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'''ScrewAttack''' is a [[video game]]-related website that showcases original entertainment for an audience of video game enthusiasts. Its content is also shown on [[GameTrailers]] and [[IGN]]. The name and logo comes from the "screw attack" ability from the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]].

==History==
ScrewAttack originally started in 2006 with one program, ''SideScrollers'', an audio [[podcast]] hosted by the site's creators "Stuttering" Craig Skistimas and Thomas "Handsome Tom" Hanley (who is no longer with ScrewAttack). Over time, additional shows have been added and removed. Current programs on ScrewAttack.com include ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'', [[#ScrewAttack Europe|ScrewAttack Europe]], ''Video Game Vault'', ''Top 10's'', ''Jose's Puntos'', ''"The Scoop!"'', ''Hard News'', ''VGR'', ''SideScrollers'', "brentalfloss" and ''The Armory''. Past features include ''Art in Gaming'', ''Life In A Game'', ''Pwned!'', and ''Captain S''. In February 2007, [[MTV Networks]] acquired rights to some of ScrewAttack’s programming (Top 10's, Video Game Vault and the Angry Video Game Nerd) adding it to their [[GameTrailers]] service.<ref name="gt">{{cite web | publisher = GameTrailers | url = http://www.gametrailers.com/press_releases/ARTWORK%20AVAILABLE%20AT%20THE%20FOLLOWING%20URL.html | title = MTV Networks’ GameTrailers Acquires Exclusive Rights To ScrewAttack Programming | date = February 8, 2007 |accessdate = June 10 | accessyear = 2007}}</ref> Since working with GameTrailers, ScrewAttack's features have been downloaded over 144 million times.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/topgames.php Gametrailers.com - The Source For Video Game Media]</ref>

Putting an emphasis on community, ScrewAttack's users are referred to as "g1s". All g1s are encouraged to participate on the site by creating their original videos for "g1 Submission Sunday", where users submit their videos for possible posting on the website. ScrewAttack.com plans to relaunch with it's fourth version, known as "version 4", late 2009.

==Staff==
===Current===
==== US {{Anchors|ScrewAttack USA}}====
* Craig Skistimas ("Stuttering Craig")
* Jose Mejia ("Jose El Mexicano")
* Ben Singer ("High School Ben"/"Announcer Ben")
* Destin Legarie ("Daily Destin")
* Corey Pettit ("Maxifent Corey")
* Nick Cramer ("Nervous Nick")
* Bryan Baker ("Bryan the Intern")
* Chad James ("Chad the Merchandise Guy")
* Jared Knabenbauer ("Professional Jared")

====UK====
* Larry Bundy Jr. ("Guru Larry")
* Wesley Lock ("UK Wez")

====Associates====

=====US=====

* [[James D. Rolfe]] (star & creator of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'')
* Mike Matei (star & illustrator of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'')
* Kyle Justin (Star & Composer of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'')
* [[Brad Skistimas]] ("Unaware Steve")
* Daniel Califf-Glick (star & co-creator of Life in a Game)
* Jonathan Tran (star & co-creator of Life in a Game)
* Brent Black (Brentalfloss)
* [[Nathan Barnatt]] (AKA Keith Apicary, Talking Classics)
* The Game OverThinker (the winner of the myvidsdon'tsuck contest)

=====UK=====

* Dr Stuart Ashen (Ashens)

====PBC Productions====
* Chad Williams (star & creator of Captain S)
* Brett Vanderbrook (star of Captain S)
* Lindsey "Z." Briggs (star of Little Miss Gamer)
* Darrin DeMarco

==Divisions==
===''ScrewAttack''===
The ScrewAttack World Headquarters is located in [[Lewisville, Texas]]. The site’s creator "Stuttering" Craig Skistimas and staff shoot and edit most of the ScrewAttack videos from there.

They hire several [[intern]]s, that are often featured in the videos on the site, including "Jose El Mexicano", "High School Ben" and "Nervous Nick". The most recent addition to the staff is Ryan.

===''ScrewAttack Europe''===
The European office of ScrewAttack located in [[Northwood, London]], [[UK]] is being led by Guru Larry (Larry Bundy Jr.) and "UK" Wez (Wesley Lock), both of whom are TV presenters in real life on various video gaming shows and networks in Europe, such as [[XLEAGUE.TV]], [[Rapture TV]] and [[Game Network]].

