G4tv's Last Pinnacle of Video Games to Die Out

Long time running G4TVgaming-staples Attack of the Show and fan-favorite X-play are set to cease their reign of "nerdom" by the end of 2012. 

In an attempt to recapture the long-standing influence of these shows, G4TV plans to air rerun episodes of this years of AOTS and X-play, building up and showcasing "memorable moments"  until the final episodes.

The official G4TV Facebook stated,"Both long-running shows helped define, as well as expand, the pop culture and gaming TV experience for a generation."

Attack of the Show debuted in 2005, catering to news about tech, video games and pop-culture, while X-play broke the gaming scene in 2003 and successfully infused the offbeat, sometimes dry, sometimes surreal humor into video game news, previews, and reviews.

Through these shows, G4TV has spawned cultural personas within the gaming culture. This nuance is very important as video games are often thought of as a second-hand medium.

Ultimate co-hosts in crime Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb

Adam Sessler, who has time and again proved the relevance of games in art and narrative through Sessler's Soapbox, and Morgan Webb, a "gaming goddess" who destroys the male-dominated gaming-image of the industry, are two concrete personalities that establish video games as a possibility among mainstream climates.


Attack of the Show and X-play have over a thousand episodes each, according to the G4TV Facebook and  the company hopes "you've had as much fun watching them as we have had making them, and sincerely hope you join us in bidding a fond farewell to Attack of the Show and X-Play's as we look back over the next two months and head towards each series' finale."

Ladies and gentlemen, let us remember them.
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