In news that has caused a lot of surprised "woah" noises around the Destructoid water cooler, and doubtless water coolers all over the games blogging world, it has come to light that Ziff Davis, the name behind 1UP, EGM magazine and Games for Windows magazine, has filed for chapter 11 in a bid to combat rising debts that collectively amount to almost $400 million. Who knew things were that bad?
One thing that is to be made perfectly clear is that this isn't the end of the company, and that 1UP is still, well, up. It's certainly not the kind of decision that any media network owner would like to have to make, however, and the fact of the matter is that good writers could lose their jobs.
Destructoid and 1UP have come to blows a little in the past, but we're all essentially on the same side, with the same passion for gaming and writing. Nobody should get stung doing what they love, so we hope the damage isn't too great over there. They broke the news about Darth Vader being in Soul Calibur IV, and that's enough to earn them a pint each from me.
Man, some things you just do not see coming.
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5:26 PM on 03.05.2008
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picard facepalm: new hotness.
Ha, if you didn't see this coming then you really have no clue what's going on. That was pretty funny to read.
Fuck you, you egotistical prick.
This is just... too much.
/wrists
Oh wait.
They both suck.
There's some serious mis-spending going on.
ahem.
Actually, I remember when I saw OPM's last issue on news stands. I checked to see what demos they included for their final issue, and wow was it pretty lackluster. Sure, they probably got teh shut down after the demos were finalized, but it's still a pretty underwhelming way to go out.
EGM is the best magazine out there, and its too bad that this happened to Ziff Davis
*shit.
NEX IS A SAINT. NEX IS A SAINT.
Thats the spirit.
How the hell does that happen with huge subscription based services like that?
I get EGM for free. I get nearly every magazine subscription for free. Only ones payed for in my household are Sports Illustrated and The New Yorker.
Spot on.
Also, I didn't say EGM sucked, I said they have declined in content (# of pages) and quality (sorry, but if you're a long-time reader, this is true). It will be sad to see EGM go (if they do indeed fold the publication), it was always my favorite.
There's that Summa smarm we've all been missing these months.
Seriously Rob, do you think you've got some super secret inside source that leaks everything to you months or years before everything else or do you just purposely amend all your comments with claptrap like "I have inside infos you can nevar see!"
Yeah, writing's on the wall, yada yada yada, every publisher's having a tough time with print. We know this, but to see a big one fall is a pretty big surprise nonetheless.
I apologize in advance for not having an insider view on things, as apparently you've told me in the past that having such privilege makes you a deity amongst the unwashed masses.
Because you have insider info on video games.
Also, I like EGM, they were my replacement when VideoGames went under. :/
They have declined in recent years though...
Losing Next Generation was the worst.
The original incarnation of Next Gen was to me, the pinnacle of gaming magazines.
Also, other than to try get people to Google who the hell you are and why we don't like you, WHY ARE YOU HERE SUMMA?
Like D said, you're like the dumped ex who shows up at a party that you're not invited to and act like everything's swell. You burned lots of bridges with this community (and I am not speaking on behalf of the editors at all in that regard) and no back room, secret, "you don't know the whole story" line will EVER redeem yourself to the regulars who knew you here.
Go away.
That was around the time I was a lurker....
must be close to the time you left or something..having withdrawals I take it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXb_3Kbb8yw
Yep, them peoples know what quality and integrity are, all right.
Anyway... as long as 1up is okay, then I'm fine. GFW Radio (97.5: The Brodeo) and Retronauts are my two favorite podcasts on the Internet. As long as I get to hear T-Frog, Sharkey, and Kohler on Retronauts and Black Dragon, Sean Milloy, the Quiet Man, and Shawn "God" Elliot, I'm good. The Milkman's cool, too.
Although aside from them, 1up is awfully full of tech/graphics whores who demand gratuitous sex, violence, and profanity in their games, and generally hate Nintendo (that seems to be an industry norm, though).