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« March 2008 | Main | May 2008 »
AOTS fans can now froth over full episodes of Attack of the Show which are now up on iTunes for $1.99 a piece. Not sure how many people are going to buy a season pass at that price seeing as there are 10 episodes a week, but perhaps if you were looking to own your favorite episode it's not a bad deal.
Perhaps we could see some other shows on G4 popping up on iTunes as well?
More unused ads have been unearthed by forum unmoderator Mecha, this time they're hot chicks in space, with lots of retro and Nintendo references thrown in. Think Star Trek, mixed with disco, mixed with acid. Why they weren't used, we don't know, maybe because they don't air Star Trek anymore? Maybe they thought it was going to better than it was?
-KS
Our Canadian corespondent, Mecha FANFM has unearthed a horde of old G4, G4TechTV and TechTV graphics from some artist sites. Check them out below:
http://www.robwinfield.com/selects.html - Lots of older AOTS and TechTV era graphics
http://www.douglasfiliak.com/ - Older G4 (Cube Style) promos, Cheat! intro (with MALE avatar [OMG CORY ROUSE?]) and G4TechTV ads.
http://www.ugoldorak.com/ - UNUSED G4 rebrand graphics! Or maybe these are for the next rebrand?
-KS
It's that time of year! Incase you forgot, like most of us, G4 launched April 24th 2002! ...or was it April 30th, 2002? We're not exactly sure but it was right around now, so of course I had to bust out the obligatory embarrassing G4 Birthday Music Video.
Now. Who brought cake?
-KS
The annual X-Play Summer Games preview is back next week for a week long affair. This includes Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Lego Indy Jones, Ninja Gaiden 2, Soul Caliber IV, MGS4, Wii Fit and my own personal high anticipated game, the only game with a digital Bull Murray, Ghostbusters: The Videogame.
X-Play will also be airing exclusive GTA IV live footage over the weekend (Sunday to be exact) for those of you that are already packing to camp out for the game.
Check the full press release after the jump.
-KS
"X-PLAY" KICKS OFF THE BIGGEST SUMMER IN GAMING HISTORY WITH FIVE DAY SPECIAL, "THE 2008 X-PLAY SUMMER GAMES PREVIEW," JAM-PACKED WITH EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE, DEMOS AND INTERVIEWS
Special Live Commercial-Free Cut-in Sunday Morning, April 27 Presents World Premiere Footage From "Grand Theft Auto IV"
Beginning April 28th-May 2nd Five Back-to-Back Nights of Coverage Will Deliver World Premiere Previews and Exclusive New Details from "Grand Theft Auto IV," "Too Human," "SOCOM: Confrontation," "The Force Unleashed" (Wii and Xbox 360), "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure," "Metal Gear Solid 4" and more, Only on G4
LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2008 - G4's series "X-Play," the most-watched videogame show on television, brings viewers the ultimate guide to this summer's most anticipated videogames. With world premiere demos, exclusive interviews, previews and "first looks" at the games everyone will be talking about and playing this summer, "X-Play Summer Games Preview" will present the most anticipated games and news that every gamer needs to know before the new releases hit the shelves. The "2008 X-Play Summer Games Preview" premieres Monday, April 28 at 8:00 pm ET/PT on G4, and continues all week. Each night will feature new game titles and surprise interviews.
Hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb, who have earned a reputation for delivering smart, entertaining and on-target reviews, "X-Play" is televisions definitive home to all things videogame. New daily episodes of "X-Play" premiere every weeknight in primetime at 8 pm, giving viewers a comprehensive update on each day's videogame developments, a wide range of new features, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at games in development, interviews with industry luminaries, live, hands-on demos of games before they hit stores and in-depth analysis of the latest trends.
During this week-long special report, Sessler and Webb will present exclusive new footage, hands-on demos and sneak-peeks at the summer's biggest titles that will shape gaming's summer sales season.
The "X-Play Summer Games Preview" week kicks off with a one-hour special dedicated to the most anticipated game of the year, "Grand Theft Auto IV," and will feature a live hands-on demo, an in-depth two part retrospective on the "GTA" franchise, new looks at the multiplayer, and "X-Play's" brutally honest review of the game.
Leading up to the week, on Sunday, April 27, G4 will interrupt regularly scheduled programming to bring you the very first look at "Grant Theft Auto IV" with a "X-Play Special: GTA IV First Look." This 15-minute special report will air live at the very moment the "GTA IV" media embargo is lifted and will feature Adam and Morgan's first hands-on impressions of "GTA IV." This World Premiere live demo will be commercial free and only on G4.
