Jesus...

[Mr_X]

It feels as though my heart has been torn out and stomped on. If the only thing you have to say is: "1up was a s***** site anyway" don't bother posting.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=347957

A 1up.com poster put it this way:

From the UGO main site:

First of all, let me come out and say that there is no other gaming site like 1UP. Unlike some of the lumbering, impersonal behemoths out there, 1UP is all about its personalities, and its fans are awesome, passionate and willing to fight to the death over whether Final Fantasy X2 was an abomination or a triumph. It’s an honor to bring that passion into the UGO fold.


Ha ha ha ha.... "all about its personalities"? You just fired half of them. How are we to take that seriously?

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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This is the 1up/GAF list I compiled before the Joystiq report.

Andrew "Skip" Pfister
Matt Chandronait
Ryan O'Donnell
Jay Fresh
Cesar Quintero

Newly confirmed layoffs!
Philip Kollar
Nick Suttner
Anthony Gallegos
And Shane ****ing Bettenhausen!
James "Milkman" Mielke

And more...

Greg Ford
Giancarlo Varanini
Michael Donahoe
Andrew Fitch
Jason Wilson
Justin Haywald
Michael Grimm

10 + more to come!

BIG EDIT

Confirmed to be Staying
Garnett Lee
Tina Sanchez
David Ellis
Matt Leone
Jeremy Parish
Sam Kennedy

 

[Minato]

I thought I was the only one sad about this news.

I'm going to miss their podcasts and such. 1UP's not going to be the same now.

 

[smashbot226]

As soon as I saw Milkman and Shane, I flipped.

This is horrible- EGM was the only magazine WORTH getting- now they're throwing that away?

Now we have...

IGN AND GAMESPOT?!? BLAGH! Please God, take them instead!

 

[Mr_X]

I thought I was the only one sad about this news.

Not by a long shot man. Both GAF, the 1up boards, and other forums were spewing alot of hatred last night, which is likely to continue.

 

[BloodyPuppy]

As soon as I saw Milkman and Shane, I flipped.

This is horrible- EGM was the only magazine WORTH getting- now they're throwing that away?

Now we have...

IGN AND GAMESPOT?!? BLAGH! Please God, take them instead!

Wait, this is affecting EGM too?

Okay, this issue is suddenly relevant to me.