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There's very little in the form of official word as to changes at 1UP at present, apart from Young's assertion that "more scale is necessary [for 1UP] to effectively compete in this market segment." Based on what we do know, the only scaling going on is in a backwards and downwards direction. Joystiq -- and many of our readers -- are great fans of the 1UP team's work, and care about what happens to these folks. We'll be keeping you posted after the break with the latest as it develops.
1UP products affected:
Based on Twitter and forum posts by (now former) 1UP staff, it appears all but certain that the 1UP Show video podcast and 1UP Yours audio podcast are no more.
Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, 1UP editorial director Sam Kennedy could not confirm changes to its products / programming. "Will we have as many shows as we have in the past? Probably not, but we have – we've had – a lot of ideas for future shows and we're pretty excited about what we'll do in the future," Kennedy told MTV. "Right now, we're going to go through the process of really figuring out what kind of shows and products we want to keep going in the future. Our intention is to keep as many going as we can."
1UP staff affected:
At present, the following 1UP staff have indicated -- either in tweets, forum posts, or directly to us -- that they have been let go: Andrew "Skip" Pfister, Matt Chandronait, Ryan O'Donnell, Jay Fresh, Cesar Quintero, Philip Kollar, Nick Suttner, Anthony Gallegos, Shane Bettenhausen, James "Milkman" Mielke.
[Update: Joystiq has obtained what is, according to our sources, the full list of 1UP / EGM staffers laid off in the wake of the ZD/UGO deal:]
Adrian Frieg
Amy Mishra
Amy Moran
Andrea Garcia
Andrew Fitch
Andrew "Skip" Pfister
Anthony Gallegos
Cesar Quintero
Christina Rosa
CoyLou Steel
Derek Chinn
Doug Parsons
Eric Ellis
Giancarlo Varanini
Greg Ford
James "Milkman" Mielke
Jason Bertrand
Jason Wilson
Jervilyn Jaramillo
Justin Frechette
Leslie Gelfand
Marci Yamaguchi
Matt Chandronait
May Tong
Meredith Stowe
Michael Donahoe
Monique Convertito
Ndubuisi Madu
Nick Suttner
Norris Boothe
Philip Kollar
Rey Serrano
Robert Bowen
Rosemary Pinkham
Ryan O'Donnell
Ryan Scott
Shane Bettenhausen
Simon Cox
Tammy Ross
Tipler Ubbelohde
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Justin Haywald
Michael Grimm
Greg Ford
Giancarlo Varanini
Michael Donahoe
Jason Wilson
Andrew Fitch
I'm going to greatly miss the several hours of top quality podcasts each week the most. Hopefully a lot of them can continue lending their voices and opinions elsewhere.
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I wonder if Garnett Lee got the axe. I haven't seen his name come up in any lists yet, and I'm starting to think that maybe a few 1up'ers were left on for the time being. We'll see soon, I guess.
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*cries* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Finest gaming podcast ever, god damn this year is off to a shitty start already!
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The unofficial list so far (thanks to 1up boards):
Fired:
Andrew "Skip" Pfister
Matt Chandronait
Ryan O'Donnell
Jay Fresh
Cesar Quintero
Philip Kollar
Nick Suttner
Anthony Gallegos
Shane Bettenhausen!
James "Milkman" Mielke
10 + more to come!
Confirmed to be Staying:
Garnett Lee
Tina Sanchez
David Ellis
Matt Leone
Jeremy Parish
Sam Kennedy
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I'm pretty sure she did. Then how come she stays and someone who's been there for almost a decade (Shane Bettenhausen) is leaving? Or any of the other people leaving who were there much longer than she has been.
I know she's community manager and all, but I'm sorry; anyone can do that goddamn job.
They usually don't lay off junior folks making no money, and they don't lay off people who actually have management responsibilities because, hey, who's gonna control this mess? So Shane and others are the odd ones out, very, very sadly.
They seem to be getting rid of a lot of those names and personalities I had associated 1UP with. It's not Tina's fault, and I should not have phrased it in a way that went against her like that.
Most of all, I'm a guy who actually wants to go into games journalism in the future (currently a Senior in High School), so news like this is extra upsetting to me as it just kind of gives a bad foreshadowing of what kind of job future I might have coming out of college
It's not that I don't like Tina, it was just that I hated every question on the podcasts were for her and rarely related to gaming.
Regardless, this sucks. Im hoping they form a new site. I hope I can be part of it. I'd love to help. (Visual Effects and Motion Graphics artist here 1up :D)
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The Screensavers was my absolute favourite show. So many memories of things going horribly horribly wrong (and it was all broadcast since it was live). It was quite possibly the most unintentionally hilarious show ever. I still miss TechTV dearly... :(
PS: Fuck you Kevin Pereira (or however you spell that douchebag's name)
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this is a sad, sad day for the gaming cummunity.
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I always though I would be elated the day that Shane Bettenhausen got thrown out. Now it happens, and it sucks. I'm sorry, and good luck, Shane.
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8977573&publicUserId;=1002415
It says he was already planning to leave to do other things, but even so, I give him major props for that.
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is this the end of big gaming websites that can stand up against big advertisers/game makers ?
this kinda feels like what happened at gamespot, even if the circonstances are quite different.
At least we ended up with a great website afterwards (Giantbomb.com) this might also be the case...
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If you do hear anything about future plans I'd love to help. Even if it's just to help them get something rolling. I really did use 3 of there shows to get me through my week. If you can pass this information onto who ever you think could use it. I'm an artist not a journalist
MarksVFX@gmail.com
http://marksvfx.com/reel.php
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