Angry Joe

Jose Antonio "Joe" Vargas (born June 18, 1984) is an American media commentator and YouTuber.[2] He is notable for his portrayal of the character Angry Joe and for his production of the Angry Joe Show, a video game and movie review channel.[3]

Joe Vargas
Vargas at E3 2015
Personal information
BornJose Antonio Vargas
(1984-06-18) June 18, 1984
Austin, Texas, U.S.
OccupationYouTube personality
Websiteangryjoeshow.com/ajsa
YouTube information
ChannelsAngryJoeShow
Years active2008–present
Genre
  • Let's Play
  • comedy
  • film/video game reviews
  • reactions
  • vlog
Subscribers3.27 million
Total views1.17 billion
NetworkChannel Awesome (2009–2018)[1]
Associated acts
Catchphrase(s)
100,000 subscribers 2012
1,000,000 subscribers 2013
Updated June 18, 2020

YouTube

Vargas launched his YouTube channel Angry Joe Show in October 2008 with the video "Shit that Pisses Me Off - Madden 2009 Hardcore Gamers" on October 4.[4] The show features Vargas's character "Angry Joe" reviewing a video game with a scale from 1-10. These reviews typically use sketch comedy and clips from his Twitch. The channel was well received by the YouTube community;[5] as of July 2020, the channel has accrued over one billion views and has amassed more than 3,200,000 subscribers.[6] In addition to game reviews, Vargas produces movie reviews on his channel. Vargas and his channel have received mention in media covering YouTube,[3][5] most notably for Vargas's opposition to copyright overreach on YouTube.[7][8][9][10] Vargas's interest in copyright on YouTube stemmed from an incident in which Nintendo of America filed a copyright claim on a video of Joe playing Mario Party 10.[11][7][12]

Vargas was affiliated with Blistered Thumbs of the media production company Channel Awesome until April 2018. This was due to the then-ongoing controversy at the time regarding Channel Awesome and many of its former producers, many of whom Vargas had previously known and affiliated with in the past.[1]

Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game

In April 2018, a Kickstarter project to create a miniatures game using licensed characters from the Street Fighter series of video games was launched by Vargas.[2][13] The project's Kickstarter campaign raised $400,000 on its first day, an event which in turn attracted media coverage.[14][15]

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 The Game Awards Trending Gamer AngryJoeShow Nominated [16]

References
  1. "Joe Vargas on Twitter: After some recent events have been brought to my attention I've decided to leave Channel Awesome, effective immediately. Our videos will not be cross posted to the site". April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Twitter.
  2. Corrigan, Hope (April 6, 2018). "Street Fighter Board Game Announced on Kickstarter". IGN. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  3. "Star Wars Battlefront Developer Calls Out Critics For "Bending The Truth"". AOTF. October 19, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  4. AngryJoeShow (October 4, 2008), Shit that Pisses Me Off - Madden 2009 Hardcore Gamers, retrieved May 10, 2018
  5. Jackson, Gita. "Angry Joe's Fans Can't Deal With Him Taking A Vacation From YouTube". Kotaku. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  6. "AngryJoeShow". YouTube. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  7. Thier, Dave. "Major YouTuber 'Angry Joe' Gives Up On Nintendo, Calling Them 'Anti-Gamer'". Forbes. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  8. "Opinion: Why YouTube's ad algorithm is killing your favourite creators". Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. "Nintendo Might Not Be Behind All Copyright Takedowns". CGMagazine. August 5, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  10. Good, Owen. "YouTube's Copyright Crackdown: Everything You Need To Know". Kotaku. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  11. Good, Owen. "Game Critic Says YouTube Copyright Policy Threatens His Livelihood [Update]". Kotaku. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  12. "Bigtime YouTuber says enough is enough; he won't do any more Nintendo videos (Update)". Polygon. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  13. "Angry Joe details his Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game". destructoid. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  14. "Kickstarter for Angry Joe's Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game pops over $400,000 in one day". destructoid. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  15. "A Street Fighter Board Game Is On the Way and It Looks Beyond Rad". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  16. https://gamnesia.nintendoenthusiast.com/here-are-all-the-nominees-and-winners-from-the-game-awards-2016/
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