Topic: UGO boughtout the 1UP network, EGM closes it's doors

[KDR_11k]

1up dead? And nothing of value was lost.

[Flames_of_chaos]

While its sad so many people got laid off I hope that the new management straighten things out. Seriously 1up and EGM had serious elitist and attitude issues.

Wanna bet the next site to be bought out is IGN?

IGN was bought out like 2 years ago by Fox News Corp.

Edit: Beaten damn you golden!

Well, Radio Trivia is sort of like Retronauts. Maybe. Kinda. Sorta....only without the special guests related to that episode's topic. Or a specific topic. FINE. But it IS retro!

Meh Destructoid's retro force go! is way more retro than radio trivia.

[Ian Sane]

So EGM started in 1989 and closed in 2009.  You almost wish they just kept the magazine around until May when the Mag officially was 20 years old.  End it with a big 20 year retrospective issue.

I haven't read EGM or any other videogame magazine in years (with the odd promotional free issue here and there) but this is a very historic moment.  There was a time where magazines were THE way to get videogame news, previews and reviews.  If there was no internet all of us would still have our nose buried in them.  EGM was obsolete and was going to end at some point but whether you liked it or not at one point it was part of gaming culture.  Or at the very least mags like EGM were a part of gaming culture and having such a major one end is significant.  Gaming mags are the sort of thing from my childhood that my future kids will not identify with and will regard their father was a dinosaur for living in the era of them.

When I was your age we didn't have the internet.  I had to look up my videogame news in a monthly magazine.  The news was already three months old at that point but that's the way we liked it DAMMIT.

[TofuFury]

Well, Radio Trivia is sort of like Retronauts. Maybe. Kinda. Sorta....only without the special guests related to that episode's topic. Or a specific topic. FINE. But it IS retro!

Well, of course radio trivia is great. You do a great job with the podcast, and do discuss the games in great detail.

Still, hopefully Retronauts continues in some form, but I know that's probably not on Parish's mind at the moment (not blaming him).

So EGM started in 1989 and closed in 2009.  You almost wish they just kept the magazine around until May when the Mag officially was 20 years old.  End it with a big 20 year retrospective issue.

Wow, it was that close to 20 years? I can't believe they won't let them go on just to reach it. I always enjoyed their issues where they ranked the top 100 games of all time.

[broodwars]

Well, Radio Trivia is sort of like Retronauts. Maybe. Kinda. Sorta....only without the special guests related to that episode's topic. Or a specific topic. FINE. But it IS retro!

Well, of course radio trivia is great. You do a great job with the podcast, and do discuss the games in great detail.

Still, hopefully Retronauts continues in some form, but I know that's probably not on Parish's mind at the moment (not blaming him)

Actually, it IS  on his mind, as according to his latest blog post he's vowed to keep Retronauts going...somehow.  He doesn't know how often or how long they can do them anymore, but he's said he's determined to still do that podcast.

[vudu]

Parish is king. 

Well, Radio Trivia is sort of like Retronauts. Maybe. Kinda. Sorta....only without the special guests related to that episode's topic. Or a specific topic. FINE. But it IS retro!

Have you ever listened to Retronauts?  The depth of knowledge from those guys is mind blowing.  Parish, Kohler and Shane all know the most inconsequential details about these old games--so much that it's mind-blowing.  The wealth of knowledge is enough to fill a book (in Kohler's case, literally.

[KDR_11k]

Meh, podcasts suck anyway.

[Halbred]

I've read EGM for years, and I didn't like how they were constantly changing the magazine's format. The older stuff was better, but it's not like I hate the new magazine. They're good people, and they have interesting interviews. I also liked Seanbaby.

[EasyCure]

Most of the people working there got laid off.

Anyone who says this is good is a ****ing douchebag.

And yes, anyone cheering this announcement is pretty fracking cruel.  You may not have agreed with their magazine, but that's a lot of people out of work now from the biggest gaming print company in the business.  That's not good for anyone.

As to appear less douchey:

EGM as an entity is dead = Hoorah
All the employees that lost their job because of it = sorry, i hope you all find work.

Better? not that i have any qualms about being labeled a douche by an anonymous poster

[TheYoungerPlumber]

Parish is king. 

Well, Radio Trivia is sort of like Retronauts. Maybe. Kinda. Sorta....only without the special guests related to that episode's topic. Or a specific topic. FINE. But it IS retro!

Have you ever listened to Retronauts?  The depth of knowledge from those guys is mind blowing.  Parish, Kohler and Shane all know the most inconsequential details about these old games--so much that it's mind-blowing.  The wealth of knowledge is enough to fill a book (in Kohler's case, literally.

Yes, I have. And in no way am I claiming Radio Trivia begins to approach this sort of coverage of a topic. Hence, the tongue-in-cheek manner in which I wrote my comment.

[KDR_11k]

Meh, the people who were qualified but lost their jobs will probably be hired elswewhere, the rest... Well, I don't think anyone's gonna miss their articles.

[EasyCure]

Meh, the people who were qualified but lost their jobs will probably be hired elswewhere, the rest... Well, I don't think anyone's gonna miss their articles.

Perfectly put.

[vudu]

I just realized I used the phrase "mind-blowing" twice in two sentences.  I guess my mind is officially blown.

