So what follows are some various updates and announcements and clarifications about the site and the podcast. It’s late, and it’s been a really, really tiring week, so you’ll have to settle for a bulleted list:
(Updates, from questions in the comments):
I’ll update more as more questions roll in. Now on to the original list.
- First, there is now a permanent listen and subscribe link for Rebel FM in the upper corner of the page. Subscribe! We’re the number 4 podcast in America right now. Again, all of you who have clicked and listened and subscribed and donated (fuck have a lot of you donated; it’s awe-inspiring), thank you so much.
- Second, Rebel FM has been submitted to the Zune Marketplace, but it isn’t up yet. If you see it pop up, then drop a comment here or email me to let me know. It would appear the Zune Marketplace is slower on the uptake than iTunes, but once we’re up, I’ll be putting up a subscription link for that as well. I have a Zune. I know how it is.
- The RSS feed works in Google Reader, Firefox, IE, and FeedBurner. If it doesn’t work in your RSS reader, comment here, but I can’t promise it’s something that will be fixed right away. We’re on limited mandwidth here as Jenn Frank would say.
- The theme and the design of the site is going to change. I’m doing some work prototyping and testing this weekend. The theme for the site is Halo because a) we liked Halo 3 a lot (and had themes for various games we liked, including Heavenly Sword for those out there who seem quick to label us fanboys), and b) this site was more or less defunct for about 9 months. I’m working on an idea that should make many more people happy, and will involve you guys out there, ideally with some kind of payoff for some of you that are especially creative. More details coming soon on that.
- We are not going to charge for the podcast, and we have no intention of that ever happening. We’ve said this one over and over, but I keep seeing it pop up, so. Audio is cheap to record and fast to work with. Video is really fucking expensive to create and time intensive to edit and render and encode. The amazing guys at talkingorange are still working out what their plans will be, but that may involve a directly monetized model. If it does, they deserve every penny, and I’ll sure as hell be paying for it on a weekly basis, assuming I’m not living on ramen (and maybe even then).
- We’ll be setting up a UPS box for packages next week. Once it’s established, the address will be provided along with the rest of our contact information.
- T-shirts are extremely likely. We’ll be talking about that more in the coming days, and we’ll update when we have more information.
- We don’t have any plans for forums right now. We haven’t even discussed them yet. But really, do you need them here? There are so many other forums around that have vibrant communities and/or good conversation. I don’t know if we could do that justice right now, although who knows what the future holds? For now, it’s podcasts and writing, and anything the talkingorange guys might need, if they ask.
- We are still looking for writers. However, we have a lot of submissions, and it’s going to take a while to start whittling them down. I (and in some cases We) are reading through ALL of them, I assure you. The cutoff for submissions for now will be Sunday evening at 4:30 PM PST (which is -800 GMT right now, I believe).
- The introduction music in our inaugural podcast was “Up Against the Wall” by the Icarus Line. The outro music was “Do You Dig Destruction” by Turbonegro. If you dug them, I recommend the Penance Soiree and Retox albums respectively.
- We are certainly open to ideas and suggestions. For now, leave them as a comment here, and I’ll be starting a suggestions email address soon. You can also privately message us through Twitter, or just tweet at us, and we might see that. We’ve already gotten some great, great suggestions on podcasting hardware and website tech and functionality. We look at all of them.
Again, the response from everyone has been fucking amazing. This week started with a pretty major downer for everyone and especially for Nick, Anthony, Phil, Matt, Ryan O, and even for me as a friend and as a fan, and it has ended with my faith in humanity being buttressed by the care, well wishes, and generosity of so many people. You have all been a support system that no one realized was there, and it’s made a lot of difference to the guys. On behalf of everyone, whether you donated or just clicked, thank you.
-Arthur
I’m curious how much money has been donated already.
Love the podcast, can’t wait to see what you folks do next. Oh and I’m sending you guys a ton of candy, ha ha.
