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UGO & 1UP respond to fan rage over acquisition

January 07, 2009 in Industry News comments 4

With the recent acquisition of the 1UP network by UGO, many fans are upset over the deal. Neoseeker delves into the inner workings of the change, and finds things aren't quite as bad as they seem.

Also, if you're interested in acquiring the 1UP FM podcast set (debatably one of the best things to come out of games journalism), what with its impending death and all, staffer Nick Suttner has posted a torrent link to the entire thing -- it can be found here.

If you haven't heard the news yet, Underground Gaming Online (UGO) has acquired the 1UP network, a popular gaming news portal housing 1UP.com, GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com, and GameTab.com. The sites were formerly run by Ziff-Davis media, who also own a bunch of other publications, including Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM), which, with this news, is being shut down.

The end result from fans is a whole lot of rage and sadness over on the 1UP page featuring the announcement, with reactions lamenting the loss of certain team members (a list can be found here, as well as a look at the economics behind the decision), and just straight to the point "UGO *bleep* YOURSELVES!" kind of answers.

I certainly feel for these folks. I mean, big bad entertainment website ("zomg lifestyle for gamerz! Babes, DVDs, firetrucks, lobsters", as Destructoid words it) takes over once-successful but humble video game website. And really, it's great to see people actually care this much. But it's not all bad.
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    Daigoji_Gai Jan 7, 09
    Thanks for posting this chaut, and thanks to the gang here at Gamegrep.com and Neoseeker.com - the gamers here have a level and class and tact that makes it a real pleasure to stick around.
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      chautemoc Jan 7, 09
      You're welcome, sir. Glad you like it here.
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    Gravity Jan 7, 09
    I'm interested in what's not as bad as it seems. For the employees I heard 30% immediately got pink slips. As for the site, I never liked 1up anyway. I don't have the patience for sites that load so slowly, though just checking it's not as bad as it used to be. Has this already improved lol? I lost respect for EGM long ago as well when reviews started to seem favorably slanted to companies that padded their pockets. Quartmann was the only person I looked up to.
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      chautemoc Jan 7, 09
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      I lost respect for EGM long ago as well when reviews started to seem favorably slanted to companies that padded their pockets.
      Proof? Shoe was always the one to oppose this and speak out about it. They were the first publication to my knowledge to write anything about it. They weren't saints but they were about as close as I've seen to it, assuming evidence.

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