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Sign in to saveXplay is an American television program dedicated to video games, blending in-depth reviews and industry news, which primarily aired from 1998 to 2013 across two networks. Originally launched as GameSpot TV on ZDTV (later rebranded as TechTV), the program premiered on July 4, 1998, and featured hosts Adam Sessler, Lauren Fielder, and John Villarreal, focusing on gameplay previews and critiques. In 2001, following the end of its partnership with Ziff Davis' GameSpot and TechTV's rebranding, the program adopted the name Extended Play before settling on X-Play in 2003. Sessler continued as the le
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★ 8.0Xplay (previously GameSpot TV and Extended Play) is a TV program about video games. The program, known for its reviews and comedy skits, airs on G4 in the United States and had aired on G4 Canada in Canada (and briefly on YTV during its time as GameSpot TV), FUEL TV in Australia, Ego in Israel, GXT in Italy, MTV Russia & Rambler TV in Russia, Solar Sports in the Philippines and Adult Swim and MuchMusic in Latin America. The show ran between July 4, 1998, and January 23, 2013, and returned in November 2021 as a part of G4's relaunch.
- Aired
- 2003–2013
- Seasons
- 10 · 644 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- TechTV, G4TechTV, G4, G4, ZDTV
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Key facts
- Television.image
- Xplay 2021 logo.png
- Television.writer
- Mike Demski
- Television.director
- Annaliza Savage
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_episodes
- 1,378+
- Television.executive_producer
- Wade Beckett
- Television.camera
- Multiple-camera setup
- Television.runtime
- 22–25 minutes
- Television.company
- G4 Media, LLC
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- g4tv.com/games/xplay
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- start time
- 1998-07-04
- end time
- 2013-01-23
- number of episodes
- 1378
- title
- X-Play
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- Reception
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Xplay is an American television program dedicated to video games, blending in-depth reviews and industry news, which primarily aired from 1998 to 2013 across two networks. Originally launched as GameSpot TV on ZDTV (later rebranded as TechTV), the program premiered on July 4, 1998, and featured hosts Adam Sessler, Lauren Fielder, and John Villarreal, focusing on gameplay previews and critiques. In 2001, following the end of its partnership with Ziff Davis' GameSpot and TechTV's rebranding, the program adopted the name Extended Play before settling on X-Play in 2003. Sessler continued as the lead host, joined by co-hosts Kate Botello (2000–2002) and Morgan Webb (2003–2013).
The series moved to G4 in 2004 after Comcast's acquisition and merger of TechTV with the gaming-focused network, where it ran until its conclusion in 2013 amid G4's rebranding efforts. The program's original incarnation ran for 1,378 episodes, and was praised by critics for its accessibility, entertaining presentation, host chemistry and personalities, and ability to provide engaging yet digestible coverage of the video game industry. It briefly revived in 2021 on a rebooted G4 network, with returning host Sessler and co-hosts Froskurinn, The Completionist, and The Black Hokage, but the network shut down less than a year later in October 2022 due to low viewership.