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- GarethSaxby, on 01/07/2009, -2/+202According to Joystiq, staff who have been laid off;
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
I'll really miss all the podcasts that the 1UP network produced, and I'm very sorry to see them go. My thoughts to all those who were laid off as well. - jessem19, on 01/07/2009, -1/+165Good bye EGM and The 1up Show. You will be missed. http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8977521&pu ...
- nstern2, on 01/07/2009, -0/+155Hey revision 3, I got a new show for you, its called the 1up show.
- Mediaright, on 01/07/2009, -0/+113Feels like TechTV+G4 all over again...the only good that could come of this is if all of those guys start putting out stuff indie or do something together. That's how Leo and the boys did it a few years ago.
- MalharP16, on 01/07/2009, -5/+96***** you UGO
- Dagreenman, on 01/07/2009, -0/+85well im very sad. not only am i losing half of my podcast lineup, im losing the one game site i can trust. 8 years worth of EGMs. Countless spent surfing the site. years of E3 coverages. all gone. lost to UG-*****-O.
i just hope that the crew that is transfering over can bring some class and honesty to UGO. But as for the ones that are leaving: Goodbye 1up Show. goodbye EGM. Goodbye not-GFW Radio (LAN Party). you guys rock. please dont let it be forever. Talented people shouldn't be unemployed. - ScoobyG, on 01/07/2009, -0/+72You buy 1Up, what is the first thing you do? Take away everything that makes it 1Up of course!
GENIUS, UGO! - apothekari, on 01/07/2009, -2/+66RIP EGM.
I guess I can finally forgive you for that "Sheng Long" hidden character prank.
You glorious Bastards. - Cubeforce, on 01/07/2009, -0/+52RIP 1up yours, 1up FM, retronauts, 1up show :(
2009 will never happen, since the first weekend hasn't even been confirmed by Garnett.. - SpectreFire, on 01/07/2009, -4/+56We all need to send "***** You" letters to UGO.
- magicjames92, on 01/07/2009, -2/+53What happens to the people who payed for subscriptions this year?
On another note, EGM and 1UP are both awesome. They've been a part of my life for years. It sucks to see them going away. - Einchy, on 01/07/2009, -1/+49Weekend not confirmed. Ever.
- Projektorboy, on 01/07/2009, -2/+50I'm now going to go and buy a copy of EGM for posterity. Then vacuum seal that vacuum sealed issue so that I can carry it till I get buried with it. Nothing defined my childhood and gamerdom more than EGM. I'm 24 now and I've been reading it since I was like 8. I'm not going to be letting this go lightly.
- fakeXsound, on 01/07/2009, -3/+43I have over a decade's worth of EGMs here. This news sucks. Thanks corporate greed!
Where did Sushi-X go, anyway? - NovusVir, on 01/07/2009, -0/+39You've got to be kidding me, I just renewed my EGM subscription not 2 months ago for 3 years.
- CynicSight, on 01/07/2009, -3/+38Man, seriously, I just got teary eyed. I've wanted to work for EGM since I was 12 (a boy can dream, can't he?) and now this... This ***** sucks. You will be really missed EGM.
- SkippyDoorknob, on 01/07/2009, -3/+37Time to bring back Electronic Games from the 80's (no relation to EGM). I miss cover stories like "Can Asteroids Conquer Space Invaders?"
What are Katz, Kunkel, and Worley up to these days? - quacker912, on 01/07/2009, -1/+31Game Informer is nothing compared to EGM.
- quacker912, on 01/07/2009, -1/+30I grew up on EGM, this is very sad news...
- WarrenG1983, on 01/07/2009, -1/+29Seriously, the Gamevideos guys have their thinking caps on for new ideas, and partnering with Rev3 should definitely be something they consider.
- Fuzi, on 01/07/2009, -0/+27I mainly watch 1up show and listen to 1up yours... sad day!
- DeVayne, on 01/07/2009, -8/+34Who needs magazines when we have the internet?
- Farmer77, on 01/07/2009, -1/+26Wow, who would have thought EGM was going to bite the dust before Gamepro?
- farfromhere, on 01/07/2009, -4/+28Pwned.