Regarding #4, I hope it involves you accepting submissions for a new theme, because I’ve been kicking some around in my head.
You’re the number 12 podcast in Portugal, by the way. Number 1 in Games & Hobbies.
And I’ll totally send you guys some candy too, european candy!
Wow, congrats on being the #4 podcast. You have quite the following.
You should have picked Flogging Molly’s “Rebels of the Sacred Heart” for music instead!
And you’re currently the 8th podcast in Finland.
I was under the impression that the donation link was for both Rebel FM and the “New 1Up Show”, can you please ensure that money donated goes to both podcasts as I’d like to support both?
Very happy you all are making something happen. I hope you receive as much industry support as you have from the fans. I was mortally wounded the day I heard 1UP fall apart and was given a power-pill when I found this site. Good luck everyone. I hope I can contribute by any means possible.
Keep up the great work guys. By the way you are the #1 podcast overall in iTunes Canada!
Zune integration soon yay! Also, I seem to be your only fan in the Philippines, so you’re probably the #31465 podcast here.
Glad to see you guys back on your feet, really enjoyed the podcast, as long as your producing content, i for one will be here to read and listen =)
Sent you guys a mail regarding your website
one of the features at 1up that I always loved and wanted to see more of were the game related essays… seeing as I’m taking a course on the study of Computer games and simulation this semester (to give myself a bit of a break from the fun of politics and sociology) I’d love to see some of that here… maybe even a section for users so throw in some of their own essays.
Hell, I’ll be writing them anyways.
You are number 7 on iTunes in the UK… which is bloody fantastic seam as the other 6 are BBC ones and Stephen Fry (some one who works at the BBC!).
Is there going to be an RSS feed for just the podcasts? That would be frackin’ cool.
@Doug: here’s the one i’m using in my PSP: http://rebelfm.libsyn.com/rss You can always subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, too.
I’ve also donated some money, my only caveat being that you continue to be as awesome as you’ve always been. I’ll be watching. Don’t slip up.
Keep your chins up.
I hope to see all of you continue to podcast together. I think i speak for everyone when I say there is a certain chemistry that we all really enjoy listening to amongst the ex-1upers… thus the donations and love sent out your guys way. LAN Party and 1up FM, along with GiantBombCast, have been my lifeline at work for the past several months. Hang in there guys.
Oh, and yes I really want some t-shirts… snazzy art please.. something a little cartoony. Maybe a cartoony drawing of Arthur, Anthony, Nick, and Phil all dressed up in South American Rebel Garb carrying fruit or vegie. launching weaponry.
You’re the number one podcast in New Zealand Itunes.. i submitted a review, i suggest everyone else submits reviews of their own too as that’s what makes the podcast successful on itunes
I would love to be able to put my submission in to write with you guys, but I can’t find an email to send my writing samples too. Can anyone help me out.
You guys are #1 in Canada for Podcasts on iTunes! Keep up the good work.
If/When you guys make some t-shirts i hope that there’s everybody’s signatures worked into the art. that would be flippin awesome.
that i’d pay for!
You guys are now #2 in America! Only behind Apple Keynotes! Insane. I love it.
I will take a shirt no doubt…maybe you could do a competition for t shirt design?
Hey I’m a fan stuck in the desert(you know the military thing). And let me tell ya that when we found out that the 1up we followed and loved was no more, our moral/motivation fell down at least 60%. But then yesterday, before leaving for rounds, I visited joystiq and in there I saw that some of the guys that used to work for 1up before the 1up fiasco, were back up on their feet and had recorded a new podcast. We were so happy, and by we I’m talking about our huge military gaming community here in the desert (fightthebadguys-eat-sleep-GAME and 3 hours of f-ing PT). Thank you guys and keep it up. Oh and by the way Ive tried to donate some money but here the internet we get is military provided and for some reason the donation link is getting blocked. Later
Congratulations, RebelFM just became #2 in Finland!!! and about some t-shirts or other merch, i’d totally buy them! i agree that should be some kind of contest for shirt/hoodies designs… at least for the first batch. The signature thing on the shirt art would be am awesome plus, btw.
