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Glitch Productions Pilot 'GAMEOVERSE' Passes 8 Million Views in Two Days

The pilot's rapid viewership signals that Glitch Productions may have another breakout indie hit following 'The Amazing Digital Circus,' with a premise built on the tension between pop visuals and a dark, world-ending mechanic.

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Glitch Productions Pilot 'GAMEOVERSE' Passes 8 Million Views in Two Days

Glitch Productions released the pilot for 'GAMEOVERSE' on YouTube on May 16. The indie anime, created by Ross O'Donovan and co-written by Arin Hanson, follows Kit Bodega in a game world that collapses when cleared. It surpassed 8 million views in two days, with a soundtrack by Grant Kirkhope and Jake Kaufman.

Ross O'Donovan's 'GAMEOVERSE' pilot, released May 16 on YouTube via Glitch Productions, crossed 8 million views in its first two days. The indie anime, co-written by Arin Hanson, centers on Kit Bodega, a cat-eared protagonist who prevents a game world from being cleared because completing the game destroys the world itself. The project began as a web series in 2009, entered production in its current form around 2015, and was greenlit by Glitch after earlier pitches to other studios failed. Grant Kirkhope and Jake Kaufman composed the soundtrack. The pilot's early performance echoes the trajectory of 'The Amazing Digital Circus,' which launched Glitch into mainstream attention.

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