Goodbye "Listen Up"... It's Been Fun

I have honestly been putting this off for several days but I finally managed to finish listening to the final episode of Listen Up (formely known as 1up Yours). For years now, I have relied on the guys at 1up including John Davison, David Ellis, Sam Kennedy, Andrew Pfister, Shane Bettenhausen, and of course Garnett Lee to bring class and intelligence to an industry that is often considered by outsiders to be shallow and childish. Every episode has been a great experience in it's own right and I must give Garnett and the crew props for inspiring me to be a part of this site/podcast. Much of what I have learned about the Video Game Industry, I learned from these guys and they will certainly be missed.

The final episode went up on Oct. 9, 2009 and managed to squeeze in some great memories and some tearful goodbyes that really left an impression. I still remember freaking out when I heard about the layoffs earlier this year when the future of 1up Yours was in question. On a rather surprising turn of events, Garnett Lee is moving on to a job at Gamefly and John Davison has taken a position at Gamepro which means the disbanding of Listen Up. I hope to see a new podcast emerge from Garnett in the future and I am sure that whatever becomes the next big 1up.com podcast will be in fantastic hands with David Ellis. Whatever happens, I just want to wish the crew the best of luck and voice my support.

Cheers,
Nick