GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley


GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley 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.

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 - Video game journalist for online, print and television, freelance writer, and executive producer. Former correspondent for G4TV's The Electric Playground.
  • Amanda MacKay - On-location host, actress, and producer.
  • Daniel Kayser - On-location correspondent and interviewer.
  • iJustine - 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.
  • 321 – The Sopranos: Road to Respect with show creator David Chase and actor Vincent Pastore
  • 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
  • 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

    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.