Goodbye EGM and 1up.com

The news itself is being posted all over the internet now that Ziff-Davis has sold 1up, fired almost all of the staff (or seen them leave as a result of the sale and mass layoff) and closed down the print version of EGM. Joystiq, MTV Multiplayer, Kotaku and others have the details down.

I have to say that, while I didn’t spend a lot of time at the site itself unless I was looking for some specific information on a game (way too add heavy) I’m really going to miss the podcasts and print version of EGM. Call me old school but I still enjoy leafing through a paper mag when I’m sitting around the house or on the can. The podcasts had become an invaluable part of my daily commute and house hold chores. From the sound of it UGO bought the domain name and maybe the existing content but didn’t give a lick for what really made that sight special.

Now I’m going to have to spend more time listening to Code Monkey and DSmooth on the 2old2type podcast instead…