1UP Shows and Podcasts

1UP Shows and Podcasts is a collection of podcasts that are hosted by 1UP.com dealing with various aspects of gaming. Most of the shows, like 4 Guys 1UP, are about games and general gaming culture. Others are more specific, such as The Sports Game Guy's Sports Anomaly, which focuses on sports games. The network also features Retronauts, an audio retrospective series that chronicles various retro games and game series. The network had shown significant growth, with several new shows having been introduced in 2007-2008. However, in early 2009 1UP.com was purchased by UGO and its parent company Hearst Corporation from Ziff Davis Media. This resulted not only in the closure of Electronic Gaming Monthly, but also the loss of over 30 jobs, including several hosts and producers of the site's many podcasts. Because of this, more than half of the network's shows were abruptly discontinued, leaving only a few remaining. While 1UP Yours did not cease to exist, the resignation of the show's co-host Shane Bettenhausen led host Garnett Lee to change the show's name and structure to Listen UP. Several former employees also started their own projects after the firings as well, including CO-OP, the spiritual successor to The 1UP Show, Rebel FM, the follow-up to 1UP FM, and The Geekbox, Ryan Scott's replacement for Lan Party podcast (formerly GFW Radio).

There were also several shows that were created after the layoffs. Garnett Lee co-hosted Game Night with Tina Sanchez and David Ellis, a weekly video podcast wherein the hosts broadcast their playthroughs and discussions of (usually) unreleased games. Since Lee's departure, hosting duties are regularly shifted. Sanchez also started her own podcast Good Grief, focusing on community interaction, message board pranks and griefing.