Squad XP

Squad XP

Infobox Website
name=Squad XP

caption=SquadXP.com: Girls, Games, Life, & Fun!
url=http://www.squadxp.com/
type= Social Gaming Community
registration= Free
owner= Squad XP LLC
author= Kelly Gomes (K Rock XP) Carlos Noda (Rodder XP)
launch date=December 12th 2004

Squad XP is a community based website that places an emphasis on the "Social Gamer". What was once a small project has become a project with a significant role in the gaming community. [ [http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2006/09/20/537519.aspx K Rock at Dinner with Microsoft Team & Peter Moore in Tokyo] ]

Squad XP has been featured in numerous articles and has interviewed people inside and outside of the gaming world, such as NFL quarterback Brady QuinnFact|date=December 2007, Major Nelson ("Show 58") [ [http://squadxp.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2305 Squad XP Interviews Major Nelson] ] , Xbox Live Group Manager Aaron Greenberg (BIGVIP)("Show 52, Show 84, Show 100.1") [ [http://squadxp.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4316 Microsoft on the Fall 07 Dashboard Update] ] [ [http://squadxp.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1995 Aaron Greenberg appears on the show as a Co-Host] ] , Xbox Community Lead Trixie ("Show 59") [ [http://squadxp.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2336 Trixie's on the show to talk about GamerChiX] ] , and Xbox Japan General Manager Takashi Sensuiin ("Show 48") [ [http://squadxp.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1642 Interview From Tokyo, Japan] ] , among others.

K Rock and Rodder are the hosts of the weekly show, with content such as news updates, industry updates, exclusive interviews, and a relationship segment to help gamers out with their problems.

History

Squad XP is a website that was launched on December 12 2004 by founder Kelly Gomes,Fact|date=December 2007 better known as K Rock in the Squad XP community. Squad XP has grown to be one of the largest influences in community based internet radio over the years.Fact|date=December 2007 Ranking amongst the top 10 in community based shows in the USAFact|date=December 2007 with an audience that spans the globe.Fact|date=December 2007

Version 1.0

The original idea for creating a website started in November 2003. Squad XP originally started as a clan for the online Xbox game "Halo 2".Fact|date=December 2007 K Rock retained the domain after the clan dissolved and while working at Cingular Wireless he met Carlos Noda, Rodder XP. Rodder came to K Rock with an idea for a website where they would post news that mattered to the community and then voice their opinions in a radio show format. The show launched on September 19 2005 (" [http://www.squadxphosting.com/podcast/show_1.mp3 Recording] "). [ [http://squadxp.blogspot.com/2005/09/show-1_19.html First Squad XP Show] ]

Rodder eventually joined the show December 12 2005 [ [http://squadxp.blogspot.com/2005/12/show-10.html Rodder Joins Squad XP] ] and Julian Rodriguez, Julez XP later followed along with Bounty XP. fact|date=September 2008

Once the site launched, it was receiving about 70 hits a day and had 25 people subscribed to the podcast.Fact|date=December 2007

Version 2.0

As the site received more recognition across gaming sites,Fact|date=December 2007 a faster way to post news needed to be implemented. K Rock reached out to Ricky McInnes from Tshizzle.com for help in getting the site on a better platform. McInnes thought it would be best to convert to PHP-Nuke since it was an easier way to administrate the site and for the community to post news.Fact|date=December 2007 After a few weeks of work, Version 2.0 was released.

Squad XP adopted Jason Sipes, a community member that was avid in posting news for the site during E3. After E3, Jason, otherwise known as FordGTGuy joined Squad XP to form it's news department.Fact|date=December 2007

Jeffrey Rosales, Bounty XP, joined the show in June 2006 and was an instant hit with the community for his outlandish behavior.Fact|date=December 2007

In July 2006 Microsoft announced Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays. [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10036 Microsoft Announces XBLA Wednesdays] ] Squad XP, with sponsorship from Napster and Gorilla PR, went on to host one of the biggest Xbox Live Arcade Parties in the USA. [ [http://squadxp.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=16 Squad XP Hosts Largest XBLA Party in the Country] ] It was during that time K Rock interviewed Xbox Live Group Manager, Aaron Greenberg.

K Rock set out to change the site graphically. He issued a call to listeners to submit graphic designs for the site's redesign project. K Rock met Erick Lepparra, Method in Chaos. They began working on what SquadXP.com 3.0 would look like.

Version 3.0

In July 2006 Kelly Gomes (K Rock) was featured on [http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/personality/trixie/gamerspotlights/2006/20060725-krockxp.htm Xbox.com's Spotlight program] .

In September 2006 Microsoft invited Squad XP to attend the Tokyo Game Show.Fact|date=December 2007 Show 46, 47, 48, and 49 were all recorded for TGS.

In February 2007 Squad XP covered Super Bowl XL which was held in Miami, Florida. They interviewed Cleveland Browns NFL quarterback Brady Quinn.

On April 1 2007 K Rock was issued the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award in recognition of his influence in the gaming industry. [ [https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Kelly Kelly Gomes "K Rock XP" Awarded MVP Award] ]

In the summer of 2007, Squad XP underwent a profound change when two parts of the three-part recipe for success, Julez XP and Bounty XP, departed the show. Citing philosophical differences with the host, Krock XP, their departure signified a consistent and steady downturn in both content and fan following of the show. During the following months, postings on the Squad XP forum began to unveil the true details of the dissolution. Krock XP's blatant exaggerations regarding his feminine conquests, behind-the-scenes direction and content editing to appease Microsoft, attempts to curry favor with the gaming community and rival sites via compromising of the basic ideals of Squad XP, and seemingly schizophrenic delusions of grandeur and "shape-shifting" transformations of his clothing style, manner of speech, and overall personality to correspond to current social trends eventually caused fundamental and irreconcilable differences amongst the trio of formerly good friends. The final chapter in this online drama came when show founder Krock XP took a secret sabbatical which he later revealed to be a "friendship test" via email and through this final display of apparent insecurity and lack of self-esteem alienated the pair of Julez XP and Bounty XP. Although later attempts by Krock XP to recapture the essence and wide-ranging appeal of the show through "fan hosts" and other gimmicks have proven failures, the site remains active, albeit on a much smaller scale and popularity, in the gaming community.

On December 2 2007 The Squad XP Podcast hit show number 100.

References

External links

* [http://www.squadxp.com Squad XP]


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