Jeff Green Leaves 1UP. Joins Sims Team.

No_Style · (09-05-2008, 03:07 AM)

This was posted in the GFW Radio thread, but here it deserves its own thread. It's Jeff Green!

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It's with great sadness but also much joy that we can announce that our very own Jeff Green is making the move to game development. After 17 (!) years with Ziff Davis Media, Jeff is finally jumping to the dark side to work on The Sims brand at EA. It's never fun to announce these sorts of things, but we're thrilled that one of ours has such an incredible opportunity to work on such an amazing brand (The Sims makes up more than half of EA?s revenues -- what the hell are they thinking hiring Jeff?!).

I sat down with Jeff this afternoon to get a little more info on his upcoming plans. The decision to leave the editorial side of gaming definitely didn't come easy. Jeff told me this was "the best job I ever had." In moving the Games for Windows Magazine from print to online earlier this year he brought PC content on 1UP to an all time high point. Add to that the strong fan support of GFW Radio "the Brodeo" and he helped set the course for a bright future here at 1UP. But that gave him the freedom to take a step back, knowing that if he decided to make a change, he'd be leaving things on a high note.

Many of you know that Jeff co-wrote a play last year, Mankind's Last Hope. Doing that tapped a whole other creative vein for him, and it stood out as something that felt uniquely fresh. The connection to the Sims came quickly from there. It's a series Jeff always synced with whether it was the virtual lives of his Sims or the social engineering of Sim City.

That's how we wind up here, saying goodbye to a best friend. Jeff told me that he loves everyone here, and will miss us, but that it's leaving the Brodeo that more than anything is tearing him up. The good news is that he'll still be able to listen to it each week as producer Andrew Pfister already confirmed that the show will continue -- with Jeff now heckling with the rest of the regular listeners on the forum. And he's got one more show in him; next week's GFW Radio will be his going-away edition. While it's hard not to be saddened by Jeff's departure, we're pretty damn excited for him. Getting to work on arguably the most prominent name in PC gaming, if not gaming in general, is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Plus, at least he's leaving on a total high note.

Anyway, huge congrats Jeff! We'll miss you, man.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169771

Congrats! You will be missed, sir. I'll say it again, please keep us updated with your shenanigans.

tribal24 · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

-_-nooooooooo

CurseoftheGods · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

Fuck.

DoctorWho · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

OH FUCK... :(

Good luck!!!

Gbeav · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

Dad come home.

neojubei · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

Well it was long overdue before someone leaves to a game company. Godspeed Jeff.

GitarooMan · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

Wow, megaton. Good luck to him.

Blu_LED · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

No no no no no no no no.........

no

Ysiadmihi · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

Goddamnit.

colinp · (09-05-2008, 03:08 AM)

He'll always be the lord of the rings in my eyes... =/

adelante · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

BLACK DRAGON!!!! WHY? JUS COS YOU COULDN"T STAND THE SPRINKLERS GOING OUT ON YOU?!?

All the best!

Baha · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

Wait what? Black dragon is leaving GFW radio & 1up? Please tell me there's some elaborate joke being played on me :(

Holy shit I just watched the linked video: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169769

SPEA · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

What the fuck!!?

eznark · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

Good luck, bro

RBH · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

Fuck this shit.

RobertM · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

I laughed while crying inside.

ICallItFutile · (09-05-2008, 03:09 AM)

Those kids won't get anything done without Dad around.

Ysiadmihi · (09-05-2008, 03:10 AM)

Originally Posted by eznark:

Good luck, bro

Uh oh.

Relix · (09-05-2008, 03:10 AM)

Damn he was awesome

ravien56 · (09-05-2008, 03:10 AM)

awww shit no more brodeo for jeff>_<...good luck with your future career though

TheGreatDave · (09-05-2008, 03:10 AM)

No fucking way.

