Media – Ziff Davis Sells 1UP Network To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM (Gamasutra)
Around 30 employees of Ziff Davis’ Game Group were laid off immediately following today’s announcement, including the staff of EGM Magazine, but also some elements of the 1UP Network’s web staff, including podcast and video producers.

DIY – Giant Atari Joystick Lamp (instructables)
Instructions to build your own.

Computers – Macworld.Ars: Keynote day coverage wrap-up (ars technica)
All the lame that was the MacWorld keynote 2009.

Sports – Utah attorney general: BCS may violate antitrust laws (Sports Illustrated)
Utah’s attorney general is investigating the Bowl Championship Series for a possible violation of federal antitrust laws after an undefeated Utes team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years.