[2][3] 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.

[16][17] On January 6, 2009, it was announced that Ziff Davis would be selling 1UP.com to the Hearst Corporation, in the process terminating Electronic Gaming Monthly and over 30 employees, including Shane Bettenhausen and Andrew Pfister.

[15][18] Retronauts also produced the supplement video podcast, Bonus Stage, which looked at specific retro titles more closely.

[25] Polygon also recommended Retronauts and its host, with Chris Plante saying "when it comes to retro video games, I trust no one more than Jeremy Parish.

The theme song was created by Jane Pinckard (who previously played in the band Dealership) and Eric Haller, with the music for the series being composed by Ryan O'Donnell.

Former 1UP and GFW editor Shawn Elliott made a guest appearance on the WWE Crush Hour episode during this season.

However, that was the day of the Ziff Davis layoffs that left more than 30 people out of a job, including the entire cast of Broken Pixels.

[31] Most fans assumed that the show would not continue and that the segments they filmed would never be released, but season 2 premiered on February 6, 2009, with the Sega CD game, Wirehead.

[32] It was announced on September 4, 2008, that Jeff Green would leave Ziff Davis after 17 years to join Electronic Arts to work on the "Sim" franchise.

[33] Shortly afterward on September 17, co-host Shawn Elliott also announced that he would be leaving the company to work under Ken Levine as associate producer on the next 2K Boston video game.