Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe

Sep 29, 2009

0h 50m

★ 7.5

Overview

Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how they have changed since their early conception and how the media represents games and gamers. Features interviews with Dara O Briain, sitcom scribe Graham Linehan and Rab and Ryan from Consolevania.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Zeppotron

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Cast

Self - Presenter

Charlie Brooker

Self

Dara Ó Briain

Self

Graham Linehan

Self

Robert Florence

Self

Ryan MacLeod

Self

Rebecca Mayes

Barry Shitpeas (uncredited)

Al Campbell

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