Sony has axed “Pulse” with Christina Lee

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richardhutnik on 01 October 2012

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

Not as surprising when you try to intentionally google the female porn star with the same name.

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S.T.A.G.E. on 01 October 2012

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S.T.A.G.E. said:

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Chark said:

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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.

Videogames were not taken seriously in the 90's when it was just Sega and Nintendo. When Sony came into the industry they turned into an entertainment system and that expanded the market by leaps and bounds. Now videogames get ridiculed for resembling whats in the movies too much and that kids can get their hands on it. Remember when videogames were just considered to be toys when you had your SNES and Genesis? Its not anymore. Shows the tester on prime time TV could open adults (namely older females)to the world of non-nintendo games. I said Nintendo, because in America thats the reason games got the stigma of being toys in the past.

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Tridrakious on 01 October 2012

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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.

The wrong guys are still getting cut from the company while the bad ones are staying in. (Studio Liverpool gets axed, yet Team Ico is still running. Jack Tretton is still the President and CEO of SCEA and yet Ken Kutaragi was forced out...)