8 Best YouTube Gaming Channels G4 Should Feature On Their Reboot

8 Best YouTube Gaming Channels G4 Should Feature On Their Reboot

Seven years have passed since the closure of G4. Now it’s finally back with new online personalities in tow. What others could we see on G4?

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G4, the television channel all about tech and gaming, is finally back after seven years. The network was famous in the mid-2000s for its gaming-based programming like X-Play and Attack of the Show. It was supplemented by programming like COPS and American Ninja Warrior. After being replaced by the middling Esquire Network, G4’s original programming has finally returned.

But G4 is not coming back with just the same content and hosts of its previous incarnation. Several YouTube and online celebrities such as Gina Darling and Jirard Khalil are joining as commentators and hosts for a variety of shows. In addition, Scott Wozniak’s popular Scott the Woz YouTube show will be airing in one-hour blocks on the platform. Since G4 is banking on the popularity of YouTubers to fill the bulk of its programming, they would do well to look at other prominent internet personalities like Nitro Rad to further build and diversify their content slate.

Brian David Gilbert

Brian David Gilbert is a YouTuber who primarily focuses on absurdist skits and music on his own channel. However, most people are probably familiar with his work on the YouTube channel Polygon. In his series Unraveled, Brian would lampoon and explain video game lore in franchises like Pokémon. While the YouTuber was popular before and after his Polygon career, Unraveled was an instant classic that gained him more fans and fame.

Brian’s work on Unraveled has remained iconic as it has spawned several memes and is still fondly looked back upon. While Brian probably wanted to take a break from gaming-related content, the desire for more content like Unraveled is still strong. G4 might be the perfect place for him to flourish as a writer or host.

The Game Theorists

The Game Theorists and their many shows have been a YouTube staple since 2011. The channel and its spinoffs are hosted by Matthew Patrick, also known as MatPat. MatPat is a trained actor, and has actually been on TV before as a host on the Disney Channel’s gaming coverage.

Additionally, the programming of the main show, Game Theory, would satisfy a need G4 has for a key subgenre of video games. Chiefly, it’s a lore and theory-crafting show, which G4 does not really have. It also has educational elements, which is another niche it could fill. There would be difficulties switching it up for air on TV, but it’s definitely doable. It brings plenty of new things to the bro-y programming G4 was known for.

TierZoo

TierZoo is another educational channel. that seems like it’s focused on gaming, but it’s rather a zoology channel in disguise. The host, Patrick Lacey, is still extremely familiar with video game culture, and frequently guests on other gaming shows. TierZoo’s distinguishing feature is that his zoology videos are disguised as video game tutorials and tier list videos.

This gimmick is sustained by Lacey’s focus on covering a game called “Outside,” which allows him to cover a wide variety of biology topics. The humor on display is quite ingenious, keeping the joke going without it ever getting old. The editing is also excellent, using the animals to fit in video game references. This kind of unique talent could find an ideal home on G4.

Nitro Rad

Canadian YouTuber James “Nitro Rad” Lewell is a game reviewer much like Scott Wozniak, who is already hosting his own show on G4. The YouTube scene is overflowing with game reviewers, but Nitro Rad is something different. Despite his tubular name, he doesn’t bring as much comedy to his reviews. Instead, he has a very earnest yet critical look at games that almost no other personality possesses.

Since Wozniak is known for his very frantic tone, Lewell would balance this out with his more nuanced takes on the games he reviews. Furthermore, Lewell has a habit of looking for the positive in any games he plays, which helps him stand out in all the reviewers inspired by Angry Video Game Nerd. Nitro Rad is a much-needed breath of variety that would make perfect sense among the more bombastic G4 programming.

Matt McMuscles

Matthew “McMuscles” Kowalewski is a veteran of the YouTube space. People may remember him from the Machinima Let’s Play show Two Best Friends Play. This Canadian YouTuber has been working for a long time in the gaming industry. The show of his that would find the best home of G4, however, is What Happened?

What Happened? (also known as Wha Happun?) is a video game review show that doesn’t review the games themselves. Instead, it is a comprehensive breakdown of the development history and issues of good and bad games alike. It even has included a few films and consoles over its tenure. The mixture of Matt’s sharp writing and the informational breakdowns that explain so much about our favorite and least favorite media is mesmerizing to watch.

Did You Know Gaming?

Did You Know Gaming? is a channel run by gaming veterans from the earliest days of the internet and are members of the website The Spriters Resource, which catalogs video game graphics. Formally a blog before it became a YouTube channel, for most of its run it was a “fun fact” type of show. The hosts of the channel also rarely appeared on it as they usually had guests read facts such as The Breath of the Wild’s hidden messages & secrets.

Nowadays, the channel has several shows about multiple different topics. They explore region-locked games, interview developers, and talk industry secrets. Even their main video output has changed to a more documentary style. New G4 host Jirard Khalil has already worked with DYKG before, so they should definitely bring in more talent from that niche program.

Summoning Salt

Summoning Salt is a channel all about the history of speedrunning. When G4 shut down seven years ago, speedrunning was still in relative infancy. In the time the channel has been gone, the practice of finishing a game as quickly as possible has exploded in popularity. Speedrunning is a popular form of live stream, and the charity event Games Done Quick brings in thousands of viewers. Despite its relative youth, challenge runs and speedruns have a lot of interesting back and forth history.

Summoning Salt has done a great job of cataloging the history of speedruns over the years. With a soft tone and exciting writing, he easily breaks down the history of the run for casual observers, The videos also do a great job of explaining different glitches and exploits in beloved video games to the layman. With each breakdown boasting millions of views, the channel would be ripe for television broadcast. Nothing on television is even remotely similar to Summoning Salt’s content.

Markiplier

Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach is easily the largest, most famous YouTuber on this list. He’s one of the biggest YouTubers in the world, not even just including video game content. He’s made quite a career as a commentator before and is known for collaborating all over the place. He’s a multi-talented entertainer as well, dabbling in skits, voice acting, music, and writing in addition to his career as a Let’s Player.

Known for his deep voice and excited reactions, Markiplier is also extremely passionate about gaming. His specialty in horror games would mesh with G4’s target audience, who typically are attracted to the horror, action, and superhero genres. His great sense of humor would definitely shine through if G4 were to bring him on as a host or commentator. Fans would definitely be excited to see Mark’s iconic pink mustache trademark among its programming.

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