Sarcastic Gamer
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Type of site
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Video Gaming Blog/Podcast/Community |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Jeromy "Doc" Adams Adrian "Lono" Cherikos David "Dave" Cothran |
| Slogan(s) | "Parody, satire, opinion and occasional facts", "The second-to-last name in gaming journalism", "Sarcasm > Truth", "Now With More Credibility Than GameSpot" "Striving for mediocrity in all we do." "A good idea gone horribly wrong." |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | 11 June 2007 |
| Current status | Inactive |
| Hosted by | Doc, Lono |
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| Genre | Video gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Semi-regular basis |
| Length | 30-40 minutes |
| Production | Doc, Lono |
| Debut | June 28, 2007 |
| Provider | Sarcastic Gamer, LLC |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/category/sarcastic-gamer/podcast/sgp |
| Hosted by | Rothbart, PacManPolarBear, Frawlz |
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| Genre | Video gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Fridays |
| Length | 35-45 minutes |
| Production | David Cothran |
| Debut | May 2008 |
| End date | Nov 1st, 2012 |
| Provider | Sarcastic Gamer, LLC |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/category/sarcastic-gamer/podcast/sg-psp |
| Hosted by | Harlequin, Jax, Esme |
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| Genre | Video gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Thursday |
| Length | 30-40 minutes |
| Production | Dave |
| Debut | October 2008 |
| End date | July 2011 |
| Provider | Sarcastic Gamer, LLC |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/category/sarcastic-gamer/podcast/pink |
| Hosted by | DogsDie, SmellyPirate, SaintMantooth, Yoshifett |
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| Genre | Video gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Mondays |
| Length | 30-40 minutes |
| Production | Dave |
| Debut | November 23, 2009 |
| Provider | Sarcastic Gamer, LLC |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/category/sarcastic-gamer/podcast/hud |
| Hosted by | Lono, 8bitbass |
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| Genre | Video gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Tuesday |
| Length | 45-60 minutes |
| Production | 8bitbass |
| Debut | May 5, 2009 |
| Provider | Sarcastic Gamer, LLC |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/category/sarcastic-gamer/podcast/respawn-radio-podcast |
| Hosted by | CaptainAverage (Dan Gibbons), MightyMutt (Tim Hibbs), Yamster (Jon Brady) |
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| Genre | Video gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Wednesday |
| Length | 35 - 45 minutes |
| Production | CaptainAverage / Yamster |
| Debut | October 27, 2010 |
| Provider | Sarcastic Gamer, LLC |
| Website | http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/tag/sguk |
SarcasticGamer.com was an independent video gaming blog and community site that was relaunched as a podcast. As part of the GamerCast Network, a community of independent podcasters, the website focused on parodying the latest events happening in the gaming industry. Although the website was best known for its satirical news articles and parodies, it also featured reviews, news, opinions and rants. All articles, however, stayed true to the "sarcastic" ethos of the site. Sarcastic Gamer was relaunched as a podcast-only website in December 2012 before closing its site in 2015.
The site was founded by Adams in early June 2007, the first SarcasticGamer.com article, written on 11 June 2007 after his first parody song, "How You Killed Your Brand" (a parody of How To Save A Life by The Fray) gained immense popularity on YouTube.
As the popularity of the parodies and, consequently, the website increased, Adams needed to find reliable writers who could help him satisfy the growing demand for new material. The first to be approached was Sean "Rothbart" Workman, a trusted GamerCast Network forums member, who agreed to start preparing new articles for Sarcastic Gamer. Shortly thereafter, Matt "Volkov" Schmidt offered his help with the blog. Adrian "Lono" Cherikos, who had met with Adams on Xbox Live a few months before Sarcastic Gamer was created, started writing for the site after his debut on the Sarcastic Gamer Podcast on July 13, 2007. Adams also recruited his friend David Cothran, who stars on the podcast with him and helps him edit the podcasts.
With the site traffic increasing daily towards the end of 2007, more writers were required, leading to the recruitment of Alex "SupaSlick" Shaw and Anthony "Yousty" Youst in September, along with Eric "PacManPolarBear" Ross, who joined the staff in October 2007. Writer Matthew "Animathias" Schramm and cartoonist Tim "MightyMutt" Hibbs joined Sarcastic Gamer in early 2008. Jon "Yamster" Brady and Alex "RaiseHavok" Saunders were recruited as writers and in June 2008 and Ben "Eoco" Simmons joined the staff a month later.
The same increases in traffic that necessitated the extra staff were the impetus behind the shifting of the site, in early 2008, from its original host service, Blogger, to its present self-hosting state with WordPress.
Since the site is non-commercial, the staff rarely takes part in non-essential gaming events and gatherings. The first event the Sarcastic Gamer writers participated in was QuakeCon 2007, whilst the second one was Kane and Lynch Community Day. In July 2008, Jeromy Adams and David Cothran were able to receive E3 passes and attended the gaming convention and have since attended QuakeCon in 2008, the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in 2008, the Godfather Part II Community Day and the Computer and Electronics Show (CES) in 2009. Aside from conventions, Jeromy Adams and Adrian Cherikos were invited by Microsoft in December 2007 to see the forthcoming device under development by the company, Microsoft Surface, thanks to the video parody of the device created by Adams.
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