Confirm your weekend by listening to this week's Listen Up podcast at 1UP, where I join host Garnett Lee, alongside David Ellis and What They Play's John Davison, as we argue "Halo Wars" expectations, reviewing "50 Cent: Blood on the Sand" and more.
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Hear Me Ramble On The 'Listen UP' Podcast Today
Posted 2/27/09 5:30 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in 50 Cent, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Halo Wars, podcasts, Reviews, UGO Buys 1Up
Former '1UP Show' Creators Debut New Show, 'Co-Op'
Posted 1/21/09 1:00 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in UGO Buys 1Up
The layoffs at Ziff Davis put many of work and shuttered a number of gamers' favorite video and audio podcasts, but some are coming back in one form or another, including "The 1UP Show", as the former video producers have debuted their new production company, Area 5, and their new show, "Co-Op." Read More...
Kennedy: Gaming Industry Let EGM Die
Posted 1/9/09 5:30 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in Top Entries, UGO Buys 1Up, Video Game Journalism
1UP's editorial director tells us that Electronic Gaming Monthly was probably going to shut down in its 20th year even if UGO hadn't gotten involved -- but that game companies could have stopped it. Read More...
Goodbye, "Uncle" Ziff - A Personal Reflection
Posted 1/8/09 5:30 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in UGO Buys 1Up, Video Game Journalism
I wouldn't be where I am if it weren't for Electronic Gaming Monthly and Ziff Davis. I first appeared in EGM at 16. Everything about my professional writing career has been tied to EGM and Ziff Davis. It wasn't until MTV Multiplayer that I stepped outside that box, and now that box is gone forever. Here's what EGM meant to me: Read More...
UGO Chief Tells Us His Side Of 1UP Purchase Saga
Posted 1/7/09 6:00 pm EST by Stephen Totilo in Top Entries, UGO Buys 1Up, Video Game Journalism
If UGO hadn't bought 1UP, things could have been a lot worse. That's what the company's CEO told me in an interview that began with me asking: "How do you like being a bad guy"? Read More...
Fate Of EGM’s Unpublished 20th Anniversary Issue Unknown
Posted 1/7/09 1:30 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in UGO Buys 1Up, Video Game Journalism
The last printed issue of the just-canceled Electronic Gaming Monthly, will be the January 2009 issue. But production on February issue, which would have been its 20th anniversary, had already begun internally and we've learned that it could still see the light of day...
EGM Shuts Down, More Than 30 Ziff Davis Employees Laid Off
Posted 1/6/09 8:30 pm EST by Patrick Klepek in UGO Buys 1Up, Video Game Journalism
Ziff Davis Media today announced the sale of the 1UP Digital Network, including 1UP.com, MyCheats.com, GameVideos.com and GameTab.com, to UGO Entertainment. EGM’s last printed issue is January 2009. The fate of 1Up podcasts is unclear, following comments received by MTV Multiplayer from Ziff's Sam Kennedy.
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