Come on, the industry is no where near the 1980's crash. I think more 'gamers' would be better.
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The Verge
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Come on, the industry is no where near the 1980's crash. I think more 'gamers' would be better.
Tsar
The thing that should not be
Come on, the industry is no where near teh 1980's crash. I think more 'gamers' would be better.
Thats true but the verge is not the way, they bearly educate the non-gaming public really.
Raven Gold
Local Boy Hunter
No, but it's still going in that direction.
UnexpectedGirl
New member
Ok, this is going to be quite a long reply... 
PlayR is a part of The Verge, which is both a show and a weekly slot. It's an international show as opposed to a locally produced one, we do the revoicing etc.
We get a lot of our videos from GameTrailers, or directly from the publishers themselves, NOT off YouTube. The quality of the videos is good so its either the ways its broadcast off dstv or its your tv.
True. But again, we have access to files from the publishers as well.
I'll rock up, but I dont have to take you seriously, or I can say what I say to people whenever we get comments like this - if you dont like it dont watch. If you dont like my voice, or the way I look, nothing I can do about that. I have a very good understanding of games and the way they're made actually, but you're going to think whatever you want regardless of what I say.
Thanks. And although no we dont target 13 year old specifically (I saw a reply of that nature) we do target a larger audience than just the kinds of people posting on this thread.
*shrugs*
We're currently the highest rated show on the channel. Perhaps that will change. Perhaps not.
Right. Thank you for your time - keep watching - or don't
And yes, always room for constructive criticism... As an aside there is a very very very very long thread about this on PS3ZA if you're interested... Oh! And thanks for the invite to the forum
PlayR is a part of The Verge, which is both a show and a weekly slot. It's an international show as opposed to a locally produced one, we do the revoicing etc.
We get a lot of our videos from GameTrailers, or directly from the publishers themselves, NOT off YouTube. The quality of the videos is good so its either the ways its broadcast off dstv or its your tv.
True. But again, we have access to files from the publishers as well.
I'll rock up, but I dont have to take you seriously, or I can say what I say to people whenever we get comments like this - if you dont like it dont watch. If you dont like my voice, or the way I look, nothing I can do about that. I have a very good understanding of games and the way they're made actually, but you're going to think whatever you want regardless of what I say.
Thanks. And although no we dont target 13 year old specifically (I saw a reply of that nature) we do target a larger audience than just the kinds of people posting on this thread.
*shrugs*
We're currently the highest rated show on the channel. Perhaps that will change. Perhaps not.
Right. Thank you for your time - keep watching - or don't
And yes, always room for constructive criticism... As an aside there is a very very very very long thread about this on PS3ZA if you're interested... Oh! And thanks for the invite to the forum 
Mephisto_Helix
Grump Squad
You should just do the same as at MyBB .... ignore the overboard crit. Glad you decided to show up at last
UnexpectedGirl
New member
You should just do the same as at MyBB .... ignore the overboard crit. Glad you decided to show up at last
yeah, pretty much
Tinman
MyGaming Silverback
yeah, pretty much
Appreciate your response. I didn't mean you specifically targeted 13 yearolds, my broader point was that you are not necessarily going for forum nerds
and your content reflects that.All the best with the show.
OmegaFenix
The Legendary Troll Hunter
I like you already. I do admit i saw a few adverts and it didn't scream "watch me". I hope you stick around, we are the fastest growing gaming forum is SA. Join us in TK some time.
Dan
Makhulu Silverback
OmegaFenix
The Legendary Troll Hunter
Quite a change from "idiot presenter", huh?
Yeah well even i can be an ass sometimes. The comment was made with out having all the facts. I can be the lesser person and admit i made a snap judgement. See im trying out this whole "Be Nice" thing. Ill let you know how it works out for me.
Magnarmalok
The Resident Young'un
Next thing you will do is change your avatar :/
OmegaFenix
The Legendary Troll Hunter
Lol. Now now, lets not get ahead of ourselfs.
I pay R600 per month for DsTV and it's one little poor HD channel so I feel I need to voice my opinion here since I actually do watch The Verge:
Like:
- The presenter chicky is hot. In the "OMW. HOT CHICK" sense of the term. So it caters to the demographic, fair enough. I personally prefer Nigella Lawson and will watch her boil water for 20 hours straight if I could.
- The news is pretty up-to-date which is a nice surprise for a TV show in South Africa. Keep it like that please!
- My company sponsors the show, more yello anyone?
- The presenter is competent and doesn't stumble over every 2nd word (I've seen that in other local shows) and it looks like she knows what the actual content is about that she's presenting giving the show some more integrity.
Dislike:
- The show needs to be on a better picture-quality channel. VUZU is an upcomming channel so it's understandable, but if the channel had any lower picture-quality it would look like ActionX. Don't judge my TV or my entertainment setup for the quality, I know what I'm talking about here and VUZU's quality needs to be upped. Period.
- Being a technical person I sometimes spot flaws in the information being reported on. I specifically remember a title being called a "console exclusive" title when it was available on all platforms. Please employ a fellow geek to read over your material before broadcasting.
- The scrolling SMS Messages annoy the CRAP out of me. Stop it!
That is all
Like:
- The presenter chicky is hot. In the "OMW. HOT CHICK" sense of the term. So it caters to the demographic, fair enough. I personally prefer Nigella Lawson and will watch her boil water for 20 hours straight if I could.
- The news is pretty up-to-date which is a nice surprise for a TV show in South Africa. Keep it like that please!
- My company sponsors the show, more yello anyone?
- The presenter is competent and doesn't stumble over every 2nd word (I've seen that in other local shows) and it looks like she knows what the actual content is about that she's presenting giving the show some more integrity.
Dislike:
- The show needs to be on a better picture-quality channel. VUZU is an upcomming channel so it's understandable, but if the channel had any lower picture-quality it would look like ActionX. Don't judge my TV or my entertainment setup for the quality, I know what I'm talking about here and VUZU's quality needs to be upped. Period.
- Being a technical person I sometimes spot flaws in the information being reported on. I specifically remember a title being called a "console exclusive" title when it was available on all platforms. Please employ a fellow geek to read over your material before broadcasting.
- The scrolling SMS Messages annoy the CRAP out of me. Stop it!
That is all
lol UnexpectedGirl I admire your calm and collective responses, especially after some of the things said.
Welcome to the forum.
Not many people know this but it wasn't the actual celebrity herself that replied. Her personal assistant, which is not human, by law, replied to these messages. The actual celebrity is held in containment tanks submersed in velvet-like liquid whilst being fed Lindt Chocolate until it's time for the next show.
Also, celebrities have expiry dates under their left-feet.
These facts are all true. I made them up myself, that way I know their true!
Dude...once again that's why a presenter needs to look pleasing to the eye. It takes focus off the rest of the senses. Heck, Nigella could burn the kitchen to a crisp and I wouldn't know!