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Copy Clerk  Posts: 124 Joined: 22 Sep 2007     | But... this means that I'll actually have to watch G4. And I just don't think I can take the pain. |
Paperboy  Posts: 29 Joined: 27 Aug 2007    | Nope, still not going to watch Xplay. The fact Adam went out of his way to say the "comedy" is still there is pretty much the number one turn-off for me. Skits and Adam acting like a 13 year old who forgot to take his ritalin is not my idea of "funny". I'd take a thousand Tommy Tallaricos in Electric Playground than I would one Adam Sessler in Xplay. |
Brand Manager  Posts: 2428 Joined: 8 Oct 2007     | I'm going to watch. I love Morgan Webb and Kristen Holt. Although, maybe I'll just DVR it and fast forward through everything with Adam. |
BANNED  Posts: 6317 Joined: 29 Nov 2007     | "The MMO Report"- Casey Schreiner, host of g4tv.com's "MMO Report", discusses the latest news and trends in MMO gaming. So, now on every episode of X-play they're going to talk about WoW and JRPGs? Um.... This sounds like de-evolution to me. User was banned for: The hypocrisy is KILLING me.. (Permanent) |
Beat Writer  Posts: 138 Joined: 29 Dec 2007   | I gave up on that show when I realized it was like the New York Times film reviews. A good rating means it's good, but a bad rating could mean it's still good but failed at being original or pretty enough or something. Also, it sometimes feels like they only played the game for maybe 15 minutes before writing the review and passed it off to interns to actually play enough of the game for the footage they use. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 93 Joined: 11 Sep 2007 | I doubt they revamped the formula enough to make the show not suck. Morgan Webb is teh finesauce, but she's not on the show anymore is she? Too bad. If Adam is the creative director or whatever does that mean he's not going to be on the screen anymore? That could be a definite improvement. A thousand Tommy Tallaricos? I'm going to have nightmares now... |
Beat Writer  Posts: 168 Joined: 9 Nov 2007  | *brings Sting in here and makes him sing...* |
Anonymous Source Posts: 2 Joined: 29 Dec 2007 | Wait a minute. What's this about Morgan Webb not being on the show? This is sure to be the last season. |
BANNED Posts: 6317 Joined: 29 Nov 2007 | I think the only reason Morgan was there in the first palce was to help raise ratings. Hopefully Adam writing will make changes. Seriously, games they gave a 1-2 to, were awesome, and games they did nothing but complain about got 4s and 5s. Something is seriously wrong with the show. User was banned for: The hypocrisy is KILLING me.. (Permanent) |
Muckraker  Posts: 248 Joined: 17 Dec 2007    | I rather like Sessler. I think he *gets* what G4 needs, and I personally found the show to be, when it was spot-on, to be HILARIOUS. I can't really watch G4 'cause of my limited cable, but I may check their website more often now. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 98 Joined: 7 Nov 2007 |
Hmm? I didn't see anything about that in the article. I may watch may not... seem the only times I do watch g4 is when I stumble accost them reviewing a game I am playing or a game I want to play. I really hope they cut back on the reviews and previews of games that everyone knows (will) sucks but provide "comedy". I really prefer reviews on the run. |
Paperboy  Posts: 31 Joined: 9 Nov 2007  | I've hated X-Play from the moment I first saw it. Adam Sessler bugs the hell out of me, mostly because his jokes are really bad. I stopped liking G4 when they replaced Judgement Day with X-Play and the difference between the shows is that Judgement Day felt like it was being reviewed by gamers while X-play Adam and Morgan sound like they dont play the games they review. the changes theyre making sound a lot like Attack of the Show (another show I can't stand) |
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X-Play Revamps Format
G4's highest rated show, X-Play, will expand its content coverage at the start of the new year.
Long-running videogame television show X-Play will be expanding its gaming coverage for the new year to include news, interviews with industry icons and previews. As part of the series' relaunch, Adam Sessler has been named G4's Managing Editor for Games Editorial, making him responsible for the show's overall editorial focus.
New show segments include:
Sessler stated to GameDaily, "This is the show I've always wanted to do. Obviously I'm very, very deep in games, and I find that many aspects of the industry that are newsworthy are very interesting to cover, and I'd like to get in the middle of it. I happen to like our show's perspective when it comes to reviewing games, and I think we can offer that exact same perspective as to events inside the industry.
"There's still going to be comedy. The tone of the show isn't going to be some grave, severe thing, because at the end of the day this is video games - we're not talking about science or something like that. There will definitely be comedy but it won't be at the expense of all the news and the more hardcore stuff and vice versa."
G4 president Neal Tiles stated, "Over the past few years, the videogame industry has evolved at a rapid pace. The all-new X-Play will provide greater depth of coverage, furthering its role as television's most watched resource for videogames."
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