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• 1UP.com is an online editorial video game and social networking site. Owned and operated by UGO Entertainment, 1UP.com hosts in-depth week-long game cover stories that focus on features, developer interviews, image galleries and gameplay videos. Previously owned by Ziff Davis Media, 1UP.com was purchased by UGO in January 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Owner: UGO Entertainment
  2. Launch: 2003
  3. Previously owned by Ziff Davis Media

• New Ownership

  From launch until January of 2009, 1UP.com had been owned by Ziff Davis Media, but was purchased by UGO Entertainment. The staff made the following announcement on their site on January 6, 2009:

  You may have heard the rumors in the past, but today the announcement we've all been waiting for has officially come: UGO Entertainment and parent Hearst Corporation have acquired 1UP and its associated sites GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com, and GameTab.com. 1UP and its sites now join UGO's network of gaming properties that will reach over 40 million monthly unique visitors. UGO and 1UP representatives commented on the deal:

  "Since we started UGO 11 years ago, we have served the gamer community and built a world-class online publishing platform," said J Moses, CEO of UGO Entertainment. "The acquisition of 1UP, with its authentic voice, tenured editorial personalities and bustling user community, allows us to expand our base of quality content and represents a major step forward in UGO's mission to become the leader in the games space."

  "We are extremely excited to join the UGO team," said Sam Kennedy, editorial director and creator of 1UP. "Relying on UGO's publishing platform will allow us to focus on what we do best -- creating great content and 'owning the conversation' among gamers through our unique, authentic and definitive voice and community."

  Obviously, there are sure to be many questions as to what this deal means for the day to day of 1UP and its sites. To those, we can only say that we'll continue to produce the very best gaming content and support the very best gaming community as we always have, only now we'll have the backing of a fantastic publisher like UGO. Please join with us in celebrating this major news for 1UP.1Up.com: UGO Entertainment Acquires 1Up (January 6, 2008)

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