It’s a shock wave in the world of video games. After 27 years of good and loyal service, Game Onethe emblematic channel of geek culture in France, will definitively stop broadcasting at the end of November 2025. An unexpected decision taken by Paramount Networks Francefollowing the merger between Paramount Global And Skydanceand revealed by BFM Tech&Co.
Founded in September 1998, Game One has supported several generations of gamers, from the explosion of the PlayStation to the Twitch era. For a long time, it was the only French audiovisual media entirely dedicated to video games, manga, and pop culture. But behind the scenes, a brutal change was brewing. Despite a new season launched at the start of the school year, increasingly short contracts had alerted the teams.
A profitable chain, but victim of restructuring logic
What is most shocking is that Game One wasn’t in trouble. According to BFM Tech&Co, it generated more than two million euros in net profits per yeara rare performance in the television landscape. “The problem with Game One is that in 2025, people watch video games on Twitch or YouTube, not within an obscure bouquet of ADSL channels,” confides a professional in the sector. The chain was therefore deemed obsolete not by its results, but by the overall strategy of its parent company.
In internal teams, between resignation and anger, the pill does not work. “We felt it coming because even if we were told to leave for a season, these were short contracts that were signed,” confides a freelancer at the microphone of BFM. The brutal announcement was especially badly received by the channel’s emblematic figures, who were not informed directly.
Marcus and Kayane react, the community mobilizes
Marcus (Marc Lacombe)one of the founding voices of Game One, discovered the news… on social networks. He did not hide his bitterness: “I find it hard to believe that Paramount and Skydance did not have the decency to warn me of their intention to end a channel […] on which I have officiated since day one.
In a more combative message, he adds: “If this closure project is real, 27 years of video game history will be disintegrated.” But he remains hopeful of bouncing back with his team: “The entire Game One team is determined to continue geeking alongside you in one way or another. Game One is not game over yet!”
His publication was massively shared by Internet users. In the process, Kayane also expressed his frustration: “I would have preferred this to be announced in better conditions, even if only from us officially first.” And to conclude lucidly: “Even if something works well, we have an audience, we are profitable (and that is indeed the case), there will always be people to decide our fate for us.”
Julien Tellouck, Norman ‘Genius’ Chatrier, and other familiar faces from the channel also relayed their sadness and solidarity with the teams.