1up might be going under...

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shams on 17 August 2007

Just read this - its sort of ironic considering the recent reaction to various Wii reviews (and more):

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08162007/business/ziff_skips_payment_business_keith_j__kelly.htm

...and...

http://www.gametab.com/news/1006315/

EGM/1UP Might be Going Bankrupt

Ziff Davis Media has finally hit the wall

Quote:

The embattled tech media company - which has teetered on the brink for over a year as it tried to sell itself in pieces to get out from under a mountain of debt - said it skipped an interest payment due yesterday and was entering into negotiations with debt holders to restructure about $390 million in debt.

The company, which once employed over 1,200 people, now has a staff of around 290 and is down to three magazines, including PC Magazine, Electronic Gaming Monthly and Games for Windows. It also owns 15 Web sites and a conference business.

Over the years, Ziff Davis Media has closed more than 10 magazines, including Inter@ctive Week, Yahoo! Internet Life and ExtremeTech, as it repositioned itself to focus largely on digital content.

Source says

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Will people here be upset if 1UP (or EGM) goes under?

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super_etecoon on 17 August 2007

nope

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dtewi on 17 August 2007

IMO they're just rambling nitwits who are able to pull numbers and words from mid-air, put them in an article, and started a website like that.

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superchunk on 17 August 2007

nah

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Galaki on 17 August 2007

1200 to 290 is a gigantic drop.
I think CEO's are overpaid. They could use that money to pay for more employees and get more work done.

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Hus on 17 August 2007

HA hahahahahahahahahahahahha!!!

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kber81 on 17 August 2007

It looks like they really need some attention... I think 4.5 for Halo 3 is good enough to bring them back on the surface - everyone will buy this issue...