Gametrailers.com shuts down :mjcry:

[Strike-Wun]

........ da fukk

 

[Apollo Kid]

Damn...their retrospectives were so good.

 

[chemicalsword]

used to hit them up for hd trailers back when they were hard to find. rip...

 

[Diondon]

Site used to be good then it turned to shyt
I'll miss their reviews doe

 

[Tetsuo]

This blows, their forums were the shyt from 2008-2011especially General Gaming where console players were fighting amongst themselves and PC gamers annoyed by their ignorance, resulted in tons of fukkery. They fukked up by making the site a pain in the ass to navigate with the constant redesigns, not improving their video player, getting rid of blogs and factions, and more redesigns.


I'm also gonna miss this:

 

[Captain Crunch]

Besides Gamespot and IGN, what are good outlets for video game reviews?

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

i think this was the first video game website i ever checked out....it was definitely one that i would visit often for info on video games. sucks to see it go out like this and not bought out by some company trying to break into media. they should've capitalized with a subscription service, apparel and accessories sale or something to help generate more money.

this is giving me the same feeling when G4 re-branded themselves to play nothing but cheaters, cops and american ninja warriors G4 really dropped the ball. they could've taken off and become the ESPN of tech/gaming with coverage, tv shows and game shows but comcast just had to fukk it up and get greedy they could've covered wrestling and pop culture/movies/anime as well. so much wasted potential.

Such an exaggeration. 2 years.

It's sad that gametrailers.com is shutting down, but it was inevitable. It is very hard to make a profitable gaming website these days, sometimes I wonder how giantbomb.com stays up.

their subscription service and being owned by CBS. i remember reading an article saying they have ~20,000 subscribers in 2015 and at 50$/subscription they're making a nice penny.

 

[KBadd]

I knew something was up when their app has been crashing before you even open it for months and not one patch to fix it.

I just used it for good video reviews with the trailers being an added bonus.

Sucks.

 

[StatUS]

I mean YouTube pretty much killed the need for the site. Don't know why they couldn't just run through it though.

 

[TheGodling]

What the hell?! Hopefully they'll continue The Final Bosman on Youtube or something, that show and occasionally Huber Hype was pretty much the reason I still had the site bookmarked.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

.......................

 

[Phillyrider807]

Don't see what the big deal. People actually went to a website to view game trailers


If you not youtube gamefaqs or neogaf.

 

[scarlxrd]

Their retrospectives were dope.

 

[scarlxrd]

Don't see what the big deal. People actually went to a website to view game trailers


If you not youtube gamefaqs or neogaf.

You typed this bullshyt with such authority too

 

[Ice Cold]

legit one of my favorite websites on the net, I loved their content, they had the best reviews and their original content was also on point Retrospectives, backtrack, Final bosman, huber hype, GT time.

For those that don't know basically it came down to them not making enough money which was an effect of their trouble video player, they got downsized several times and then finally got the boot.

For those that didn't know you missed out on some great stuff, Daniel Bloodworth is one of the best in the biz, and people like Huber, Bosman and Jones brought a lot of positivity to gaming which is missing from some sites.

To make matters worth Bloodworth was on his honey when the news hit here's his post from neogaf

Phew, made it to the end. I don't know how many threads I'll be able to read, but I made it through this one. Thanks to everyone who's taken the time to share your memories, from whichever era you started with the site, even if you stopped coming at some point or another.

I've always had a strong sense that God brought me to GT as there were so many varied parts of my past experience that made it a perfect fit when I came there at just the right time for a rare opening. Reading Shane's job description on craigslist was as if it was written directly for me.

In the eight and a half years that I've worked there, I've truly grown as a writer, producer, and eventually a manager. I started at GT from a background that was purely focused on Nintendo and bit by bit, I focused on pushing myself to be just as well versed with PlayStation, Xbox, and eventually PC gaming, and now I bounce between every platform just depending on what game I want to play. Somehow, I became known for my opinions on racing games, and for as long as I could find time, I put my strongest efforts into telling the stories of my favorite game soundtracks and getting composers on camera to tell their own. I still firmly believe that anyone would be hard-pressed to make better pieces on the music in the Mass Effect or BioShock series.

In the early days, Shane was the most influential in shaping my scripts, but as we grew and responsibilities shifted, I learned so much from Ryan, Justin, and Miguel. Even some of the younger writers on our editorial team like Patrick Morales and Michael Damiani were absolute legends, and we were backed up by the tireless work of Johnny Chang, Rich Brown, Megan Rugh, Matt Blair, Jamie Kohler, Kelly Campbell, Brad Winters, Bobby Burns, dang I could be listing people all night.

Safe to say, this team, these people from the last eight and half years, are family. We've been up through the night, sleeping in the office during E3 only to head back out on the show floor the next morning. We suffered together through brutal travel snafus. -- Ryan even bought us clothes once when our luggage got delayed. -- And we had some of the most amazing meals at Gamescom and TGS.

Every one of us was gutted when Shane announced his departure. Geoff stepped in briefly to set a new course while Ryan and Jeremy took the reins to lead the team on a day to day basis, lighting a fire under us to double down on great originals, birthing shows that have carried us to this day like The Final Bosman, GT Time, and Mandatory Update. As we began invading Brandon's VO booth, awkward first pushes like The Final Verdict began to prepare us to get comfortable being on-camera, but make no mistake, that foundation was laid with Shane when he started Invisible Walls and pushed us to write regular staff blogs.

Then came the purchase by Defy. Nothing left me in more shock than to learn that Ryan Stevens and Brad Winters, the men we relied on for direction, wouldn't be coming. Suddenly, Brandon had to take up his role as the founder of the site to lead the few of us selected to stay, and I found myself as the eldest member of the editorial team. Since Brandon had never really been a part of the review or preview process aside from reading scripts, I knew I had to take that weight off his back so he could focus on figuring out practically everything else.

The fact that we somehow reinvented ourselves among moving, changing our entire production pipeline, learning all new equipment and programs, and adapting to a new corporate culture is an absolute testimony to the strength of everyone who came with us. Don and Ian are editing monsters, churning out videos faster than should be possible, yet still they pushed to go beyond that and produce content of their own. Damiani, Elyse and Kyle are creative powerhouses and always kept us from accepting the status quo. Huber and Brad brought much needed enthusiasm to everything they did. Matt Blair worked tirelessly for years well into the middle of the night for far too long and has done so much that should be utterly inappropriate to ask of him. Ben Moore is one of the most fantastic and thoughtful writers imaginable and voracious in his breadth. And Brandon Jones is like a brother now, always leading us through the worst news with positivity and optimism. The dedication to daily programming, streaming, and the passion these guys had to make shows (even when I questioned their ability to fit it in) should not be taken lightly. It will be hard for any team to ever match them.

Right now I am on my honeymoon. I have no idea what's waiting for me when I get back. If the right offers come up, I could easily see myself writing or producing for another outlet, moving to a game studio, or moving outside of gaming altogether. But if someone has a realistic plan to keep this team together, I'd be a fool not to hear it out.

(sorry didn't intend to write a full history of my time at GT, it just came out)

The legend will live on!