Throughout the week the show will give viewers an unprecedented look at the most anticipated games of the summer, including the biggest PS3 game of the year, "Metal Gear Solid 4," the much-hyped "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," and will present brand new footage from titles including "Too Human", "LittleBigPlanet," "The Bourne Conspiracy," "Ghostbusters: The Videogame," "Haze," "Hell Boy: The Science of Evil ," "Ninja Gaiden 2," "Soul Calibur IV," "Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure", "Wii Fit," "Boom Blox," "SOCOM: Confrontation," "Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures," "Iron Man," and more.
"Usually summer is the cruelest season to gamers," said Adam Sessler, host of "X-Play," "Not this year, as anyone watching will see."
"Personally, I'm excited for "The Force Unleashed," which lets you live out all your Evil Jedi fantasies, and "Metal Gear Solid 4," which looks to be a technically impressive epic," said Morgan Webb, host of "X-Play." "We'll also look at Wii Fit, and see if it's going to revolutionize the way we interact with games."
Now a multi-billion dollar industry, videogaming is one of entertainment's fastest-growing and most lucrative segments. With the eyes of the entertainment world, and Wall Street, focused on this summer's action, "X-Play Summer Games" is must-see programming for gamers, pundits and general entertainment fans alike.
In addition to all of the on-air exclusives, "X-Play" will produce all-new web-exclusive content around all of the biggest games coming out this year. Gamers can log-on to www.G4tv.com/xplay
everyday for new exclusives, plus thousands of reviews, previews, screenshots and more.
About Comcast Entertainment Group
Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; The Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable and inspiring lifestyle programming; and G4 offering the last word on gaming, technology, animation, interactivity, and "Internet culture" for the male 18-34 demo. E! is currently available to nearly 94 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the United States. In 2006, E! launched the E! Everywhere initiative underscoring the company's dedication to making E! content available on all new media platforms any time and anywhere from online to broadband video to wireless to satellite radio to VOD. The Style Network currently counts 58 million cable and satellite subscribers and G4, the #1 podcasted cable network in America, is available in more than 64 million cable and satellite homes nationwide.
Today on X-Play (Friday, April 18th) @ 8PM EST:
-Iron Man Exclusive Hands On
-Face Time w/ Jens ‘Lil Evil’ Pulver
-Mass Effect Sketch
-Gaming Update, Chat, Video Viewer Mail, Virtual Audience and the rest of the regular segments
BTW, Iron Man fans, you can download the demo off of Xbox Live TODAY! It will be interesting to see if Sega has put out their first decent game in 5 years or once again totally murdered our childhoods.
-KS
This is a bit late but G4's online show "Freestyle 101" has been nominated for a Webby come this May. Fresh Ink and Geek Out also have specific episodes that are "honorees."
From the release:
Freestyle 101" is G4tv's weekly
multi-platform, nerd-chic hip hop series where today's top MCs step into the studio to rap about videogames and chat about the art of the rhyme. The show regularly features freestyles and exclusive interviews from both well-known artists such as Fat Joe, Ice T and Del the Funky Homosapien, as well as underground stars like Papoose, Joell Ortiz, Ali Vegas and Murs, and can be found online at ww.g4tv.com/freestyle101.
Sorry, Casey fans, MMO Report didn't get any lovin' this time, maybe next year?
You can read the full release after the jump.
-KS
"FREESTYLE 101" NOMINATED FOR A 12TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARD IN THE "BEST
ONLINE FILM AND VIDEO MUSIC" CATEGORY
G4's Popular Hip Hop Show Makes the Shortlist for "Oscars of the
Internet" with Additional Properties Receiving Acclaim
LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2008 - The 12th Annual Webby Awards have
nominated G4's "Freestyle 101" for the Best Online Film & Video Webby
Award in the Music Category. "Freestyle 101" is G4tv's weekly
multi-platform, nerd-chic hip hop series where today's top MCs step into
the studio to rap about videogames and chat about the art of the rhyme.
The show regularly features freestyles and exclusive interviews from
both well-known artists such as Fat Joe, Ice T and Del the Funky
Homosapien, as well as underground stars like Papoose, Joell Ortiz, Ali
Vegas and Murs, and can be found online at www.g4tv.com/freestyle101.
Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at a star-studded
gala in New York City on June 10th.
In addition to G4's Webby nomination, several network properties have
been selected as Official Honorees:
* "Geek Out: Crazy4Cult" has been selected as an Official Honoree for
the Documentary: Individual Episode category
* "Fresh Ink Online: Lesbian Dragons" has been selected as an Official
Honoree for the Variety category
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby
Awards are the leading international awards honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and
video, and mobile Websites. The Webby Awards are presented by the
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging
academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, R/GA's
Chief Bob Greenberg, "Simpson's" creator Matt Groening, Arianna
Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
"The Webby Awards honor the outstanding Websites that are setting the
standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive
director of The Webby Awards. Freestyle 101's Webby Award nomination is
a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."
