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The 1UP Radio Network is a collection of podcasts that are hosted by 1UP.com.
The 1UP Show
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Main article: The 1UP Show
Since October 21, 2005, 1UP.com has been host to The 1UP Show, a weekly video podcast. The show often presents previews and reviews of games, though it also focuses on video gaming events, interviews with game designers and in-house discussions and debates on gaming topics.
The latest episodes of The 1UP Show (currently in its ninth season) can be downloaded/viewed from their site every Friday, or from podcast managers such as iTunes.
1UP Yours
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1Up Yours is a weekly discussion-centric podcast released every Friday hosted by Garnett Lee.
1UP FM
On June 10, 2008 it was announced that EGM Live* would be re-structured into a new program. [1] The show aired first on June 16, 2008 and is released every Monday. The show, hosted by Nick Suttner and Phillip Kohler is more structured than it's predecessor. The "FM" in the title stands for "Feature Mondays", as the show often centers around one or several main features, including developer interviews or hands-on previews of an upcoming game.
The show also contains several regular segments, including Elite Cheat Agents, where various members of mycheats.com provide tips and cheats for recently released games. One of the regular weekly segments is the Backlog, which takes place after the outro every week. The concept of this segment is that the hosts play through and discuss a game that received a great deal of critical acclaim, but was mostly overlooked by the gaming masses. The first entry in this series was Shadow of the Colossus. The second entry in this series, currently being played, is Psychonauts.
GFW Radio
The companion podcast for (now defunct) Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, GFW Radio presents discussions on PC games and events. Occasionally featured is Shawn Elliot's "Heroes of the Web", which offers "dramatic readings" of unintentionally humorous message board posts on the 1UP.com forums or elsewhere.
GFW Radio is hosted by 1UP PC Editor-in-Chief Jeff Green. Nicknamed "97.5 The Brodeo", GFW Radio's regular lineup includes 1UP PC executive editor Shawn Elliott, and managing editor Ryan Scott. Editor and columnist Darren Gladstone was a regular contributor until he left for PC World Magazine after the last episode of 2007, while Sean Molloy's last podcast was on June 18, 2008, as he left the company shortly after to join Blizzard Entertainment, as revealed in the July 10, 2008 podcast. 1UP freelancer Robert "Bobito Dr. Max Chill" Ashley, 1UP Network Intern Anthony Gallegos, and former EGM editor and freelancer Crispin Boyer appear as frequent special guests.
Retronauts
The Retronauts podcast concerns older ("classic") games and systems and is hosted by 1UP editors Jeremy "T Frog" Parish and Scott Sharkey. Often, an episode will be devoted to the history of a particular gaming franchise, genre or console system. While often being focused on Japanese games, particularly those from the RPG genre, episodes have been devoted to North American titles such as Starcraft. A recurring segment is the "Retro Roundup" wherein older games that have been recently re-released (whether through retail or through services such as Virtual Console or Xbox Live Arcade) are briefly discussed, and whether the games would be recommended for purchase.
While the podcast does still have new episodes, it has not had a consistent release schedule for several months.
Retronauts also produces the supplement video podcast, Bonus Stage, which looks at specific retro tiles more closely. However, Bonus Stage has not been updated since April 9, 2007, and is presumed dead.
Legendary Thread
Legendary Thread is a podcast mostly devoted to the MMO World of Warcraft and other MMOs. It is hosted by Game Videos managing editor Demian Linn. Usual guests are Jeff Green, former editor-in-chief of Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, Karen Chu of the 1UP.com art department, and Ryan Scott of GFW. Former regulars are ex-1up News Editor Luke Smith and Andrew "Skip" Pfister of 1up.com.
The Sports Game Guy's Sports Anomaly
The newest 1UP Radio podcast, Sports Anomaly presents discussions on both sports games and actual sports. The show is known for its boisterous energy and the panel's frequent, spontaneous chanting. Among these chants is the "Yak Attack", a reference to "the wicked yakker" (or a curveball). Other popular chants are "Day and Date" and "Breaking News". The Sports Anomaly panel includes host Todd "Casual Sports Game Guy" Zuniga, Greg "Play It Safe" Ford, and Andrew Fitch.
Review Crew
Review Crew is the newest video podcast from 1UP Radio. On the weekly show, members of 1UP's Review Crew discuss the quality of newly-released games. The early shows have featured host Garnett Lee asking guests about the games being covered on that show. The video podcast also features video of the games while they are being discussed. At the end of a segment a letter grade is assigned to the game in accordance to 1UP's review policy. [2][3]
Broken Pixels
Broken Pixels is a sporadically-released video podcast that originally premiered during one of The 1UP Show's "Not The 1UP Show" episodes. The show features Former EGM Senior Editor Crispin Boyer, EGM Executive Editor Shane Bettenhausen and Seanbaby. They play games that are commonly perceived as low-quality and make "riff" on the gameplay, character design or the subject matter in a manner similar to Mystery Science Theater 3000, only Broken Pixels is unscripted. Some of the games featured include Bible Adventures, Altered Beast and Night Trap. There is footage of a cut segment involving Superman 64, but the game was "so bad" that the hosts had trouble finding funny things to say about it. Other contributors include former 1UP contributors Mark Mcdonald and Luke Smith and 1UP Reviews Editor Andrew Pfister. As of July 12th, 2008 there have been 13 episodes of Broken Pixels released.
Former podcasts
RadiOPM
Hosted by former Senior Editor Joe Rybicki, RadiOPM was a supplement to the now-defunct Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine.
EGM Live*
EGM Live* (the asterisk disclaiming that the podcast is "not actually live"), was a supplement to the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. Originally similar to 1UP Yours, the podcast featured round-table discussions about subjects usually relevant to upcoming magazine issues. As time went on, the podcast became substantially more structured, with the show being composed of separately recorded segments. Such segments included interviews with game developers and "review crew" gaming reviews led by EGM Reviews Editor Greg Ford and a variety of contributors. For a period of time, the podcast would end with a "question of the week," a contest in which fans received prizes for correctly answering a trivia question or writing a short essay.
EGM Live* did not have a regular host, but the show was often hosted by Electronic Gaming Monthly Managing Editor Jennifer Tsao.
On June 10, 2008 it was announced that the show would be completely re-structured, including a new name and permanent co-hosts Nick Suttner and Phillip Kohler.[1] The show is now known as "1Up FM".
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