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1UP sold to Hearst, EGM magazine closes?
By John Davison, January 6, 2009
Media business website paidcontent.org posted a story this morning with the headline "Ziff Davis sells 1UP digital network to Hearst, shutters EGM" but has since removed the piece from its website. The original content of the text is still visible using an RSS reader, and it stated,
Looking to conserve its resources for its PC Mag Digital business, Ziff Davis Media has sold off the 1UP Digital Network, its collection of video game sites, to Hearst Corp., which will fold it into the UGO Entertainment division, the companies said. In conjunction with the sale, the related print mag Electronic Gaming Monthly will publish its last issue this month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Since finishing up its Chapter 11 proceedings last summer, Ziff Davis has sought to devote more energy to building up the PC Mag online network. Before this, Ziff Davis' biggest step in the streamlining process involved the shuttering of PC Mag as a print product in November. As for Hearst's UGO, the addition of 1UP's sites is designed to further consolidate its efforts to build up content for gamers since Hearst bought the 11-year-old male-centric entertainment company in July 2007.
We tried to reach representatives from Ziff Davis for an official comment, but none was forthcoming. We'll continue to do some digging, and find out what might be going on - and whether the paidcontent story is, in fact, true.
Update: Sources have indicated that details will be forthcoming as to the validity of the story by tomorrow morning.
http://www.whattheyplay.com/blog/2009/01/6/1up-sold-to-hearst-egm-magazine-closes/
تم بيع موقع 1UP لمؤسسة Hearst وللاسف تم الاعلان عن ايقاف مجلة egm ولكن شالوا الخبر من الموقع الرسمي وراح يعلنوا غدا بشكل رسمي عن اخر التطورات ..
كذا اعتقد ماصار باقي غير جيم انفورمر لوحدها بالسوق كمجلة امريكيه كبيره .. راحت ايام EGM الحلوه وشخصيا ماصرت اشتريها من فتره ولكن تظل واحده من صروح الاعلام للفيديو جيمز عالميا ..