Comments on: Zero Punctuation Equals Millions of Views http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Unskippable Slaps Around The Worst In Video Game Cut Scenes « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-255609 Unskippable Slaps Around The Worst In Video Game Cut Scenes « NewTeeVee Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:40:11 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-255609 <p>[...] on-going web series featured on The Escapist (also the home of the renowned Yahtzee’s video game reviews, and thus a reliable source for intelligent and hilarious video game commentary), Unskippable won [...]</p> [...] on-going web series featured on The Escapist (also the home of the renowned Yahtzee’s video game reviews, and thus a reliable source for intelligent and hilarious video game commentary), Unskippable won [...]

]]> By: Unskippable Slaps Around The Worst In Video Game Cut Scenes - NewTeeVee Station http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-255608 Unskippable Slaps Around The Worst In Video Game Cut Scenes - NewTeeVee Station Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:38:18 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-255608 <p>[...] on-going web series featured on The Escapist (also the home of the renowned Yahtzee’s video game reviews, and thus a reliable source for intelligent and hilarious video game commentary), Unskippable won [...]</p> [...] on-going web series featured on The Escapist (also the home of the renowned Yahtzee’s video game reviews, and thus a reliable source for intelligent and hilarious video game commentary), Unskippable won [...]

]]> By: Do Zero Punctuation Videogame Reviews Influence Videogame Sales? « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-248957 Do Zero Punctuation Videogame Reviews Influence Videogame Sales? « NewTeeVee Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:06:02 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-248957 <p>[...] Punctuation Videogame Reviews Influence Videogame Sales? It’s been over a year since Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw was plucked from YouTube obscurity to host Escapist Magazine’s Zero Punctuation video series, [...]</p> [...] Punctuation Videogame Reviews Influence Videogame Sales? It’s been over a year since Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw was plucked from YouTube obscurity to host Escapist Magazine’s Zero Punctuation video series, [...]

]]> By: Cruise Elroy » The tastemaker http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-236319 Cruise Elroy » The tastemaker Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:50:51 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-236319 <p>[...] ignite the community. The Escapist first picked up the series in July of last year, and since then their traffic has quadrupled. The videos average over a million views apiece, get hundreds of comments, and are discussed across [...]</p> [...] ignite the community. The Escapist first picked up the series in July of last year, and since then their traffic has quadrupled. The videos average over a million views apiece, get hundreds of comments, and are discussed across [...]

]]> By: Zero Punctuation « memoirs on a rainy day http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-232422 Zero Punctuation « memoirs on a rainy day Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:24:32 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-232422 <p>[...] Zero Punctuation Published January 26, 2008 asides , blogs Tags: asides, blogs, Zero punctuation Zero punctuation makes millions of viewers. [...]</p> [...] Zero Punctuation Published January 26, 2008 asides , blogs Tags: asides, blogs, Zero punctuation Zero punctuation makes millions of viewers. [...]

]]> By: Zero Punctuation to Air on Comcast’s G4 « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-231324 Zero Punctuation to Air on Comcast’s G4 « NewTeeVee Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:07:44 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-231324 <p>[...] of Crowshaw’s Zero Punctuation video column on The Escapist game site. We profiled Croshaw a couple weeks ago, explaining how some of his crudely animated reviews on YouTube quickly became a phenomenon watched [...]</p> [...] of Crowshaw’s Zero Punctuation video column on The Escapist game site. We profiled Croshaw a couple weeks ago, explaining how some of his crudely animated reviews on YouTube quickly became a phenomenon watched [...]

]]> By: L http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-230265 L Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:32:25 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-230265 <p>The show is great, but ZP needs to get off of the Escapist website. They force bad assignments on him that he says he DOESN'T want to do (See: PEGGLE, for one). He should assert that he's the one in control, not them.</p> <p>Russ Pitts, one of the guys that hired him, is also an asshole on the forums. He ENCOURAGES new users that berate Yahtzee for trashing a critically acclaimed game, and in the same breath BANS anyone that insults these people.</p> <p>The Escapist's strategy is, "CONTROVERSY = HITS LOL," when it should just be one unsatisfied man objectively criticizing titles HE chooses to. It should NOT be, "Hey, Call of Duty 4 is out, and everybody loves it. Yahtzee, tear it to shreds. Give us more hits on the Escapist!" I don't think Yahtzee wants to fucking do that episode either, but as far as I can tell, it IS coming next Wednesday.</p> <p>I love ZP to death, but Yahtzee needs to get the fuck away from that site. My girlfriend loved him at first, but she's gotten tired of his works mostly. Yahtzee made the Escapist, not the other way around. This is Escapist's fault for not giving him full creative control.</p> <p>Please go somewhere else, Yahtzee. ScrewAttack, GameTrailers, Gamevideos, 1UP.. anywhere but that junkpile site ran by ungrateful people.</p> The show is great, but ZP needs to get off of the Escapist website. They force bad assignments on him that he says he DOESN’T want to do (See: PEGGLE, for one). He should assert that he’s the one in control, not them.

