…we’ve added a donate button on the right side of the front page, above the search box. Yeah, right there. To be very clear, we don’t need any money. We all have things brewing, and we’ll be fine. So please: without trying to sound rude or ungrateful, we don’t want any guilt or pity money. We loved bringing you free entertainment over the years, and we’ll continue to love doing it.
That said, a lot have people have asked that we add a way to support what we’re doing here. We immensely appreciate the gesture, and anyone who is so inclined to throw us a few bucks towards better podcasting equipment, hosting costs, etc., can now do so. Any donations will be used exclusively for making what we do look and sound better. We won’t be eating Faberge eggs whilst we record…well, that’s a half-truth. But there you go.
And oh! Hi, I’m Nick Suttner, ex-EGM/1UPer, and I suppose current freelancer-at-large. I’ll be posting here sometimes, and at other times, not. And putting up podcasts. So enjoy, thank you, and good evening.
Don’t think of it as “pity money”. Think of it as “podcast recording equipment money.” Also, “beer money.”
I’ll donate when I can. Don’t feel so bad about it, Nick. The community wants to support you guys.
hey Steve from ter Netherlands here.
Just donated 25 bucks(not much sorry but i’m a bit strapped at the moment).
Keep up the great work, will donate more in afew days.
Keep it up guys, your fans love you!
Again, good luck!
I certainly hope you will continue to work together in one way or another and keep doing what you’ve being doing so well all these years.
I just wish I had had the ability to donate in the past for all the awesome content you have provided me over the years. I would have gladly done it had I have known the situation was this bad…
lil contribution all the way from the uk. keep up the good works. All you need now is a forums
lol
And… “thanks for continuing to kick ass” money.
My $10.00 contribution was sent this morning. Nick, is it possible to post updates on the donations received? Maybe you could let us know about progress made toward new equipment or bandwidth costs.
It’s good to have a place to look around for concerning some of you guys. Hopefully you’ll get more than enough “honor money”, I’d say you guys deserve it.
~sLs~
Great to see you, Nick! I really enjoyed Rebel FM, and I thought Arthur was a fantastic addition to the team. I’ll tell him (and say hi to Anthony) separately, though. As for this post, I’m just glad to have you around. What happened on the 7th (my birthday!) was tough for everyone. I felt like someone had died!
No one died, but it was an end of an era.
But loving the enthusiasm of everything happening on this site!
Just dont spend it all on a crap beer. :p
I just wanted to say I really appreciate everything you’re doing
I’ll be sending 20 bucks your way when I get home.
Just think of it as finally getting a return for what you gave us: Countless hours of informative entertainment. Makes me feel guilty for only coughing up $10
All I have to say is that all you guys are seriously fucking awsome.
EGM and the 1up show were sooo retardedly good and i can only hope that you guys get something going so i can read/watch all your shit cause you guys were like the videogame new gods. all my buddys were like ” oh man ign is the greatest game website ever!”..man fuck that shit all you dudes were the best and greatest in the business. No one does it better than you guys.
So hopefully you guys can get everything on track and i wish you all the best and you guys only got my support alll the way through this whole mess of a mess.
Hopefully everything works out for the best dudes.
Peace and love.
So where do we send the podcast candy?
I will donate some cash to yea here this evening. Happy to support you guys. I really hope all your talented minds can come up with something better then 1up and is profitable venture.
I know exactly what you guys are going through, I just got layed off a couple weeks ago (right before Christmas) but things will get better for you guys!
I will follow you guys to the ends of the earth! A donation to hopefully hear from you guys sooner is the least I can do.
$10 heading your way. I wish I could offer you more. I’ll do my best to send traffic your way, and offer to mirror stuff in the UK if you need it.
And maybe some forums! ^_^
You guys quickly became some of my favorite voices on the Internets. I appreciate everything you guys have done, and can’t wait to see what you all do next!
Best of luck guys….
We added you to the rss report: http://www.therssreport.com
Should start popping up soon.
take care.
And don’t forget the all important “pizza money!”
Hope you all make some money and upgrade that recording equipment
. Good luck, I’ll be listening
+$10 from me good luck with the podcast and maybe future video content, thanks for keeping the 1upyours spirit going!
Oh you didn’t want pity money? Then can I get a refund? J/K. Better equipment would be nice, or maybe some car alarms since Chuf lives in the ghetto.
Gave what I could for now this morning. Hope it helps to get you guys some gear. Look forward to hearing the next show!
I’m sure you’ll spend my £6.58890 pence wisely.
You might also want to consider putting together an Amazon wish-list of equipment. I mean a mixer and stuff would be def be too much for one person to buy for the show, but maybe headsets, cables, memory, etc.
5 bucks will buy a microphone, right?
I’ll be sure to donate a few bucks, just to show you guys that we really, really appreciate what you do.
Hey guys, sent you some money all the way from Manila yesterday, hope it helps get you better equipment.
Not that I feel entitled because I donated or anything, but any chance you can get a feed up on the zune store? I know I’m only one of maybe ten people around the world who get their podcasts via zune, but I’m a cheap motherfucker who got a $100 refurbished brown zune and has to live with it for the next few years.
I subscribed to EGM. I consider it money well spent to subscribe here. I know there’s not a subscription fee, but fuck it, it’s money well spent in my eyes.
You guys are amazing. All the entertainment you’ve brought of over the years, we all thank you. Sadly, right now, I can’t donate anything, but to those who can, try to support these guys.
Yes, think of it as podcast money. I looooove your podcast.
I agree, I don’t think you should classify our support as “pity money”; you guys provide awesome content for the masses, and you do it well, so you might as well be equipped to continue doing so…
And “beer money”.
THis is just an idea, but maybe you could put up some of your 1up swag on Ebay and link it here for us to bid on, it could be a great way to raise money for the new RebelFM. And you never know what people might want, old tshirts etc…
Sorry for posting this twice
I think I speak for everyone when I say that I hope you’ll be completely transparent about how much money has been donated and what you’ve purchased with our donations. I would appreciate such a post in the future. In the meantime, bless you guys!!
How can the talentless and poor contribute to the project?
Here’s 5 bucks at ya. You guys are awesome and have been a part of my weekly life for quite some time now, be it in written, podcast, or video form. It’s not much, but hopefully it all adds up to a nice sum.
Like James Mielkie says, “No matter what you fucking do, always fight the good fight. Always fight to the end. Never give less than 2000 percent. Never despair. Be there for your friends. Be there for your family. Hit your enemies like a runaway train, and always be the last motherfucker standing.”
Sounds like you guys are doing just that so far. Keep it up.