All three are being shut down by ZiffDavis after the purchase of IGN.
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/21/gamespy-ugo-1up-shutting-down/
End of an era.
Crap I've been reading Gamespy since the 1990s!
Quote from: Gusington on February 22, 2013, 08:56:21 AM
Crap I've been reading Gamespy since the 1990s!
Yeah, I frequented Gamespy more than the others.
Damn ZD - they're out to own the world !
They certainly own a good chunk of it when it comes to gaming and computer tech.
someone should go to the sites being shut down and point their members this way...
"If you're pissed at ZD and want to hang out with gamers somewhere much cooler... c'mon over to GH!"
it sucks how all the big guys are just snapping up any independent voice for games out there
When Are you guys going to sell to Fox News anyway?
Quote from: hammersby on February 22, 2013, 07:11:32 PM
it sucks how all the big guys are just snapping up any independent voice for games out there
When Are you guys going to sell to Fox News anyway?
If you ask Longdan, they already have.
Quote from: hammersby on February 22, 2013, 07:11:32 PM
it sucks how all the big guys are just snapping up any independent voice for games out there
When Are you guys going to sell to Fox News anyway?
I suppose it depends on what it's worth to the OverGrogs. What does a fully-outfitted Helicarrier go for these days?
Quote from: Staggerwing on February 22, 2013, 08:42:27 PM
Quote from: hammersby on February 22, 2013, 07:11:32 PM
it sucks how all the big guys are just snapping up any independent voice for games out there
When Are you guys going to sell to Fox News anyway?
I suppose it depends on what it's worth to the OverGrogs. What does a fully-outfitted Helicarrier go for these days?
About half what O'Reilly makes per episode. Unfortunately it turns out we're only worth the same as the host for Red Eye.
Yeah, this news sucks. Gamespy was one of my top gaming destination websites for years, and even now I was still visiting it about once a week. Me sad.
Sad news indeed. Having less voices and viewpoints won't do any good for the gaming world.
Quote from: hammersby on February 22, 2013, 07:11:32 PM
it sucks how all the big guys are just snapping up any independent voice for games out there
When Are you guys going to sell to Fox News anyway?
Heh, kinda funny that you mention Fox News since the previous owners of IGN, Gamespy and Direct2Drive was actually Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
I read somewhere that Ziff Davis had previously owned 1UP .
Quote from: mirth on February 23, 2013, 05:05:43 PM
I read somewhere that Ziff Davis had previously owned 1UP .
Yep. They sold them off to IGN, then they re-acquire it and put the bullet in it's head. Kinda weird.
The loss of Gamespy is really too bad. Dan Stapleton had done a great job turning it in to a really nice PC gaming site recently.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on February 23, 2013, 05:10:06 PM
Quote from: mirth on February 23, 2013, 05:05:43 PM
I read somewhere that Ziff Davis had previously owned 1UP .
Yep. They sold them off to IGN, then they re-acquire it and put the bullet in it's head. Kinda weird.
The loss of Gamespy is really too bad. Dan Stapleton had done a great job turning it in to a really nice PC gaming site recently.
Dan left a classy goodbye message-
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227460p1.html
Quote from: mirth on February 24, 2013, 11:53:00 AM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on February 23, 2013, 05:10:06 PM
Quote from: mirth on February 23, 2013, 05:05:43 PM
I read somewhere that Ziff Davis had previously owned 1UP .
Yep. They sold them off to IGN, then they re-acquire it and put the bullet in it's head. Kinda weird.
The loss of Gamespy is really too bad. Dan Stapleton had done a great job turning it in to a really nice PC gaming site recently.
Dan left a classy goodbye message-
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227460p1.html
Great message. It's too bad. They've been an icon.
someone should point Curtis toward that message
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 24, 2013, 10:11:35 PM
someone should point Curtis toward that message
It would be lost on Curtis.
^ Yep.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on February 22, 2013, 03:06:43 PM
someone should go to the sites being shut down and point their members this way...
"If you're pissed at ZD and want to hang out with gamers somewhere much cooler... c'mon over to GH!"
Not to sound like a
n elitist schmuck groghead, but I have only you to blame for what happens as a result. ;)