G4 announced its return to screens back in the Summer of during San Diego Comic Con's virtual conference. However, after a teaser announcing a return of some form in , news on the channel's revival was pretty scarce. In early , the official G4TV Twitter did upload a video revealing that popular programs X-Play and Attack of the Show would be returning in some form, but then the channel went silent once again.
Now, not only has a date been revealed for the channel's return, but G4 has also shared detailed plans for its programming. G4 president Russell Arons shared the process for deciding what content would be a part of this revamped G4: "Since the initial announcement of G4's revival at Comic-Con Home last year, we've been in constant dialogue with our audience through the content we've produced. Though no specific announcement accompanied the trailer and tweets, a brief dive into recent trademark filings almost certainly indicate what G4 parent company NBC Universal has planned for the future of the G4 brand.
Full disclaimer that we are not trademark lawyers, but much of the language here is straightforward enough. Among the now-defunct goods and services, i. As if to make it even clearer, that USTPO filing also includes three images showing the mark in use, all of which appear to be taken from a mobile streaming app. The official lineup at launch features the return of such classic shows as Xplay and Attack of the Show alongside new shows like the weekly esports comedy series Boosted.
The launch lineup, with descriptions from G4, is as follows;. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips ign. But it's not entirely clear in what form G4 will take just yet, and that uncertainty is actually the exciting part of this proposition. Streaming, most obviously, has exploded since it went off-air, and it could easily latch itself onto one of the many services out there, like the FX on Hulu partnership.
Twitch and YouTube, with its massive engaged user base, will more than likely be crucial hubs for the reboot. Maybe it'll get a Quibi. Anything is possible! It is, and right now, who really knows! According to Deadline , more information will be rolling out over the next few weeks and months about what the new G4 will look like.
Pulling in its favor is the fact that both casual and professional gaming has exploded over the past five years. And with Fortnite in , a new crossover realm opened up; just earlier this year, the first trailer of Christopher Nolan's Tenet premiered on Fortnite.
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