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Another Survivor of The 1upocalypse
Published on February 24, 2013 5:10 PM
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Hello Everyone!

So it seems this place is the Hershel's Farm of the post-1upocalypse, as a few have called it! It's good to see people rally behind another site to maintain a sense of community, as I'm sure Ziff-Davis figured that all 1up users would simply flock to IGN's boards. PixlBit seems committed to the idea that the users of the site dictate its direction, and are very open to ways of improving the site - which is an awesome, awesomething thing. I look forward to reading everyone's blogs, as I know a lot of you are quite talented at created fun, captivated content on games both new and old. I'm excited to see how PixlBit evolves, and I love that the mass exile taught Ziff-Davis (which by the way, sounds like a bad porno name) that this community wants more out of a gaming hub than a home page with article links like "Christopher Nolan caught himself in his fly this morning" and reviews for The Vampire Diaries.

I'll probably port my blogs over to here as well; I've been kicking around some ideas for a new one for the past few months, and hopefully something spills out of my head soon!

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Posted on February 24, 2013 5:20 PM

Welcome, and I absolutely love that picture!  Let's just hope that we don't go up in flames like Hershal's farm.

And you're right, we want all the input we can get to make this community the welcoming home we've always envisioned it to be.  Which means that I should probably shelve those reviews for The Vampire Diaries....

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:22 PM

Thanks Man! I think we can hold this place down better than Hershel's farm, provided there isn't a Carl running around, luring Walkers to web code.

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:26 PM

Vampire Diaries is bad? I shall shelve my TV review ideas then. I was going to post blogs about Being Human and Arrow. I think I'll just stick to games then. 

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:32 PM

Also, don't forget to load the landing page with links to your WIKI, and Oscar picks!

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:20 PM

yay! Justin's here! So glad to see you buddy! I always enjoyed your blogs and appreciated your feedback.

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:27 PM

Hey Aaron! Thank you bud! I'll be porting my old blogs here soon.

Asreal - lol Good call. I'd say Martinez is IGN, and Ziff-Davis is the governor; a version of the Governor who only speaks in buzz words to trick people into thinking he has a working brain.

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:23 PM

Hello! Umm, Hershels Farm burned down. I wouldn't use that as an analogy. I'd say we are more like the 3rd season barricaded in the prison. IGN is the evil governor. LOL.

I own a poster of that picture you put up there.

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:28 PM

lol Good call. I'd say Martinez is IGN, and Ziff-Davis is the governor; a version of the Governor who only speaks in buzz words to trick people into thinking he has a working brain.

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:25 PM

ha ha, that picture is hilarious. I set up an account on Giant Bomb but there were walkers everywhere.  Happy to have found Pixlbit.  

Posted on February 24, 2013 5:31 PM

Damn Walkers!! I'm happy to have found Pixlbit too

Posted on February 24, 2013 8:50 PM

Between pixlbit and IGN it was an easy choice for me. Not that I loathe IGN obsessively but pixlbit seems more warm, friendly, smart, and creative! By the way, props for that picture! Well done indeed!

Posted on February 24, 2013 9:55 PM

Thank you very much!

Posted on February 25, 2013 3:58 AM

What? Christopher Nolan caught himself in his fly? Off to IGN I go... NOT!

Posted on February 25, 2013 4:11 AM

lol He did! While there, Don't forget to check out an article with an obviously inscensed, out-of-context title to grab cheap views to appease advertisers and shareholders!! Ex: "Shigeru Miyamoto would 'punt an infant"

Posted on February 28, 2013 1:28 PM

This is amazing honey!!!! love, justinterpret's girlfriend ^-^

Posted on February 28, 2013 4:37 PM

Thank you sweetheart! ^-^

Posted on February 28, 2013 1:38 PM

Welcome! good to see another friendly face from 1up...this is already getting that same community vibe here!

Posted on February 28, 2013 4:38 PM

Thank you! It's awesome to see how many people migrated over to PixlBit to preserve that community..good to see you and many other familiar faces and avatars here as well!

Posted on February 28, 2013 4:57 PM

Yeah, it sucks that ZD shit the site down, but I'm not complaining. When you drop support from a site you own and expect it to do well, it's no wonder they weren't making any profit. That's why I'm not a big fan of mergers and buyouts.

Posted on February 28, 2013 6:12 PM

Agreed. My opinion is that when mergers and buyouts occur, there is going to be a conflict of interest between honest opinions/reviews and the rules of the game of corporate monopoly. The worst part is that the suits performing these transactions very rarely have any education on what exactly it is they are buying and selling; only the process of these transactions is on their radar. It's sad when any small business/website/venture has to be bought out or corporately sponsored to simply keep its doors open, let alone when great things end because of spreadsheet calculations.