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'''''Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe''''' |
'''''Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe''''' is a special one-off British, [[video game]] culture show by [[Charlie Brooker]], broadcast in September 2009 during the BBC's Technology season. Following on from Brooker's ''[[Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe|Screenwipe]]'' and ''[[Newswipe with Charlie Brooker|Newswipe]]'', ''Gameswipe'' featured reviews of video games and consoles as well as an insight into the video game industry.<ref name="incgamers">{{cite web |url=http://www.incgamers.com/News/18168/charlie-brookers-gameswipe-detailed |title=Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe Detailed |website=incgamers |accessdate=8 September 2009 |archive-date=26 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826163940/http://www.incgamers.com/News/18168/charlie-brookers-gameswipe-detailed |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q |title=Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe |publisher=BBC |accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> |
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==Format== |
==Format== |
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The one-off special was very similar to its predecessors |
The one-off special was very similar to its predecessors in that Brooker, along with a camera and various games consoles, reviewed and previewed video games in the same style as ''Screenwipe''. Brooker claimed that it would attempt to prove that video games can be just as engaging as television and just as dumb. He said to "expect pixels, joypads, some of the world's weirdest games, celebrity cameos and the occasional sound effect".<ref name="incgamers" /> |
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In the show, Brooker |
In the show, Brooker reviews ''[[Wolfenstein (2009 video game)|Wolfenstein]]'', ''[[50 Cent: Blood on the Sand]]'' and ''[[The Beatles: Rock Band]]''. The show also contains contributions from [[Dara Ó Briain]], [[Robert Florence]], Ryan Macleod, Larry Bundy Jr, Rebecca Mayes and [[Graham Linehan]]. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The first showing of ''Gameswipe'' drew 361,000 viewers,<ref name="MCV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/35987/Gameswipe-grabs-361000-viewersrn |title=Gameswipe grabs 361,000 viewers|author=Michael French |website=MCV |date=30 September 2009 |accessdate=26 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005035811/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/35987/Gameswipe-grabs-361000-viewersrn |archive-date=5 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> outdoing the typical performances of both ''Screenwipe'' and ''Newswipe''.<ref name="Brooker 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/features/556/INTERVIEW-Charlie-Brooker-Part-2 |title=INTERVIEW – Charlie Brooker (Part 2) |website=MCV |date=16 October 2009 |accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref> The UK video games trade magazine ''[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]]'' said of the show, "It's fair to say that the reaction from the industry to last night's TV debut of Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe was mixed. But if its intention was to offer an informed, reasoned and mature take on the games industry of both past and present, then it's hard to regard the show as anything other than an overwhelming success."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/35972/So-what-did-we-think-of-Gameswipe |title=So, what did we think of Gameswipe? |website=MCV |date=30 September 2009 |accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref> |
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==The future== |
==The future== |
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In October 2009, Brooker told |
In October 2009, Brooker told ''MCV'' that he would consider working on either a further episode of ''Gameswipe'' or, potentially, a brand new series, though he added that he himself may choose not to present the show.<ref name="Brooker 2"/> |
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<ref name="MCV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/features/556/INTERVIEW-Charlie-Brooker-Part-2|title=INTERVIEW – Charlie Brooker |publisher=MCV}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*Charlie Brooker's ''[[How Videogames Changed the World]]'' |
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q BBC Four – Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe] |
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 24 January 2024
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe | |
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Genre | Narrative journalism/Video Game review |
Created by | Charlie Brooker |
Presented by | Charlie Brooker |
Opening theme | "A.M. 180" by Grandaddy |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Zeppotron |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Four |
Related | |
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Newswipe with Charlie Brooker Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe |
Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe is a special one-off British, video game culture show by Charlie Brooker, broadcast in September 2009 during the BBC's Technology season. Following on from Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe, Gameswipe featured reviews of video games and consoles as well as an insight into the video game industry.[1][2]
Format[edit]
The one-off special was very similar to its predecessors in that Brooker, along with a camera and various games consoles, reviewed and previewed video games in the same style as Screenwipe. Brooker claimed that it would attempt to prove that video games can be just as engaging as television and just as dumb. He said to "expect pixels, joypads, some of the world's weirdest games, celebrity cameos and the occasional sound effect".[1]
In the show, Brooker reviews Wolfenstein, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand and The Beatles: Rock Band. The show also contains contributions from Dara Ó Briain, Robert Florence, Ryan Macleod, Larry Bundy Jr, Rebecca Mayes and Graham Linehan.
Reception[edit]
The first showing of Gameswipe drew 361,000 viewers,[3] outdoing the typical performances of both Screenwipe and Newswipe.[4] The UK video games trade magazine MCV said of the show, "It's fair to say that the reaction from the industry to last night's TV debut of Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe was mixed. But if its intention was to offer an informed, reasoned and mature take on the games industry of both past and present, then it's hard to regard the show as anything other than an overwhelming success."[5]
The future[edit]
In October 2009, Brooker told MCV that he would consider working on either a further episode of Gameswipe or, potentially, a brand new series, though he added that he himself may choose not to present the show.[4]
See also[edit]
- Charlie Brooker's How Videogames Changed the World
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe Detailed". incgamers. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe". BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Michael French (30 September 2009). "Gameswipe grabs 361,000 viewers". MCV. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ a b "INTERVIEW – Charlie Brooker (Part 2)". MCV. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "So, what did we think of Gameswipe?". MCV. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.