately a small-staffed site like Giant Bomb wont be able to house anyone from 1UP, but I hope IGN scoops a couple of these guys up and I hope a quality enthusiast press outlet comes of this.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 03:37
Vitamin Awesome
Damn... the memories I'll have of EGM... Stuff like Sheng Long, All Bonds, and even the features like the Sushi-X-Files and that epic 3-piece poster of the first hundred issues make me look back and realize how big of a player EGM was in the business. It's a damn shame it had to end like this :(
OrangeGoblin's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 03:40
OrangeGoblin
I can't believe there will be no more 1UP Yours...are Dtoid hiring?
Namakubi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 04:00
Namakubi
Will Retronauts continue? And where will I get my monthly Seanbaby fix now. :( I knew this day was probably coming soon once Shoe left, but damn it still sucks.
downsouthhustla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 05:49
downsouthhustla
Man, this is lame...Even though I prefer Game Informer, I read both mags religiously, been reading EGM since pretty much the start, ha I remember reading through EGM after growing up w. Nintendo Power. It was a night and day difference, the definition of good gaming publication vs. Nintendo Powers mediocre mag. R.I.P. to the mag and I hope the writers/editors get on somewhere else.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 06:31
Demtor
Fuck that, I loved all of 1up's podcasts. That sucks, as they were all really good.
Overcow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 07:02
Overcow
Gneh, as a eurofag I don't really care. The only magazine I read is PC Gamer Sweden, PC Gamer UK and PC Gamer US.
Kauto's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 07:07
Kauto
nnooooo not my 1UP Show!
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 07:15
welkstar
I stopped subscribing to EGM about a year ago, the mag was getting too thin. I still love their podcasts. I really hope Retronauts is still around after the dust settles. ;.;
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 07:33
GuitarAtomik
Sad fucking day. I'd use the Bison gif here but honestly.....too sad.
Fusiontr's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 07:34
Fusiontr
This is absolutely terrible news
1UP was one of the better bigger websites out there
And it had some amazing writers working there, the majority of which have now been laid off

UGO will, no doubt, run it into the ground by probably Summer
Touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 08:06
Touch
There were 3 gaming sites whose podcasts I used to listen to regularly: Dtoid, 1up and Game Theory. Dtoid is the last man standing, so now Podtoid, RFGO and Podcastle are more important than ever.

One of the things which sets this site apart is the provision of (often excellent) free content from the userbase - stick to this model and we should be on the right track. With this in mind, I am inspried to write my first Monthly Musings this month. Long live Dtoid!

Oh, and UK-ers, you can bet that Edge is currently facing a similar struggle for its own existence, as are most UK mags which don't feature celebrity gossip......
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 10:35
mistic
EGM is fucking expensive here in Europe so I was only able to read it about 3/4 times :-)
El-Sveppi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 11:25
El-Sveppi
This saddens me :( I was a subscriber for two years. Just got the January issue yesterday and now this? Sad indeed :(
Johnboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2009 13:29
Johnboy
Wow, that's depressing. It feels like a part of my childhood just died.
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