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G4's X-Play expanding to one hour this holiday photo

Say what you will about G4 (and I know you'll say it), but X-Play is a damned fine show. So I'd say it's pretty great news that the show will be expanding this December, according to G4 president Neal Tiles. 

"I'm excited to announce that X-Play will expand to one full hour each weekend night for month of December," he wrote in a recent online Q&A, "as we take a look at all the holiday releases and look forward to 2009 titles."

He continues to say that the expanded show will be a test, and if the show experiences growth, may become permanent moving in to 2009. G4 currently airs new half-hour episodes daily. 

Personally, I've always been a fan of the show, which may or may not be one of the last surviving pieces of G4 programming that truly gets videogames. Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb both know their stuff (no really, trust me ... they do), and they've gotten a fair amount of solid exclusives lately that definitely make the show worth watching.

Now, what's up with G4 going high-definition? There's a ball, Comcast ... get on it. I know high-definition videogame footage would make me want to watch a show more; what about you guys?

[Thanks, Greg!] 








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BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:18
BlindsideDork
Sweet, we get to hear about more games MW doesn't play/suck at *cough*GearsofWare2 @ PAX*cough*
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:18
Shin Oni
I don't care what you or anyone else says. I think it's sad X-Play is the only actual gaming show left on G4.

but then again, i'm quite sad G4 is still around after the complete shift years ago...and people have the nerve to say it's a good gaming channel.
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:20
psycho terror2
x-play is an insulting show. i usually get the feeling that that hosts don't even play videogames.
Mabans's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:21
Mabans
Good for them, 30 more addtional mins of show that I'll be missing. I should watch it I do like Adam Sessler, he's a cool guy with a sexy face.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:23
Nick Chester
@psycho_terror:

Not true: confirmed!
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:25
PappaDukes
the second 30 minutes should just be MW jumping on a trampoline in a bikini.
kevkevblazini's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:26
kevkevblazini
psycho_terror:It's proven fact that Adam Sessler is really Jesus.So I suggest you take that statement back.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:31
randombullseye
They could bust up domestic disputes. I think that might be popular with a wider audience.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:31
Nick Chester
Sessler also breeds and trains killer hyenas.
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:34
Altair78
I have the season pass on my DVR (If they even have seasons), so even though I speed through commercials and games I suck at I still say it's an alright show and something worthy of watching at6 least in passing. Hell, and if you want another gaming show GameTrailers TV comes on Spike (I for get the exact time... I love fucking DVRs).

I can't see exactly why people hate on that show so much. I understand about the station being completely teabagged those few years ago with with Tech TV show, Kevin Ross, and the like leaving but X-Play has been hanging on and still being hated on no matter how much they prove that they actually play games...
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:40
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
X-play, the only show I watch on that station anymore(well, aside from that morning rewind block of old shows).

I say give the show more time.
Blind assassin's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 11:45
Blind assassin
I like Adam Sessler but that's about it on X-Play. Morgan Webb is too much the "zany random kooky" influence on the show and that's the part I don't like about the show. I like their sarcastic jokes and such but when they just dive off into skits it gets annoying and retarded. They have entire episodes where they review like, one game and have one preview and the rest is just filler.

I'm also going to say that I like Attack of the Show but I like Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn is hot. I definitely watch the show more for comedy than any sort of gaming relevance (which it has pretty much none).
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 12:00
Altair78
@ Blind assassin

As far as I've seen, Since the revamped X-Play there have been A LOT LESS filler... I hardly see any of the interns and whatnot even mentioned anymore. When was the last time you watched the show?

In general, I forgot to mention I watch AotS as well. Kevin cracks me up, and Olivia is pretty to look at (Though I love Layla a whole lot better)... and even that new blonde chick (I forget her name, sorry) is awesome. Blair add a nice touch, and Chris Hardwick is awesome (guess that's everybody on the damn show...)

I started watching Freaky and the Peter S show and they haven't really dissapointed me yet.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 12:06
falinter
Sessler and Pereira I can stand.

Morgan and Olivia annoy the fuck out of me. Morgan with her voice and Olivia with her stupidity.

That said.

Sessler and Pereira should have their own gaming show.
Morgan and Olivia should have their own Do-Something-Hot Show.
none's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 12:09
none
This should give them enough time to have meaningful interviews longer than 5 minutes. Of course, they might just expand the intro/outro, I hate that crap, it wastes so much time.

On today's show we'll talk about A B and C! Here's Morgan to talk about A. - Hi, let's talk about A! (cue intro) - Actual segment.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 12:14
parrothead
I like Morgan, but not as much as I like Kristen Holt. I hear that Olivia is a raving bitch in real life
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 12:29
TrailerParkJesus
Took them long enough to expand the show.
arepeegee's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 13:03
arepeegee
So I was at GDC for the Independent Games Festival (I had a game in the student showcase). I was able to be in the VIP area for the award show. I went around to all the people I look up to in the the industry (devs and journalists) and got their pictures, super fanboy style.

So I asked Adam Sessler for a picture and he was cool with it. But when I asked Morgan Webb, she asked what it was for. So I told that I just wanted to get my picture taken with people that I am fans of. She said fine, but also mentioned that she doesn't like having her picture taken by people because she is afraid it will get photoshopped with something sexual explicit and put up on the net...