>From now through May 1st, online fans around the world can cast their
own votes for "Freestyle 101" in The Webby People's Voice Awards
presented by Nokia at http://pv.webbyawards.com.
The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60
countries and all 50 states.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards are known worldwide for the famous
five-word speech limit. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al
Gore ("Please don't recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix
my computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true.")
Available for streaming on G4tv.com, as an iTunes podcast, on GoTV
mobile and via Video on Demand (Comcast, Time-Warner, Cox, Insight,
DirecTV, etc), new episodes of "Freestyle 101" premiere every Tuesday on
G4tv.com at 9 a.m. PST (noon EST). G4tv is in 62 million homes in the
U.S.
Additional information on "Freestyle 101" is available at:
http://www.g4tv.com/freestyle101
About Comcast Entertainment Group
Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E!
Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated
to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; The Style Network, the
destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable and
inspiring lifestyle programming; and G4 offering the last word on
gaming, technology, animation, interactivity, and "Internet culture" for
the male 18-34 demo. E! is currently available to nearly 94 million
cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the United States.
In 2006, E! launched the E! Everywhere initiative underscoring the
company's dedication to making E! content available on all new media
platforms any time and anywhere from online to broadband video to
wireless to satellite radio to VOD. The Style Network currently counts
58 million cable and satellite subscribers and G4, the #1 podcasted
cable network in America, is available in more than 64 million cable and
satellite homes nationwide.
About The Webby Awards:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby
Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and
video, and mobile web sites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby
Awards received a record 9,500 entries from all 50 states and over 60
countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International
Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby
Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; .ORG; The Barbarian Group;
Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove;
PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving
Image.
Everyone's favorite CEO at G4 has posted a second wave of Q's followed by his A's. There's lots of stuff brought up but the HIGHLIGHT is a the question we at G4 Rewind have been salviating over for years now: Will G4 ever air classic shows?
"These shows weren’t rating well when they where brand new episodes covering recently released games from that year, so the likelihood of them rating now is small. However, these suggestions have caused us to look at deploying a “classic G4” block of past shows that we still have rights to use…some shows were not owned by us (i.e. Judgment Day ) and, therefore, we don’t have the rights to them anymore, while other shows (i.e. some older episodes of X-Play or TSS or original Icons) have footage in them that we no longer have permission to air. Regardless, we are looking at this idea as a block, likely in the weekday mornings, that could begin as early as June 1…so stay tuned."
So that's a yes! Sort of! Maybe. Kinda? Cross your fingers, maybe we'll get lucky.
For the rest of the article move your mouse to this sentence here and then press down and release upon your mouse's left-click button.
Thanks once again to forum member Tiki for posting this.
-KnuxSonic
Another week, another episode of GameTrailers TV. Here's what's going down at 1AM EST on Spike TV:
This Spring GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley is packed with more world exclusives than ever before. On April 11 the show airs at a special time as we go on location to LucasArts HQ in San Francisco, CA for a behind-the-scenes blowout on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Who is the Secret Apprentice, who are his companions, what's his code name and who are his parents? Exclusive new gameplay clips, the world premiere of the duel mode in the Wii version of the game and brand-new information that everyone will be talking about!
PLUS, GTTV DELIVERS THESE BLOCKBUSTER EXCLUSIVES:
- The exclusive global premiere of the teaser trailer for Resistance 2 from Insomniac Games and Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Stay tuned at the end of the teaser for a special announcement regarding Resistance 2 and GTTV!
- The exclusive unveiling of the first gameplay footage featuring Yoda and Darth Vader as playable characters in Soul Calibur IV from Namco-Bandai Games.
- The world premiere of the latest trailer for Midway’s TNA iMPACT!: The Videogame. See the Ultimate X mode for the first time!
- The first-ever footage of Don King Presents Prizefighter in an exclusive trailer hosted by Don King himself.
Plus, new exclusive gameplay on the Bourne Conspiracy in Amanda MacKay's interview with DJ sensation Paul Oakenfold and Daniel Kayser delivers the GTTV poll results for Favorite Final Fantasy Character of All Time.
It’s all going down this Friday, April 11, at the special time of midnight, but you can also catch the show online and in high-definition anytime at GameTrailers.com and on Xbox Live Marketplace.
Thanks to Mr. Hoffmann, as always, for sending this in.
-KnuxSonic