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Rumo: UGO to buy 1UP network — Section: Gaming News, Features, Rumors, Ads & Media, Print, Web, Other Media, Game-Companies Joystiq is reporting through “multiple sources” that the UGO network is currently in “advanced talks” with Ziff Davis over the purchase of the 1UP network. Neither 1UP, Ziff Davis, or UGO has yet to comment on the situation, so as of writing, Joystiq is our only source of information. The buyout will supposedly include websites 1UP, GameVideos and MyCheats. Meanwhile Electronic Gaming Monthly, the remainder of Ziff Davis’ gaming publications, and FileFront will probably not be part of the deal. This is big news indeed. 1UP’s future... [Tags: 1up, chapter 11 bankruptcy, dan hsu, davis gaming, egm]

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix release dates confirmed — Section: Gaming News, Consoles, PS3, Xbox-360, Updates, Playstation-Store, Xbox-Live That was fast. The earlier announcement of the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix “branded experience” that is up as of yesterday (November 19, 2008) on Xbox Live hinted that the game would release on the Xbox Live Arcade on November 26, 2008. We assumed that the PlayStation Network release would follow a day later but not anymore. In a press release just sent out by Capcom, the company has confirmed that the XBLA version will in fact launch on the November 26, 2008, with the PSN version launching one... [Tags: 1up, capcom, consoles, copyright infringement, destination points]

PETA launches Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals — Section: Gaming News, Features, Opinions, PCs, Ads & Media, Web, Genres, Flash, Web-Sites Oh dear, it seems that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has gone and protested Cooking Mama, perhaps one of the least controversial games in the world. The organization has launched a flash game titled Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, in which players go through a series of bloody mini games that involve killing and cooking a Thanksgiving turkey. 1Up has the scoop, including a statement associated with the game, which is supposedly intended to “urge Majesco” to make a vegetarian version of the popular... [Tags: 1up, buck hunter, chicken abuse, controversial games, cooking a thanksgiving turkey]

Roundup: Obama’s views on tech, Circuit City has massive store closings and more — Here’s the latest action: Barack Obama’s views on tech policy — The polls all have him ahead right now, so we should probably know the positions with regards to tech for what could be our next President in a few hours. Via TechCrunch. Circuit City closing 155 stores — I bet Blockbuster is pretty happy right now that its odd idea to buy the troubled electronics chain didn’t end up happening. The AP has more. Flickr gets its 3 billionth picture — The uploaded picture is of a door. Yahoo loses a couple more key guys — Scott Moore, the... [Tags: 1up, al gore, barack obama, circuit city, content aggregation]

25 Awesome Geek cakes — There’s always room for dessert and nothing beats a fresh and cleverly made geek cake. In recent years “Geek cakes” have become an art form, hopefully not your pet name used by your significant other. One thing is certain, if geeks love a thing, chances are it will become a cake. So, we wanted to take a look at some of our favorite geek desserts and celebrate the clever bakers and icing artists that make geek birthdays and weddings just a bit more fun. Click through for cake and prepare to get hungry. This Atari 2600 cake complete with joysticks... [Tags: 1up, art form, atari 2600, cakes, coinbox]

Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice — Game journalism sucks. Game journalists can’t be trusted (umm, except VentureBeat’s perhaps?). Crispy Gamer is banking that a lot of people share that opinion. So the company wants to be an independent source of video game news, providing an alternative to game web sites operated by major corporations with slick advertising from game publisers. The site, which has been in beta for six months, goes live today. It has a million unique visitors a month and is announcing today that it has raised $8.25 million in venture capital from J.P. Morgan’s Constellation Ventures. The New York-based company was started by... [Tags: 1up, constellation ventures, corporate competitors, fox interactive, game magazines]

New Sonic Chronicles Game Ranks High with Metacritic! — Metacritic.com recently posted up the numbers on the new Sonic Chronicles game for the DS, The Dark Brotherhood. It scored a solid 8.5 out of 10, with many high ratings from some well knows review sites. Here’s 1UP.com’s review of the game; Sonic Chronicles’ light action elements provide plenty of fun puzzle-solving and exploration opportunities without cramping the fairly traditional RPG style. The game received 90 and up scores from both 1UP (which gave it a 100) and Official Nintendo Magazine UK.... [Tags: 1up, action elements, dark brotherhood, exploration opportunities, game ranks]

1Up has a feature discussing where the line should be drawn when it comes to game addiction. The author speaks to researcher Neils Clark about some of the common characteristics of addiction, and how the high level of immersion in many modern games contributes to the mind's ability to drown out mundane tasks. We've discussed game addiction many times over the past several years. Quoting: "If we're not all dribbling addicts, then why are we playing so much? Clark puts this down to a theory proposed by The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien — primary and secondary worlds.... [Tags: 1up, artistic intent, fictional world, gamers, imagery]

Flagship Studios' Founder Discusses Its Demise — 1Up is running a lengthy interview with Bill Roper, founder of Flagship Studios. The game company, known primarily for its Hellgate: London and Mythos titles, announced massive layoffs last month, and is now simply winding down and taking care of a few final issues. Roper gives quite a bit of detail regarding the financial machinations of a game developer and the current status of the games' code. Co-founders Max Schaefer and Travis Baldree gave a related interview recently as well. "The subscription money we did get, we all poured directly into keeping the game online, keeping it up and running.... [Tags: 1up, bill roper, budget, contemplation, current status]

After exhausting YouTube, Vimeo and College Humor you might believe you have seen everything Internet video has to offer. Fortunately, there is an entire world of interesting video sites out there offering something for everyone from documentary film makers to animation nuts. Here are a few of my favorites: Jumpcut Video Editing and Remixing Jumpcut is a fantastic site for anyone who likes to Remix videos. Jumpcut gives you tools to edit and produce your own video and make it available to a community of other producers who can then turnaround and add their own touches. I wish there... [Tags: 1up, aniboom, blockbuster, college humor, completion times]

kryogen1x alerts us to coverage at 1up indicating that Nintendo controller may soon become scarce — Nintendo lost in court to Anascape over analog sticks in their Wii and GameCube controllers.This isn't the first time the big manufacturers have been targeted in lawsuits involving features in their controllers. From the article: "The lawsuit concerns the analog sticks in the Classic Controller and GameCube controllers, which Texas-based Anascape Ltd. claims to hold a patent on that Nintendo violated. The court has ruled in favor of Anascape, and US District Judge Ron Clark has rejected Nintendo's request for a new trial. As... [Tags: 1up, analog sticks, anascape ltd, district judge, escrow account]

Yum Yum: "1Up Mushroom" Mushroom Burger! — The Internet has been so over-saturated with the geeky cake phenomena that I have been totally brainwashed into thinking that everything edibly geek must be sweet. Not so, says the "1Up Mushroom" Mushroom Burger! The only edible 1Up mushroom treat that I had spotted before was these candy sours, but now my mouth is watering for red meat, mozzarella, and portobello mushrooms. And some green food coloring for the caps, too, obviously. Source... [Tags: 1up, candy, caps, food coloring, green food]