- lightsandcolors, on 01/07/2009, -1/+25An entire community is going to need to learn how to Chuff it out. Together.
- xOutlawx, on 01/07/2009, -0/+23Ditto.
I'll especially miss the weirdly beautiful coloring and the badly acted, yet charming bits in between game previews.
RIP The 1UP Show. - stevenk87, on 01/07/2009, -1/+24I wasn't the biggest 1UP fan, but their podcasts were definitely solid and of course I was a huge EGM fan back in the day. I used to pour over every issue and keep a collection of all my issues. I didn't read it that much in recent years, but it's definitely sad to see it go.
- Bic823, on 01/07/2009, -2/+24Computer Gaming World ("Games for Windows Magazine") earlier this year, now EGM...
do not go quietly into that dark night
rage, rage against the dying of the light - nighthawk8713, on 01/07/2009, -0/+21Or the 3up show.
- dn11, on 01/07/2009, -0/+21they just wiped out the entire 1UP staff and podcast network as well. what will be left? "new media" is going down in flames along with old media in many cases
- MrMonarchy, on 01/07/2009, -6/+27Too many magazines are closing nowadays, especially technology magazines.
- digitalvibe, on 01/07/2009, -0/+20Wow I can't believe this! R.I.P. 1UP Network it'll never be the same again :*(
- maqikelefant, on 01/07/2009, -0/+20No man, remember their Sonic in SSBM April Fool's Day prank? That was the all time champ. Gamers everywhere spent hours upon hours trying to pull that off. And one of those gamers was me.
- santasing, on 01/07/2009, -0/+181UP show will be sorely missed. 1UP.com was one site where I could go and be sure that I won't see the usual fanboy BS. Great team, goofy, nice show, I will miss it a lot.
How can sites like this go down and tripe like Kotaku and Gametrailers keeps on chugging is beyond me. - daridave, on 01/07/2009, -1/+19SAD NEWS. 2009 is looking a lot slimmer than 2008 game-wise, and news-wise this industry just lost a lot of good work. Oh, well... I'll be honest, I really slowed down on the gaming news fetching... and this kind of seems to paint the same picture to me... it's NOT what it used to be.
- hobojohnn, on 01/07/2009, -0/+17It wont be the same. :/ Milk, Shane and GC are gone. I'm trying to think positive but . . .*****
- terrenceisdaman, on 01/07/2009, -2/+19But how will I get the Q-Man's secrets?
- nochilinopity, on 01/07/2009, -0/+17I think what's impressive is that Sheng Long (well, Gouken) will be playable in Street Fighter IV and Sonic ended up in Brawl. RIP EGM indeed.
- papadopus, on 01/07/2009, -1/+18Seriously,
***** UGO
They bought the "leading assets" and ***** fired them all. I hope they ***** rot. - dn11, on 01/07/2009, -0/+17sad... why did anyone even bother to buy it?? they just wiped out the entire site and podcast network
- jessem19, on 01/07/2009, -0/+16Sorry, should have read further. That list is waaay longer than I would've expected. How do they intend to keep 1up alive now?
- andrewlotta, on 01/07/2009, -5/+21EGM went to ***** when they downsized each individual magazine and the Chinese dude stepped down as Editor in Chief.
- icegoddess13, on 01/07/2009, -0/+16This sucks, I loved the 1up show.....figures I should be used to this sort of thing by now
- crowbar77, on 01/07/2009, -0/+16...and the 1up yours show.
- dn11, on 01/07/2009, -2/+17let's see how much longer Revsion3 keeps it's head above water first
- ferretpants, on 01/07/2009, -0/+15This is the ***** news ever
- lukas2k, on 01/07/2009, -0/+14Wow, it would of been 20 years in May since the first EGM !
Cover of EGM #1 May 1989
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/2426147174_f7f ...
EGM had to go that I understand, print gets old really fast with all that's available on the net...
But the podcasts was where it hurts... I'm really gonna miss them...
I wish all the best to everybody at Ziff Davis who were let go... and all the worst to UGO ! - Cubeforce, on 01/07/2009, -0/+14Even if you didn't like shane, he was part of what made 1UY work
- SmackAttack42, on 01/07/2009, -0/+13*****, i grew up with this magazine... what a bummer
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