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GameTrailers to close after 13 years
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brickarts295
Member
Excellent, thanks.some more:
Acquiescence
Member
Thank you Buttercup.
PanicFreak
Member
I just saw Brandon Jones's heart to heart from the stream last night. I really feel for him and the rest of the crew. I hope they all manage to land on their feet.
cyber_ninja
Member
Thank you very much Bittercup.
Rndm
Member
I am so sad. Actually shocked at the moment because I just heard the news as soon as I came home. It's.. wow. I've been watching GT for sucha long time, I loved the people there, past and present and they were my go-to site each and every day. It's such a shame.
I hope they'll all find a nice new place to be at and to do their things, hopefully together. And now it's time for me to see how this all went down and if some already found a new job, maybe even as a crew. And I'll have to find out why it happened so quickly without notice really (I mean I could guess something was going on when DEFY kept relocating them into smaller offices and whatnot). They did know earlier that GT was going to end? Edit: Ok, watching last nights twitch stream now and they didn't. Way to go DEFY, way to go.
Well this comment is all over the place since my mind is right now.
Cheers GT, you might not be coming back from this one but damn we had such an amazing time. I will never forget that and I am thankful to everyone who ever worked at GT.
I hope they'll all find a nice new place to be at and to do their things, hopefully together. And now it's time for me to see how this all went down and if some already found a new job, maybe even as a crew. And I'll have to find out why it happened so quickly without notice really (I mean I could guess something was going on when DEFY kept relocating them into smaller offices and whatnot). They did know earlier that GT was going to end? Edit: Ok, watching last nights twitch stream now and they didn't. Way to go DEFY, way to go.
Well this comment is all over the place since my mind is right now.
Cheers GT, you might not be coming back from this one but damn we had such an amazing time. I will never forget that and I am thankful to everyone who ever worked at GT.
I've always been curious how much he got when he and Brain Grotz sold GT to Viacom all those years back.
Man, I woke up and thought about all the awesome content that won't exist anymore and got super sad. GT has a bit of a slump in the year or so after the post-Satterfield restructuring, but the past year of the site has been incredible. They really carved out a good niche for themselves by focusing on personality-driven content.
They'll all find work, I'm sure, but knowing this group won't be together anymore straight up sucks.
They'll all find work, I'm sure, but knowing this group won't be together anymore straight up sucks.
Let's hope most of them stick together, it should be a "you want one of us, you take all of us" deal. Hopefully.
Just finished watching the final stream. Luckily I finished writing the shaders for our new project because the ending of the stream crushed me. I know this will hopefully not be the last time we see those guys who are nothing but awesome and likeable, but damn this year's E3 might actually suck even with great game announcements. It will be hard to not automatically check GameTrailers every now and then only to remember "Oh yeah... shit" :-(((
Barajas_201
Member
Thanks Bittercup.
This news absolutely kills me. From Brandon, Keighly, Bosman, Pachter (lol I like him), Bloodworth, Damiani, Elyse and Ian, Ryan, Huber, hell even Marcus Beer - I enjoyed the lot so much. I was a GT-faithful for over a decade.
I sincerely hope the gang rallies and creates something new, hopefully this time without the ominous presence of big money corporation hovering around them.
I sincerely hope the gang rallies and creates something new, hopefully this time without the ominous presence of big money corporation hovering around them.
I don't post often at all, but this was one of those sites I was still keeping up with even after 13+ years. Definitely seemed sudden. I wish they had a subscription of some sort on their site, would have definitely subscribed. They will be sincerely missed.
Good luck to them. Hopefully some of them will land together. They worked so well with each other!
I will always remember the final 9 mins or so of this video: https://youtu.be/6xFAHDc3LrQ
Good luck to them. Hopefully some of them will land together. They worked so well with each other!
I will always remember the final 9 mins or so of this video: https://youtu.be/6xFAHDc3LrQ
Those are all the members that got banned immediately after their first post.
TC McQueen
Member
Honestly, I think Defy just sank too much money into updating the player, converting some of the old videos, and other costs to get much of a return out of GT, especially since everyone watched their videos on Youtube. They couldn't get much, if any, ad revenue out of the site that way.
PAUonePUNCH
Neo Member
First Sessler goes away from gaming, now GT is gone too.... Fuck.... I dont know who to trust in reviews anymore. Sad times.
Seven4sses
Member
I'm gonna miss these guys so much. Really enjoyed the Invisible Walls podcast when Shane Satterfield and Marcus Beer were still doing it together.
uomoartificiale
Member
I don't get how someone could miss the satterfield-beer-patcher era. This last crew was and will remain the only GT-worthy crew that ever graced that site. Stick together, guys, keep dreamin'...
GANGSTERKILLER
Member
Brandon "The Voice" Jones I will miss the most. Classy guy, he's the best. But they are all likeable.
No more GameTrailers, man. Terrible.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Gametrailers is closing down? WTF
This was the only site I'd ever use when it game to game trailers and their E3 coverage was second to none.
I'm in disbelief.
Is there any reason behind the closure?
This was the only site I'd ever use when it game to game trailers and their E3 coverage was second to none.
I'm in disbelief.
Is there any reason behind the closure?