Keep the spirit up, you guys are definitely NOT alone
Just wanted to say congratulations on the iTunes thing and keep up the great work!
Also, regarding writing submissions, what kind of articles are you looking for? News, reviews, etc.? I’d love to know.
AHA! So it was your idea for the Icarus Line? Penance Soiree is top 5 most def for me.
Can’t wait to see you guys go offfffff
These are all great changes that are coming and I can’t wait to see them. I thought about submitting some of my writing to you guys, but I just started doing this a few months ago. I don’t think I’m nearly that good yet. Maybe in the future though.
Thank you so much for doing all this. I too, like many others felt like a piece of me died when I saw that my favorite writers/podcasters
(is that the right word?) were being laid off, including my favorite one, Chuf Gallegos. Thanks so much for doing the podcast, updating the show and whatnot…
P.S. Zune users can download iTunes in the meantime, because anything you don’t BUY on iTunes gets thrown onto Zune, too. It’s pretty sweet.
Yeah, could we please have some more details on this article submission thing? I haven’t seen anything else about it.
This needs an update because you guys are now #1 in the US, congratulations
i just wanted to thank you guys for supporting the 1uppers during this time.
Man, I donated $20 and all got was NOTHING!! Just kidding. 9Totally would love a t-shirt when y’all get around to it. Also I don’t think forums are needed. Forums are so 90′s anyways.
Congrats to the #1 spot on iTunes Germany’s Gaming/Hobby-section!!! Awesome guys… I’m really happy for you!
Congratulations on the #1 podcast in America! Can’t wait for the next show.
Can’t wait for the next show! I have a couple questions/comments though:
Can you guys create a mailbag that would be unbelievable!
One member of the podcast talked about printing the last issue of EGM, just make sure we get a heads up cause I am really interested.
I love all of the support you guys are getting. Just goes to show how much you impact people lives. Can’t wait to see what you guys have for store.
Hey ex-1upers u guys should listen to the beginning of IGN’s podcast Game Scoop they offered there condolences for the fired, have a moment of silence, and talk about there memories of EGM. They also made a interesting offer to any ex employee.
Keep going strong man. Thanks for the updates. Still dedicated to you guys!
Great to see how you guys keep moving forward! Also wanted to get the word out that I put together a torrent that has ever single audio podcast done by 1UP. My name is the link so enjoy! This is the least I could have done for now(once payday hits plan to donate).
Love the podcast. Can’t wait for next weeks with added sound quality.
Good luck guys and I will be there to watch, listen and read what ever you guys do. The podcast is #1 in I-tunes for gaming stuff now as far as i know. Wish I had the cash to throw some your way to help towards the better gear.
That goes for both this site and talking orange.
I was actually wondering what the music was and tried to find it. I am going to add the podcast in itunes now. Keep up the good work guys.
all I can add is, you KNOW we are all behind the ex-1up and EGM guys. Just tell us where, and we’re there.
Glad to see you guys are working your way through these things pretty quickly. Your #8 for Podcasts in Australia!
Awesome.
Great work on the podcast, really enjoyed hearing the 1up crew again. I would like to express my continuing support for this site and podcast as well as talkingorange.
The new background elements are far better than the halo-themed ones, but now the foreground elements seem out of place in all that (black) minimalism. I’m sure it’s WIP but thought the input might be good anyway. If you need any extra graphic design hit my twitter- thebadnews -Not that I think you need the assistance.
After hearing about 1up… i feel like i had lost someone close to me like a best friend of loving dog! But after hearing the orgy of awesome that is rebel FM it settles my fears. All i can say is that i hope you guys actually destroy 1up and steal there fan base, because it will never be the same! Theres nothing like showing people what you were really worth!
