Eddy Rivas

Life beyond Pong. You knew it wouldn't end after Donkey Kong. Rooster Teeth is a part of the world some have never traveled. Which is why there's now a map. The Red vs Blue Ultimate Guide. From the iHeart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with Eddy Rivas. Dey Street Books is proud to announce the publication of RED VS BLUE: The Ultimate Fan Guide by Rooster Teeth, Eddy Rivas, and Burnie Burns (On Sale: November 17, 2015; ISBN: 9780062355782; $19.99). Part backstage pass, part love-letter to fans, and part gamer encyclopedia, RED VS BLUE is an in-depth look at the inner workings of a cultural phenomenon. Video games have moved far beyond being a niche interest; for many, they are a passion, a frequent hobby—and for many more, they have become a spectator sport. Outlets such as Amazon’s Twitch TV, or YouTube’s newly-launched gaming channel provide platforms for millions of fans to watch world-class or amateur players go through their favorite video games, and events such as the rapidly sold-out League of Legends Championship at Madison Square Garden prove that this is a sensation not strictly limited to the dark corners of the internet. Millennials who flocked to web series in droves and made YouTube a billion dollar company are frantically searching for more video content to consume—and they’re finding what they’re searching for in the form of e-sports and web gaming. •Their weekly podcast is consistently in the Top 10 podcasts on iTunes and tops the very crowded Video Games category. •Rooster Teeth is the #4 non-music YouTube channel and #11 overall channel globally. Their videos have garnered over one billion views. •Rooster Teeth, the godfathers of online game streaming, has won multiple awards, including 2011, 2012, and 2013 Best Animated Series (Red vs. Blue) from the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV). •Over 8 million YouTube subscribers •638k Twitter followers •790+k Facebook fans •Red vs. Blue went viral before “viral” was a thing. They started airing in 2003, before YouTube existed—and it’s still running! •The longest running sci-fi series in America Web videos and gaming have never been more visible than they are now, with discussions about gaming on the likes of Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien continually propelling gaming even further into the limelight. Back in 2003, before YouTube even existed, five friends unleashed a sci-fi comedy web series on the world that paved the way for web series and videogame streaming as we know it. That series was Red vs. Blue. Written by the Chief Creative Officer of Rooster Teeth, Burnie Burns, and Eddy Rivas, RED VS. BLUE: The Ultimate Fan Guide is an ode to a modern sensation, coming straight from the minds of the godfathers of the modern web series and gaming culture. Rooster Teeth is a creative production studio, responsible for award-winning internet videos such as Red vs. Blue, the longest running web series in history, reality gamer series The Gauntlet, live action Rooster Teeth Shorts, and Immersion, a show that tests video game concepts in the real world. Rooster Teeth are the founders of gaming website AchievementHunter.com and produce the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast, voted Best Gaming Podcast at the 2012 Podcast Awards. With a dedicated worldwide fan community, Rooster Teeth created RTX (Rooster Teeth Expo), an annual gaming and internet convention held in Austin, TX which attracts thousands of gamers and Rooster Teeth fans from around the world. Rooster Teeth has won multiple awards, including 2011, 2012, and 2013 Best Animated Series (Red vs. Blue) from the IAWTV, and has been featured by hundreds of major publications and networks including MTV, G4, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Wired, and many more. The members of Rooster Teeth wrote scripts and recorded over their gameplay to create a series that tapped into the cultural zeitgeist, going viral before “viral” was even a thing. The birth of Rooster Teeth and Red vs. Blue was a watershed moment for modern pop culture; it’s the longest running web series on the internet, as well as the longest running sci-fi series in America. It’s been over a decade—thirteen seasons and 250 episodes—since the launch of this web series, but Rooster Teeth are continuing to revolutionize the world of web-based entertainment, having translated their initial success into an empire that includes endorsement deals, a major fan convention, multiple web series, and now, a book. Discover everything you’ve always wanted to know about Simmons, Grif, Sarge, Donut, Tex, Sheila the tank, Caboose, Church, and the rest of the Red and Blue team members stationed in the box canyon known as Blood Gulch, with this full-color companion guide to the multiple-award-winning, long-running, comic science-fiction web series Red vs. Blue. In Red vs. Blue: The Ultimate Fan Guide, the series creators at Rooster Teeth bring together more than a decade’s worth of ephemera and behind-the-scenes information. Inside you’ll find: •Character dossiers •Character-driven lists, including “The Wisdom of Caboose” •Charts and statistics mapping out character, world, and episode trivia, such as how many times Simmons has sucked up to Sarge over the course of the series •The best Red vs. Blue quotes ever of all time •Alternate stories and unexplored character arcs •Spotlights on the Red vs. Blue cast and crew, who share unique anecdotes, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights into the award-winning series •Shooting scripts, including cut lines, deleted scenes, and trivia •More than 200 full-color images, including never before seen sketches About the Co-Author: Eddy Rivas is co-creator of Rooster Teeth, a creative production studio, responsible for award-winning internet videos such as Red vs. Blue, the longest running web series in history, reality gamer series The Gauntlet, live action Rooster Teeth Shorts, and Immersion, a show that tests video game concepts in the real world. Rooster Teeth are the founders of gaming website AchievementHunter.com and produce the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast, voted Best Gaming Podcast at the 2012 Podcast Awards. With a dedicated worldwide fan community, Rooster Teeth created RTX (Rooster Teeth Expo), an annual gaming and internet convention held in Austin, TX which attracts thousands of gamers and Rooster Teeth fans from around the world. Rooster Teeth has won multiple awards, including 2011, 2012, and 2013 Best Animated Series (Red vs. Blue) from the IAWTV, and has been featured by hundreds of major publications and networks including MTV, G4, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Wired, and many more.