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GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley (or GT.TV) is a television show about video games hosted by video game journalist Geoff Keighley. Originally titled Game Head, on January 25, 2008, the show relaunched under its current name with a slightly different format and further incorporation of GameTrailers hosts, Amanda MacKay and Daniel Kayser. The series ran from 2008–2013, with the GameTrailers site being shut down in 2016.
Series overview
In the program, host Geoff Keighley, along with his correspondents, are seen on location at video game companies or interviewing with special guests while divulging exclusive information on upcoming video games. During the program, video game previews, reviews, new gadgets, and trivia facts about the video games are featured.
= Notable episodes
=Past episodes have included interviews with film director Uwe Boll, former Nintendo of America President and Chief Operating Officer Reggie Fils-Aimé, professional video gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel, and fashion designer Marc Ecko.
Episodes have also focused on the "Best of E3" in their E3 2006 and E3 2007 episode, featuring editors from internet gaming site GameSpot. Other episodes have featured the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences's D.I.C.E. Summit, including an interview with the former head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division Peter Moore, the 8th Annual Independent Games Festival, PAX East, and Spike TV Video Game Awards (VGAs).
= Ratings
=According to Spike TV, GT.TV is the highest rated video game show on television, and consistently has higher ratings than anything on G4 or MTV2.
Hosts
Geoff Keighley (2005–2013) - Video game journalist for online, print and television, freelance writer, and executive producer. Former correspondent for G4TV's The Electric Playground.
Amanda MacKay (2007–2013) - On-location host, actress, and producer.
Daniel Kayser (2007–2013) - On-location correspondent and interviewer.
iJustine (2010–2013) - On-location gadget correspondent, and actress.
= Celebrity guests
=A number of celebrities have also appeared as guests, including Clint Eastwood, Kiefer Sutherland, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and even Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Game Head: Episode Guide
= Season 1 (2005)
=101 – Frag Dolls profile show
102 – The Nintendo Fusion Tour with Fall Out Boy
103 – Star Wars: Battlefront II Show, shot at LucasArts/LucasFilm's new office in San Francisco, CA
104 – Spike TV Video Game Awards Nomination Special
105 – Xbox 360 Launch Special
106 – Fight Night Round 3
107 – Spike TV Video Game Awards Post-Show
108 – University of Southern California Videogame Program Show
109 – 1UP/Ziff Davis 2006 Preview Show
= Season 2 (2006)
=201 – Blur Studios, a 3D animation company
202 – The Collective, developer of The Da Vinci Code and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith video games
203 – Uwe Boll, infamous videogame filmmaker
204 – Alex Ward, game designer of Burnout and BLACK
205 – Marc Ecko about his game, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
206 – Reggie Fils-Aimé, A profile of Nintendo's top North American executive
207 – Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences's D.I.C.E. Summit
208 – EA Los Angeles. This show featured an exclusive preview for Medal of Honor: Airborne
209 – Training Day with Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel.
210 – The Godfather: The Game Shot at Paramount Pictures backlot in Hollywood, CA
211 – NBA Ballers Phenom
212 – Kingdom Hearts II
213 – The Sundance of Gaming. Shot at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, CA Features Cliff Bleszinski from Epic Games
= Season 3 (2006)
=301 – I Am 8 Bit Art Exhibit at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles, CA
302 – Ubisoft Montreal Show shot in Montreal, QC, Canada
303 – E3 2006 Special
304 – X-Men: The Official Game
305 – E3 Game Critics Awards Show
306 – Mega64
307 – Pandemic Studios
308 – Video Games Live Music Concert, shot in Philadelphia, PA
309 – Sex and Videogames
310 – God of War II
311 – The Madden NFL 07 Kickoff Party at the ESPN SportsZone in New York City, NY
312 – Resident Evil: Extinction. On the set of the new movie in Mexico City, Mexico
313 – San Diego Comic-Con 2006
314 – Red vs. Blue from Buda, TX, and the world exclusive look at Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars gameplay
315 – QuakeCon 2006.
316 – Game On: The History of Videogames
317 – The Warped Tour – Thirty Seconds to Mars, Less Than Jake and other bands discuss lending songs to videogames
318 – The cast of Family Guy discuss their new video game
319 – The PlayStation 3 game Resistance: Fall of Man from Insomniac Games
320 – Scarface: The World is Yours in Miami with Steven Bauer (Manny in the film).
