X-Play

X-Play (previously GameSpot TV and Extended Play) is a video game review TV show on G4 hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb. Sessler is the original host of the program; he has co-hosted in the past with Lauren Fielder and Kate Botello, respectively. X-Play began on ZDTV in 1998 as GameSpot TV where Sessler co-hosted with Fielder for the show's first year, then co-hosted with Botello up through 2002. The show was renamed to Extended Play in 2001 after ZDTV changed to TechTV and the partnership with Ziff Davis' GameSpot ended. Botello left in early 2002 to pursue a (now successful) career on Broadway, and Sessler hosted the show by himself up until April 2003, when Webb joined the cast and the show was renamed to X-Play. It is the only show to entirely survive the May 2004 merger of G4 and TechTV.

Related Topics:
Video game - TV show - G4 - Adam Sessler - Morgan Webb - Lauren Fielder - Kate Botello - ZDTV - 1998 - 2002 - 2001 - Ziff Davis - GameSpot - Broadway - April 2003 - May 2004 - Merger

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The show revolves around the two hosts' banter between reviews and previews of popular video games and occasionally quirky skits. The humor on the show is inconsistent, but tends to skew lowbrow.

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