Longrunning gaming personality Adam Sessler is no longer at G4, the TV host's representative said today.
Talent allegedly showed up only to have programming cancelled.
If you've paid attention to what they've about since their resurrection, this is anything but a surprise. A shame to those who've lost gainful employment (of course), but this was destined to be a precarious setup from the start.
They were great at one point...but times have changed...
It's like comparing og youtubers to today's massive streamers. The internet and trends change very quick.
The comeback was cool at first, but then every video turned into a 45min+ podcast. And while i enjoy a podcast from time to time, not EVERY video needed to be that
The channel is finally being taken behind the shed.
Many memories as a kid. I wish there still was a Video Game channel
Sadly, G4 died a long time ago. Someone just finally decided to bury the corpse.
As one of the last writers at G4@Syfygames (the last vestige of their online games journalism), I felt this was coming for a while. I'm honestly surprised that it's taken this long, with how it was treated by the higher ups who own the channel.
Doesn't change the fact that it's a huge bummer though. :(
On this week's episode, former co-host of G4’s X-Play and the current president of TheoryHead, Adam Sessler, joins host Josiah Renaudin to talk about the new games media landscape. They cover modern game reviews, how we talk about games, the importance of sites like Waypoint, how X-Play was done from episode to episode, the brilliance of Horizon: Zero Dawn's design, and what Adam's up to now.
I've never been a personal fan of Adam Sessler but hearing his insights about game industry (or specifically in being a gaming journalist) is quite interesting.
Meh, his tastes didn't quite line up with mine anyway. Here is to hoping the next one does!
Wow, that's sucky... I always kinda liked him and he's been there forever.
Thank you so much. G4 is a cancer and has gone down hill for ages now. Adam is way too smart for the station, hell too smart for anyone. He is a certified genius. I loved watching his Soapbox and Feedback episodes online. I learn so much about non gaming related things. He could relate Halo or Uncharted to Mozart or a philosopher and just Ben Stein the hell out of us all. I hope and wish for the best, wherever he chooses to go.
X-Play is officialy dead then, not to say that the game show wasn't just a soulless beast since the channel name change.
I remember when the show used to be awesome with it's great game reviews and funny skits to go with it (especially Devil Summoner Silent Theatre which draws a laugh from me to this day). Now it's a shadow of what it use to be which makes me sad that he is leaving on this note but it is what's best for him.
I miss ZDTV/Tech TV, Screen Savers, Anime Unleashed and Arena....:(
I wonder which Boothbabe reject G4 will get to replace him?