Comments on: Eulogizing 1UP and EGM, sort of http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/ Exploring the value of games-as-iconography in art, literature, and popular culture Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Vanessa Alvarado (former Marketing Manager @ 1UP) http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1095 Vanessa Alvarado (former Marketing Manager @ 1UP) Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:07:07 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1095 HMMM - I thought something was fishy with those markers!!! oh well, i forgive you! i miss the 1UP office antics. serious. sometimes it felt like it was too good to be true. i'm happy for the memories though. those were some good times! we rode the waves while we could but i guess it wasn't meant to last forever. maybe i'll end up back in the gaming industry someday, we'll just have to see.. *cheers* to the ziff davis alumni! :) HMMM – I thought something was fishy with those markers!!! oh well, i forgive you! i miss the 1UP office antics. serious. sometimes it felt like it was too good to be true. i’m happy for the memories though. those were some good times! we rode the waves while we could but i guess it wasn’t meant to last forever. maybe i’ll end up back in the gaming industry someday, we’ll just have to see.. cheers to the ziff davis alumni! :)

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1087 librarian Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:49:01 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1087 http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8978290&publicUserId=4561231 http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntr.....Id=4561231

]]> By: chewing pixels » Detroit is Dying http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1086 chewing pixels » Detroit is Dying Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:46:34 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1086 [...] a week of yet more painful game media closures and web cutbacks, I found the following quotation, in which LeDuff steels himself against [...] [...] a week of yet more painful game media closures and web cutbacks, I found the following quotation, in which LeDuff steels himself against [...]

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1083 librarian Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:50:04 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1083 Thanks for the Dtoid link, Samit. Looks like your boss and I were up till the wee hours thinking and scribbling at the same time. Except that, probably, the average SF Ziff employee probably made much less than he approximates (hah!), he really has a grip on the whole mess. More notably, hidden inside this news article, there's his own personal worry: <em>What will happen when you get so big that you no longer can rely only on yourself?</em> Frightening stuff, and he puts it into words. Thanks for the Dtoid link, Samit. Looks like your boss and I were up till the wee hours thinking and scribbling at the same time. Except that, probably, the average SF Ziff employee probably made much less than he approximates (hah!), he really has a grip on the whole mess.

More notably, hidden inside this news article, there’s his own personal worry: What will happen when you get so big that you no longer can rely only on yourself? Frightening stuff, and he puts it into words.

]]> By: Ken http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1080 Ken Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:41:35 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1080 Owh and yeah hey it was really great read Jenn ;) It was touching to see the insight from someone close to this... And yeah I think as Shoe put it, I think you guys post-1up will be doing fine since you all are a talented bunch and we all hope that the economy reinforces that theory because we all want to hear from you guys again. Godspeed to you and the rest yea : ) Owh and yeah hey it was really great read Jenn ;) It was touching to see the insight from someone close to this… And yeah I think as Shoe put it, I think you guys post-1up will be doing fine since you all are a talented bunch and we all hope that the economy reinforces that theory because we all want to hear from you guys again. Godspeed to you and the rest yea : )

]]> By: Ken http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1079 Ken Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:30:28 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1079 This is scary.. I mean I'm studying journalism now.. I wanted to be part of gaming culture in media print.. But seeing something as established as EGM go... It is really hard... I mean.. just what am I to believe now... EGM was the magazine to go to for nearly 20 years . Sure there were some down points but I think most of us who have been gaming before 2D died know that EGM was an integral part of the gaming world. Suxhi - X, Shen Long, Shoe changing the game with the interview with Moore... It was also the one magazine that I really respected because I could tell the people behind the print seemed to genuinely love their job and it showed. We are all going to miss this mag.. Yeah.. horrible way to begin 09... This is scary.. I mean I’m studying journalism now.. I wanted to be part of gaming culture in media print.. But seeing something as established as EGM go… It is really hard… I mean.. just what am I to believe now… EGM was the magazine to go to for nearly 20 years . Sure there were some down points but I think most of us who have been gaming before 2D died know that EGM was an integral part of the gaming world. Suxhi – X, Shen Long, Shoe changing the game with the interview with Moore… It was also the one magazine that I really respected because I could tell the people behind the print seemed to genuinely love their job and it showed. We are all going to miss this mag.. Yeah.. horrible way to begin 09…

]]> By: Samit Sarkar http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1075 Samit Sarkar Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:16:57 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1075 Oh, here's the link for the "as my boss put it" part: <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/economics-or-stupidity-1up-podcast-firings-to-save-ugo-2-5-million-annually--117195.phtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.destructoid.com/economics-or-stupidity-1up-podcast-firings-to-save-ugo-2-5-million-annually--117195.phtml</a> I'm new to this Textile markup thing. Oh, here’s the link for the “as my boss put it” part:

http://www.destructoid.com/eco.....7195.phtml

I’m new to this Textile markup thing.

