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Breaking: 1UP acquired by UGO, EGM is officially no more
Destructoid — ... issue. All jokes aside, EGM was one of the last great gaming magazines, and while it's not shocking to see the publication come to an end, it's still an unpleasant sight to witness. As for the 1UP acquisition business, we're already getting word on some of the casualties, namely the 1UP Show. I have always been a supporter of the show and I can safely say that it will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to all of those who are now out of a job. [Via Gamasutra]

1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Update] [Journalism]
Kotaku — ... stakes in ESPN and the History Channel - will however only be taking ownership of the network's online presence. Which means long-running print magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly won't be along for the ride. This will be the last month the magazine is published, bringing to an end nearly two decades of independent, influential games editorial. RIP, games magazines. Below is an email sent to Ziff employees by company CEO Jason Young earlier today, courtesy of Gamasutra: Team: We are announcing today the sale of our 1UP digital ...

1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Journalism]
Kotaku — ... stakes in ESPN and the History Channel - will however only be taking ownership of the network's online presence. Which means long-running print magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly won't be along for the ride. This will be the last month the magazine is published, bringing to an end nearly two decades of independent, influential games editorial. RIP, games magazines. Below is an email sent to Ziff employees by company CEO Jason Young earlier today, courtesy of Gamasutra: Team: We are announcing today the sale of our 1UP digital ...

Official: UGO buys 1UP, EGM dead [update]
Joystiq — ... [Update: There's not much in the way of new info, but Gamasutra got their mitts on an internal email from Ziff CEO Jason Young, who tells the staff that "more scale is necessary to effectively compete in this market segment." So UGO's planning to keep growing 1UP? Then why kill off the 1UP Show? One other note: Ziff "will continue to operate the Filefront business as a part of the PCMag Digital Network." More as we hear it.] ...

UGO Entertainment Snatches Up Ziff Davis 1Up Network, 'EGM' To Close
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... No official word was made on the fate ofElectronic Gaming Monthly ( EGM), but an internal memo was leaked stating that the January 2009 issue of the long-running magazine would be the last. ...

1Up.com network (mostly) bought by UGO; EGM magazine gone
Big Download Blog — ... (owned by the Hearst Corporation), Well, 1Up.com has now made that deal official; the web site has announced that UGO has bought the main site along with GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com and GameTab.com. Specific financial terms were not disclosed. Another 1Up.com site, Filefront.com, is not included in the purchase. According to an internal Ziff Davis email posted at Gamasutra, Filefront will continue on Ziff Davis' PCMag network of sites. ...

1UP Network Acquired by UGO - EGM Magazine Closes
Planet Xbox 360 — ... ensuring that we have plenty of room to service our debt obligations into the future, and manage for growth in what will be a challenging year in the advertising market. While the market will be tough, we are confident our position is well aligned to where the demand is most active. We move forward as a 100% digital business with tenured brand position, and powerful capabilities to drive results for our customers. I look forward to sharing more updates in the coming weeks. --- JY. [SOURCE]

UGO Buys 1Up; EGM Will Close
Blue's News — Gamasutra has word that UGO has purchased Ziff Davis' 1Up division, a move that has been rumored for a while now , and true to other rumors, print magazine EGM is not part of the deal, and is discontinued following the January, 2009 issue. They also have word that some 30 layoffs immediately followed the deal, and the article offers proud quotes from UGO high command, as well as a copy of an internal Ziff Davis email announcing the move and outlining plans for the future. For the record, UGO places the advertising on this website.

EGM Is No More, 1UP Sold To UGO
GayGamer.net — ... would become a full time writer on GayGamer.net. Before I wrote this post, I went back and reread that article. I know my take on this story is probably the least professional you'll read, but beyond the facts are all the people this effects, a far reaching circle of people. My heart goes out to everyone at EGM. Thank you for everything, and for making me who I am today. Know that these past 20 years have been a golden age in gaming, and EGM will be revered for years to come. Breaking: Ziff Davis Sells 1UP To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM [gamasutra]

Slow News Is Good News
gamebunny — ... Not strictly MMO-related - but it seems Ziff Davis is jettisoning some weight. The company has sold 1-Up.com to UGO and killed off long-running vid mag Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM). If you have a copy of the Jan. 2009 issue you may want to hang onto it -it’s now the final periodical. ...

Game Over!
MMOG Nation — Less than a year ago, I fervently wanted to work for 1up and Ziff Davis. Writing for a team that included folks like James “Milky” Mielke, Ryan Scott, Jeff Green, Shawn Elliot … right around the time I was thinking about leaving Slashdot, that would have been the bees knees. I even sat down with Sam Kennedy during GDC last year to talk to him about possibilities in the SFO area. This is the part where I say I’m ultimately glad I didn’t get hired. While Ziff-Davis CEO Jason Young’s message to his company — including current 1UP Network staff — today, along with coordinated press ...

