Alladaskill17 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 IGN was hit with editorial layoffs today, with sites 1UP, UGO and Gamespy expected to be shut down."We are focusing on our two flagship brands, IGN and AskMen. Unfortunately, as a result, we have made the decision to close sites and restructure our teams accordingly," a company spokesperson confirmed to Joystiq. The news comes less that a month after IGN was purchased by j2 Global through its Ziff Davis subsidiary. R.I.P Gamespy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuger Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Never cared for their sites or even IGN all that much. But that's still a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 R.I.P Gamespy Gamespy really missed the boat. The Laughing Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 this is terrible news. i love IGN, they're my go-to site for gaming news, and if their sister outlets are hit...i hope this doesn't mean anything beyond. seriously, first it's the paper publications, now SITES are going bust? what the hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 26, 2013 Member Share Posted February 26, 2013 Not surprised a bit. Ziff Davis is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Out of those sites, 1up would've been the one to keep running. The only one with a respectable name still. matt4444 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I wonder how that will affect Gamespy powered games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08993 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I wonder how that will affect Gamespy powered games? They sold that part of the business on a while back. Don't you remember the **** storm a few months ago when the new company started turning off the servers and demanded more money - http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/12/07/2250252/gamespys-new-owners-begin-disabling-multiplayer-without-warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted February 26, 2013 MVC Share Posted February 26, 2013 Poor Matt Rorie, how will he fund his all-puppy diet now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szo Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Polygon.com is probably going to become the best from all these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpGreen Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Polygon.com is probably going to become the best from all these! Become the best? IMO it already is the best, but I'm not really in place to judge as Polygon is really the only place I go for game news aside from Rock, Paper, Shotgun (which is rare). MightyJordan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 No more IGN updates on Kerrang Radio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 That's a shame! I've always loved IGN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 They sold that part of the business on a while back. Don't you remember the **** storm a few months ago when the new company started turning off the servers and demanded more money - http://games.slashdo...without-warning I actually missed that story. Crazy. As for this article, I can't say I'm surprised. Gamespy has been on life-support for years and IGN isn't exactly a quality publication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Become the best? IMO it already is the best, but I'm not really in place to judge as Polygon is really the only place I go for game news aside from Rock, Paper, Shotgun (which is rare). I only started following Polygon a couple of months ago, but they're definitely one of my favourites; for me, the top spot is between them and Eurogamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpGreen Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I only started following Polygon a couple of months ago, but they're definitely one of my favourites; for me, the top spot is between them and Eurogamer. Don't really visit Eurogamer that much, unless I've followed a link from somewhere else. Didn't really visit IGN that much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackkk1 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Loved to read gamespy.com reviews as well as their top games section, any other similar qualitative games sites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted March 7, 2013 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2013 Poor Matt Rorie, how will he fund his all-puppy diet now? Matt Rorie what now? He worked for Gamespy or 1UP or something? I've been a fan of his for years, been following him especially since Screened.com switched over and he didn't go with them to the new bosses. Thought he was still doing opinion pieces and what not along with freelancing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted March 7, 2013 MVC Share Posted March 7, 2013 Matt Rorie what now? He worked for Gamespy or 1UP or something? I've been a fan of his for years, been following him especially since Screened.com switched over and he didn't go with them to the new bosses. Thought he was still doing opinion pieces and what not along with freelancing? He joined GameSpy in January http://pc.gamespy.co.../1227156p1.html http://matthewrorie.tumblr.com/post/43666606743/its-been-well-its-been-a-pretty-short-road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted March 7, 2013 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2013 Ugh, that sucks. Maybe now he'll join up with Giantbomb though! That'd be pretty sweet actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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