]]> By: Samit Sarkar http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1074 Samit Sarkar Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:12:10 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1074 This was such a great read, Jenn. One of the few good things to come out of this mess so far, for me, has been the spate of wonderfully written, heartfelt farewells and eulogies from the gaming community — whether laid-off 1UP/EGM employee, current 1UP/UGO staff, fan, or gamer. This one was particularly beautiful. While I never had a subscription to EGM, and I only read 1UP.com casually, it still was shocking and saddening to see a fellow gaming website — especially a fellow community-based site like 1UP — lose so many talented individuals; gutted is a term that comes to mind. I was discussing the situation with some of my fellow editors, and we concluded that while it's easy to make UGO out to be the bad guy, the real culprit is Ziff Davis; as my boss put it, what's shocking here is how a major media company could be so "bloated and mismanaged." As you said, we all knew it was coming, but I don't know if you can ever truly prepare yourself for something like this. What can anyone say? It's a damn shame, is all. This was such a great read, Jenn. One of the few good things to come out of this mess so far, for me, has been the spate of wonderfully written, heartfelt farewells and eulogies from the gaming community — whether laid-off 1UP/EGM employee, current 1UP/UGO staff, fan, or gamer. This one was particularly beautiful.

While I never had a subscription to EGM, and I only read 1UP.com casually, it still was shocking and saddening to see a fellow gaming website — especially a fellow community-based site like 1UP — lose so many talented individuals; gutted is a term that comes to mind.

I was discussing the situation with some of my fellow editors, and we concluded that while it’s easy to make UGO out to be the bad guy, the real culprit is Ziff Davis; as my boss put it, what’s shocking here is how a major media company could be so “bloated and mismanaged.” As you said, we all knew it was coming, but I don’t know if you can ever truly prepare yourself for something like this.

What can anyone say? It’s a damn shame, is all.

]]> By: @ex1up http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1386 @ex1up Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:24:16 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1386 demian_linn: Skip lays it out: http://tinyurl.com/9xzr2o And so does Jenn: http://tinyurl.com/a3q6fk [Demian Lin.. http://tinyurl.com/799gng demian_linn: Skip lays it out: http://tinyurl.com/9xzr2o And so does Jenn: http://tinyurl.com/a3q6fk [Demian Lin.. http://tinyurl.com/799gng

]]> By: Chris "Papapishu" Person http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1072 Chris "Papapishu" Person Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:24:11 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1072 We're all mourning this different ways. http://bohemiangamer.com/post/69355377/where-gamers-called-home Great Job Jenn. I expect nothing but the best from yah. We’re all mourning this different ways.

http://bohemiangamer.com/post/.....alled-home

Great Job Jenn. I expect nothing but the best from yah.

]]> By: @demian_linn http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1387 @demian_linn Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:43:39 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1387 Skip lays it out: http://tinyurl.com/9xzr2o And so does Jenn: http://tinyurl.com/a3q6fk Skip lays it out: http://tinyurl.com/9xzr2o
And so does Jenn: http://tinyurl.com/a3q6fk

]]> By: DH.Jin http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1071 DH.Jin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1071 trying to think of something nice to say, something meaningful or something. been with 1up almost 3 years and really loved all that time. aww f*** it. thank you. great post. trying to think of something nice to say, something meaningful or something. been with 1up almost 3 years and really loved all that time. aww f*** it.

thank you.

great post.

]]> By: @talkingorange http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1389 @talkingorange Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:44:29 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1389 Poetry from @jennatar: http://tinyurl.com/a3q6fk One more life indeed. Poetry from @jennatar: http://tinyurl.com/a3q6fk One more life indeed.

]]> By: SixSp33d http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1069 SixSp33d Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:53:25 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1069 Wonderful post. You are a talented writer. I would buy your book as well :) Wonderful post. You are a talented writer.
I would buy your book as well :)

]]> By: Mr. Recycle http://www.infinitelives.net/2009/01/07/eulogizing-1up-and-egm-sort-of/#comment-1068 Mr. Recycle Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:26:08 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/?p=819#comment-1068 Mother’s shuttered its factory?!? whaaaat? What a 1-2 punch... Not that i ever did it, but what would be better than eating Mother's circus animal crackers while listening to CGW podcast... Mother’s shuttered its factory?!? whaaaat? What a 1-2 punch… Not that i ever did it, but what would be better than eating Mother’s circus animal crackers while listening to CGW podcast…

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