Russ Pitts, one of the guys that hired him, is also an asshole on the forums. He ENCOURAGES new users that berate Yahtzee for trashing a critically acclaimed game, and in the same breath BANS anyone that insults these people.

The Escapist’s strategy is, “CONTROVERSY = HITS LOL,” when it should just be one unsatisfied man objectively criticizing titles HE chooses to. It should NOT be, “Hey, Call of Duty 4 is out, and everybody loves it. Yahtzee, tear it to shreds. Give us more hits on the Escapist!” I don’t think Yahtzee wants to fucking do that episode either, but as far as I can tell, it IS coming next Wednesday.

I love ZP to death, but Yahtzee needs to get the fuck away from that site. My girlfriend loved him at first, but she’s gotten tired of his works mostly. Yahtzee made the Escapist, not the other way around. This is Escapist’s fault for not giving him full creative control.

Please go somewhere else, Yahtzee. ScrewAttack, GameTrailers, Gamevideos, 1UP.. anywhere but that junkpile site ran by ungrateful people.

]]> By: Debaser http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-230230 Debaser Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:36:02 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-230230 <p>Yahtzee, have my babies.</p> Yahtzee, have my babies.

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]]> By: Show Some Love: Zero Punctuation http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-229887 Show Some Love: Zero Punctuation Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:30:07 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-229887 <p><strong>Show Some Love: Zero Punctuation</strong></p> Show Some Love: Zero Punctuation

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What are the video game reviews of one obscure, foul-mouthed Brit worth nowadays? H

]]> By: Zero Punctuation at memoirs on a rainy day http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-229834 Zero Punctuation at memoirs on a rainy day Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:56:05 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-229834 <p>[...] Zero punctuation makes millions of viewers. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]</p> [...] Zero punctuation makes millions of viewers. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: peter frank http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-229831 peter frank Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:27:14 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-229831 <p>they are actually two jewish australian comic book writers, i found the history of how it all started, http://www.opentopix.com/topic/tech-news/the-escapist-online-mag-grows-400-a-month</p> they are actually two jewish australian comic book writers, i found the history of how it all started, http://www.opentopix.com/topic/tech-news/the-escapist-online-mag-grows-400-a-month

]]> By: Kloppy.com » Crude game reviewer makes waves, gaining a huge audience, and leaving the old guard scratching their heads. http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-229829 Kloppy.com » Crude game reviewer makes waves, gaining a huge audience, and leaving the old guard scratching their heads. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:16:07 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-229829 <p>[...] What are the video game reviews of one obscure, foul-mouthed Brit worth nowadays? How does several million views and a four hundred percent jump in traffic sound? The site is The Escapist, a smart online game magazine that launched in 2005 to generally tepid page views. The Brit is Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, an indie game designer who was until very recently (by his own description) “bored, unemployed, alone.” (His “Yahtzee” nickname was taken from a character in an adventure game he made.) Last summer, Croshaw created a couple of crudely animated game reviews with nothing more than Photoshop, Windows Movie Maker, and his uniquely deranged wit. They garnered him a large YouTube viewership, which subsequently earned Croshaw the attention of Escapist Executive Editor Julianne Greer and her video proprietor, Russell Pitts. At the time, they were looking to re-brand the site away from its feature-heavy format….View Full Story [...]</p> [...] What are the video game reviews of one obscure, foul-mouthed Brit worth nowadays? How does several million views and a four hundred percent jump in traffic sound? The site is The Escapist, a smart online game magazine that launched in 2005 to generally tepid page views. The Brit is Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, an indie game designer who was until very recently (by his own description) “bored, unemployed, alone.” (His “Yahtzee” nickname was taken from a character in an adventure game he made.) Last summer, Croshaw created a couple of crudely animated game reviews with nothing more than Photoshop, Windows Movie Maker, and his uniquely deranged wit. They garnered him a large YouTube viewership, which subsequently earned Croshaw the attention of Escapist Executive Editor Julianne Greer and her video proprietor, Russell Pitts. At the time, they were looking to re-brand the site away from its feature-heavy format….View Full Story [...]

]]> By: anon http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-229827 anon Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:00:29 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-229827 <p>He lives in Australia, but he's from England.</p> He lives in Australia, but he’s from England.

]]> By: c0st1k http://newteevee.com/2008/01/24/zero-punctuation-equals-millions-of-views/#comment-229826 c0st1k Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:38:09 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3035#comment-229826 <p>Isn,t he australian?</p> Isn,t he australian?

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