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Dan "Shoe" Hsu to leave Ziff Davis
2:14 PM on 04.11.2008, Chad Concelmo 53 comments

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Man, it has been a whirlwind of a last few months for Ziff Davis/1UP/EGM. After filing for bankruptcy just a month ago, it now looks like 1UP and Electronic Gaming Monthly staple Dan “Shoe” Hsu is leaving ... for good.

According to Vice President Simon Cox’s blog on 1UP, Shoe will be leaving Ziff Davis on April 25 for “change in his life.”

This news comes as a shock since Shoe just announced in the last issue of EGM that he was promoted within the company (with James Mielke taking over his position as Editor-in-Chief).

On a personal note: I never had the pleasure of meeting Dan, but I have been a fan of his since I was a teenager. I equated him with Electronic Gaming Monthly and it is very sad to see him go. I’m sure I am speaking for all of us here at Destructoid when I wish him the best. Good luck, Shoe. You will be missed.


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MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 04/11/2008 14:14
Dang. That's intense.
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Professor Pew at 04/11/2008 14:16
Is he going to do reviews with Rev and Linde now?
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TheHunter234 at 04/11/2008 14:17
That's too bad. I hope he continues to write for other publications or websites; I really enjoyed his work.
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power-glove at 04/11/2008 14:20
Chad, here is a link to a statement from Hsu himself.
[urlhttp://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8697326&publicUserId=5379799[/url]
Thanks for running EGM all of those years.
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power-glove at 04/11/2008 14:20
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vexed alex at 04/11/2008 14:21
That's...wow. Like Gameboi, I didn't see that one coming. Dan kept that magazine honest. There's no doubt Mielke will do the same, but wow.

I can't wait for the "print media is dead, harharharhahar" comments. Before that happens, go fuck yourselves.
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TurboHyperFighting at 04/11/2008 14:24
Man, I LOVED EGM back in the day. When I was in like, middle-school I'd be so psyched to get the super-fat 200 page magazine and look at it for days. I still have the first one I ever bought somewhere...

So long, Sushi-X
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Arugala9 at 04/11/2008 14:28
Damn, he's been there forever. It's not EGM without Shoe.
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SubOrbital at 04/11/2008 14:28
Respect. Mad respect. All the best for the future, Dude.
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Guagloves at 04/11/2008 14:29
Wow. Sad to see him go. Wish him the best for the future.
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Cheeburga at 04/11/2008 14:31
I wish him the best, EGM was amazing.
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Jayson Napolitano at 04/11/2008 14:32
Holy crap. Yeah, with that recent promotion, I'm shocked!
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The GHost at 04/11/2008 14:34
*Sad panda*

Shoe is awesome. I'm very much interested in seeing where he ends up now.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 04/11/2008 14:36
That sucks, shoe was always cool. Ziff Davis must abuse there employees cause everyone seems like they are biting at the bit to leave.
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The GHost at 04/11/2008 14:37
WHOA! Waitaminute!

Remember that matlocking c-blog about the "new Destructoid?"

CONFIRMED FOR DESTRUCTOID: SHOE IS THE NEW WORKMAN!*

*Not actually confirmed at all, but damn that would be awesome if he came here wouldn't it? :D
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Cowzilla3 at 04/11/2008 14:41
Booo, thats really sad. I always thought of him as the coolest person in the world. Wonder what his change in life will be.
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Chocobo Knight at 04/11/2008 14:42
Does "change in his life" = "GTA IV" ;)

Regardless, I hope he finds what he's looking for.
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daCuk at 04/11/2008 14:44
EGM was better before Hsu, and now it will be.
Now the magazine will return to non-Halo-worshipping mode.
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Rockefellow at 04/11/2008 14:49
This is surprising. I just read about his promotion in the last EGM...
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Anus Mcphanus at 04/11/2008 14:52
I remember reading somewhere that his gamertag is EGMShoe or something like that..... I guess he'll be spending 800 points to change that :-(
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Crunshii at 04/11/2008 15:00
man that sucks... I guess the industry is not doing good. I mean first Robert Summa now Sushi-X...

who's next? Foxgirl Chad? :(
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Sharpless at 04/11/2008 15:01
@The GHost
Destructoid: The Next Generation! Niero will be replaced with a bald guy, and Dan Hsu will be his "Number One"! Chobot will be the counselor, and an albino Kevin Perererera will be the team's robot. Skin-tight uniforms for all!
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B-Radicate at 04/11/2008 15:14
Wow. Shoe was the first videogame writer/commentator that I knew by name back when my news came exclusively from print magazines. It's sorta sad, but I hope whatever changes in his life occur that he's happy. Good for him.
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Hitogoroshi at 04/11/2008 15:24
Wow that is certainly unexpected. Always liked Shoe.
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Dexter345 at 04/11/2008 15:27
Tomorrow, we'll find out that Shoe is a new Associate Editor at Destructoid, and all will be well in the world.

I am a fan of Shoe, but I can't say that I've read EGM in a long time, especially not since finding this place. What does "a change in his life" mean? He's going to work somewhere else, or he's going to do something entirely different?
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DaedHead8 at 04/11/2008 15:42
I'm stunned. I haven't subbed to EGM in years but I still picked up the occasional issue and it was predominantly for Shoe and Mark Macdonald.

