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GameTrailers to close after 13 years
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thiscoldblack
Unconfirmed Member
GT used to be amazing before 2010. YouTube simply became the place to get trailers and reviews for games and other things. Unfortunately, this day was long coming.
Their reviews were the best back then.
Their reviews were the best back then.
TheCowboyPoet
Member
Already Torn
Banned
;_;
They need to come back, video game news just won't be as fun.
You should check out some of their more recent stuff. The site was the best it's been in years.
DangerMouse
Member
Yeah.
Agreed on GT Time, I really got into listening/watching it last year especially following that E3 in addition to PS I Love You. Those were the two I atleast made sure to watch/listen to.
You could tell they loved this stuff.
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
What the hell.
This is completely out of nowhere and makes me a little bit angry even though I haven't really checked out their site in forever.
It's all my fault, isn't it?
I now regret not watching more of their stuff, I had mostly stuck to just Final Bosman, which got me back into the site, but now I can't go back and watch all of their podcasts and streams live. Unless they are all archived, maybe never... :'(
Please, someone get their Twitch streams, please.
There are a number of awesome people mass archiving the YouTube content. Some other stuff that might not be on YouTube like the retrospectives has been taken care of.
What? Why?
GameTrailers were the only reviews i actually watched.
I really loved their vibe, as Bosman would put it.
Yeah, geez. At least they had such a good time when they could. That's a genuine moment that'll live in their Top 10 life experiences I think. See what I did?
I am legit crying
Same, just saw it again. What actually made me really start actually crying though was talking about it with my Mom. When I have to explain what this all means, it becomes so much more real and I couldn't hold back the tears.
Thank you, your awesome. Does that have even the really old stuff?
Yeah.
Honestly, might be for the better to have multiple copies.
Btw, did you manage to get episode 5 of the star wars retrospective?
Novel Mike
Member
As much as I want to see them try that or Pateron they just had the rug pulled out from under them (seems like none of them were expecting it during the live stream) and honestly speaking as someones who has been in a similar experience... I won't be surprised if some of them want to get out of the industry. They've been through a lot, having to watch all of their staff get fired back when Defy took over was bad enough but after that now having to move their office twice among other things its unlikely they'll want to start from 0 again and Pateron is a big risk sure several of us would be willing to throw some money their way but they certainly haven't been getting the views to keep the site afloat I would question if there's enough fans out there to keep them going.
I want them to try it and I want to try and contribute I want to see them making the money Kinda Funny or Jim Sterling is but I'm just not sure its there. I really really want it to be, nothing would make me happier then to see them bounce back in the next few months but it would certainly be hard, whatever path they decide to go I will always love everything they did and hope that at the very least they can find jobs in positions they deserve.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
They need to put up all their videos on YouTube and monetize it now that they're wrapping up. That's a lot of great A gaming history.
They also needed an app for PS4 like yesterday. They also needed a better video player like day before yesterday. Alas, these won't happen.
They also needed an app for PS4 like yesterday. They also needed a better video player like day before yesterday. Alas, these won't happen.
The more backups the merrier!
afreaknamedpete
Member
Wow, this is bringing back memories of 1Up's demise, now GT is dead. Still 14 years was a good run, unfortunately nothing lasts forever. Best wishes to the staff, they don't deserve this kind of sudden departure.
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
I don't have the hard drive space, and I have to leave for my calculus class at in 9 hours (have to sleep first too), please, if someone could try to preserve their old reviews that are probably not on YouTube, and their Twitch streams, it'd mean a lot, thanks.
themidnightsun156
Member
damn this sucks, made an account back in 08 but left the site after they redesigned it, gt was such a good forum until they redesigned it, they also had some really cool segments
Yeah the kinda funny crew planned for months and had a plan goin forward, these poor bastards had the building collapse on them with no notion of it coming. They might do something patreon involved but not everyone is cut for that kind of responsibility for one owns livelihood, you live and die by your own doing being funded by fans.
newtypepilot
Member
wtf?!
end of an era
end of an era
Kurt Angle
Member
good luck to everyone working there
thanks for the content
thanks for the content
NoFaceNico
Member
Damn, that sucks.
I didn't always follow their stuff up-to-the-minute wise, and I wasn't a fan of their most recent content but they still made some gems and I respect them a lot.
Sucks to see them go. I remember I started watching them after Rev3games shut down unexpectedly. This feels like déjà vu.
I didn't always follow their stuff up-to-the-minute wise, and I wasn't a fan of their most recent content but they still made some gems and I respect them a lot.
Sucks to see them go. I remember I started watching them after Rev3games shut down unexpectedly. This feels like déjà vu.
LightofRohan
Member
Yea this blows.