Their programs include:

*'''''Games Yanks Can't Wank''''', a series showcasing and making fun of video games never released in the [[United States]] or [[Canada]]
*'''''Hack-Job''''', a [[machinima]]-based sketch show
*'''''Pop-Up Review''''', a review show which posts false facts about games, parodying television shows such as [[Pop-Up Video]].
*'''''[[Guru Larry's Retro Corner]]''''', from the beginning of December 2007 until April 2009, ''ScrewAttack''.com aired episodes of ''ScrewAttack Europe''{{'}}s [[XLEAGUE.TV]] series ''[[Guru Larry's Retro Corner]]''.

==''The Iron Man of Gaming''==
The Iron-Man of Gaming is a yearly gaming tournament presented by ScrewAttack. The concept was announced on SideScrollers and advertised as "big news" leading up to the final announcement.

===Tournament===
====2007====
The starting date of the tournament was August 30 and lasted until September 2 at the Hilton Anatole in [[Dallas, Texas]]. The winner was advertised to take home $1,000 [[US dollars]] and a ScrewAttack championship belt.

The tournament consisted of six games (three modern games and three classic games) to be decided on with a points-based system to decide the winner. The contender with the most total points is the winner.

The following games were at the Iron Man of Gaming tournament of 2007:
*''[[Street Fighter II]]''
*''[[Pac-Man Championship Edition]]''
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Madden NFL 08]]''
*''[[Dead or Alive 4]]''

First place was awarded to Chris "Kumachine" Delp. Second place was
awarded to Louis "Big Lou" Hughes.<ref>[http://www.ScrewAttack.com/IronMan.html “The Iron-Man of Gaming 2007 is complete!” at ScrewAttack.com]</ref>

====2008====
The Iron Man of Gaming hosted its second year at the Grapevine Convention Center in [[Grapevine, Texas]] from June 19-22, and advertised itself as "all consoles", "all genres" and "all eras".<ref>http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31203.html Iron Man of Gaming Promo</ref> Contestants competed for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Registered ScrewAttack members were eligible to vote on which games are being played at the event; five classic games, four current and one secret mystery game were played during the tournament.<ref>http://www.ironmanofgaming.com/ Official Iron Man of Gaming website</ref> The event was documented by [http://www.pbc-productions.com PBC Productions.]

A list of the 2008 games follows:

'''Classic Games'''
*''[[Mutant League Football]]''
*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
*''[[Killer Instinct]]''
*''[[Hydro Thunder]]''
*''[[GoldenEye 007]]''

'''Current Games'''
*''[[Wii Sports]]''-boxing
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''

'''Mystery Game'''
*''[[Guitar Hero: Aerosmith]]''

The winner was Harrison Fluster, with the previous year's champion Chris Delp as runner up.

====2009====

Since SGC, the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention, was announced, the Iron Man of Gaming took place during the convention in early July.

Classic Games:
* [[Dig Dug]] (NES)
* [[NBA Jam Tournament Edition]] (SNES)
* [[Mega Man (franchise)|Megaman]] (NES)

Current Games:
* [[Street Fighter IV]] (Xbox 360)
* [[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]] (Xbox 360)
* [[Gran Turismo 5]] (Playstation 3)

Mystery Game:
* [[Nintendo World Championships 1990]] (NES)

The winner was Jamal Nickens, with the previous years champion Harrison Fluster finishing eleventh. 2007 champion Chris Delp did not compete.

==ScrewAttack shows and featurettes==
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===SideScrollers===
Craig and other ScrewAttack members host a series of podcasts in radio style, updating g1s on new game info, weekly occurrences in the ScrewAttack domain and general news around the world. As noted on their program, they are currently seeking out an actual radio show representation of SideScrollers on [[satellite radio]]. The usual features on the show are "Hard News" (which spun off into a daily version, starring Daily Destin), a look at the latest news in the gaming industry, "The SideScrollers News Desk", which is filled with unusual news from around the globe and "Forum Questions", where they answer forum questions from members on the official forum.

SideScrollers runs contests with the forum members which originate directly from the show. For instance, in the feature "Name That Video Game Tune", the hosts play [[Sampling (music)|samples]] of short musical clips from often obscure video games and let the fans guess its origin via e-mail. Winners are entered in a contest drawing.

The show frequently runs short promotions and commercials to advertise new content on the site, often using it as a [[segue]] into the next discussion topic.

