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[sith23]

This just fucking sucks, these guys have had a lot of shit thrown on them and they've been hanging on this situation for more than a year. They moved twice within a year iirc.
I'm fucking bummed, I love everyone at GT and I am super sad to see them go.
Watching the livestream.

 

[Ohrenberger]

Brandon has been there since the beginning?

Pretty sure he founded it

 

[adj_noun]

The stream makes me sad.

My heart hurts. I've loved watching these people.

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Lmao, "don't subscribe" on the stream.

 

[MMarston]

Brandon is/was GT, it's his baby.

Really sad news, all the sites I've loved are gone now: 1UP, CVG and now Gametrailers :

GAF is on borrowed time.


I'm tellin' ya

 

[KorrZ]

Terrible news. I haven't visited the site much in recent years, but there were a good couple years where I was on the site everyday. It was my first real gaming forum and first exposure to real original gaming coverage. Hopefully they land on their feet somewhere together. Hell, pull a Kinda Funny Games I'm sure the guys there have the pull to get a decent head start between Patreon/Youtube ad revenue.

 

[dukie85]

Gonna be weird not hearing that little 5 tone jingle for Final Bosman :<

 

[SparksterMeta0]

Dammit!

Another gaming site I grew up with is gone.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I feel like GT failed to keep up with the times. There's an audience for their videos, they have original content and their brand is strong, we just don't want to access their website.

 

[dancrane212]

Reflecting back on it my first big experience on GT was May 24th 11th. Not sure how I got a link to the site but opening it up and seeing "Zelda E3 2K4" with the image of the new Link on one of the 4 header times had me losing my mind. Sitting there waiting for it to buffer and getting to see this, for the time high quality, video was very memorable.

This will always be GT to me.

 

[DangerMouse]

WTF

This sucks.

And that last E3 was an amazing new high to further build off of too

RIP

They were THE site to go to for trailers and reviews.

Also loved their Retrospectives, Final Bosman, Pach Attack, and Bonus Round.

I used to download their Bonus Round episode and watch them on the train. Keighley, Pachter, Satterfield, Beer, Bloodworth...

The more I think about it, the more I'm going to miss them.

Yeah.

 

[Sesha]

I was really looking forward to another E3 with GT, and to see their reactions to DMC5 when that finally dropped, as well as the inevitable Crash announcement at E3.

GT sleep tight sweet prince.

 

[brotkasten]

"GT is not something Defy wants to invest money in, that's all"

 

[mujun]

What incredibly shitty news!

Huge fan of GT Time and the betting shows.

Love Huber, Bosman, Bloodworth, etc.

 

[FTF]

This is such a bummer. Watching them all together like this is sad

Subscriber song...

 

[Elandyll]

wow.

GT is (was I guess) a mainstay of online reviews, gaming news and various gaming related entertainment. Bossman alone, but Hubert too and the whole team in fact (man, the bets.. The BETS!). The Bloodborne musical was one of the best thing I've ever seen online, gaming related or not.

What was the point of acquiring them, just to shut them down a few months later and do it in such a shady way not informing anyone but a few hours beforehand...

Wow...

Thoughts to all that are being let go, hoping everyone lands on their feet rapidly.

 

[iNvid02]

We live in a world where PewDiePie makes millions and GameTrailers goes bust.

i feel they should have adapted to youtube better (dont know if it was them or the parent company's insistence) but i always remember complaints about their video player while other places were putting stuff up elsewhere in addition to their own sites.

it got better recently and they managed to rack up 500k subs, but i cant help but think if they had jumped into youtube with both feet earlier things might have turned out differently

 

[Trago]

Gotta be honest, I'm fucking terrified for other gaming websites. What will become of them in five years or so?

 

[Umibozu]

Brandon just said on stream that defy said that gametrailers is not something that they want to invest in

 

[taizuke]

Fucking sad but i'll support them in whatever they do next. Best people covering the gaming industry.

