the category “Games and Hobbies” on iTunes (as of May 1, 2011). It was however infamous for the crew's frequent propensity to de-rail the conversation from video games into explicit content or in-depth discussions about nerd culture. The main crew at the show's conclusion of The GameSpy Debriefings consisted of: Anthony Gallegos, then of IGN Entertainment, previously of 1UP.com, Electronic Gaming Monthly, and GameSpy Ryan Scott, then of GameSpy, previously the executive editor for the 1UP.com Network's reviews department, and the reviews editor for both Computer Gaming World and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine Scott Bromley, formerly of IGN Entertainment Brian Altano, Humor Editor and graphic designer for IGN.com/GameSpy Frequent guests included: Arthur Gies, formerly of IGN Entertainment Brian Miggels, formerly of IGN Entertainment and GameSpy Will Tuttle, former Editor-In-Chief of GameSpy Jack DeVries, former Editor of GameSpy On July 30, 2011, The GameSpy Debriefings ended with an episode consisting of only the main crew. Following its conclusion, they launched a fundraising drive on Kickstarter which resulted in the release of their own popular podcast, The Comedy Button. The Comedy Button is similar in content to the later GameSpy Debriefings, with a renewed focus on humorous discussions and listener e-mails rather than the in-depth discussion of recent video games like the early Debriefings. As of July 1, 2022, The Comedy Button has produced 535 episodes. References External links GameSpy GameSpy Arena Download websites IGN Internet properties established in 1996 Internet properties disestablished in 2013 Video game news websites Webby Award winners Defunct websites