Now we are stuck with all the sad souless negative babies in this industry. I'm a premium GiantBomb member and I love 'em, but they are so fucking boring and horrible to watch during E3.
I remember watching Sonys conference and getting hyped with GT and then going back to GB for a sec and they are all sitting there like sad fishes whining about something.
We are in a super negative entitled time and it was refreshing to see a site that went against that.
This shows that negativity and being pc wins.
I have the full retrospective including episode 5.
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
Thank you to hlhbk, Charles Alan Ratliff, and others for archiving. Thank you all!
I got what I knew in my heart was what I needed to preserve (the Legend of Zelda retrospective), and I'm signing off for now. Thanks so much everyone, most of all the GT team themselves!
I got what I knew in my heart was what I needed to preserve (the Legend of Zelda retrospective), and I'm signing off for now. Thanks so much everyone, most of all the GT team themselves!
What the fuck? This is terrible news to wake up to! They are my favorite gaming outlet,and I basically watched all their videos. I hope theyll continue independently.
What was the meeting for the 2016 plans even about two weeks ago? Does something like this happen over night? Im so sad right now :/
What was the meeting for the 2016 plans even about two weeks ago? Does something like this happen over night? Im so sad right now :/
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Probably my favourite review site
Wish I hadn't missed their final stream. Would have like to have thanked them for the years of entertainment.
I'm sure a few of the crew are lurking here though...
Thank you GT crew! You guys seemed like the realest crew in the industry. And that's tough to pull off these days.
I'm sure a few of the crew are lurking here though...
Thank you GT crew! You guys seemed like the realest crew in the industry. And that's tough to pull off these days.
Already Torn
Banned
Apparently it was over lunch.
Booker Dewitt
Member
Whoah, was literally talking to my roommate Chicko Fucko's girlfriend yesterday about how the video game press was a career that I while I originally wanted to get into, it seemed so unsure that I decided against it.
R.I.P. gametrailers, you were the first HD content I played on my first HDTV.
R.I.P. gametrailers, you were the first HD content I played on my first HDTV.
Valkyri von Thanatos
Member
You can no longer comment, but so far the archive remains on their twitch channel.
professor denim
Member
They were pretty good for a mainstream outlet. Wish them all the best of luck.
Hoping that this happens so bad. They're a seriously great team. I love listening to their discussions.
;_;
Brainfreeze
Member
I feel like between this and CGRUndertow closing, gaming has lost a lot of its passionate, positive, genuine, non-cynical voice. I'm not sure where else I can go to capture anything close to this.
Barkley's Justice
Member
Sadly, I've been waiting for that to happen. They had that corprorate takeover a year or so ago? And then the mass exodus of staff, etc.
Sorry to see it go. It was great.
Sorry to see it go. It was great.
I'm not sure why there is this mad rush to download every video they've ever made. That stuff can be monetized by Defy Media for years to come. There's not much reason for them to yank it down.
This isn't like the podcasts/videos on 1Up that were basically just eating bandwidth while generating zero revenue.
This isn't like the podcasts/videos on 1Up that were basically just eating bandwidth while generating zero revenue.
We're worried cuz many videos are not working on the site already. I can't even find the older Bosman videos. I think they pulled the plug or at least started yanking it.
I'm actually watching it right now but it's bittersweet.
Yeah, I don't see them taking down the YT channel/videos (unless they want to relaunch a company in the same name later). But, the videos on gametrailers.com that didn't make it over to YT are at risk.,
Already Torn
Banned
Brainfreeze
Member
They mentioned on stream that the GTreviews YouTube page was actually someone else's, Clever Games, and it was just inherited by GT when Defy bought them. I don't know who Clever Games were, but it seems Defy had no problem ripping their channel down to make room for new blood. I wouldn't necessarily expect that soon, but it could happen here too. The GT crew were backing up their stuff too. Better safe than sorry.
wapplew
Member
That's best case scenario for me too.
In the mean time, I hope Huber and Brad can do some lets play twitch stream at home or something.
Premium Quality
Member
Just re-watched a fan made vid of their ending to E3. It was a huge mistake, I'm back to tears.
Link.
The worst part is remembering Bloodworth telling us their relocation was no big deal. But some of us saw it coming.
I'm hoping his honeymoon went well and this news doesn't bum him out too much.
Link.
The worst part is remembering Bloodworth telling us their relocation was no big deal. But some of us saw it coming.
I'm hoping his honeymoon went well and this news doesn't bum him out too much.
Charles Alan Ratliff
Member
Hopefully they do leave it all up, but you never know. Better to do it now just in case than regret it later. I'll just have the stuff I'm archiving sitting on an external hard drive I wasn't using.