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Reviewmageddon |
Reviewmageddon title logo |
| Format |
Video Games |
| Starring |
Larry Bundy Jr
Wesley Lock |
| Country of origin |
 United
Kingdom |
| No. of series |
1 |
|
Production |
| Running time |
15-30 minutes |
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Broadcast |
| Original channel |
XLEAGUE.TV |
| Picture format |
576i SDTV |
| Original run |
March 2008 – March 1, 2009 |
Reviewmageddon was a fortnightly "alternative"
review show hosted by Larry Bundy Jr and Wesley Lock which took a
light hearted, humorous look at video games and the industry in
general. The show was originally fifteen minutes in length, but due
to its popularity, as of the fourth broadcast episode the show was
increased to a full thirty minutes,.[1]
although the series ended at the end of May 2008, (when Xleague.TV/Pulse stopped
production of all their studio-based shows), they continued to
repeat episodes almost on a daily basis until the channels closure
in March 2009.
Origins
Due to Xleague's late start in the video gaming side of the
industry (as they had originally concentrated on eSports), the producers had
a tough time convincing publishers to provide review copies of
their games for the show, so early episodes of the series relied on
either on budget or low quality titles that we're hard for
publishers to otherwise promote.
This is mainly where the "alternate" aspect of Reviewmageddon
arose which became its stable throughout the series, even when they
were later reviewing "Triple A" titles, as Wesley Lock and Larry
Bundy Jr would rather talk about their experiences (usually
horrible) with the games, rather than review them in a traditional
style and would often end up as a comedic rant between the pair.
This unique quirk made the series popular among the hardcore gaming
audience on TV and the internet and the series grew a small cult
following.
Future
Due to Xleague's demise, A web version/spin-off is currently
planned to air on ScrewAttack.com's website in the near
future due to its grown cult popularity with an American/Canadian
audience from its original Xleague WEB TV airings.
Sources
gamespress.com (10/4/2008).
"Reviewmageddon". Press
release. http://www.gamespress.com/release.asp?c=w%0A%C8m%BF. Retrieved
2008-04-10.
"Reviewmageddon extended to
30 mins show". Play.tm. 12/4/2008. http://play.tm/wire/1838445/reviewmageddon-extended-to-30-mins-show/. Retrieved
2008-04-12.
See also
External
links
References
- ^
Hayward, Reece. 2008-04-10. "Reviewmageddon Extended To
30 Mins Show". Ve3tro. Retrieved
2009-06-16.
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