My Game of Thrones BuzzFeed Article takes Internet by Storm with 125,000 views in a day!
Game of Thrones’ 14 Most Brutal Deaths As 8-Bit GIFs – my latest article for BuzzFeed UK – has exploded all over the internet!
In a little over a day, my series of 8-Bit GIFs have been viewed over 125,000 times and has had over 12,000 engagements on Facebook and 373 on Twitter – leading to 36,000 and 2,500 views respectively. It was featured on the US version of BuzzFeed too, as well as being featured on several other entertainment news websites.
Look below to find what is causing such a frenzy, or go straight to the article here – warning: contains spoilers.
14. White Walker beheads a ranger of the Night’s Watch.
The tone for the rest of the show is now set. (I, I).
13. Renly Baratheon assassinated by shadow.
You had one job, Brienne! (II, V).
12. The Hand of the King’s Grand Tournament.
There’s nothing like a knight being impaled with a lance through the throat to get the audience cheering. (I, IV).
11. Bronn volunteers to fight for Tyrion Lannister.
And so the greatest friendship in Westeros begins. (I, VI).
10. Jon Snow saves the Lord Commander from a Wight.
Brownie points for the bastard. (I, VIII).
9. Dragon Rampage.
Kraznys is burnt to a crisp. (III, IV).
8. Samwell Tarly kills a White Walker.
He’s officially a bad-ass of the Night’s Watch. (III, VIII).
7. The Wildfire.
Congratulations, Bronn. You now hold the highest score for biggest mass murder. (II, IX).
6. The Hound vs. Beric Dondarrion.
And by the Lord of Light, Beric survived! (III, V).
5. King’s Landing Battle.
The show’s most spectacular orgy of violence (so far). (II, IX).
4. The beheading of Ser Rodrik.
Theon Greyjoy buckles under peer pressure and botches Ser Rodrik’s beheading. (II, VI).
3. Viserys commits suicide.
Threatening Daenerys and her unborn child, Viserys demands a crown. A crown is what he gets. (I, VI).
2. Eddard Stark’s Beheading.
The moment we realise no character is safe. (I, IX).
1. The Red Wedding.
Absolutely brilliant work, this and your past stuff. Great to see you getting so much recognition. I have a million ideas I’d love to hire you for. 😉 I almost went with a gaming crowdfunding site at NE1UP because my daughter and I are so into this older style and I still see so much room for innovation and fun games on mobiles. Heck, see Flappy Bird. 😉
Anyway…simply awesome, from a huge fan of the show and now you.
Cheers Thomas! If you do have any ideas let me know 😉
Brilliant work Antonia, we picked it up at Thirteen1. I’m a massive Games of Thrones fan and 8-bit geek, you just married two of my favourite things.
Keep up the awesome posts, few more of these and your name will be on every blogger’s lips
Thanks Daniel! I’m so pleased how well my article has taken off and that you and the people at Thirteen1 liked it so much! I am working on some new articles (and have actually just recently been employed by BuzzFeed) so keep an eye out for some new stuff very soon 🙂