UGO Networks

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UGO Networks
IGN Entertainment
URLwww.ugo.com
Launched1997
Current statusInactive, defunct early 2013

UGO Entertainment, Inc. was a website that provided coverage of online media in entertainment, targeting males aged 18–34. The company was based in New York, New York, United States.

History

The company started in 1997 as Unified Gamers Online, billed in directories as a "hand-picked network of professionally managed gaming sites and services."

better source needed] In 1997, founder Chris Sherman hired Ken Margolis Associates to manage sales and marketing to the Game Industry. Chris sold UGO to Actionworld, Inc.,[2] a subsidiary of InterWorld, which incorporated the company in the state of Delaware in April, 1997.[3] That same year, InterWorld spun off the company "in order to permit UGO Networks to build a separate management team...and to position UGO Networks to seek private parts equity financing."[4]

In 1998, UGO—then described as "the largest independent gaming community on the Internet"

1UP.com and its associated sites from publisher Ziff Davis.[9]

In May 2011,

News Corporation also announced that the profitable IGN division would be spun off into a new company. In March 2012, UGO ceased to exist as a staffed website and was dormant for a short period. Later in 2012, UGO.com relaunched as a self-described "pop culture comedy site",[10] which focused on producing original videos about movies, comics and videogames with a humorous tone. On February 4, 2013, UGO.com was purchased as part of the IGN network of websites acquired by Ziff Davis,[11] and was shut down on February 21, 2013.[12]

The network

The UGO Networks featured websites such as Hero Machine, a Flash-based website allowing to create one's own superhero and share it; Studio UGO, featuring exclusive live music performances; Actress Archives, a website focusing on actress and female entertainer related news, photo galleries, and videos; and Caster's Realm, a blog that featured news and information on

MMORPGs
.

References

  1. ^ "Kids & Games". Ultrabrowser.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  2. ^ Sherman, Chris (July 21, 1998). "Sherman, Chris. Re: ONLINE-ADS Zapata is nuts..." online-ads.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  3. ^ "InterWorld Corps. Form :10-K. Filing Date:2/28/2000". sec.edgar-online.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  4. ^ "InterWorld Corps. S-1. On 2/7/0". sec.edgar-online.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  5. ^ "Thrill Kill Nominated for Best Fighting Game of E3 Show". Atari SIG Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  6. ^ "Sherman Ventures, LLC". Sherman Ventures. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  7. ^ "UGO Networks, Inc". Hoovers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  8. ^ "Hearst Corporation To Acquire Ugo Networks: Deal Signifies Hearst'S First Major Step Into Digital Entertainment | Hearst Corporation". Hearst.com. 2007-07-24. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  9. ^ "UGO Entertainment Acquires 1UP". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25.
  10. ^ "What Is". UGO. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  11. ^ Alexa Ray Corriea (2013-02-04). "IGN Entertainment bought by digital publisher Ziff Davis". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  12. ^ McWhertor, Michael (2013-02-21). "IGN hit with layoffs, 1UP, UGO and GameSpy shutting down". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-21.

External links

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