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4Player Podcast (commonly abbreviated 4PP) is a multiple award-winning weekly podcast in addition to a daily live broadcast and website about video games; based out of Austin, Texas.[1] The four founding members of the podcast are Brad Simons, David Liao, Nick Henderson and formerly Travis Granger. Special guests and various friends of the players participate in the podcasts and broadcasts as well.
History 4Player Podcast began as a podcast (and later, a blog) entitled East Vs West Working Title.[2] The first podcast occurred on January 11, 2007, featuring Brad and David discussing the game Twilight Princess.[3] Nick joined the podcast in April 2007.[3] Following this, the first postings on the blog were recorded in June 2007.[4] In Fall 2007, Travis joined the podcast as the fourth member.[3] Shortly thereafter, the podcast changed its name from the East Vs West moniker to 4Player Podcast. Despite this, the East Vs West blog was still in use. Beginning their shift into live gaming in February 2008, 4Player Podcast broadcasted themselves playing video games on Justin TV.[1] Success was found in these live broadcasts, and on April 2, 2008, 4Player Podcast replaced their old blog with a new one.[5] On July 2, 2009, 4Player Podcast created a new website and forum.[6] On December 12, 2009, 4Player Podcast won a Podcast Award after their nomination into the Gaming category.[7] The following year, 4Player Podcast found success again by winning the 2010 Gaming Podcast Award. Vying to continue their winning streak, 4Player Podcast recently found itself being nominated in two categories for the 2011 Podcast Awards. One nomination in the Gaming category and another in the People's Choice category. 4Player Podcast continued their winning streak by securing the Gaming category award for the third year in a row, as well as claiming their first People's Choice Award. In October 2011, they participated in the Extra Life Charity event for Texas Children's Hospital, successfully gathering over $4,000 for the hospital.[8] As of 2012, 4Player Podcast has over 30 million views on their live broadcast page, as well as over 90 thousand subscribers and 80 million video views on YouTube.[9] Overview The 4Player Podcast report in three main types of media: A live broadcast, multiple podcasts, and website. Live Broadcast The live broadcast is a streaming web feed and chat that features the members of 4PP and friends playing video games. There is a broadcast every day of the week; a day has not been missed in over three years. The Website The site contains daily posts pertaining to their thoughts or news on video games and status updates for the community. Weekly Themes began on the week of August 10, with "Time Week". The theme is posted at the start of the week, listing the theme and games to be played fitting to those themes. In addition to Time, other themes include Horror and RPGs. This feature was later discontinued, although recently there was a Pirate Week. The Laundry List is an infrequent posting of games that have not been completed. Each player complies a list of games they are currently trying to finish. This list includes the game title and a percentage of how much they have finished for each game. Often there will be opinion pieces written on various topics such as reviews and moral choices in gaming, as well as articles on general video game news. A video series called Trailer Talk is featured on the site, in which a revolving cast of site personalities provide commentary on new and intriguing video game trailers. Podcasts There are currently four different podcasts produced: the 4Player Podcast, the Dinnertime Podcast, the Cocktail Time Podcast and Audible Impressions. These podcast can be subscribed to via RSS, iTunes, and the Zune Marketplace. 4Player Podcast The 4Player Podcast is the main podcast featuring Brad Simons and Nick Henderson as well as a revolving set of guests, discussing various topics related to video games. The current cast will first introduce themselves and then share their thoughts and impressions on what they have been playing the past week. The podcast then covers the news, typically compiled by the forum members, from the past week. The topic can be selected by the players or by community via the mail bag or suggestion thread. Then the Community Segment covers what games will be on the live broadcast this week, answers viewer submitted questions and goes over any events in the community. David hosts his own mini-segment, known as Chatter for the Week. Two listeners send in their top 5 games of all time, their shameful