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Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe was a special one-off British, video game culture show by Charlie Brooker, aired in September 2009 during the BBC's Technology season. Following on from Brooker's Screenwipe and Newswipe, Gameswipe featured reviews of various video games and consoles as well as an insight into the video game industry.

Created ByCharlie Brooker
StatusEnded
Original NameCharlie Brooker's Gameswipe
First Air DateSeptember 29, 2009
Last Air DateSeptember 29, 2009
Seasons1
Episodes1
Episode Runtime 50min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Four
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Gameswipe

Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how they have changed since their early conception and how the media represents games and gamers. Features interviews with Dara O'Briain, sitcom scribe Graham Linehan and Rab and Ryan from Consolevania.

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