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G4 Is Dead. But Do Gamers Really Care?

It appears that the rumors about G4's demise were not entirely overstated. On Friday, the Hollywood Reporter published an article revealing that everyone's favorite gaming-related television network is about to become extinct. NBC is planning to replace G4's game-centric programming with a television version of everyone's favorite self-congratulatory, metrosexual magazine, Esquire.

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chadboban4150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

G4 has been dead to me for a long time. Ever since they became "Cops Reruns Central".

showtimefolks4150d ago

The only thing I used G4 for was E3 coverage

darthv724150d ago

i preferred tech tv over g4. Shows like audiophile and fresh gear were really cool. I will say though, the early tech tv/g4 days had a show called icons that was good.

There was also this game show like competition called arena (???) i think.

Too many changes left too many holes in their programming schedule and so they filled the voids with cops. Bad call G4....really bad call.

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animegamingnerd4150d ago

this year was the first year i didn't watch E3 on G4 but spike.com instead

guitarded774150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

I prefer Gametrailers for E3 coverage, but I get your point. All they do is recycle news on their blogroll, and the G4 community are sheep. But anytime we have one less option for gaming news/reviews it sucks.

DatNJDom814149d ago

I say good riddance to the xbox channel.

xTHRASHx4149d ago

I LOVED Icons. Man, during my long days up in Canada I used to sit around and watch Icons, Cinematech, Cheat, Game Makers, and of course Xplay

xTHRASHx4149d ago

I cant remember the name of that show, with the two guys who reviewed games, that was awesome. Theyd be like outside at parks and shit talking about games they played. I wish I could remember the name

Acquiesc34149d ago

Judgment Day. And agreed with pretty much everything already said.

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R3DRAIN894150d ago

Same here. I wish their was a full 24/7 all about games network sort of like how espn has its 24/7 sports news & updates. I would love to see a gaming network with that sort of concept.

chadboban4150d ago

That's what they originally were. As a matter of fact, when they first changed techTV to G4tv their tagline was "TV for gamers" and it was pretty true to that, we had shows like X-Play, Cinematech, Code Monkeys, Game Makers, Icons, Arena, Filter, Cheat etc. They were good until they became the cesspool of everything bad about television that they are today.

MarkusMcNugen4149d ago

@chadboban

Bubbles for remembering all those old awesome TV shows before the network went to absolute crap. The problem is networks bending over to ratings. Just look at almost any TV network nowadays and you will see it.

History Channel doesnt have much to do with history. Discovery isnt much about nature or discoveries at all anymore. Animal Planet is just a bunch of reality shows like hoarders for pet owners. TLC is the exact opposite of its name, promoting stupidity like Honey Boo Boo than anything remotely educational. MTV hasnt shown music videos for 12+ years. VH1 rarely shows music videos just like MTV. G4TV barely shows any reviews of video games or their technology.

In todays society, it seems television networks care more about quantity than quality. This probably has something to do with profit gains.

I say good riddance. When a network becomes as corrupt as these all have, just let them go. A show here and there is fine, but for the most part boycott their programming. Be part of the few that demand quality over generic programming.

NYC_Gamer4150d ago (Edited 4150d ago )

Nope,G4 was garbage and full of lame comedy & reality shows.

JoshEngen4150d ago

What? Playboy models aren't comedians?

Anon19744150d ago

I only figured out it was a station a year ago. Prior to that I thought it was just a gaming Tv show. I didn't even realize it was a whole channel. I don't even know if it was ever available in Canada but I don't think I ever saw it as an option in my cable packages or anything. Sounds like I didn't miss anything.

MariaHelFutura4150d ago

People are going to come here for the girl in the picture. So, I'd say no.

Chuk54150d ago

Sessler was the last thing that kept that place relevant.
He's gone.

chadboban4150d ago

Yeah, he actually works for Rev3 games now. You should check him out on youtube.

dgonza404150d ago

Yeah, it's pretty cool seeing him talk to the fans and talk about the things he wants to

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.