flatearthpandas
Member
Saw some of the podcasts recently and quite enjoyed them. Didn't care for the reviews that much but I liked the personalities and would probably have watched some more of them. Too bad.
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GameTrailers to close after 13 years
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Big staff. Expensive operation. Expensive city. Low views on their website. Low ad revenue.
Defy if im not mistaken who are who closed them owns smosh and some other crapy "gaming" chanel and site so they kicked the only ones thay ACTUALLY knew what they were doing and talking about ..
100% bullshit
Edit2: defy is who owned them now not Viacom
Edit
Yes part of the problem too
Viacom sold them a while back. Defy owns GT, Smosh, BReak, The Escapist, Screen Junkies, GameFront, and a few others. Viacom isn't even in this picture anymore.
Damn this sucks. Been enjoying tons of their original content lately. Hope they all land something awesome soon. Or possibly patreon why they either move or look for jobs in that expensive city =(.
Does anyone have the Resident Evil twitch full playthrough streams downloaded and archived somewhere? Was looking around and only seen 2-3 of them on the highlights. If anyone has them send me a PM.
Does anyone have the Resident Evil twitch full playthrough streams downloaded and archived somewhere? Was looking around and only seen 2-3 of them on the highlights. If anyone has them send me a PM.
Yes sorry defy I mixed both names
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Sad day, was a fan of GT for a long time. Hope the GT crew can get jobs on other sites or setup their own thing.
RIP GT.
RIP GT.
I wonder if not being directly in LA could've helped.
I'm not American, but it sounded crazy expensive any time they talked about it.
JetSetRadio
Banned
I used to watch their e3 stuff here and there, ah well.
Acquiescence
Member
This is depressing as hell. And they were literally the one crew who's gaming coverage I paid attention to as well, albeit only in the past six months or so. Can't stand the Giant Bomb guys, Colin & Greg are getting too high and mighty for my tastes now, Videogamer are only good for comedy skits - just nobody else is all that appealing to me. And of course, the one team whose positive and enthusiastic content I really enjoyed had to be the ones to go.
Premium Quality
Member
Thank you for this.
I've got nothing but mad respect for Bloodworth. Not only did he seem to go out of his way at work, but he still found time to keep us informed about any news here on GAF.
Cameron122
Member
My favorite group of gaming journalists 
sublimit
Banned
Well that was unexpected.
To be honest i can't say i was a "loyal" fan.I think i haven't checked the site for more than a year now.Sometimes there were shows that i enjoyed and sometimes others that i didn't.Their reviews were also not always as critical as they should have been often overlooking major flaws in games.
Regardless of that i hope everyone lands on their feet and find new jobs soon!
To be honest i can't say i was a "loyal" fan.I think i haven't checked the site for more than a year now.Sometimes there were shows that i enjoyed and sometimes others that i didn't.Their reviews were also not always as critical as they should have been often overlooking major flaws in games.
Regardless of that i hope everyone lands on their feet and find new jobs soon!
Duggie_Brown
Member
I'm stunned; biggest gaming site on the net, gone just like that! Something must have gone seriously wrong.
Huge amount of respect for Bloodworth and Jones, two very credible reviewers, I'm sure they'll show up at a quality gaming site soon.
Great crew all round, really passionate about their games. I think Bosman will find a new home, just hope he doesn't lose anything in the transition.
Keighley to the rescue?
Regardless of how it all pans out, a huge thanks for their past work, and best wishes for what comes next.
Great crew all round, really passionate about their games. I think Bosman will find a new home, just hope he doesn't lose anything in the transition.
Keighley to the rescue?
Regardless of how it all pans out, a huge thanks for their past work, and best wishes for what comes next.
Nightengale
Member
Not even remotely close to being biggest.
For some reason they had two different youtube channels. 1 for reviews and the other for shows or podcasts:
https://www.youtube.com/GTreviews
https://www.youtube.com/gametrailers
They probably would have been better off sticking to one channel or getting around to fixing their video player on their main website.
https://www.youtube.com/GTreviews
https://www.youtube.com/gametrailers
They probably would have been better off sticking to one channel or getting around to fixing their video player on their main website.
I still get emotional watching this now as a Shenmue fan.
Gutted about this, I really enjoyed their coverage.
Things went wrong during Viacom days because Viacom didn't know how manage gaming site. Then Defy Media bought them and never understood why GT is good content creator and never gave them enough man power to create content like Retrospective or Timeline.
We Beautyboys will live on forever, if you just believe...
Kingsora
Would rather have no penis than have to show his to a medical professional
So I am just wondering. There are some people that make millions a year with their YT gaming videos. If a site like GT would have decided a while ago to just put all of their stuff on Youtube, wouldn't that helped them massively in terms of revenue...?
How big was their current staff?
How big was their current staff?
The mass audience wants personality-driven lets plays, not punctual longer-form reviews on a weekly basis.
Lilalaunebaer
Member
Oh man, this sucks bad. They´re my favorite gaming site (next to gaf) on the internet. Love their shows, the streams.
There was a short period after Shane and Marcus left, where i was down on the site, but after that, they became better than ever, imo.
If their stuff, and the GT site are still online, i´m gonna download everything from it. I know a couple of you are doing it already, but it can´t hurt. And at least use my connection that i pay for.