EGM :(
Tiny Cartridge — ... Electronic Gaming Monthly is being shut down following the sale of 1UP to UGO. I keep trying to think of a way to say this, but I don’t want to talk about ‘condolences’ or ‘sympathies’ or whatever, because that sounds too much like someone died, so I’ll say it crassly: to our friends at EGM/1UP, this is totally shitty, and I hope you guys weather the shittiness okay. ...

UGO Acquires 1UP, EGM Closes
Ripten Video Game Blog — ... huge fan of the 1UP Network and EGM, it was strange to find out about this news. The January 2009 issue of EGM (which is in stores now) will be the last issue of the print magazine. And what makes things even worse is that the buyout has caused a lay-off of 30 Ziff-Davis employees, many of them very well-known journalists, including James Mielke and Shane Bettenhausen. Very sad news indeed about the lay-offs and I wish the ones let go good luck in their futures. Source: Gamasutra

1Up Network Sold - EGM, Podcasts Dead
4 color rebellion — ... Things quickly went downhill from there. Gamasutra received a copy of an internal memo confirming what we suspected would happen all along. Electronic Gaming Monthly, one of the longest running gaming publications, was getting the ax. That’s not the end of it. Nearly every single 1Up podcast has been confirmed as canceled. 1Up Yours, 1Up FM - all gone. Say what you will about the quality of the magazine these days, but those podcasts were pure gold. ...

EGM shuttered in massive Ziff Davis game division sell-off
Infendo - Nintendo blog — ... Happy 20th anniversary, Electronic Gaming Monthly! You’ve been discontinued, and a number of video and podcast departments at 1up have joined you. ...

UGO Acquires 1up... Mass Layoffs... EGM Dead
GamePolitics News — ... As numerous sources are reporting, Hearst's UGO Entertainment has acquired 1UP from financially-troubled Ziff-Davis. Along with the 1UP sale, ZD is ceasing publication of Entertainment Gaming Monthly. Perhaps the best-known print publication for video game enthusiasts, EGM has been in operation since 1989. ...

EGM No More
Crispy Gamer | Video Game News, Rumors and Updates — egm EGM No More industry So long EGM. After the January 2009 issue of the long running print magazine, it’s game over.  This news is another sad reminder that the magazine we all love are on the path to extinction. According to a Gamasutra report , the magazine has become a casialty of UGO Networks purchase of Ziff Davis’ 1Up Network. With the purchase of 1Up.com comes Mycheats.com, Gametab.com, and GameVideos.com. No word on how much this acquisition cost UGO. The report, which also contains a letter from CEO Jason Young, says that 30 people from the 1Up staff have been cut ...

Another game mag bites the dust
Raph's Website — ... This time it’s EGM. 1up is also severely affected. The news is all over a bunch of gaming sites — here’s Gamasutra’s coverage. ...

Gone, baby, gone: 1up sold, EGM killed, staff promptly fired
Ars Technica - Opposable Thumbs — ... 1up would, "stand beside UGO as a flagship brand." A few hours later, though, it was revealed that this was far from the truth, as Ziff Davis seemed intent on thoroughly gutting its online publications before it changed hands. Even though Ziff Davis CEO Jason Young claimed via an internal e-mail sent to his employees shortly after the sale was announced that, "many of our employees will travel with this business and become part of the UGO team," it seems that this was not to be. Gamasutra received some inside information that, at roughly the same time, a large percentage of ...

1UP.com sold, EGM Magazine closes, staff laid off
GameCritics.com - games. culture. criticism. video game reviews for xbox 360 wii ps3 ds psp ps2 console pc — ... published almost every magazine that I bothered to read. But 1UP.com wasn't making money. Or least it wasn't making the kind of money that Ziff-Davis needed to keep the network and all of its sister websites up and running. Rumors had been swirling for years that Ziff-Davis was in financial trouble, but nothing ever came of them. In fact, many just believed it was the print magazines that would take the fall. And they did, but as we now know, the online outlets would not be spared. Word dropped yesterday , but the aftershocks are still resonating in game journalism circles. ...

Shifting sands: EGM and Threshold MUD
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Sam Kennedy Speaks on the Do or Die Nature of UGO's 1UP Acquisition
Kombo.com — ... , including the staff of Electronic Gaming Monthly, which would effectively make the current issue of the decades-old publication its last . And in the center of the controversy is one Sam Kennedy, Site and Editorial Director of 1UP. With the announcement of the change, he made a ...