Wish them the best.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

WAT. NO. NO.

Oh man, this is depressing as fuck.

 

[brickarts295]

Damn, I've been watching their game reviews since 2009 on my small ipod touch. Bossman, Huber and GTLive turned me into a fan

 

[Tomohawk]

I felt like game trailers was getting better and better every month. It's very sad to hear that they're shutting down. I wish all of them the best and hope they do something new together.

 

[adj_noun]

"Kyle, tomorrow you're going to have to go on your own mission."

This sucks this sucks this sucks

 

[jeanRicK]

*sighs ... So many memories
Thanks for the good times guys

 

[MohitParty]

Apparently the GT Staff only found out this morning? Such BS.

Anyway thanks for all the content throughout the years. I'm sure you'll all do awesome in the future <3

 

[Linkyn]

Oh man, that half-day joke...

 

[aussiedude08]

Fuck that sucks, now will have to watch E3 somewhere else.

 

[Piers]

Gotta be honest, I'm fucking terrified for other gaming websites. What will become of them in five years or so?

Twitter and YouTube is already it.

 

[DangerMouse]

Just read it on Brandon Jones Twitter. I'm pissed because I go to them for every single video review and Brandon Jones & co. Their content was second to none (retrospectives, GT time, pop fiction, etc). They completed my trifecta of gaming news (GAF, Gametrailers, and Reddit). I really hope all of them land on their feet somewhere.

Yeah, I watched and listened to their stuff regularly and speaking of the retrospectives, I still remember the first time I was watching through the great Final Fantasy one that was feeding my hype toward FFXIII (and Versus) before we learned it would take several more years to even get it.

 

[urge26]

Gotta be honest, I'm fucking terrified for other gaming websites. What will become of them in five years or so?

There's other gaming sites?

 

[MrCunningham]

Reflecting back on it my first big experience on GT was May 24th. Not sure how I got a link to the site but opening it up and seeing "Zelda E3 2K4" with the image of the new Link on one of the 4 header times had me losing my mind. Sitting there waiting for it to buffer and getting to see this, for the time high quality, video was very memorable.

This will always be GT to me.

Holy fuck at Happy Puppy. Now that's a name that I haven;t heard in a long time.

 

[k4n3]

 

[Obliterator]

This is so fucking depressing to watch. God damn

 

[Donuts]

Damn. Must be pretty depressing running one final live stream while wondering what will happen next. Hopefully they land on their feet

 

[Juanfp]

best gaming site and videos

 

[Dmax3901]

Got an email saying they're now live on twitch, hope this farewell streams get archived, I'm at work!

 

[coolasj19]

so... i guess is Patreon time?

It would be the first thing I'd have Patreon'd. Please. I don't know if I'll be able to finish my DnD listenthrough of them.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Wtf &#128557;

 

[Josh5890]

Twitter and YouTube is already it.

There's other gaming sites?

These comments really make me miss yesteryear. Our options are dwindling.

 

[k4n3]

battleborne confirmed 0.0

 

[adj_noun]

Jones found out this morning, rest after lunch. Don't know about the future yet, too soon.

 

[Sagittal]

Such a huge shame, GT has been around forever too. I hope these guys can continue on a different platform, they work well together.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Man, they're all laughing and all. ;_;

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Apparently the GT Staff only found out this morning? Such BS.

Seems to be a common theme when websites shut down.

 

[Mariolee]

Man, they're all laughing and all. ;_;

To hide the pain.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Wow. Depressing.

 

[Savitar]

They're laughing, but I hear the crying.

 

[Obliterator]

There was a moment there Kyle legit looked like he was about to cry.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

If there's anything we need to take away from the last 13 years of GameTrailers, it's that we all need to be far more optimistic for games.

They brought that positive energy to the table, and the least we can do for all their hard work is to carry that forward and try to be a bit more excited ourselves.