SpudBud · (09-05-2008, 03:11 AM)

Noooooooo!

chaoticprout · (09-05-2008, 03:11 AM)

Congratulations Jeff. While I'm extremely sad to see you go (FUCKING LOVE THE BRODEO EBONY DRAGON), completely understandable that you're doing what you want to. Good luck, godspeed, and please guest star once in a while. =(

Flavius · (09-05-2008, 03:11 AM)

Said it there, and I'll reiterate here:

Very happy for you, Jeff. Thanks for keeping me awake and making me laugh during many a boring-ass commute.

Now run, don't walk! Methinks a water elemental doth approacheth!

xintin · (09-05-2008, 03:11 AM)

oh god please have a farewell address or something on 1upYours tmrw ;.;

Crateman · (09-05-2008, 03:11 AM)

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS?!?!?!?!?!

I don't know whether this is fucking amazing or a complete tragedy. I'm a huge fan of The Sims franchise... but the Brodeo without Jeff is not a whole Brodeo.

Anyway, I'm sure Jeff is going to offer a lot the the series. Jeff has my complete respect, and I wish they were more people like him in the industry.

Godspeed Jeff!! Thanks for absolutely everything. You fucking rock!

Acid08 · (09-05-2008, 03:11 AM)

BLACK DRAGON. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :( :( :( :( :(

Edit: PLEASE HAVE HIM ON 1UP YOURS TOMORROW :(

Rorschach · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

He was my favorite person there. :(

Congrats and good luck, Jeff.

wmat · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

Please sneak in a Brodeo session here and a malicious liveblog there. Please please PLEASE Mister Green.

Kyoufu · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

Good for him.

Xyphie · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

Joke thread? I wish :(

Good luck with your new job Jeff!

:(

Y2Kev · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

WHAAAAAAAT

(._. )
( ._.)
(Q_Q)

Doytch · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck :(

Gbeav · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

He's leaving because of those jelly beans.

Tokubetsu · (09-05-2008, 03:12 AM)

There is no god.

Agent Icebeezy · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

He's in the money!

MaritalWheat · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

You will be missed, but congratulations, hopefully great things will come out of this, including many a Rod Humble/Jeff Green podcast duo extravaganzas. (Hopefully you see this before my spaz-GFW thread reaction)

PARANO1A · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

One day, dad went out for a pack of cigarettes. He never came back.

We'll miss you Jeff. I hope to see you on as a guest regularly. You've made my week every week with your humour and input.

eznark · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

Originally Posted by Ysiadmihi:

Uh oh.

?

Esperado · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

He was too awesome for us.

GhaleonQ · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

*hangs self*

keanerie · (09-05-2008, 03:13 AM)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Flavius · (09-05-2008, 03:14 AM)

Originally Posted by Gbeav:

He's leaving because of those jelly beans.

Goddammit, Shawn.

Wollan · (09-05-2008, 03:14 AM)

Jeff wrote play called Mankind's Last Hope. Getting him a job & Sims team.
Luke wrote novel mixing Star Trek & Star Wars. Getting him a job & Bungie.

Is this an ongoing spoof @ 1up?

Ysiadmihi · (09-05-2008, 03:14 AM)

Originally Posted by eznark:

?

I guess I shouldn't have expected too many people to get the reference

DesertEasy · (09-05-2008, 03:14 AM)

Well fuck.

lybertyboy · (09-05-2008, 03:14 AM)

Truly, it's a sad day for us all. One of the coolest people I've ever known.

Flavius · (09-05-2008, 03:15 AM)

Originally Posted by Agent Icebeezy:

He's in the money!

Now he can move away from that fucking Dollar Store! Hooray!!!

RobertM · (09-05-2008, 03:15 AM)

Didn't we have a thread on the lines of "No one quit Davis in a while", so much for that.

Acid08 · (09-05-2008, 03:15 AM)

At least we get one more Brodeo with him. It needs to be an amazing tribute. He's the Black Dragon, the Lord of the Rings, and he fathered ManGod.