321 – The Sopranos: Road to Respect with show creator David Chase and actor Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy)
322 – Warner Brothers Interactive and Superman Returns: The Game
323 – Uwe Boll on the set of his new film Postal
324 – Call of Duty 3 Challenge
325 – PlayStation 3 launch special
326 – Nintendo Wii launch special with Reggie Fils-Aimé
327 – 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards hour-long special
= Season 4 (2007)
=During the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards on December 13, 2006, a 30-second commercial revealed that Game Head will return for a fourth season in 2007. Commercials stated that new episodes would premiere on Fridays at 1AM in January. However, the first new episode actually aired on Friday, February 2, 2007. The start of season 4 brought with it a new logo and new graphics throughout the show. Other new additions include a ratings score for game reviews, based on a 10-point scale, and a Game Head Icon segment, highlighting an iconic character in video game history. Also, a feature called Open World lists the top-selling games at a given independent video game retailer.
401 – 2007 videogame preview show from the offices of IGN in San Francisco, CA (February 2, 2007)
402 – Behind the scenes at Sega
403 – Madden Bowl 2007 from Miami, FL
404 – DICE Convention 2007 with Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft
405 – NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas
406 – Atari founder Nolan Bushnell
407 – God of War II Special with David Jaffe
408 – Fable creator Peter Molyneux plus a feature on Kotaku
409 – Inside Nintendo Power Magazine
410 – Alternative Reality Gaming at 42 Entertainment
In keeping with the ARG theme, Game Head had a URL and images of Shigeru Miyamoto – hidden in split-second images flashed on the screen – to a trailer for the next episode: a Super Tribute to Shigeru Miyamoto. The link was "miyamoto.spiketv.com"
411 – Shigeru Miyamoto: A Super Tribute
412 – Inside Valve for Team Fortress 2
413 – Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta Special
414 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
415 – Big Buck Hunter Pro and Eugene Jarvis
416 – A look at Star Wars games at Star Wars Celebration IV
417 – Video game modder Ben Heckendorn
418 – The Voice of Mario: Charles Martinet
419 – Naughty Dog on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
This episode was re-aired in January 2008 with an updated Head Start news segment
420 – Gears of War creators Epic Games
421 – E3 2007 Special
422 – E3 Hangover Special
423 – Comic-Con 2007 with David Jaffe, Uwe Boll and the casts of Iron Man and Heroes
424 – Madden NFL 08 launch from Times Square
425 – Stranglehold special
426 – EA Chicago
427 – Projekt Revolution Tour 2007
428 – EA Summer Showcase
429 – Halo 3: LAUNCHED!
430 – Hollywood and Games
431 – World Cyber Games
432 – Call of Duty 4 creators Infinity Ward
433 – The writers of The Simpsons
434 – E For All Expo 2007
435 – Mass Effect at BioWare
436 – Harmonix the creators of Rock Band
437 – Videogame Violence with Jack Thompson
438 – Game Head Best of 2007
439 - Game Head: A Mockumentary (Online Short)
GameTrailers TV (GT.TV) Episode Guide
= Season 1 (2008)
=In January 2008 it was announced that the 5th season Game Head would be relaunched as GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley, further aligning the show with MTV's popular gaming site GameTrailers. The format of the show is largely the same as Game Head, although game reviews are now handled by GameTrailers.com so the scores match those on the website. The show was also re-launched in high-definition on SpikeHD and is available in HD on GameTrailers.com and Xbox Live Marketplace.
101 – The world premiere of Tiberium with EA Los Angeles
102 – Turok creators Propaganda Games
103 – The Most Anticipated Games of 2008
104 – Madden Bowl 2008 with Peter Moore
105 – D.I.C.E. Summit 2008
106 – 2008 Game Developers Conference
107 – Iron Man creators Secret Level, Inc.