===Video Game Vault===
The Video Game Vault (VGV) is a series of approximately 2-minute-long or shorter videos by Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom (before he left ScrewAttack), with one special featuring the Angry Video Game Nerd, highlighting [[DuckTales]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], one by Destin for [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters]] for the [[Super Nintendo]], and one by Bryan, Jared and Chad while Craig was on his honeymoon. VGVs usually do not follow the typical pattern for it to be entitled as a review, but rather the Video Game Vaults serve as a nostalgic, informative and humorous look at games; particularly looking back at classic games or video games that are [[infamy|infamous]] for a particular reason.

===Hard News===
A daily news program shown on the site which is hosted, and edited by Daily Destin. Its purpose is to inform viewers on the gaming news highlights of the day, often accompanied with humorous comments (mildly like [[Weekend Update]] and [[The Daily Show]], which described the story, then presented a humorous comment). Every now and then Maxifent Corey will be there as well to present a story as well (usually on Thursday, with her segment "Corey's Corner"). The show is roughly 3 minutes long and is branched off of the Hard News segment on SideScrollers. Hard News is aired on YouTube (usually posted at 6:30pm {{dn|Central time}}) as well as on ScrewAttack's website.

===ScrewAttack Top Ten===
Stuttering Craig tries to keep the Top 10 lists non-traditional by focusing on games which might not have received as much critical acclaim as another, instead citing that because it is their list, the list is automatically great. As well, they will have Top 10 lists (such as the Top Ten Fighting Games) which only allow one game from a given franchise on to the list to allow more variety. Airing on GameTrailers, the Top 10 lists generally receive over 300,000 views. The most popular Top 10 list to date is “Top Ten Boobies [in Video Games]”, which has received over 1,000,000 views since February 2007.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/player/17178.html Top Ten Boobies at GameTrailers]</ref> Other favorites include "Top Ten Douchebags of Gaming" (more than 750,000 views<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/player/20064.html Top Ten Douchebags of Gaming at GameTrailers]</ref>), “Top Ten Worst Fighting Games” (more than 690,000 views<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/player/20506.html Top Ten Worst Fighting Games at GameTrailers]</ref>), "Top Ten Worst [[Mario]] Games", and “The Best and Worst Gaming Peripherals” (more than 650,000 views<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19276.html The Best and Worst Gaming Peripherals at GameTrailers]</ref>). Stuttering Craig was originally joined by Handsome Tom on the Top 10s before Hanley left ScrewAttack.

===The Angry Video Game Nerd===
{{main|The Angry Video Game Nerd}}

[[Image:Avgn logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Angry Video Game Nerd logo.]]
The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN; formerly "The Angry Nintendo Nerd") is a series of [[farce|farcical]] [[retrogaming]] reviews by James D. Rolfe, an independent filmmaker and professional video editor.<ref>[http://www.cinemassacre.com/resume.html Resume at Cinemassacre.com]</ref> He reviews games for older systems, such as [[Atari 2600]], [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]], [[PlayStation]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Nintendo 64]], and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. The series' original music is played on guitar by Kyle Justin with lyrics by Rolfe. On August 8, 2007, Rolfe’s character was featured on the [[Opie and Anthony]] radio show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd/8_08_07_Opie_Anthony.mp3|title=Opie and Anthony|author=James Rolfe|publisher=Cinemassacre|accessdate=August 14|accessyear=2007|date=[[August 8]], [[2007]]}}</ref>

The titular Nerd character is an over-the-top video game fanatic, who tends to belittle the games he reviews, although according to his FAQ he plays games that are purposely bad for comedic purposes. He derives comic appeal from his loud [[New Jersey]] accent, his excessive use of [[profanity]], frequent displays of explicit gestures, and his heavy drinking of [[Rolling Rock]] and [[D. G. Yuengling & Son|Yuengling]] beer. A particular characteristic is his comparisons of repulsive [[toilet humour|scatological]] acts to playing the game. He also uses varying amounts of [[physical comedy]] and occasional special guests: [[Freddy Krueger]], [[Jason Voorhees]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Leatherface]], [[Michael Myers (Halloween)|Michael Myers]], [[Cowardly Lion|the Cowardly Lion]], a [[Klingon]], a [[List of Star Trek races#Metrons|Metron]], and [[Joker (comics)|The Joker]]. These character parts are sometimes played by Mike Matei (who also draws the show’s title cards) or Kyle Justin, who sings the theme song.