secret, and their greatest gaming achievement. Whoever the members of the podcast believe has the better overall list wins. The podcast wraps up with the 4Player Minute. Although usually more than a minute long, each player states the following: a shameful secret (something they did recently that they are ashamed of), sweaty palms (something that they are worried about), hype (something that they are excited about), and "Fuck You Of the Week," where they choose one particular person, company, game, etc. which is worthy of a "Fuck You," for whatever the reason may be. The typical length of this podcast is around two hours long. It can be seen recorded live on their broadcast page. The podcast is made available for audio download two to three days later. Cocktail Time Podcast The Cocktail Time Podcast is a side podcast created and hosted by Joseph Christ with regular guests Nolan Hedstrom, Nick Henderson, Bob Webb and Carlos Ottino. The podcast, as the name implies, has to do with the participants drinking alcoholic beverages during the recording. The scope of the topics discussed is wide, and less linear than the other podcasts but focuses on video games and the video game industry. The podcast recently began streaming live with video.[10] Audible Impressions Audible Impressions is a short bite sized podcast series in which various different site personalities discuss a specific game. The episodes are done in volumes, and there may be subsequent podcasts about the same video game.[11] Dinnertime Podcast The Dinnertime Podcast is a podcast featuring the players eating out while discussing video games and various topics. It may also contain guests who are from the gaming industry, other websites or close friends. The release of this podcast is irregular. Top Five Podcast In addition to the main podcast, there is the 4Player Podcast Top Five Podcast. During this podcast the players give their Top Five list for a certain topic. This topic may be chosen by the players or taken from a suggestion thread. The topics can be anything related to video games. At the start of the podcast the players will say honorable mentions, which are selections that fell short of being in the top five. Then each player will say their number five, working around the table, and then repeating this formula for the rest of the numbers. The typical length of this podcast is around thirty-five minutes long. It can be seen recorded live on the broadcast, typically taking place on the weekend. An archive of the podcast is made available two to three days later. This podcast has been semi-retired since June 2011. Revival Podcast The Revival Podcast (formerly known as the Game Club Podcast and informally as "Sunset Heroes: The Order of the Phoenix Down Podcast") was a podcast that was planned to be introduced in January 2009 (but due to time constraints was recorded in February) that is centered around a chosen game and is reflected upon by all the players. The podcast contained viewers thoughts on the game selected by reading excerpts of emails sent to the host or via the corresponding forum thread. The first game selected for the Game Club podcast was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. The planned frequency of this podcast was monthly.[12] As of 2012, this podcast has not been brought back. Staff - Brad Simons - Broadcast Development
- David Liao - Daily Operations
- Nick Henderson - Podcast Producer & Host
- Joseph "Christ" Petrick - Reviews Editor
- Ben Alford - Writer & Archive Editor
- Tim Bacani - Writer & Podcast Personality
- Chris Davis - Writer & Feature Producer
- Robert Webb - Writer & Web Development
- Nolan Hedstrom - Podcast & Broadcast Personality
- Carlos Ottino - Podcast & Broadcast Personality
- Mike Hidalgo Pittman - Podcast & Broadcast Personality
- Matt Ortega - Webmaster & Broadcast Personality
- Patricia Santana - Photographer & Broadcast Personality
- Elizabeth Grys - PR Representative
- Joseph Garcia - Videographer
- Alan Hoskins - Webmaster
References - ↑ a b
- ↑ http://www.eastvswestworkingtitle.blogspot.com
- ↑ a b c Podcast Archive
- ↑ Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
- ↑ The new site.
- ↑ Welcome to the New Site!
- ↑ http://www.podcastawards.com/
- ↑ http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=501&participantID=8043
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/user/4PlayerPodcast/
- ↑ http://4playerpodcast.com/2012/04/24/cocktail-time-live-ep-1-lick-it-bob/
- ↑ http://4playerpodcast.com/2012/03/04/audible-impressions-lumines-es-vol-1/
- ↑ "Introducing the "4PP Game Club Podcast"".
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