Director Ben Gonyo’s light-hearted documentary film Gamers has found a home on HULU and is making a splash in more ways than one. The film was ranked at the top of HULU’s documentary channel the entire first week.
Gamers has been applauded for Gonyo’s funny, charismatic on screen performance, the abundance of MMO game scene information and the wide range of subjects it covers. It has also been criticized by hardcore gamers who complain that Gonyo is not one of them, has placed too much emphasis on WOW and has, “only interviewed nerdy gamers.”
Of the launch Gonyo said, “HULU has been great. So many people are seeing the film I’ve worked a long time to make. Most of the response has been positive but I understand the critics, you can’t please everyone.
Everything is honest and I stand by the film 100%. Most gamers have a good sense of humor and I enjoyed spending time with them.”
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