On November 19, 2007, the first AVGN [[DVD]] set was released. It consists of all the episodes before ScrewAttack's deal with [[GameTrailers]] to keep the new content exclusively on their site.<ref name="sastore">{{cite web|url=http://www.ScrewAttackstore.com/avgntshirts.html|title=Official AVGN Merchandise|author=Craig Skistimas|publisher=ScrewAttack, Yahoo!|accessdate=November 22|accessyear=2008}}</ref>

Around November 15, 2008, the second AVGN DVD set was released and consists of the GameTrailers episodes<ref>[http://cinemassacre.com/AVGN/DVD_FAQ.html AVGN DVD FAQ]</ref> released in 2007.<ref name="sastore"/>

===Clip/Quote of the Week===
Under the direction of Ben and starring the entire SA staff and some rare cameos, the "Clip of the Week" (also is branded as "Quote of the Week") is a series of [[Vignette (entertainment)|vignettes]] posted weekly that showcases offbeat and strange commercials, movie clips or promotions for products. Originally, the "Quote of the Week" was merely used to spotlight a specific quote from the featured clip, but after evolving into the 'Clip of the Week' it began to feature the SA staff in a skit inspired by the featured clip. After the departure of Hanley, the skits began to become more extravagant, to the point of full-fledged productions in some cases.

===g1 Submission Sunday===
A segment in which fans of ScrewAttack submit their own videos to the site. Created by g1 SWAT Doctor[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMnu1UqJLE], the segment evolved into a standard feature on the site. The videos vary from user created Video Game Vaults, spoofs of the site’s characters, Flash animation and other video game related material.

===Unaware Steve===
Unaware Steve, having not played a game since 1992, goes to gaming conventions and interviews gamers. The interviewee usually ends up agitated with Steve as he is quite annoying when he wants to be. The last time he went to [[QuakeCon]] he wore a "sophisticated" outfit which was just a [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle]] costume. More recently he has started a new series "Unaware Steve's Video Game Extravaganza." He reviews an old game, usually giving obvious hints or adding in a different game somewhere down the line. The character is played by [[Brad Skistimas]], Stuttering Craig's brother. According to his interviews at Quakecon 2008, he once drank lots of [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] after playing [[Cool Spot]] (which actually endorses [[7 Up]]), passed out and woke up in 2007 which may explain why he hasn't played a game since then.

Currently, Unaware Steve has been put on hiatus while Brad is promoting [[Five Times August|his band's]] new album.

===WTF Is That?===
"WTF Is That?" is a feature where a still frame is paused and zoomed in to the point of blurriness and near absolute unclarity on a screenshot of a particular game. The purpose is to run a contest on which video game the screenshot is from. The winner usually receives a T-shirt or some other merchandise from the ScrewAttack store. Recent installments, however, ask what the games featured have in common.

===Jose's Puntos===
''Jose's Puntos'' is a short program hosted by Jose ElMexicano where he gives gaming tips to the g1s. Puntos include [[Pokémon Red and Blue]], [[Halo 3]], [[Uno (video game)|Uno]], [[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]], [[Call of Duty: World at War]], [[Fable (video game)|Fable]], [[Fable II]], [[Gears of War 2]], and [[F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin]].

===The Scoop!===
''The Scoop!'' is a short program hosted by Highschool Ben. The program highlights the highs and lows of games and usually focuses on the "top 3" of both aforementioned categories. Once in a while a clearly terrible game is reviewed and is given ironic praise from Ben.

===VGR===
VGR is another video game review show on ScrewAttack, similar to The Scoop. However, instead of talking about the highs and lows of the game in question, categories of story, gameplay, sound, etc. are reviewed. At the end of the video, viewers are given a recommendation by the reviewer to buy it, rent it, or F' it.

