Gamertell

Let’s take a quick break away from all the E3 2009 headlines for an uplifting story about death and resurrection. Last January (2008) the final issue of EGM magazine graced store shelves after 1UP was acquired by the Hearst Corporation. We all had a moment of silence to remember the… Continue Reading »

The magazine industry is notoriously tough to keep a publication afloat in, as evidenced by the end of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Magazines able to stay in print will have face another economic issue as two major distributors begin raising rates. Folio reports that the distributor responsible for 20 percent of… Continue Reading »

You just can’t keep good game journalists down. A little longer than one week ago we learned some former employees of 1UP would be starting their own online show that would pick up where the 1UP Show left off. They promised to reveal their new name and post the first… Continue Reading »

I’m sure by now you’ve heard of Rebel FM, one of the very first spin-off podcasts from ex 1Up radio personalities. Now, there’s a second podcast from a few other folks who made the radio component of 1Up so special - The Geekbox. Starring Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Andrew… Continue Reading »

Ah, the bittersweetness and sadness surrounding the death of Electronic Gaming Monthly (as was my - and so many gamers’ - favorite print magazine). Ex EGM editor-in-chief Dan Hsu (Shoe) and ex senior editor Crispin Boyer recently put up a long, hilarious reflection of the magazine’s ups and downs, from… Continue Reading »

We are sorry to interrupt (or at least emotionally hijack) CES coverage but our earlier report about UGO acquiring the 1UP network has been officially confirmed. Properties sold include: 1UP.com, Mycheats.com, Gametab.com and GameVideos.com. Filefront will reportedly become part of the PCMag Digital Network. Unfortunately, however, things won’t be going… Continue Reading »

We know that Ziff Davis, the company that owns sites including 1UP, MyCheats and Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine fell on some hard times recently. Speculation around the web says that UGO is planning to buy the 1UP Network along with most of its properties. The fate of EGM is still… Continue Reading »

Ziff Davis has announced that PC Magazine will no longer exist in print. The publication has a 27 year legacy behind it but, alas, the digital era claims another print casualty. The final print issue of PC Magazine will be of January 2009. Simply put by Jason Young, chief executive… Continue Reading »

Coming right off of this week’s announcement regarding the closing of Games for Windows magazine, EGM/1up.com editorial director Dan “Shoe” Hsu announced he will be leaving the company on April 25, 2008. Hsu has been with the group for twelve years (minus a short stint away from the magazine/site), and… Continue Reading »

Sorry everyone, but LEGO Halo is all a hoax. Every year Electronic Gaming Monthly does an April Fool’s joke, and their joke for this year happened to leak a bit early. Xbox 360 Fanboycame across a scan from the April 2008 issue of EGM, saw the doctored LEGO Halo image,… Continue Reading »