First UK 24/7 Video Game Channel Announced
Are you jealous of the US channel G4TV and you live in the UK?
Well it was announced today that the UK’s first 24/7 video game channel will arrive November of this year.
It will be called Ginx and will launch at least four shows when the channel begins. The channel has already hit other countries around the world, but this will be the UK’s first.
“You have to understand that in a 24 hour channel there will be elements of repeat. We’re not doing 24 hours fresh content one hour after the other. That would be too ambitious. So there’s a healthy level of repeat in it. People love lists, so there will be shows with lists, countdowns, hottest new games. What we will not do is put on half hour interviews with the people who write the code behind the game because that doesn’t work from a TV perspective. When Ginx captures in-game footage, we behave like camera men and directors. Instead of following a first-person shooter down the barrel, they will step away from the gameplay, turn around, use panning shots and zoom, and really apply a movie director mentality to capture the right in-game footage and make it look spectacular on a big screen.”
The channel is to feature previews, reviews, exclusives and more.
There have also been rumours that the channel may also launch in HD, and it has been hinted the channel may also explore 3D.
The channel will be avaliable on Sky and Virgin in November.
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26 Aug 2010, 3:05 pm
BOO HOO! no Freeview!