===The Armory===
The Armory is a feature created 100% by host Daily Destin in which the best weapons known in video gaming are detailed. So far, added to The Armory have been [[Turok 2: Seeds of Evil]]'s Cerebral Bore, the [[Mario Kart]] series' Red Turtle Shell, the [[Gears of War]] series' Lancer, [[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'s Plastic Bag, the [[Doom (series)|Doom]] series' BFG, the [[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]] series' Beam Katana, [[Fracture]]'s Vortex Grenades, the [[Splatterhouse]] series' 2x4, [[God of War]]'s Blades of Chaos, [[Dead Rising]]'s Shower Head, the [[Halo (series)|Halo]] series' Plasma Grenades, [[Mario]]'s Feet, the [[Shotgun]], the [[Destroy All Humans!]] series' Anal Probe, [[Perfect Dark]]'s Farsight XR20, [[Portal (video game)|Portal]]'s Portal Gun, [[the Legend of Zelda]] series' Master Sword, the [[Castlevania]] series' Whip, the [[Hitman]] series' Fiberwire, [[Ōkami]]'s Paintbrush, [[Fallout 3]]'s Experimental MIRV, the [[Soulcalibur]] series' Soul Edge & Soul Caliber, [[Mortal Kombat|Scorpion]]'s Spear, [[Killzone 2]]'s VC5 Electricity Gun, [[MadWorld|Jack's Right Arm]], [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'s Final Smash, [[Riddick]]'s Ulaks, [[Assassin's Creed]]'s Hidden Blade, the [[Contra (series)|Contra]] series' Spreader Rifle, the [[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'s Adamantium Claws, the [[Wiimote]], the [[Syphon Filter]] series' Taser, the [[Bionic Commando]] series' Bionic Arm, the [[Burnout (series)|Burnout]] series' cars, [[Uncharted 2]]'s FAL, [[Call of Duty: World at War]]'s Zombie Dogs, [[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]'s Proton Pack, the [[Mega Man]] series' Mega Buster, the [[Metroid]] series' Screw Attack, the [[BioShock]] series' Plasmids, [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'s Annihilator, the [[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'s Batarang, the [[Street Fighter]] series' [[Hadouken]], [[Wolfenstein (2009 video game)|Wolfenstein]]'s Particle Cannon, the [[Ninja Gaiden (series)|Ninja Gaiden]] series' Windmill Shuriken, the [[Halo (series)|Halo]] series' Energy Sword, [[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'s Plasma Cutter, [[Resistance: Fall of Man]]'s Auger, the [[Half-Life]] series' [[Gravity Gun]], and [[Brutal Legend]]'s Clementine. As of the week of November 11, 2008, the show is hosted by IGN.

===Out of the Box===
Directed by Ben, this is a weekly live show that previews recently released games and sneak peaks at upcoming ones. Stuttering Craig and the rest of the ScrewAttack staff play and express their thoughts about the game they're playing, while Maxifent Corey answers G1 questions about the games on the show.

===Metal Gear Ben===
Based on the character 'Metal Gear Ben' that appeared in a few Clip of the Week's, this show was set to come out in 2009, and was going to be made with lots of help from the g1 community. The only known information about the show so far, is that Ben is reprising his role as 'Metal Gear Ben' and that the rest of the SA staff have roles in the show as well.

The first episode was showcased this summer at SGC 2009.

===brentalfloss===
brentalfloss, whose name is officially uncapitalized, attaches lyrics to classic video game themes and creates music videos of the resulting songs.

===Talking Classics===
As of May 2009 ScrewAttack is the home to this mocumentary that follows video game fan Keith Apicary. Starring and created by comedian [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3033337/ Nathan Barnatt]. Keith Apicary is a 27 year old gamer who favors Neo Geo and Sega. Nathan was kicked out of the 2009 Comic Convention in San Diego for jumping on stage as Keith during Peter Jackson and James Cameron's panel to get a drink of water. Nathan is currently developing a TV series for Keith Apicary based on Talking Classics for a major television network.

===The Game Overthinker===
On July 4, 2009, it was announced at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention that the "Game Overthinker" was the winner of the finals round of the "my vids don't suck" contest. In this tournament style contest, average users submitted videos with the object of becoming the next featured ScrewAttack show. As of September 8, 2009, two episodes have been released officially as features. "The Game Overthinker" was an already active show on Youtube, where user "moviebob" rants and explains about video game phenomena purposely in too much depth. Moviebob also has a show on [[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] called Escape to the Movies.

==Previous Shows==
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===The Art in Gaming===
A series of short videos that focus on the visual art in gaming. This show is more serious and an educational approach, compared to the usual easy-going and humorous, sporadic paces as seen in other ScrewAttack shows and features. As of 6 March, four episodes have been released, [[Rygar: The Legendary Adventure|Rygar]], [[Vigilante 8]], [[Bionic Commando]] and a feature over [[geometry|geometric shapes]] in gaming.

