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richardhutnik on 01 October 2012
S.T.A.G.E. said:
richardhutnik said:
Chark said:
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
VGKing said:
Good riddance. Something like that isn't necessary.
Next up is The Tester. Now, I kinda enjoy the show but it is it really something worth putting resources into?


It would've been smarter to put it on prime time TV.

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins a job testing videogames?

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins at living in a house/eating bugs/dating people/trading jobs/living outside/getting a modeling job/having a road trip/living at home/having a husband in a specific career/selling a wedding dress/baking a cake/being rich/singing a song/etc?

Would people watch a show where the goal is to get a job as a janitor?  For the average person, software testing is akin to that, and the whole videogames industry isn't taken seriously.  Now, The Tester could have a shot on cable.  But heck, G4 is going to stop being G4, so seriously have to wonder if anything videogame related could break into cable.  The Video Game Awards do abysmal ratings also.  The whole videogame industry is aware of this, and ends up envying other media because of the lack of respect it gets.


Nickelodeon Arcade was a hit show in the 90's. I dunno, if you find the right channel with the right audience the show could be a hit.

Starcade inthe 1980s also had a run.  Mind you, I do have a vested interest in having SOMETHING work.  But, I believe now we have a shift, and videogames are still trying to find their place in culture and society.  I do wish something game related could hit it big.



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Chark on 01 October 2012
Tridrakious said:
NO! the original Qore was awesome and Pulse was so amazing too!

At least this shows that Sony are doing things to improve the cost efficiency of the company, but these were good shows.

If the Tester returns for another season though...

However, the Tester isn't just about testing games anymore. The last guy who won the competition went on the work for Sony Santa Monica and ultimately started work on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.

And of course the original guy is working with Sony's media coverage team in SCEA.


The original guy ended up getting laid off just recently and rant tweeted against Sony. I'm sure he has reason to be upset, he did just get laid off, but for someone in social media you'd think he'd have a little restraint.



Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(

S.T.A.G.E. on 01 October 2012
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
richardhutnik said:
Chark said:
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
VGKing said:
Good riddance. Something like that isn't necessary.
Next up is The Tester. Now, I kinda enjoy the show but it is it really something worth putting resources into?


It would've been smarter to put it on prime time TV.

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins a job testing videogames?

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins at living in a house/eating bugs/dating people/trading jobs/living outside/getting a modeling job/having a road trip/living at home/having a husband in a specific career/selling a wedding dress/baking a cake/being rich/singing a song/etc?

Would people watch a show where the goal is to get a job as a janitor?  For the average person, software testing is akin to that, and the whole videogames industry isn't taken seriously.  Now, The Tester could have a shot on cable.  But heck, G4 is going to stop being G4, so seriously have to wonder if anything videogame related could break into cable.  The Video Game Awards do abysmal ratings also.  The whole videogame industry is aware of this, and ends up envying other media because of the lack of respect it gets.


Nickelodeon Arcade was a hit show in the 90's. I dunno, if you find the right channel with the right audience the show could be a hit.

Starcade inthe 1980s also had a run.  Mind you, I do have a vested interest in having SOMETHING work.  But, I believe now we have a shift, and videogames are still trying to find their place in culture and society.  I do wish something game related could hit it big.


Videogames are apart of culture in American society. The 90's was when it was finding its place. The expansion of games is starting to overshadow Hollywood.



Porcupine_I on 01 October 2012
richardhutnik said:
VGKing said:
Good riddance. Something like that isn't necessary.
Next up is The Tester. Now, I kinda enjoy the show but it is it really something worth putting resources into?

I take that show as an iconic sign of the times.  Yes, you have to go through a game show in order to land one of the worst entry level positions in the industry.  It used to be, when you won a game show, you got a bunch of money and prizes.  Now, when you win one, you get a job.

they also won $ 5000 and a car in addition to the job

 

OT: I will miss Christina, or as she is also known: "the girl who never moved her feet"



“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”

- George Orwell, ‘1984’

oldschoolfool on 01 October 2012

I think your 3 months 2 late,with this post. lol



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adriane23 on 01 October 2012

I was just thinking about this the other day. I checked when the last episode was and just assumed it was quietly cancelled. It's a shame because I liked Pulse.



I am the Playstation Avenger.

   

richardhutnik on 01 October 2012
S.T.A.G.E. said:
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
richardhutnik said:
Chark said:
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
VGKing said:
Good riddance. Something like that isn't necessary.
Next up is The Tester. Now, I kinda enjoy the show but it is it really something worth putting resources into?


It would've been smarter to put it on prime time TV.

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins a job testing videogames?

How many people who watch prime time TV care that someone wins at living in a house/eating bugs/dating people/trading jobs/living outside/getting a modeling job/having a road trip/living at home/having a husband in a specific career/selling a wedding dress/baking a cake/being rich/singing a song/etc?

Would people watch a show where the goal is to get a job as a janitor?  For the average person, software testing is akin to that, and the whole videogames industry isn't taken seriously.  Now, The Tester could have a shot on cable.  But heck, G4 is going to stop being G4, so seriously have to wonder if anything videogame related could break into cable.  The Video Game Awards do abysmal ratings also.  The whole videogame industry is aware of this, and ends up envying other media because of the lack of respect it gets.


Nickelodeon Arcade was a hit show in the 90's. I dunno, if you find the right channel with the right audience the show could be a hit.

Starcade inthe 1980s also had a run.  Mind you, I do have a vested interest in having SOMETHING work.  But, I believe now we have a shift, and videogames are still trying to find their place in culture and society.  I do wish something game related could hit it big.


Videogames are apart of culture in American society. The 90's was when it was finding its place. The expansion of games is starting to overshadow Hollywood.

But it isn't taken seriously, which is the issue.  Its impact on culture isn't respected yet, and there is this stigma still with it.  It has gone beyond seen as a fad, which was the word after the industry had the Crash ofthe 1980s, so people realize it is here to stay.  But still, things like a successful movie involving videogames, hasn't made it.  I am holding out home Wreck It Ralph can help be a difference maker.

I am pretty much interested in finding things that would have an impact the way the poker craze had.  



sales2099 on 01 October 2012

Question: Was Pulse widely watched? Was it the equivalent of Inside Xbox?



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

richardhutnik on 01 October 2012
sales2099 said:
Question: Was Pulse widely watched? Was it the equivalent of Inside Xbox?

Wasn't Inside Xbox the entire lot of programming Microsoft came up with to promote its XBox initiatives?  My understanding is that it was, and Microsoft got rid of all of it.  Pulse would be equivalent to one of the programs in the Inside Xbox intiative.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/02/microsoft-cancels-inside-xbox.aspx



Barozi on 01 October 2012

You'll be surprised what happens when you google pictures of Christina Lee when you turned off Safe Search.