Megalosaro
Banned
End of an era. Probably the most professional gaming outlet on the web. Constantly put out quality content.
Haunted
Member
They've been continually downsizing for years (ever since the Defy acquisition in 2014), there was a skeleton crew remaining at the end.
TheCowboyPoet
Member
It's strange there's no notice on the site. If you just go to gametrailers.com daily and are disconnected from places like Twitter or NeoGAF, you'd have no way of knowing.
legacyzero
Banned
Ill get in on this train <3some more:
Rndm
Member
Does anyone think that a "Kinda Funny Games"-concept could work for the GT crew?
I bet it's a huge investment but I think they have a good audience and I for myself would totally be behind this. I mean unlike many other sites but similar to Kinda Funny their content is very much driven by their personalities. Many sites don't really have a soul but that is really what makes GT GT and Kinda Funny Kinda Funny. I know, seems like a desperate suggestion to not lose GT completely, but I mean it could work.. maybe?!..
I bet it's a huge investment but I think they have a good audience and I for myself would totally be behind this. I mean unlike many other sites but similar to Kinda Funny their content is very much driven by their personalities. Many sites don't really have a soul but that is really what makes GT GT and Kinda Funny Kinda Funny. I know, seems like a desperate suggestion to not lose GT completely, but I mean it could work.. maybe?!..
yea, and they said their keycards are already disconnected so they have nothing to do with the site anymore. this is all Defy and they don't even bother to do a goodbye message on the site.
GamingOblivion
Banned
Jesus Christ.
I don't care what anyone says (even GT themselves) about Defy. Fuck 'em. No one should get less than a day's notice for losing their livelihood. Especially someone like Jones who's been there since the beginning. Even other game sites that go under get some sort of goodbye.
Pure absolutely scumbag.
Portugeezer
Member
We need to know who wins the GT Time bet this week.
Super seat won overall woo!
From an industry standpoint their on-site traffic has been steadily (if not drastically decreasing since 2014). That compiled with ad-block, I could imagine that their sales team was having a really hard time generating any significant revenue for the company. Once you hit that point of no return, where it becomes difficult to honor salary or benefits -- the company is no longer sustainable (especially to a network). I think a lot of our peers ignore the resources necessary to maintaining an entertainment property of this size. It makes sense to me that they would have to shut it down after a potential ad-revenue decrease of that caliber.
Filthy Casual
Member
That's too bad, I haven't used the site often in recent times but it was the first gaming site I visited regularly for reviews and such. Enjoyed watching their E3 coverage over the years as well.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Always sucks to hear when folks lose their job. I can't imagine how that must feel. I hope they've been saving.
Are the 2013 Bossy awards on youtube? Can't find them there. One of my favorite Bosman episodes.
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/view/the-final-bosman/101052-The-2013-Bossy-Awards
"Go take a shark to the movies you dumb dumb!"
Final Bosman would have deserved another conclusion episode like that :*(
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/view/the-final-bosman/101052-The-2013-Bossy-Awards
"Go take a shark to the movies you dumb dumb!"
Final Bosman would have deserved another conclusion episode like that :*(
Joystiq -Dead
1up-Dead
GT -Dead
Gamespy -Dead
CVG - Dead
That pretty much puts a death knell to my childhood...After all the magazines, I guess it is time to say goodbye to websites as well...
I'd reckon Kotaku and DToid would be next on the chopping block...
Kotaku seems fine but i think Dtoid is next.
GamingOblivion
Banned
Joystiq -Dead
1up-Dead
GT -Dead
Gamespy -Dead
CVG - Dead
That pretty much puts a death knell to my childhood...After all the magazines, I guess it is time to say goodbye to websites as well...
I'd reckon Kotaku and DToid would be next on the chopping block...
If it makes you feel better I doubt Kotaku is leaving. They do pretty well for themselves.
TheCowboyPoet
Member
I'd reckon Kotaku and DToid would be next on the chopping block...
Destructoid is likely, that's not a website you hear about too much, especially after Jim left. Kotaku I would imagine is probably fairly cheap to run since most of their writers work from home and maintenance for the site would be done the same as all the Gawker sites. Their audience seems pretty big.
Orthogonal
Member
Very sad news. I loved GT. They had the best content and by far the best personalities of all the Internet gaming sites. I really enjoyed their content and will miss them. I watched them so regularly they feel like real life friends. I hope they land on their feet.
I'm not sure what the cost of living is in LA and how much money they would initially need to set up, like buy equipment and such. They're around 9 people at the moment, right?
In the end it all depends on how many initial subscribers they'd get, and how many of them carry on to the next couple of months at least, to insure a stable income. But I believe they would be successful.
Darth Smurf X
Member
This is terrible news! I listen/watch their videos every day while I'm at work. Their reviews are the only ones I trust because I know how much passion they have for games. GT Time, Final Bosman, etc... I looked forward to them every week. I feel like I've lost friends today.
I just hope they can begin something new together like Kinda Funny... or better yet... join Kinda Funny. Kyle and Huber with Greg and Colin? Yes, please.
I just hope they can begin something new together like Kinda Funny... or better yet... join Kinda Funny. Kyle and Huber with Greg and Colin? Yes, please.