===Awesome Video Games===
''Awesome Video Games'' was a show on ScrewAttack which featured Chet, Ace and their father. Despite many positive reviews, it separated from ScrewAttack. It aired on ScrewAttack from September 2006 to March 2007.

Although the series separated from ScrewAttack, Chet and Ace still continue their work by putting videos on [[Newgrounds]], [[YouTube]] and their own personal site FFStv.

===Bebop and Steve===
This short-lived show featured Bebop, a hardcore gamer, and his roommate Steve, who hates video games. In response to the lackluster support from the g1 community (a poll on the site revealed a majority of g1's wanted the show altered or removed), there was only one episode ever shown before the series was taken off the site.

===GameJew===
GameJew was a former ScrewAttack series featuring Jonathan Mann, a Jewish fan of Mario.
In the story, The GameJew dons his red Mario hat and his red overalls, all while existing in real life situations, and composing songs relevant to games.

GameJew took part in the Austrian Big Brother Awards<ref>[http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/02/05/monochrom-myfacespac.html Monochrom: MyFaceSpace, the musical - Boing Boing TV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, produced the [[Mario Opera]]<ref>[http://cdbaby.com/cd/jonathanmann CD Baby: JONATHAN MANN: The Mario Opera: Act One<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, and was featured in the January 15, 2008 edition of [[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]] Magazine after serenading video game guru, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]<ref>[http://wii.qj.net/Mega-64-does-it-again-Mario-Luigi-and-Miyamoto-together/pg/49/aid/85985 Article Detail - Nintendo Wii News - QJ.NET<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

From July 2006 to August 2007, the GameJew made videos.

As of February 27, 2008, Mann has recommenced production of GameJew videos which air Wednesdays.

===Nametags===
Nametags is a sitcom that follows Jared and Dom in the daily grind at the video game store at which they work. In addition to dealing with moronic customers who embody common gamer stereotypes, the pair must often contend with their blunt, mysterious manager, Josh. Several episodes also revolve around Jared's love interest, Cheryl. The show is done in a style similar to that of [[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]], including brief glimpses into the minds of the characters. It also uses various video game music for its soundtrack.

The store of the show, which has remained unnamed (but is meant to parody [[GameStop]]), is filmed in the club house of Jared's improvisation comedy troupe, while all the scenes in the apartment are done in the actors' actual apartments.

===RetroRemix===
Hosted by DJ Axis, this show features remixes of old video game soundtracks, with a more modern sound and rhythm (similar in execution to [[OverClocked ReMix]]). It often contains short interviews or information about the game at the beginning. However, with the departure of DJ Axis, the series has ended.

===Toilet Tuesday===
A series of shorts created relating to people sitting on the toilet and playing video games. Movies were submitted by g1s to be featured on the site.

===The New Adventures of Captain S===
''The New Adventures of Captain S'' is an online web serial created by [http://www.pbc-productions.com PBC Productions] which parodies cartoon and television shows of the 1980s and 1990s, particularly ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', ''[[Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad]]'', ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'' and ''[[Full House]]'' (opening credits).<ref>[http://www.sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=265&title=Interview:%20PBC%20Productions Sega-16.com Interview: PBC Productions]</ref> The show follows the adventures of high school junior, and major [[Sega]] nerd, Chad Belmont after he happens upon a magical [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Genesis]] cartridge that enables him to enter into Video-Land through his TV. When he arrives in Video-Land, he is briefed by its benevolent keeper, the Giant Blue Head. Prophecies foretold his arrival, and from that moment forward he would be known as Captain S, Video Defender. He must keep the world safe from the evil clutches of the [[Game Genie]] and his minion [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. He is joined on his journeys by his best friends Lunk and Becky, and he pines after the sweetheart of Bromley High, Stacey Newfeld. Usually, Chad must use lessons he learns in Video-Land to help him become a better person on the other side of the screen. Season One contained ten episodes, which aired from January to May 2007. The series premiered at [[MAGFest]] V in Vienna, VA.

A second season had been planned, and was indeed announced by show creator Chad Williams at [[MAGFest]] VI on January 6, 2008. To fill the gap until the second season airs, the writers produced a ''Captain S'' web-comic that is available to view on their [http://www.pbc-productions.com website].

In May 2009, PBC officially announced the second season of ''Captain S'' had been canceled, the second season having never left early preliminary development stages. In addition, the ''Captain S'' web-comic has not been updated in quite some time, indicating the concept has been rested entirely.