Shoe on Destructoid would own so much.
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king3vbo at 04/11/2008 15:47
Damn... thats too bad. Get him on Dtoid; Shoe is awesome
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Im OK at 04/11/2008 15:49
@The GHost

Tiny font that requires copy/pasting into notepad in order for it to be legible is something that is worse than useless and is something that I was hoping to never see on Destructoid. Thanks for destroying my dream.
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JoeCamNet at 04/11/2008 15:52
I can't imagine EGM and 1up without Shoe.
Hope he pops up again soon... he's always fun to read.
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TheToiletDuck at 04/11/2008 16:00
Man, that's a shame. I hope he goes onto do bigger things. I guess you can't work as a videogame journalist your whole life. It must be an obvious concern on those 'old timers'* in the industry. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up as a community manager for some game company :P

*i am not saying he is old, just that he's been doing this for a long time.
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Shin Oni at 04/11/2008 16:01
Shoe's leaving? well that's bad. I seriously loved reading the comics added in EGM. Let Alone Shoe was just a great guy. Seriously I don't look at EGM as much mainly cause they don't offer as much junk in it as they did say...7 years or so ago, but Shoe's one of the reasons I didn't mind taking a looker whenever I was in a book store or something. (that and i'm just so accustomed to EGM, it's pretty much the only game mag i'll look at.)

Where will Sushi X go now?
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Dyson at 04/11/2008 16:11
Meh. Not to spam on the guy, but it'll be nice to finally read an EGM without the "HOW HONEST ARE WE? WE'RE SO FUCKING GODDAMN HONEST! SO. FUCKING. HONEST." bullshit he wrote for every single EIC piece since they asked Peter Moore a tough question -- 2 years ago.
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 04/11/2008 16:53
When I started reading EGM, it was a different editor, Hsu came back and the magazine turned into total crap, the re-design they gave it made it HORRIBLE, tiny reviews no longer than many of the comments here, they just looked big due the tiny font and wide spacing, they also removed the little color things that organized the previews and just threw them all together.

So all in all, don't really care, I might actually read the magazine now with him gone.
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Baldheaded Monk at 04/11/2008 16:57
It looks like the ZD game-mag empire is crumbling. Can Mielke hold it down?

He fuckin' better be able to.
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Novakaine at 04/11/2008 17:12
Not to rag on the guy because I did enjoy him sometimes on their podcasts, but Hsu was a major opponent of their leaving the 10-point scale (which I've said before is a flawed, pitiful, superlative scale), got rather fanboyish when it came to his favorite games (specifically Splinter Cell and Halo), and is an achievement whore (and I don't think I'm bearing a news-flash when I say achievement whores are the epitome of lame in video games).

Still, as an avid reader of 1up.com it sort of saddens me to see ZD seemingly go through such a hard time. First the filed bankruptcy, then the discontinuation of GFW Magazine, and now Hsu leaving... oh well, as long as I have my Retronauts and 97.5: The Brodeo I'm okay.
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crunks at 04/11/2008 17:20
I love you Shoe.
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Fleet3000 at 04/11/2008 17:53
you were one of the best shoe. too bad it had to end like this.
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outrage at 04/11/2008 17:58
EGM - Dan Dan Fan Fan Hsu Hsu = EPIC FAIL!
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jorge at 04/11/2008 18:34
Boourns

I'd laugh though if he ends up joining Bungie.
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TrailerParkJesus at 04/11/2008 18:37
Wonder what he'll be doing next. Follow in the footsteps of Shawnimals maybe?
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SourceDecay at 04/11/2008 18:52
That's a shame we won't be seeing him around EGM anymore, but I support anything that makes him happy. I too have been a fan of him and his work forever. Since he got hired at EGM, really. Love ya Dan, and good luck.
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Holyetheline at 04/11/2008 19:02
He's been in the industry for a long time. This news is pretty sad, hope he goes far wherever he decides to go.
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j00zt1n at 04/11/2008 21:03
Just here to throw in my "Sad to see Shoe go" comment. He's been one of my favorite writers for years, and he's one of the few in the industry to actually stand up for honesty and integrity. I hope he remains active in the industry in some capacity.
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catsithx at 04/11/2008 21:37
I liked him from the start. I have collected egm from issue 1 it will be adiffernt magizne with him gone. I'll miss him
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pizzaface at 04/11/2008 22:59
EGM was the only magazine I ever read back in the day. Damn...
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hpv at 04/11/2008 23:56
I bet they were looking to down-size and offered him 1000 achievement points to resign.
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ZombiePlatypus at 04/12/2008 00:05
EGM/1up is changing a whole Hell of a lot... I'll certainly miss Shoe, for now anyways. I'm sure he'll be back in something video game related after some time off, but I wonder what...
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FreePablo at 04/12/2008 00:39
That's too bad. Been a fan of his since I was in grade school. I remember him leaving EGM. I remember him on CNN. Hell, even when I didn't subscribe to EGM from about 2001 to last year I still liked hearing news about him or from him on 1up. Just a guy you could trust on video games. Simple as that.
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