Man, i hope they don´t just disappear. I hope Brandon builds another site and gets some, most of the guys for it. Use patreon. Though that many people in LA would be quite expensive....
There was a short period after Shane and Marcus left, where i was down on the site, but after that, they became better than ever, imo.
If their stuff, and the GT site are still online, i´m gonna download everything from it. I know a couple of you are doing it already, but it can´t hurt. And at least use my connection that i pay for.
Man, i hope they don´t just disappear. I hope Brandon builds another site and gets some, most of the guys for it. Use patreon. Though that many people in LA would be quite expensive....
They did put all of their stuff on Youtube, but they didn't get that many views.
I think their staff is around 10 people.
In short these days screaming YT personalities are popular not quality content.
Chairmanchuck
Member
I am not sure if the people who watch YT personalities like Pewdiepie are the same ones who watch high quality stuff like the timeline videos.
And even then, imagine making one of the timeline videos takes about 3-4 months and it has a hitview of about 2-3 million, I dont think it would have been worth the hassle then.
Not sure how big they are the easy math would be the ones we see on gt time and their other shows I would say 9 but sure they have some behind cameras ..
And yeah of GT had moved with time a long time ago they could've been one of the pages with a couple million subs ...
Sad I'm losing my one to go place my all time Fav podcast I would watch on youtube ever damn week
They have some great personalities on their site
Just echoing basically every sentiment in this thread once more, I really hope the majority of the team can stick together and form a new website that isn't restricted by a parent company that clearly doesn't care. I suppose it's unrealistic to think they will all be able to cope with starting a new site, but I just hope the GT Team doesn't get flung across the media landscape and I have to go to three or four different sites to get their opinions.
First stage is denial, I suppose.
First stage is denial, I suppose.
GameRamble
Member
Legitimately crushed, visited they're channel every day, watched every show. They just had an incredibly honest, sincere, positive vibe about the industry that really isn't reflected anywhere else; no cynicism, no moaning, just bunch of passionate people who love games talking about them endlessly
Need to get the message to them that there are people out there who would be willing to fund a patreon page, Kinda Funny style. I'd happily sling over a few quid a month to keep The Final Bosman, Huber Hype, GT Time and Mandatory Update going.
Hope they all find their feet soon
Need to get the message to them that there are people out there who would be willing to fund a patreon page, Kinda Funny style. I'd happily sling over a few quid a month to keep The Final Bosman, Huber Hype, GT Time and Mandatory Update going.
Hope they all find their feet soon
wouldn't say that this comes as a surprise when you look at the amount of views they got compared to other
channels on youtube..
But still, this news makes me incredibly sad, i don't think i have seen any other team on the net that has the same passion and knowledge within the gaming world, and they always came across as genuine with love for the games.
watching GT is/was one of my favorite things to do, if i was a millionaire i would gladly spend my money on them making more videos.
that GT is closing makes me think that there is genuinely something wrong with the world :-(
shitty
But still, this news makes me incredibly sad, i don't think i have seen any other team on the net that has the same passion and knowledge within the gaming world, and they always came across as genuine with love for the games.
watching GT is/was one of my favorite things to do, if i was a millionaire i would gladly spend my money on them making more videos.
that GT is closing makes me think that there is genuinely something wrong with the world :-(
I was just waking up, looking forward to another Huber Hype when I found out. Sad isn't a strong enough word for how I feel right now. This wonderful, wonderful bunch of weirdos made me feel more ok with being as passionate about games as I am a.k.a. being a weirdo. Their energy and dynamic is something I hope they will be able to keep as a group but I know that there are times for adventures and times for getting something to eat. Regardless of where they all end up, I'll follow them. I just don't know how to handle the lack of Huber Hype, Final Bosman, GT Time, Manups and all the other great shows and videos.
I'd sure as hell would support them if they'd tried to pull off a Patreon
I'd sure as hell would support them if they'd tried to pull off a Patreon
I followed nearly every show and segment on GT these last couple of years... my week won't be the same without GT...
This is the real saddening thing...
GameTrailers just beamed positivity and excitement when it comes to video games, not to mention they are all extremely likable, unpretentious and talented when it comes to making videos, discussions, sketches etc. Their production have always been top notch and unique compared to other gaming outlets. There really is no replacement to GT....
Don Draper's Hat
Member
I wish I was as cool as you.
MetalFreak
Member
This fucking sucks.
They have such cool content... what a shame.
Good luck to all the staff.
They have such cool content... what a shame.
Good luck to all the staff.
Fix The Scientist
Member
I need kyle back asap, he's my favourite personality in the industry by a mile. Oh man I just realised i'll never get to see him finish g-force
SictorVullivan
Member
WordsintheWater
Member
Even if you didn't like the content, can't you show some empathy for the people that went into work like any other day and suddenly got fired?
I guess no one taught you to be respectful growing up.
SavoyPrime
Member
Well damn. I loved GT reviews. I really hope they can get jobs elsewhere.
You must live a pretty sad life that you feel need to join threads purely for the sake of being mean and negative.
UnblessedSoul
Member
I really enjoyed their E3 content when Geoff was on there, hopefully everyone can find jobs elsewhere, RIP it was bound to happen eventually.
SuperBanana
Banned
Their retrospectives and E3 coverage were the best. Damn it.