'''Main Cast'''<br>
Chad Belmont/Captain S - Brett Vanderbrook<br>
Nigel Edmund Silverman/NES - Devon Riley<br>
Lunk Stogsdill - [[Shael Riley]]<br>
Becky O'Connor - Ivy Hong<br>
Stacey Newfeld - Kitty Ostapowicz<br>
Head, and Game Genie - Chad Williams

The effect of Video-Land is achieved through stop-motion animation, where the image of Captain S is super-imposed on the game sprite. In the season one finale, a more free-form style of animation, mimicking [[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'s motion capture style was used.

A special episode of Captain S was released in August 2007. In this episode, Captain S meets the Angry Video Game Nerd to join forces and save [[Christmas]] in July. Since Captain S is considered a family-friendly show, the AVGN's language is heavily toned down (only using the word ''[[wikt:crap|crap]]''), although at the end, he slips and curses (but it was censored), to which the Captain S characters react in shock.

While the title of the episode says it is non-canonical, an AVGN video seems to continue from where that episode left off.

===Life in a Game===
Life in a Game is a comedy/adventure series produced by Enemy Crab Productions. It first aired on ScrewAttack in March 2008.

The show stars Guy, a normal person who realizes that classic video game items, characters, and music have begun affecting his everyday life. After fighting and destroying the Jackal, a mysterious boss character who had been stalking him, Guy is thrown into ever-stranger circumstances, from deadly chases to dance competitions. After defeating the reincarnated Red Jackal, Guy meets Frog of ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' fame. The reasons for Guy's peril, the threat of the Jackal, and the arrival of Frog are all tied to an as-of-yet unexplained force known as The Haxx.

On April Fool's Day 2009, Enemy Crab Productions & Jared from Nametags pulled a prank on the g1 community, with the season finale of LiaG revealing that the show to that point was just a dream, and in fact, the characters had personalities & lives very similar to the Nametags characters, before it was eventually revealed as a prank at the end of the episode by Jared, and that the real final episode was shown at SGC.


==Future Goals==
On May 23, 2009 Screwattack had openly announced to the g1 community, that they have absorbed ownership of the previously "GameXchange" video game store in Highland Village, TX. They had a contest where g1s can submit what they think the ScrewAttack store should be named. An online shop was announced by "Stuttering" Craig in the comment section of the announcement video. On June 29, 2009 ScrewAttack revealed the name of the store would be "GameAttack" and the store manager would be Jared Knabenbauer, creator of the ScrewAttack show "Nametags".

==Controversy surrounding Handsome Tom's departure==
Following Thomas Hanley's departure from ScrewAttack, news began to spread about how it had actually happened. Craig Skistimas has actually fired Hanley from the business but the circumstances surrounding the termination were not made clear. Wikipedia had specifically reported that Hanley left in March 2008, concerning specifically the registering of ScrewAttack as a business (which Skistimas denies, stating that the business had already been registered two years prior without Hanley's name on the registration). Skistimas said that Hanley did not leave on his own over anything that had concerned the registration of the business, but instead was terminated due to behind the scenes issues. In his rebuttal on the ScrewAttack forums, Skistimas specifically targeted the Wikipedia reporting and the site in general, calling the entire website "just a bunch of hearsay thrown together".<ref>http://screwattack.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=40200</ref>

Since Hanley's departure, he has gone on to form TheGameHeroes with former ScrewAttack member "8-Bit" Mickey Paradis. TheGameHeroes is a gaming site that he runs in direct competition with ScrewAttack. He also is affiliated with [[Channel Awesome]], hosting his game review show and serving as an executive producer for the site.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.screwattack.com/ ScrewAttack.com]
*[http://www.sgconvention.com/ SGC - ScrewAttack Gaming Convention]
*[http://www.gametrailers.com/screwattack ScrewAttack on GameTrailers]
*[http://media.video.ign.com/articles/971/971551/vids_1.html/ ScrewAttack on IGN]
*[http://www.screwattack.com/Europe ScrewAttack Europe]
*[http://www.xleague.tv/ XLEAGUE.TV - Gaming Network that formally aired Screwattack Europe Shows]
*[http://www.pbc-productions.com/ PBC Productions - Home of Captain S]
*[http://screwattackwiki.wetpaint.com/ ScrewAttack fan wiki]

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