POP Ep.116: End of an era, start of another (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)

No game talk this week. Instead, we dedicate the whole episode to talking about EGM's closure and the 1UP layoffs in the wake of Hearst/UGO's purchase of 1UP.com. In addition to regular hosts Chris "CJ" Johnston (ex-EGM News Editor) and Phil Theobald (ex-EGM editor and former GameNow Reviews Editor), we welcome a couple more ex-Ziff guests to the program: Kevin Gifford (ex-1UP editor and gaming magazine expert/Magweasel), Greg Sewart (ex-EGM Previews and Reviews Editor), Greg Ford (EGM Managing Editor), and Andrew "Skip" Pfister (ex-EGMer, GMRer and 1UP.com Reviews Editor/Podcast Producer).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links: Andrew "Skip" Pfister on Twitter Andrew "Skip" Pfister's page on 1UP.com Greg Ford's page on 1UP.com RebelFM Eat-Sleep-Game.com (RebelFM folks) Talking Orange (ex-1UP Show folks) Magweasel GSW: Opinion: Print Game Media - [Still] Not Dead, [Maybe] Getting Better GSW: Game Mag Weaseling Greg Sewart's Wordpress blog Chris "CJ" Johnston's Twitter Phil Theobald's page on 1UP.com Joystiq: Future Publishing experiences increase in gaming mag sales PaidContent.org - Ziff Davis Gets Out Of The Game NeoGAF: Listing of 1UP/EGM folks' blogs and Twitters