1up.com sells to UGO, EGM closes - SHANE IS BACK ON REBEL.FM!!!!!!!!! - Blu-ray Forum

saprano · 01-07-2009, 01:40 AM

wow this is real sad, i've been reading EGM sinse the 90's. im currently still a member, i feel for people at 1up.com to.

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Following repeated rumors to the effect, Gamasutra has learned that Ziff Davis has sold its 1UP division to Hearst's UGO Entertainment, and is shutting long-running print magazine EGM in the process.

According to a statement received by Gamasutra, Ziff Davis Media has now officially announced the sale of the 1UP Digital Network to Hearst's UGO Entertainment division.

The sale includes 1UP.com, Mycheats.com, Gametab.com, and GameVideos.com, and specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

In association with this, Ziff Davis Media's EGM Magazine, a consumer game print mainstay since 1989, will be discontinued. The January 2009 issue will be the final printed issue.

"We believe this is a smart transaction for Ziff Davis Media that places these market leading assets and teams in a great environment poised for further success. The transaction allows us to pay down debt and shift our full focus to our core PCMag Digital Network business. We thank our 1UP team members for their contributions and wish them the best of success into the future", said Ziff Davis Media CEO Jason Young.

"Since we started UGO 11 years ago, we have served the gamer community and built a world-class online publishing platform," said J Moses, CEO of UGO Entertainment. "The acquisition of 1UP, with its authentic voice, tenured editorial personalities and bustling user community, allows us to expand our base of quality content and represents a major step forward in UGO's mission to become the leader in the games space."

[UPDATE: According to information obtained by Gamasutra, around 30 employees of Ziff Davis' Game Group were laid off immediately following today's announcement, including the staff of EGM Magazine, but also some elements of the 1UP Network's web staff, including podcast and video producers.

In addition, Gamasutra has obtained a copy of the internal email sent to Ziff Davis employees by CEO Jason Young following the announcement, as follows:

you can read the rest here.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=21759

Septimus Prime · 01-07-2009, 01:41 AM

Good. EGM is terrible.

Let's hope 1up gets better.

PoLskA · 01-07-2009, 01:44 AM

ive been reading EGM for a long time... thats a shame tho...

glad ive been getting it for free... along w/ GQ, Maxim and Blender

only pay for Import Tuner and Game Informer...

saprano · 01-07-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

Good. EGM is terrible.

Let's hope 1up gets better.

How is it terrible?

Septimus Prime · 01-07-2009, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by saprano

How is it terrible?

Paltry, superficial and biased writing. It wasn't always so bad, but in the last couple of years, it's become the magazine form of awful news blogs like Kotaku.

xander · 01-07-2009, 03:09 PM

Thats a real bummer, I have been reading since the mid 90's also. I didn't like a lot of the changes in the last year or two, but that's too bad.

york weir · 01-07-2009, 03:31 PM

That's terrible news. EGM is the only gaming magazine I read any more. I wonder what will happen with my paid subscription....

Maximus · 01-07-2009, 04:32 PM

1up.com was the best gamin resource on the internet, and now it will go the same way as IGN. Shit.

jovherye · 01-07-2009, 05:01 PM

What? No more free EGM for me?!

york weir · 01-07-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

1up.com was the best gamin resource on the internet, and now it will go the same way as IGN. Shit.

I need to cancel my subscription to IGN, I've been a paying member since 2000 but rarely use it.

STARSCREAM · 01-07-2009, 05:26 PM

Ummmm, so I still have like a year or so left on my subscription and they better be refunding me some money then.

phlydude · 01-07-2009, 06:51 PM

EGM was a horrible magazine. I got a free subscription (the one where they had to keep their numbers up for ad revenue) and I actually cancelled the free subscription...it was horrible

Clark Kent · 01-07-2009, 06:54 PM

Even though I read EGM regularly, I do agree that it had gone down-hill in the past two years with biased coverage against Nintendo and Sony. Unfortunately in the current economic environment I foresee lots of niche magazines going out of business.

SDon1969 · 01-07-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by york weir

That's terrible news. EGM is the only gaming magazine I read any more. I wonder what will happen with my paid subscription....

I was wondering the same thing...it's the only subscription I currently have.

york weir · 01-08-2009, 12:35 PM

I liked it best about 3 years ago when Dan Shue was the editor-in-chief.

