Nintendo President Iwata to deliver GDC ‘09 Keynote

via Press Release
Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata will return to deliver the Keynote at this years Game Developer’s Conference for the first time since the launch of Nintendo’s infamous little white box, the Wii. The keynote, entitled “Discovering New Development Opportunities.” is more than likely an attempt to interest more developers in to [...]

1up Sold To Hearst, closes EGM, GameVideos.com and lays off well over half the staff.

This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever had to report here on Girth Industries. One of, if not the last reputable big time game journalism outlets has fallen to the corporate ax. The 1up Network of websites, which included 1up.com, Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine, GameTab, GameVideos, MyCheats, and FileFront, has been [...]