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May 1st, 2008 @ 15:27
Blimey. Gamer TV’s announced that it’s shutting down after five years of broadcasting. In a statement, the company said:
“After being on air continuously since December 2002, Gamer TV, Europe’s most respected games television series, has ended its run for the foreseeable future.
“IMG who own the rights to the Gamer TV brand have decided that it no longer forms part of their future plans, despite the series performing well on Bravo in the UK and on other channels around the world.”
Sorry about that, chaps. Best of luck.
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May 1st, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Didn’t you see me mention this earlier on?
Anyway, according to the Bravo forums:
“Yes, gamer.tv is soon to be no more but this had nothing to do with us; It was a business decision forced upon the production company that we could do nothing about.
The good news is there will be a NEW gaming show coming VERY soon that will be even better. We should know, it’s being made by the same people!
Bravo remains 100% committed to the gaming community, especially now that the next-gen consoles are starting to get some fantastic titles. Watch this space!”
… which is pretty good news. The voiceover guy was a bit annoying and they approached everything from a bit too much of a ‘lad’ angle, but they were a decent enough show and pretty much the only place to get proper game reviews on your telly. I hope they’re back soon.
But how terrible is that? Shut ‘em down the week before the GTA review? DISASTER!
May 1st, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Nope. I think I’ve been GTA’d.
*half asleep*
May 1st, 2008 at 3:44 pm
And indeed, my Digiguide now shows the following for Gamer.TV’s 11:30am Sunday slot this very week:
“MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: Playr
On: Bravo (123)
Date: Sunday 4th May 2008 (starting in 2 days)
Time: 11:30 to 12:00 (30 minutes long)
From the makers of Gamer TV. Magazine show mixing reviews of the latest games and exclusive news and previews from the fastest moving entertainment medium on the planet.”
\o/
May 1st, 2008 at 3:45 pm
That really is a shame
May 1st, 2008 at 3:48 pm
No, that’s good - it looks like Playr is more than likely just going to be Gamer.TV without the Gamer.TV name.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Oh, I see. Bit odd, though.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:55 pm
The show was produced by an external company for Bravo. Sounds to me like they decided not to do it any more so Bravo’s just brought the whole thing in-house. And they’d have to, really - it’s one of their highest-rated shows.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I enjoy being in Scotland and having good games TV.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Well, the production company was Lighthouse. They own the IP. The show was licensed to Bravo exclusively in the UK and funded by IMG, the same people that do Transworld Sport. It wasn’t made for Bravo, as such. IMG made the show and Bravo bought it. It was broadcast all over the world. Quite surprised it’s gone tits up, tbh.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I wonder what happened?
absolutezero: I can get Videogaiden via satellite and it’s a great comedy show, but I’m not convinced it’s a great gaming show.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Im of the belief that Cansolevania and in part Videogaiden have been the only “games shows” that have actually ever been about games and nothing but games.
The rants from series 2 of Videogaiden were exactly what games TV should be about and the reviews are concise and well done. I dunno maybe its just me :p