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UGO boss tells his side of the story; world listens
It's like this: there are two sides to every story (even stories about things with more than two sides, apparently). Take last night's 1UP / UGO situation (UGO-gate? 1UP-ton?). On the surface, that certainly appeared to be a gruesome bloodletting, with the entirety of EGM's staff let go, the ...
CES 2009: No Rock Band 3 in 2009
We were wondering why EA would pit an upcoming Beatles/Rock Band hybrid against the next numbered iteration of the series this fall, and now we have our answer: It won't. According to Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous, who spoke at a Billboard CES session today, the company will be breaking the annual ...
Level-5: White Knight Chronicles riding into North America
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that the PS3's White Knight Chronicles is coming to North America, though no release window has been announced. This should come as good news to JRPG fans, especially those who like having "Chronicles" in their titles. In an interview with GameTrailers, Hino ...
Official: UGO buys 1UP, EGM dead [update]
Within hours of our earlier post regarding 1UP's reported sale to the Hearst-owned UGO network, the deal was confirmed in individual press releases from both entities. Additionally, Ziff-Davis has made official the closure of EGM after nearly 20 years of publication. It's January issue -- ...
PaidContent.org reports EGM's death, pulls story [update]
Update: As you can see here, it's official. Earlier today, media business site paidContent.org reported that video game media hub 1UP had been sold to Hearst (which runs competing hub UGO), and that the organization would be shuttering Electronic Gaming Monthly. You may remember that we reported ...
Warning: New StarCraft 2 screens
click to embiggen (it's your funeral) var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pc_games/NEW_StarCraft_2_Screens_PICS'; We're posting these new StarCraft II screens (we count six) with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having seen these ...
Report: Sony 'on brink of upheaval' - factory, division closures
Look, we know the economy is in shambles; a perambulating corpse, gnawing its way through the hopes and dreams of the global populace ... but this is getting ridiculous. Reports of "drastic cost cuts" at Sony have us really spooked – think not only "factory closures" but also "the abolition ...
Joystiq's Top 10 Games of 2008
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Joystiq_picks_top_10_games_of_2008_surprises_abound'; Our very favorite game of the year is a sequel. There's a hideous number appended to its title, a numeric symbol meant to conjure up lukewarm reassurance and a promise of something familiar, proven ...
Confirmed: Free Radical lays off 140, 'For Sale' sign posted
It's now official: As of December 31, Free Radical will be 140 employees smaller, which is just over 75% of its workforce. The company and its remaining 40 or so members are now on sale with several companies showing "strong interest," according to the firm brought in to help with downsizing (who ...
Video service coming to Wii, says Nikkei
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/nintendo/Video_distribution_service_coming_to_Wii'; A video distribution service is coming to Nintendo Wii, according to Nikkei business daily (via Reuters). Working with ad agency Dentsu, Inc., the service will offer original content in the form of cartoons and ...
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Super Joystiq Podcast 051: Xbox One continued, impressions and interviews from Redmond
Posted on May 24th 2013 1:15PM