1UP network sold, editors fired, EGM closed

[FrieChamp]

http://kotaku.com/5124928/1up-sold-to-h ... m-to-close

I think the comments to the announcement on 1up.com speak for themselves:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172156

[Mazy]

Yeah, very sad day

1UP Yours and the 1UP Show have been the glue in my weekly podcast cycle, in fact something I'd look forward to the entire week. Without them, especially 1UP Yours, I don't know what to do. Fridays will never be the same

Which brings me to why UGO decided to do this. I mean, what the fuck, why buy the 1UP name and not the talent that goes with it. It's nothing, absolutely NOTHING without the people that worked there. And I'm sure UGO will soon realize that when the boards become a deserted and they get fewer and fewer hits. Hopefully the guys that got fired will join some other places or start their own stuff, definitely a suck way to start the new year tho.

Fucking sad day

[-HP-]

Agree with mazy there... Some fucking stupid people in the world.

[Thrik]

Bleh. What a good site to be hit by such horrors.

Maybe some of the staff will find their way to the superb GiantBomb. Seems to be a bit of a haven for former journalists on big sites, founded by GameSpot/Kane & Lynch controversy star Jeff Gerstmann.

[Mazy]

Hehe yeah, I hope Giantbomb can take in some of them. It seems like they're running a pretty tight ship tho, being not more than 4-5 guys, doubt they'd hire more than one or two from 1UP/EGM :G

[Erratic]

1UP Yours was always fun and 1UP itself always had great interviews and articles. Pretty sure all that's gonna stop immediately.

[Jetsetlemming]

This is monumentally stupid in multiple ways, not the least of which because Ziff Davis's online services are the ONLY GODDAMN THINGS MAKING IT ANY MONEY AT ALL.

[dux]

I honestly couldn't care less.

[Thrik]

You will be sent to hell by God for not reading quality gaming publications!!!!!

[Taylor]

The article and thread has made me unable to write a response I’m not going to regret 5 minutes later.

[dux]

Oh go on Taylor. I like reading your angry sarcastic replies.

[FrieChamp]

Dux, honest question: Are you Satan?

[dux]

Would you love me less if I said yes, frie?

[sarge mat]

I am really badly cut up about this. Loved that place soooo much great podcasts, videos and writing.

[e-freak]

have i been the only one who didn't check that site regular? didn't see too many links going there on mapcore either? i can see the "bad influence" stuff of a major label taking over a competitor but after all it's still only an online network about games - it's not like lehman collapsing or something like that?!