A game magazine that truly sucks is GamePro. Terrible magazine geared towards 8 year olds it seemed.

jkwest · 01-08-2009, 03:13 PM

People still read magazines?! Huh....news to me....

nbxfan · 01-08-2009, 05:50 PM

I've been reading EGM since issue one and have been a subscriber for years. With the magazine scams, hit you up for renewal long before you actually need to renew, I still have years of issues to come as well...In the last year all the magazines I was subscribing too have gone out of business including one that I was transferred to from another magazine that went out of business...I'd call now if you were a subscriber while there is still someone to call...

Septimus Prime · 01-08-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

People still read magazines?! Huh....news to me....

Obviously not, since they're getting canned left and right.

I do still read some of them, though, namely Popular Science and Wired, which I just subscribed to. I think the niche and scientific magazines will do fine for now, since they offer the reader a smorgasbord of information in one place (as opposed to the user having to click through and read myriad links online).

The better mags will have separate online content too, including some printed articles, but the printed copy will still have easily-accessible, compelling information and articles.

STARSCREAM · 01-08-2009, 08:29 PM

I sent them an email asking for refund on remaining subsription issues I will now not get but haven't heard back yet.

Maximus · 01-08-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

Obviously not, since they're getting canned left and right.

I do still read some of them, though, namely Popular Science and Wired, which I just subscribed to. I think the niche and scientific magazines will do fine for now, since they offer the reader a smorgasbord of information in one place (as opposed to the user having to click through and read myriad links online).

The better mags will have separate online content too, including some printed articles, but the printed copy will still have easily-accessible, compelling information and articles.

EGM had 1up.

I can't believe I won't get my weekly dose of Shane & Co. tomorrow. What am I going to do without 1up Yours. The best podcast in the world!

01-07-2009, 06:54 PM	#13
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Even though I read EGM regularly, I do agree that it had gone down-hill in the past two years with biased coverage against Nintendo and Sony. Unfortunately in the current economic environment I foresee lots of niche magazines going out of business. Last edited by Clark Kent; 01-08-2009 at 02:14 AM.

01-08-2009, 05:50 PM	#17
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	I've been reading EGM since issue one and have been a subscriber for years. With the magazine scams, hit you up for renewal long before you actually need to renew, I still have years of issues to come as well...In the last year all the magazines I was subscribing too have gone out of business including one that I was transferred to from another magazine that went out of business...I'd call now if you were a subscriber while there is still someone to call... Last edited by nbxfan; 01-08-2009 at 05:57 PM.

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01-07-2009, 01:41 AM	#2
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	Good. EGM is terrible. Let's hope 1up gets better.

01-07-2009, 01:44 AM	#3
PoLskA Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Livonia, MI Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:948 Blu-ray collection:2585 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:381	ive been reading EGM for a long time... thats a shame tho... glad ive been getting it for free... along w/ GQ, Maxim and Blender only pay for Import Tuner and Game Informer...

01-07-2009, 03:09 PM	#6
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Thats a real bummer, I have been reading since the mid 90's also. I didn't like a lot of the changes in the last year or two, but that's too bad.

01-07-2009, 03:31 PM	#7
york weir Special Member Member since:Nov 2007	That's terrible news. EGM is the only gaming magazine I read any more. I wonder what will happen with my paid subscription....

01-07-2009, 04:32 PM	#8
Maximus Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2006	1up.com was the best gamin resource on the internet, and now it will go the same way as IGN. Shit.

01-07-2009, 05:01 PM	#9
jovherye Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:19	What? No more free EGM for me?!

01-07-2009, 05:26 PM	#11
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	Ummmm, so I still have like a year or so left on my subscription and they better be refunding me some money then.

01-07-2009, 06:51 PM	#12
phlydude Power Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Winter Garden, FL USA Playstation ID: phlydude Blu-ray collection:132 Trading Score:1	EGM was a horrible magazine. I got a free subscription (the one where they had to keep their numbers up for ad revenue) and I actually cancelled the free subscription...it was horrible

01-08-2009, 12:35 PM	#15
york weir Special Member Member since:Nov 2007	I liked it best about 3 years ago when Dan Shue was the editor-in-chief. A game magazine that truly sucks is GamePro. Terrible magazine geared towards 8 year olds it seemed.

01-08-2009, 03:13 PM	#16
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	People still read magazines?! Huh....news to me....

01-08-2009, 08:29 PM	#19
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	I sent them an email asking for refund on remaining subsription issues I will now not get but haven't heard back yet.

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