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Popular online gaming channel G4 is to be rebranded as the Esquire Network from April 22, and will cease all game programming.

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G4 will be turned into the Esquire Channel during the first half of 2013, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Owners NBCUniversal and Hearst will use the channel to court the untapped “metrosexual” demographic with shows devoted to “cooking, travel and fashion,” and some gaming-centric offerings as well. G4 staples Attack of the Show and X-Play have been cancelled, and will no longer air past the end of 2012.

Geek-favourite channel G4 may be in for a significant brand overhaul, according to entertainment industry whispers.

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G4′s announced it’s become the the exclusive broadcaster of E3 in a multi-year deal that lasts until 2013.

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DirecTV has dropped G4 from its channel line-up after negotiations between the station’s parent company Comcast and the satellite TV provider fell through.

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G4′s announced its plans for E3, including a massive half-hour blowout on Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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Amazing. G4′s posted some set-up shots of E3 in the making, and very buildy they are too.

Calm before the storm. Monday will be super-awesome.

G4′s going to be streaming all the major press conferences live from E3, promising 14 hours of video from the Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo shows.

The site’s going to have corresponding liveblog coverage. Get all the details here.

Hit this for details of all the live VG247 coverage you can expect from the show next week.

G4 has been named the official broadcaster of E3 2009.

The cable channel will be broadcasting the Nintendo conference live, along with the following schedule:

• Over 22 hours of live coverage
• Steve Wiebe live world record Donkey Kong high score attempt
• Live on-air coverage of five major press conferences, including Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo
• G4TV.com to stream all E3 press conferences live and unedited
• Hands-on game demos
• Exclusive interviews with top gaming executives

Coverage kicks of Monday, June 1, and continues through Thursday, June 4.

Looks like no Ninja Warrior for us those nights. Cry.

Read on for the full thing.

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G4 will be broadcasting the 9th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards on national television.

Taking place on Wednesday, March 25 during GDC, the ceremony will be aired by X-Play’s Adam Sessler on Friday, April 10 at 6.30pm PST.

Tim Schafer (Grim Fandango, Psychonauts) will be presiding over the evening.

More through here.

Don’t worry, everyone; the Internet is safe. This unrealistically tantalizing piece of hearsay is totally bunk, according to G4.

“We currently do not have anything planned in conjunction with Microsoft for September 25,” a G4 rep told Kotaku. “I can’t speak for Microsoft but can say we do not have anything planned.”

We’re as shocked as you are.

By Nathan Grayson

Wow. G4′s posted up almost five minutes of inFAMOUS gameplay, and it still looks brilliant. Whoever’s playing it might want to get some skillz, like, but there’s no denying there’s major promise here. Massive city, transport systems, lovely gritty feel, super-powers and lots of climbing add up to “game we want to play”. So watch this, definitely.

PS3-only, beginning of next year.

This can’t happen soon enough. Capcom’s put out new video of the sensational-looking Resident Evil 5, and we reckon you’d have to be dead inside (geddit?) to be stoical. Movie’s after the break, courtesy of G4. Game’s out in February.

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US TV channel G4′s announced its schedule for E3 coverage this year, and it looks extensive. All of the conferences are being broadcast without commercials, a good thing. Hit the link for all the details.

Better, though, is a promise that all press conferences will be streamed live on the firm’s site, and not just the platform holder affairs. Amazing news, and a first. Go through and look for yourself. Looks like E3′s coming to you this time.

G4 will show the first footage of GTA IV being played this week, according to the TV service. From the site:

GTA IV is almost here, but if you want to get an early look at the biggest game of the year, make sure to check out G4 on Sunday, April 27th for an Exclusive Sneak Peek.

At noon this Sunday, we’ll be interrupting our regularly scheduled programming to bring you the very first Hands On Demo of Grand Theft Auto IV with a special GTA IV: Exclusive Sneak Peek.

It’s an Exclusive World Premiere that will be coming to you commercial free and ONLY on G4! This is the first moment Rock Star is making game play footage available to the public and G4 is the only place to catch all the GTA goodness on your TV, with loads of bonus footage available on G4tv.com!

It’s G4’s special GTA IV: Exclusive Sneak Peek this Sunday at 12PM ET, only on G4!

That’s 5pm UK time, by the way, or 6pm if you’re on the Continent.

Our Fallout 3 news grabbed the attention of US TV outfit G4 yesterday, who decided to include it in its X-Play gaming news round up. You can watch it after the link.

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