Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe is a special one-off British, video game culture show by Charlie Brooker, aired in September 2009 during the BBC's Technology season. Following on from Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe, Gameswipe featured reviews of various video games and consoles as well as an insight into the video game industry.[1][2]

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
GenreNarrative journalism/Video Game review
Created byCharlie Brooker
Presented byCharlie Brooker
Opening theme"A.M. 180" by Grandaddy
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production companyZeppotron
DistributorEndemol UK
Release
Original networkBBC Four
Picture format16:9
First shown in29 September 2009 (2009-09-29)
Chronology
Related showsCharlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Format

The one-off special was very similar to its predecessors, in that Brooker, along with a camera and various games consoles, reviewed and previewed video games in the same style as Screenwipe. Brooker claimed that it would attempt to prove that video games can be just as engaging as television and just as dumb. He said to "Expect pixels, joypads, some of the world's weirdest games, celebrity cameos and the occasional sound effect.”[1]

In the show, Brooker reviews Wolfenstein, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand and The Beatles: Rock Band. The show also contains contributions from Dara Ó Briain, Robert Florence, Ryan Macleod, Larry Bundy Jr, Rebecca Mayes and Graham Linehan.

Reception

The debut airing of Gameswipe drew 361,000 viewers,[3] outdoing the typical performances of both Screenwipe and Newswipe.[4] UK video games trade magazine MCV said of the show: "It’s fair to say that the reaction from the industry to last night’s TV debut of Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe was mixed. But if its intention was to offer an informed, reasoned and mature take on the games industry of both past and present, then it’s hard to regard the show as anything other than an overwhelming success."[5]

The future

In October 2009, Brooker told MCV that he would consider working on either a further episode of Gameswipe or, potentially, a brand new series, though he added that he himself may choose not to present the show.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe Detailed". incgamers. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  2. "Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe". BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. "Gameswipe grabs 361,000 viewers". MCV. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  4. "INTERVIEW – Charlie Brooker (Part 2)". MCV. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  5. "So, what did we think of Gameswipe?". MCV. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
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