108 – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Special from LucasArts
109 – The Bourne Conspiracy creators High Moon Studios
110 – Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway creators Gearbox Software
111 – Ghostbusters: The Video Game creators Terminal Reality
112 – Dead Space creators EA Redwood Shores
113 – FaceBreaker creators EA Canada
114 – Resistance 2 with Insomniac Games
115 – Lord of the Rings: Conquest with Pandemic Studios
116 – Prototype with Radical Entertainment
117 - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe with Midway Games
118 – Gears of War 2 with Epic Games
119 - E3 2008 Special
120 - Comic-Con 2008
121 - The Godfather II with Electronic Arts
122 - TNA Impact! with TNA wrestlers and Midway Games
123 - 2008 Penny Arcade Expo
124 - Halo Wars with Ensemble Studios
125 - Fallout 3 with Bethesda Game Studios
126 - Call of Duty: World at War with Treyarch
127 - Skate 2 with EA Canada
128 - Wanted: Weapons of Fate with GRIN and F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin with Monolith Productions
129 - 2008 Spike Video Game Awards preview special
= Season 2 (2009)
=201 - Most Anticipated Games of 2009
202 - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned with Rockstar Games
203 - inFamous with Sucker Punch Productions
204 - D.I.C.E. Summit 2009
205 - Alpha Protocol with Obsidian Entertainment
206 - Wolfenstein with Raven Software
207 - BioWare special
208 - 2009 Game Developers Conference
209 - Fight Night Round 4 with Electronic Arts
210 - Mafia II with 2K Games
211 - Army of Two: The 40th Day with EA Montreal
212 - Tony Hawk: Ride with Robomodo
213 - Heavy Rain with Quantic Dream
214 - E3 2009 Preview
215 - E3 2009
216 - Dante's Inferno with Visceral Games
217 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with Naughty Dog
218 - Brütal Legend with Double Fine Productions
219 - Comic-Con 2009
220 - Valve special
221 - Halo 3: ODST with Bungie
222 - LucasArts special
223 - Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time with Insomniac Games
224 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with Infinity Ward
225 - Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony with Rockstar North
226 - BioShock 2 with 2K Marin
227 - Nintendo special
228 - Mass Effect 2 with BioWare
= Season 3 (2010)
=301 - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (January 21, 2010)
302 - Most Anticipated Games 2010 (January 28, 2010)
303 - Splinter Cell Conviction (February 11, 2010)
304 - X10 Convention (February 18, 2010)
305 - God of War III (February 25, 2010)
306 - TBA (March 5, 2010)
307 - TBA (March 12, 2010)
308 - GDC 2010 (March 19, 2010)
309 - Halo: Reach (April 4, 2010)
310 - Red Dead Redemption (May 8, 2010)
311 - TBA (May 15, 2010)
312 - Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions (May 22, 2010)
313 - Bulletstorm (May 29, 2010)
314 - Crysis 2 (June 5, 2010)
315 - TBA (June 12, 2010)
316 - The Big 3 at E3 (June 18, 2010)
317 - Deadliest Warrior (July 3, 2010)
318 - God of War III/Fallout: New Vegas (July 24, 2010)
319 - Comic Con 2010 (July 31, 2010)
320 - TBA (August 14, 2010)
321 - Portal 2 (August 21, 2010)
322 - Halo: Reach/Bungie (August 28, 2010)
323 - Dead Space 2 (September 11, 2010)
324 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 (September 18, 2010)
325 - Epic Mickey (September 25, 2010)
326 - Call of Duty: Black Ops (October 15, 2010)
327 - Rock Band 3 (October 22, 2010)
328 - Mortal Kombat (October 29, 2010)
329 - Fall Games Preview (November 5, 2010)
330 - Back to the Future: The Game (December 3, 2010)
331 - 2010 VGA Preview (December 10, 2010)
= Season 4 (2011)
=401 - Fight Night Champion/Twisted Metal (January 29, 2011)
402 - Nintendo 3DS (February 4, 2011)
403 - Duke Nukem Forever/Madden Bowl 2011 (February 11, 2011)
404 - Infamous 2/SOCOM 4 (February 24, 2011)
405 - GDC 2011 Special (March 3, 2011)
406 - Rage (March 8, 2011)
407 - PAX East (March 11, 2011)
408 - L.A. Noire/Twisted Metal (April 15, 2011)
409 - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim/Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (April 22, 2011)
410 - Sony Surprise: Starhawk/Madden NFL 12 (Top 5 Most Anticipated Games at E3) (May 13, 2011)