Meh, the people who were qualified but lost their jobs will probably be hired elswewhere, the rest... Well, I don't think anyone's gonna miss their articles.

Couldn't you say that about anyone who loses a job?  And yet, the unemployment rate in the USA is the highest it's been in 20 years.  Just because you want to work doesn't mean someone will be willing to pay you for it.

[EasyCure]

I just realized I used the phrase "mind-blowing" twice in two sentences.  I guess my mind is officially blown.

Meh, the people who were qualified but lost their jobs will probably be hired elswewhere, the rest... Well, I don't think anyone's gonna miss their articles.

Couldn't you say that about anyone who loses a job?  And yet, the unemployment rate in the USA is the highest it's been in 20 years.  Just because you want to work doesn't mean someone will be willing to pay you for it.

Thats true, even when the economy wasn't clogging the toilet, most places wouldn't hire someone that wanted to work and put 100% effort into it, and instead opted for those willing to put up with enough to keep getting paid everyweek

[Peachylala]

Of course, they can find other work. I feel sorry for the people who lost their jobs.

EGM dying? Not at all.

[D_Average]

I still received EGM up until now and the magazine couldn't even make it through a full dump.  But that wasn't their fault, its just the nature of print.  I will however, miss the website and podcasts as both were entertaining and insightful.  They could be a bit pretentious at times, but who isn't.  They still brought a different flavor to the gaming industry not addressed by IGN, and other blogs.

Best of luck to Garnett Lee and the new crew, it won't be easy!

[KDR_11k]

Know what? I don't care if they don't get employed again. Their profession was rapidly dying anyway with everyone being able to write and publish on the internet so there's no need for an elite with access to the printing machine. Guess what, goofing off and writing troll articles or crappy reviews designed mertely to make people link to you in rage doesn't make your website known for quality and these days I can get crappy writing and overblown egos anywhere.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Know what? I don't care if they don't get employed again. Their profession was rapidly dying anyway with everyone being able to write and publish on the internet so there's no need for an elite with access to the printing machine. Guess what, goofing off and writing troll articles or crappy reviews designed mertely to make people link to you in rage doesn't make your website known for quality and these days I can get crappy writing and overblown egos anywhere.

Ouch.

[KDR_11k]

Hell, nowadays people consider forum posters to have more integrity than writers for large publications because the writers have a reputation for moneyhats.

[EasyCure]

Know what? I don't care if they don't get employed again. Their profession was rapidly dying anyway with everyone being able to write and publish on the internet so there's no need for an elite with access to the printing machine. Guess what, goofing off and writing troll articles or crappy reviews designed mertely to make people link to you in rage doesn't make your website known for quality and these days I can get crappy writing and overblown egos anywhere.

Finally someone said it.

[NWR_pap64]

You know which sites I REALLY want to see go under? Game Daily and Games radar.

Both are pretty much the VH1 of the gaming world (both fail to provide real content and both LOVE to make countdown lists. Really? CHEST HAIR IN GAMING?).

Both sites are run by gaming elitists who do nothing but write troll articles and their reviews are terrible. Worst of all, their sense of humor is retarded to say the least (LET'S MAKE FUN OF OLD PEOPLE PLAYING WII OR THE 360'S RROD!! YAAAAAY!).

If these were to disappear no one would be mourning them.

[EasyCure]

You know which sites I REALLY want to see go under? Game Daily and Games radar.

Both are pretty much the VH1 of the gaming world (both fail to provide real content and both LOVE to make countdown lists. Really? CHEST HAIR IN GAMING?).

Both sites are run by gaming elitists who do nothing but write troll articles and their reviews are terrible. Worst of all, their sense of humor is retarded to say the least (LET'S MAKE FUN OF OLD PEOPLE PLAYING WII OR THE 360'S RROD!! YAAAAAY!).

If these were to disappear no one would be mourning them.

Maybe the EGM staff can work for them and make their trolling at least sound sophisticated.

[Pale]

Yeah, I TOTALLY AGREE!

It's always best to have the lives of a bunch of individuals turned on their head just so that it becomes impossible for me to accidentally navigate to a site I don't like!  Hurray!

/sarcasm

Seriously people, get your heads out of the clouds.  Luck and timing has just as much to do with landing a dream job as skill.  If you think for one minute these people will all "easily" find jobs if they are "qualified" you have another thing coming.

I hope they all do, but it's still an absolutely terrible thing regardless.

[NWR_pap64]

Yeah, I TOTALLY AGREE!

It's always best to have the lives of a bunch of individuals turned on their head just so that it becomes impossible for me to accidentally navigate to a site I don't like!  Hurray!

/sarcasm

Seriously people, get your heads out of the clouds.  Luck and timing has just as much to do with landing a dream job as skill.  If you think for one minute these people will all "easily" find jobs if they are "qualified" you have another thing coming.

I hope they all do, but it's still an absolutely terrible thing regardless.

Um, was that aimed at me for my dislike of Game Daily or to the people that believe that the fired staff will get jobs soon?

[D_Average]

Ziff should have killed the mag years ago and focused on the website.  Maybe they could have even called it, I don't know, "EGM", to eliminate diluting the brand.  The podcasts have always been great, but I must say navigating through 1up was Tuuuurrible, just slightly better than Gamespot, which isn't saying much.