[redm]

This is a great example of a cyclical industry. Ziff-Davis buys 1UP and other sites and then hits a wall with its debt load. After the bankruptcy, liquidates and sells 1UP to UGO. UGO is sold to IGN/News Corp. Ziff Davis brand is recapitalized without the debt, buys 1UP and the rest back. The long standing brands never really die, they are just recycled.

[VonGuard]

Actually, most media brands in the games industry are long dead and were left there to rot, without the assets even being sold. Look at EGM, GamePro, Computer Gaming World, Official Xbox Magazine.

Hopefully, none of these acquired sites will be shit canned, but sadly, Ziff is well known for destroying things.

[cmalpeli]

EGM, CGW, XBoxNation (and maybe a few others) were rolled into 1up.com. I worked on the original 1UP.com site in NYC (classic ASP and Vignette!) prior to it being moved out to San Fran.

[VonGuard]

Yeah... "Rolled Up."

You mean Scooter and Sam? Cause that's the only thing I can think of that made the transition from magazine to 1up. I worked there too... They kept Scooter and Sam. Sam eventually left anyway.

[mmanfrin]

CGW 'changed its name' to Games for Windows. I seem to remember many of the writers/editors staying on for a bit, then it just sort of fizzled out.