Realistically, though, we've been staring in the face of a possible shutdown for a while. 1UP has been the nephew living in the cupboard beneath the stairs for years now alas, no one came along to proclaim us secretly a wizard and take us to a magical kingdom.Īlthough come to think of it, Tim, the dude who hired me back in 2003, was initially described to me as looking like "a smaller version of Hagrid." I guess we went about it all backward. but those ended up being pushed further and further back as the online ad market took turn after turn for the uglier. We had great plans for 1UP when the site came aboard at IGN. Everyone who has taken hold of 1UP, I sincerely believe, has done so with the best of intentions - but when the market turns down, as it has consistently ever since that foolish boast about it being a recession-proof industry, the belts tighten and the lion's share of attention goes to the first child. Everyone's out here is trying to scrape by, and 1UP simply had the ill fortune to be a secondary concern for its past few owners. 1UP has fallen victim to the same industry-wide malaise that's affecting practically everyone out there: The games industry continues to evolve in ways that have marginalized the press. My instinct is to kick myself for helming 1UP as it's gone down, but honestly I can't imagine what any single person could have done to change the way things have gone - or even what a team could have done, for that matter. Of course, the comments have also served to reinforce that most people have regarded recent 1UP as a mere shadow of its former self. And the outpouring of memories and affection today on forums, on Twitter, and in our blogs has only served to reinforce the impact 1UP has had on countless people. 1UP has played a huge role over the years in changing the perception and nature of the gaming press from broadcast to conversation.
You've called in for podcasts, shaken our hands at trade shows and conventions, flagged us down on the street, berated us in comments, and chimed in to express your own take on the topics of the day. No, you guys are more than readers - you're participants.
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God, there's so much here we need to archive in case someone does pull the plug on the servers.īut most of all, 1UP has always been fueled by passionate readers. Incisive reviews and comprehensive blogs. You'll find revolutionary video programs and trendsetting podcasts. In-depth interviews with legendary developers, insanely detailed explorations of the niche and obscure, brilliant coverage of the top news of the day. Read through the site's archives and you'll find some truly amazing content. I'm proud to have been a part of something so much larger than myself, and to help guide it as gracefully as possible to its slow halt since taking over the role left behind by my predecessors, Sam Kennedy and James Mielke. Dozens upon dozens of people have moved through the various doors of our assorted offices, and each of them brought passion and talent to their work. Even in its most frustrating and even dispiriting moments (there were some pretty dark times before IGN bought us in 2011), 1UP has always been fueled by the sincere enthusiasm of everyone writing for the site. That's nearly 10 years of my life invested in this website through all its ups and downs. This comes as huge disappointment for me - not because I'm editor-in-chief of the site, but because I've been with it since the beginning. No timeline was given for 1UP's closure or if its servers would continue to run indefinitely.Īs of today, 1UP will be entering the sunset into which all former websites eventually must ride. Today, Ziff-Davis announced that as part of a restructuring of its new property IGN Entertainment, three of IGN's smaller secondary sites - namely, 1UP.com,, and UGO.com - would be "winding down." As is often the case with such reorganizations, some of 1UP's staff was laid off while others will be moving over to work as contributors at IGN.com.
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