411 - Countdown to E3 2011 (May 26, 2011)
412 - E3 First Look (Exclusive E3 2011 Trailers) (June 3, 2011)
Special - GT.TV Presents: E3 2011 All Access Live (June 6, 2011)
413 - BioShock Infinite (15 minute trailer from E3) (July 8, 2011)
414 - Resistance 3 (July 22, 2011)
415 - Comic-Con 2011: Saint's Row: The Third/Mass Effect 3/Batman: Arkham City (July 29, 2011)
416 - Saints Row: The Third (August 12, 2011)
417 - Gears of War 3 (August 19, 2011)
418 - Fall Preview/GamesCon/Kotaku.com (August 26, 2011)
419 - NBA 2K12/PAX '11 (September 2, 2011)
420 - Assassin's Creed: Revelations (September 9, 2011)
421 - Batman: Arkham City (September 16, 2011)
Special - GameStop All Access (Battlefield 3/Assassin's Creed: Revelations/Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception/Batman: Arkham City) (September 16, 2011)
422 - Aliens & Syndicate (Aliens: Colonial Marines/Syndicate) (September 30, 2011)
= Season 5 (2012)
=501 - Battlefield 3 (October 7, 2011)
502 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (October 14, 2011)
503 - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (October 21, 2011)
504 - Nintendo Exclusives (w/ Reggie Fils-Aimé) (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) (October 28, 2011)
505 - The Simpsons E3 Parody/Spike Video Game Awards Nominees (November 11, 2011)
506 - GameStop Unwrapped (The biggest games of the season)/World Premiere DLC (November 25, 2011)
507 - VGA Games of the Year (Spike's VGA nominees of the year) (December 9, 2011)
508 - Mass Effect 3/CES 2012 (January 20, 2012)
509 - Spring Preview: Madden Bowl 2012/Starhawk/MLB 12: The Show/Darksiders II/Syndicate (February 10, 2012)
510 - DICE Summit2012/Transformers: Fall of Cybertron/Sleeping Dogs (February 17, 2012)
511 - Xbox 360 Spring Showcase/Halo 4/Forza Horizon (March 9, 2012)
512 - GDC 2012 (San Francisco Game Developer's Conference)/Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD/Bellator: MMA Onslaught (March 16, 2012)
513 - Junction Point Studio Visit: Disney's Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (March 23, 2012)
514 - FreddieW (April 6, 2012)
515 - Medal of Honor: Warfighter (April 13, 2012)
516 - PlayStation 3 Exclusive Game: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (April 27, 2012)
Special - GT.TV presents Max Payne 3 (May 4, 2012)
517 - Transformers Fall of Cybertron (May 11, 2012)
518 - Far Cry 3 (May 18, 2012)
519 - E3 2012 First Look Special (Star Wars: 1313/Guardians of Middle-earth/Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance/Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2/Dishonored/Tomb Raider) (May 31, 2012)
520 - Epic Games (June 8, 2012)
521 - Dead Space 3 (June 15, 2012)
522 - Tomb Raider (June 22, 2012)
523 - Borderlands 2/Vid Con 2012 (July 13, 2012)
524 - Dishonored (August 3, 2012)
525 - Valve (Dota 2/Source Film Maker/Steam/QuakeCon) (August 17, 2012)
526 - Media Molecule/Forza Horizon (September 7, 2012)
527 - Fuse (September 14, 2012)
528 - Halo 4 (September 21, 2012)
529 - Assassin's Creed III (September 28, 2012)
= Season 6 (2013)
=601 - Need For Speed: Most Wanted and Medal of Honor: Warfighter (October 5, 2012)
602 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (October 12, 2012)
603 - God of War: Ascension (November 9, 2012)
604 - VGA 10 Nomination Special (December 7, 2012)
605 - CES 2013 (January 18, 2013)
606 - Star Trek/Star Wars Pinball (February 22, 2013)
607 - South by Southwest/Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (March 15, 2013)
608 - GDC 2013/Battlefield 4 (April 12, 2013)
609 - Behind the Scenes: Microsoft Xbox One (May 24, 2013)
610 - Pre-E3 2013 Countdown (Dying Light/Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z) (June 7, 2013)
612 - Penny Arcade Expo 2013 (PAX) (September 13, 2013)
= Season 7 (2013)
=701 - Killzone: Shadow Fall/Batman: Arkham Origins (October 18, 2013)
702 - Xbox & Nintendo Fall Preview (November 7, 2013)
Special - PS4 All Access: Greatness Awaits (Special) (November 14, 2013)
Special - Xbox One: Day One Countdown (Special) (November 21, 2013)
703 - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (November 22, 2013)
References
External links
GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley at IMDb