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EGM Laid to Rest, 1UP Sold to Hearst?
The Escapist : Latest News —
... has led to muttering that Electronic Gaming Monthly will publish its last issue this month and that the 1UP Digital Network has been sold to Hearst Corporation. While the post on PaidContact has been taken down, the original text is still visible through an RSS feeder, as What They Play quoted in its entirety in its post: Looking to conserve its resources for its PC Mag Digital business, Ziff Davis Media has sold off the 1UP Digital Network, its collection of video game sites, to Hearst Corp., which will fold it into the UGO Entertainment division, the companies said. In ...
PaidContent.org reports EGM's death, pulls story
Joystiq —
... Earlier today, media business site paidContent.org reported that video game media hub 1UP had been sold to Hearst (which runs competing hub UGO), and that the organization would be shuttering Electronic Gaming Monthly. You may remember that we reported that ...
So EGM May Be Cancelled, 1up Properties Sold
Aeropause Games —
... In a follow up, What They Play writer, John Davidson, who is also a regular guest on the 1up Yours podcast, decided to ask a few questions and found out that a formal statement will be made tomorrow that addresses the validity of the story as well as the future of 1up.com and its properties. ...
Magweasel Extra: EGM Reportedly Closing, Sorrow Ensues
GameSetWatch —
... But the thrust of it has since been confirmed by sources in and around the company itself. In addition to GSW sources broadly agreeing, ex-Ziff editorial supremo John Davison has noted that "details will be forthcoming as to the validity of the story by tomorrow morning." So we'll find out officially then. ...
Rumor: 1up Sold, EGM Closing Shop
Second Story Gamer —
... Earlier today, media business website PaidContent.org published a story saying that all of the above was true, but the story was quickly removed from the site. However, thanks to John Davison who managed to snag the article off his RSS reader, we have much of the original text: ...
Rumor: UGO Buys 1UP, Puts EGM Out to Pasture-- Announcement Tomorrow?
Kombo.com —
... 11 proceedings last summer, Ziff Davis has sought to devote more energy to building up the PC Mag online network. Before this, Ziff Davis' biggest step in the streamlining process involved the shuttering of PC Mag as a print product in November. As for Hearst's UGO, the addition of 1UP's sites is designed to further consolidate its efforts to build up content for gamers since Hearst bought the 11-year-old male-centric entertainment company in July 2007. -- paidContent.org, via What They Play Likewise, we've heard rumblings from sources of our own that a buyout announcement ...
Report: 1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Journalism]
Kotaku —
... According to sources at GameSetWatch, this means long-running print magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly won't be along for the ride (though What They Play, run by former 1UP man John Davison, say further details will be disclosed tomorrow). This will be the last month the magazine is published, bringing to an end nearly two decades of independent, influential games editorial. ...
Official: UGO buys 1UP, EGM dead
Joystiq —
... Within hours of our earlier post regarding 1UP's reported sale to the Hearst-owned UGO network, the deal was confirmed in individual press releases from both entities. Additionally, Ziff-Davis has made official the closure of EGM after nearly 20 years of ...
Official: UGO buys 1UP, EGM dead [update]
Joystiq —
... Within hours of our earlier post regarding 1UP's reported sale to the Hearst-owned UGO network, the deal was confirmed in individual press releases from both entities. Additionally, Ziff-Davis has made official the closure of EGM after nearly 20 years of ...
Assessing the damage at 1UP
Joystiq —
... While Ziff-Davis CEO Jason Young's message to his company -- including current 1UP Network staff -- today, along with coordinated press releases regarding 1UP's sale to UGO, painted a picture of strength in (and growth of) the 1UP brand, we've begun to hear reports ...
Update: What the Ex-1UP Staff is Up to Now
BeefJack —
... made the 1UP show did a classy job. Unfortunately, they were some of the first to get the boot when Ziff and 1UP disbanded. They took the longest to surface after the layoffs simply because video editing is much harder than its auditory counterpart. Named after a level from the game Rez, Area 5 has resurfaced with a video podcast, which is more than comparable to The 1UP Show , called CO-OP . The first episode launched today and can be found on their website or on YouTube. Sources: What They Play , ...