Sorry for the long-winded post. I'm not trying to trash on Morgan Webb, she wasn't a total bitch anything. Just relaying a story.
arepeegee's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 13:03
arepeegee
So I was at GDC for the Independent Games Festival (I had a game in the student showcase). I was able to be in the VIP area for the award show. I went around to all the people I look up to in the the industry (devs and journalists) and got their pictures, super fanboy style.

So I asked Adam Sessler for a picture and he was cool with it. But when I asked Morgan Webb, she asked what it was for. So I told that I just wanted to get my picture taken with people that I am fans of. She said fine, but also mentioned that she doesn't like having her picture taken by people because she is afraid it will get photoshopped with something sexual explicit and put up on the net...

Sorry for the long-winded post. I'm not trying to trash on Morgan Webb, she wasn't a total bitch anything. Just relaying a story.
arepeegee's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 13:05
arepeegee
Dang, sorry about the double post
Ravana's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 13:27
Ravana
More of Miss Webb's enchanting smile will always be a plus. If Sessler wants to be there to make me chuckle at the idiocy behind the titles we play, that works, too. What a gift from the gods :D
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 14:04
Sharpless
Sessler is a god. Morgan would be a whole lot more tolerable if her personality wasn't so grating. She goes into TV host overdrive and rumbles over everyone, leaving a trail of condescension and insincere perk in her wake. Hot, though.
Paustinj's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 14:18
Paustinj
Adam Sessler is my god, been watching him for years.
Aritas's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 14:20
Aritas
I like X-Play and Attack of the Show. I just wish G4 was more video games/tech and less street racing crap.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 14:32
Dan CiTi
Shit is so cash.
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 14:32
psycho terror2
@ nick:

can't really argue with that, but i still can't shake that feeling...
Mattchewie's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 14:39
Mattchewie
@ arepeegee

I think she is valid in her concern. People do some pretty shifty things and I can totally see someone saying their a fan and then pasting some photoshop'ed nuuuuuudddeeezzz on the intranetz
Highlar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 15:15
Highlar
I prefer the new show layout over the old. Sure, the old layout was good, but it just got TOO MUCH towards the end. Too much spastic sketches, and not enough games. I like the new format; I think its good that the show now seems to take games with a bit of seriousness. The ONLY problem I’ve had with the new show format is that I’ve always felt it was too short at 30 min episodes. They didn’t really have TIME to do anything…no really good interviews, or longer reviews, and such. I’ve always thought that the show should have been extended to 1 hour length episodes. The only thing I’m unsure of now, is that the above says 1 hour long WEEKEND NIGHT episodes. So, does that mean that X-Play would go from 5 nights a week, to just TWO nights a week? ONE hour long episode each weekend night? Because if so, I think that would be even worse and more lousy than the 30 minute daily episodes. Over all time cut down by 30 minutes does NOT sound like an improvement to me.

On another note, Adam Sessler is the gaming man as far as I'm concerned. :-) I've seen him in interveiws, and on plenty of other G4 things, and he really does seem to ENJOY being a gamer. He plays, he likes. He's enthusiastic in his comments, and you can tell her really has a passion for the gaming industry. G4 (or any gaming programming) needs more hosts like Adam to spread around. Morgn, while hot, I find pretty MEH when it comes to the gaming side. I could be wrong, but she just doesn't seem to put the spirit into the business that Adam does, I think. Kevin and AOTS are okay, but they've moved a lot away from gaming/tech and on to stupid YouTube videos, etc. The show just has seemed to lose a lot of the focus it used to have, in my own opinion. Which is a shame, because AOTS was one of only 3 shows I really used to watch on G4: AOTS, X-Play, and Ninja Warrior (who doesn't love ninja's in training?). Now, AOTS is pretty much replaced with Unbeatable Banzuke! Love that show. :)
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 15:39
Orionsaint
Well said Greg. There's no other daily show on TV like X-Play. 10 years and running. A video game show! That's unheard of! From a guy like me who grew up on awful shows like Video Power and GameproTV. Who never took gaming seriously. X-play was a breath of fresh of air. I may not always agree with their reviews, but their dedication and presention should be respected in our industry. Adam & Morgan are the Sonny and Cher of Gaming!
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 15:41
Orionsaint
Speaking of High Definition. My Comcast service is yet to get Spike TV in HD, but this past week they put SpikeTV on Ondemand! and you have the option to watch Spike TV shows in HD. One of them is GametrailersTV. It felt strange but awesome to watch a gaming show in HD for once!
Davoidbot's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 16:34
Davoidbot
Now we just have to wait for Comcast to completely get rid of Cops and Cheaters then G4 will finally be able to return to its former glory. I love X-play and G4 rewind.
MasterMS's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 18:07
MasterMS
I loved X-Play when it was TechTv once the merger happened I lost interest in the direction G4techtv was taking the show. But if G4 is reformatting it to be more like its glory days then I need to check it out.
Poopface Morty's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/02/2008 19:28
Poopface Morty
I watch G4 for Olivia Munn only. X-Play is the most god-awful pile of trash, they don't even have enough worthy content to populate 15 minutes worth of air time, much less the already scheduled half-hour. An hour is just an overkill of worthlessness.

G4: Where you can get regurgitated re-runs of Ninja Warrior, Cops (2.0!), and that Unbeatable "Ride BMX & Toy Helicopters & do Handstands" show, to complement the completely terrible coverage of the industry.

G4 needs some quality competition to light a fire under their ass.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/03/2008 00:02
Too Much Coffee Man
G4 is STILL not in HD. Therefore the only show i will sit through on it is Code Monkeys
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