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Icons

Icons

8.0 IMDb tt0315679 2002 Documentary

Icons was a documentary TV show on G4 that originally focused on significant people, companies, products, history, and milestones in world of video games. It was relaunched in 2006 and focused entirely on pop culture. It was cancelled soon afterwards. On May 10, 2006, it was announced that Icons was relaunching on June 3 with an episode focusing on J.J. Abrams. The show will feature a broader scope on things and people "men 18–34 care about, admire and emulate." Future episodes would focus on Marc Ecko, The Onion, and Family Guy. This change in format had been suspected, due to the recent episodes about George A. Romero, Frank Miller and the history of the King Kong franchise. The classic video game themed episodes continued to air on the network sporadically until 2008, under the new name of Game Makers.

Cast

Jake Steele

Episodes 18

Oddworld Inhabitants 1
Oddworld Inhabitants 30m It's an Oddworld after all. Lorne Lanning and Sherry McKenna, co-founders of Oddworld Inhabitants, have created a video…
Nolan Bushnell 2
Nolan Bushnell 30m For decades Nolan Bushnell, the originator of Pong and ATARI, has pushed the boundaries with inventions that were…
Pac-Man 3
Pac-Man 30m In 1979, a young Japanese game designer named Toru Iwatani had the desire to create a non-violent arcade…
Lara Croft 4
Lara Croft 30m Dubbed "Indiana Jane" before her 1996 release in the United States, Lara Croft kicked the door open for…
Activision 5
Activision 30m Founded by four former Atari vets in 1980, Activision dominated the video game industry with smash-hit titles like…
Miyamoto 6
Miyamoto 30m Mr. Miyamoto has created characters such as Donkey Kong, Zelda and, of course, Mario. But with each success,…
Everquest 7
Everquest 30m Fans worldwide have embraced EverQuest since its debut in March of 1999. The enchanting land of Norrath--populated by…
Bioware 8 ▶ Playing
Bioware 30m In just seven short years, the video game company Bioware, formed by Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, has…
Will Wright 9
Will Wright 30m Before they became a part of the biggest-selling PC video game franchise in the world, Will Wright's Sims…
Women in Gaming 10
Women in Gaming 30m Women are finding careers behind the scenes as producers, designers and even CEOs of gaming companies. But their…
Insomniac Games 11
Insomniac Games 30m Find out how two Princeton graduates, Ted Price and Alex Hastings, created a budding gaming dynasty with Insomniac…
Sid Meier 12
Sid Meier 30m Sid Meier launched his first game company, Microprose, in 1982 on a dare from friend Bill Stealy. Over…
Scary Games 13
Scary Games 30m When did video games start scaring you? Do you remember the first scary game you ever played? We…
Richard Garriott 14
Richard Garriott 30m The land of Britannia; a realm of magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure. Who created this world? How did…
Bruce Shelley 15
Bruce Shelley 30m Very few people can say that they've honed their gamemaking skills alongside a gaming god. But that's exactly…
John Madden NFL Football 16
John Madden NFL Football 30m Presenting the history of the Madden football franchise, from its humble beginnings on the Apple II to the…
Splinter Cell 17
Splinter Cell 30m Introducing the first in a series of Icons specials that feature the latest and greatest games, developers, and…
Lord of the Rings 18
Lord of the Rings 30m When Universal Interactive decided to make a game based on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, they realized…