msdmoney

This realization hit me hard this week in trying to find another podcast to replace 1upyours and the GFW/LanParty. In the past year I've lost GFW (by far my favorite), 1upyours, and Game Theory. All I really have left from my favorite gaming podcasts is Gamers with Jobs. Plus I listen to the CAGcast and PCgamer podcast. I would definitely pay for a quality podcast, and I wouldn't mind This Week in Tech style ads.


I've tried tons of other podcasts including Orange Lounge Radio, Sarcastic Gamer, Giant Bombcast (I'm going to retry this one), Drunken Gamer (I can't stand the drunken gamer gimmick), but none of them really engage me like GFW, 1upyours, GWJ, or Game Theory.

Thanks, I'll try Idle Thumbs, Podtoid and the Video Game Show. I have listened to Joystiq, it's okay, I'll keep it in the rotation for a while and see if it grows on me.

darkside

Retronauts was really good this week, but I'm an Earthbound fan and was dying for an episode on it. Jeremy laughed a bit at Retronauts suddenly being 1UPs flagship podcast. Shane was on and will be back for one more Retronauts on Valis before moving on to his new gig. I'm glad this one survived as a fan of classic gaming. To be fair to Jeremy and Ray they are really doing a good job of reinvigorating the Retronauts section of 1UP. I even signed up for their twitter feed and it is getting updated pretty frequently. Dragon Quest V on DS is the most recent article.

1UP also had a live 1 hour stream of game night and it looks to be a weekly live video stream. They had a Street Fighter IV tournament and brought back many ex 1UP guys for it, but they had technical problems at the end and we didn't get to see Shane make his comeback and beat Garnett.

superfro

Conspiracy.

ultimaton

Ryan Scott's new podcast is up at http://www.geekbox.net/ .

Also, on the former 1up staff podcast front:

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Hmmm....

chess

This week, the Drunken Gamers had an EGM tribute show, and they interviewed Trickman Terry, Sushi X and Dan Hsu. Good show as always and highly recommended.

http://www.robotpanic.com/?page_id=9

boredsilly

Yeah, that $11k is pretty awesome, but right now they've got tons of interest and goodwill going on their side. I think monetizing a podcast long term is a trickier proposition. I like those guys at RebelFM, but I'm definitely not into them enough to pay. There are just too many great free podcasts out there to choose from (though admittedly not video game related). I hope they find a way to sell ads or something.

Geekbox is an interesting show. As a gaming only podcast, it's not the greatest, but if it goes the way of a more pop/geek culture type show that leans heavy on gaming I think it will be really enjoyable. That Fitch cat is a weird one. I must hear more nerdy ramblings from him. That show has a weird mix of personalities, but it worked for me.

Also, to those that dropped the Hotspot, I think it's got really good again. In some ways I like it better now then I did in the past. But I'm a sucker for McShae's enthusiasm about shit.

I'm glad to see Robert Ashley is doing something too. He was great. It would be really sweet if he and Shawn Elliott were doing something together, maybe pull in one other person, ala GWJ.

darkside

I understand this, but I think in the case of 1UP they could have come up with a way to monetize things. They had a video podcast, at one point a couple of magazines and exclusive online content. They could have come up with something in addition to the free podcasts that could have tied into the mag subscriptions or something like the IGN insider. The fact 1UP tried nothing is what bugs me.

I don't expect the RebelFM guys to charge. Now that they have the equipment the only expense is their time and bandwith. They can get some minor advertising to pay for that if needed or just keep getting donations.

chuckd21

It wasn't 1UP that didn't try. It was Ziff Davis.

pinata242

Mok

That was great pinata thanks for posting.

Arthur Dent

Yea, I enjoyed that video as well.

boogieman03

That made me laugh. lol

superfro

I see what they did there.

And it was awesome.

Mok

The Producers of The 1UP Show form Area 5: Launch new show “CO-OP” Here is the first show.

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http://area5.tv/

chuckd21

Sounds like there's been another round of layoffs at UGO and at 1UP, according to Twitter.

Chris_D

Alright, do tell.

Liver&Onions

1up/ugo laid off a bunch of dudes

darkside

There were not many people left at 1up. Can't imagine who they could have laid off. Sharkey was already gone as of a few weeks ago.

Edit: Well Ray Barnholt was one of them and that really sucks. Jade and Richard were the others. Ray was on many of the podcasts and was a great voice for retro gaming at 1UP.

Chris_D

I asked because I checked my twitter feed and didn't see anything. Of course I don't really follow anyone left at 1UP but I was still curious.

chuckd21

Say goodbye to 1up.com, UGO.com and Gamespy.com.

Deftones

linkage would be nice next time: http://www.polygon.com/2013/2/21/401...-shutting-down

chuckd21

Next time they shut down I'll post the link.

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Deftones

next time you post news, not next time they shut down, jerky.

i went to 1up.com and saw nothing of the news. is it that hard to post a link?

superfro

I did....like 4 years ago.