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Watcha Listening To: Rebel FM

Posted by Bob Mackey

We've all been pretty broken up over the whole 1UP/EGM debacle that happened just a handful of days ago. And the fact that there's absolutely nothing happening in the gaming world this time of the year only makes the fallout worse; without any distractions, all that's left to do is ruminate about the state of the economy and desperately try to stay away from any loaded firearms.

Thankfully, some of the recently let-go 1UP staff has a much more hopeful opinion about the future than me--so much so, in fact, that they've already hit the ground running with a brand new podcast just a few days after UGOgate. RebelFM, the newest project to emerge from the buyout rubble, features former 1UP staffers Anthony Gallegos, Nick Suttner, Philip Kollar, Matt Chandronait, Ryan O’Donnell, Jade Kraus, along with Gallegos' roommate, Arthur Gies. If you're expecting more tears than the ending of Titanic, or a vicious and bitter lashing out at a certain former employer, you'll definitely want to adjust your presumptions; the first episode's discussion of the whole 1UP deal is an even-handed and even-tempered look at the economics of games journalism. And after that, it's back to business as usual; Rebel FM doesn't differ much from the recently canceled 1UPFM, aside from the sound quality--and the crew promises that the minor audio issues of RebelFM will be fixed in the future.

So go and give it a listen already. Whatever these guys (and gals) do next is worth your attention.

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Posted Jan 09 2009, 05:00 PM

Filed under: 1up, bob mackey, whatcha listening to, egm, podcasts, rebelfm, 1upfm

Comments

Demaar said:

I'm stoked that they jumped straight back in and did something right away. If they put it off a week or two, people just may not have cared as much. Strike while the iron is hot, right?

January 11, 2009 6:50 AM

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