Tomorrow, April 1st, is of course Aprils fool’s day. It’s a day marked by the execution of simple practical jokes or elaborate hoaxes upon friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and *ahem* readers. Since the prevalence of the internet, it’s become traditional for news sites to try and dupe readers with some piece of fictionalised news. Before the internet though, a …

In the days before the internet, much fabrication was proliferated in school playgrounds across the globe. Most of the information about video games and the cheats, secrets and Easter eggs contained therein was spread via print magazines and word of mouth – and kids being kids, a portion of it was outright lies – mere childhood fantasy – perpetuated through …

As posted earlier,Today is the day 1UP and all of its associated sites was acquired by UGO, and EGM was put out to pasture after 20 years of slogging it out in the industry. This news has stirred up ambivalent feelings. The acquisition may mean 1UP may become an even better gaming site and go from strength to strength. On …

[Update] The deal has been confirmed but we don’t yet know if EGM is dead Earlier today it was announced that 1UP had been sold to Hearst along with the EGM magazine… however Hearst don’t want EGM and have instantly shut it down. Well that story was pulled nearly instantaneously but the damage has been done and since this rumour …