It’s great to hear that the Rebel FM podcast is doing so well on itunes, love the podcast and keep up the good work. Good luck with everything and I hope it all works out for you guys.
Rebel FM is currently number 2 on itunes
Now on my Zune (it didn’t take at first because I copied the link from up top and was too lazy to check it…dummy me), and ready for the next episode.
As for the other things, it looks like its coming together so I wouldn’t be too worried from here on in.
Keep the donation link where it is, and when people donate there is the option to add a message…so there you are, people can just say where they want the money go. I didn’t put a message with mine (anonymous anyway) because I think the money is well served at whichever site.
Regarding the t-shit issue, I just hope that they are stylish.
im glad to see you guys keeping the community alive. take your time with what ever you do. i did my part i donated if your even a ounce of a video game enthusiest you should too. even if its only a couple of bucks
its on bitches
Love the egm theme!!!!
KEEP DOING IT GUYS!
Thanks for the update on everything. I just got back from the grocery store where I picked up not one, but two issues of the final EGM. One for reading and one that will never leave the confines of its plastic wrapper. The checkout lady asked me if I intended to purchase two copies of the same magazine and, with tears sparkling in the corners of my eyes, told her “yes, that’s the final issue of EGM ever!”, and I broke down, sobs of grief wracking my body. She held me dear and I sobbed into her bosom until her smock was wet with my tears.
Okay that didn’t really happen, but I did buy two issues of EGM.
You guys should really look into what Leo Laporte has done with the TWIT podcast and video content distribution network. He got canned from Tech TV (also a former ziff property) went underground and built a very successful business model. He did with low overhead and an enthusiastic fan base that was willing to follow him wherever he went. I would consider trying to get some airtime on his show This Week in tech, or at least getting on the horn with him and getting some of his input. I wish you guys the best of luck.
#1 on itunes in the gaming section. Not sure if it changes based on country, just incase it does i live in Canada.
Keep up the good work.
Number 1 podcast in games & hobbies in itunes, gratz! Number 11th in all podcasts, I don’t think I’ve seen a gaming podcast reach that high
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Hey guys. I really enjoyed the first episode of Rebel FM. One thing though- before I listened I used the Noise Removal feature in Audacity to take out that background hiss. It’s really easy to do and generally doesn’t damage the rest of the recording, so you might want to look into it.
Thanks!
TOTALLY DUDE!!!
I loved the podcast guys, and I hope you have the same success in whatever you do.
#1 Podcast in the US. Wow. That’s amazing. Congratulations.
I’m just happy to see this site get a facelift!
I miss Jenn Frank.
I would order a t shirt in a second, especially if it would help support all this.
Rebel FM and TalkingOrange… Awesome news, just awesome.
Awesome podcast guys, good luck with the future you deserve every success, keep the podcasts coming!
Great 1st show guys !!.. like most of the gaming internet, my bubble popped big time when i heard the news about 1up and EGM. 1up FM, 1up Yours, and 1up show were a huge part of my daily routine
Really looking forward to seeing what you guys at rebel FM and TalkingOrange do in the future.
I’ve got nothing but the biggest hopes and well wishes to all of you guys (and girls) working together to keep doing what you all love to do. By the way, if there are any Hawaii-specific snacks any of you all would like, give me a word and they’re yours.
Hey guys!
If you guys ever add a forum to your site and you need a admin or mod to help you run them let me know. I used to run a support site for the Invision Power Board software now called IP.Board. ( http://www.invisionpower.com/ ) So if you ever end going with IP.Board I can help you all out.
Great first show, and I really dig that you used Turbonegro. Apocalypse Dudes is all I have from them, but my old band covered Sailor Man a few times. That was always fun
You guys are gonna have a massive following. Anyone who loved 1up will follow you guys anywhere.
Keep it up, Canada loves you guys.
Oh and a broken pixel segment is a must !
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