The History of Achievement Hunter
(Last updated July 21, 2019)
Started on July 6, 2008 by Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo, Achievement Hunter has had a colorful and varied history. From Forced Enjoyment to Achievement Haunter, the Achievement Hunter crew continues to provide exciting and comedic video game content to hordes of fans.
Take a quick peek and see what they’ve been able to accomplish since 2006.
April 1, 2003 - Geoff founds Rooster Teeth with Matt, Gus, Burnie, and Joel.
2007 - Jack meets Burnie and Joel at a poker game
March 25, 2008 - Series premiere of Forced Enjoyment
July 6, 2008 - Achievement Hunter founded by Geoff and Jack
September 2, 2008 - Series Premiere of Achievement Unlocked
September 16, 2008 - Premiere of Achievement Hunter (tips, tricks, walkthroughs, and various other videos)
July 14, 2009 - Series premiere of Easter Eggs
December 1, 2009 - Jack Pattillo is officially hired
March 4, 2010 - Premiere of AHWU (Achievement Hunter Weekly Update (or Achievement Hunter Weapon Unboxing))
May 5, 2010 - Behind the Scenes Series premiere
September 27, 2010 - first episode of Fails of the Weak is released
December 6, 2010 - series premiere of Achievement Horse
January 20, 2011 - Series premiere of Rage Quit
March 29, 2011 - series premiere of This is…
June 2011 - Caleb Denecour is hired
June 15, 2011 - Ryan Haywood is Hired as en editor and general tech guy, but was pulled away temporarily to help the animation department in Red vs. Blue season 10.
August 15, 2011 - Michael Jones hired full-time at Rooster Teeth
November 30, 2011 - series premiere of Thing to Do In
December 6, 2011 - First episode of the Let's Play series is released with Saint's Row the Third
February 13, 2012 - Gavin Free becomes one of the main six AH members
March 23, 2012 - Debut of Game Night with Geoff Ramsey and Caleb Denecour. Finale on Feb. 14th, 2014
April 2012 - Ray Narvaez Jr. is hired as the sixth main AH member. Ray leaves AH to pursue full-time streaming on April 17, 2015
April 24, 2012 - Series premiere of Trials Files
May 11, 2012 - First episode of Let's Play Minecraft is released
May 18, 2012 - Creation of the Tower of Pimps in Let's Play Minecraft Episode 2
May 30, 2012 - Series premiere of Retro Active
July 6, 2012 - The creation of Flynt Coal in Let's Play Minecraft Episode 6
August 20, 2012 - Series premiere of Quick Bits
September 11, 2012 - Series premiere of Five Facts
March 1, 2013 - series premiere of VS
June 14, 2013 - Bucket (Episode 55 of Minecraft Let's Play is released - Creeper Football)
July 11, 2013 - Let's Play Fuel (Part 1)
August 15, 2013 - First episode of the Cloudberry Let's Play series is released
September 17, 2013 - first episode of the GTA V Let's Plays is released
October 29, 2013 - Series Premiere of GO!
October 30, 2013 - series premiere of Achievement Hunt
October 31, 2013 - Series premiere of How To
November 2013 - Kdin Jenzen is hired
May 8, 2014 - Series premiere of Play Pals
May 12, 2014 - Series premiere of Countdown
July 6, 2014 - Matt Bragg and Jeremy Dooley are hired
August 13, 2014 - Series premiere of Imaginary Achievements
August 18, 2014 - Series premiere of MegaCraft
September 18, 2014 - Series premiere of Let's Watch
September 25, 2014 - Series premiere of Grab Bag
November 6, 2014 - First episode of Sunday Driving is released
December 19, 2014 - First episode of Shenanigans is released
February 20, 2015 - First showing of Let's Play Live in Austin, Texas
April 17, 2015 - Ray leaves Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth
May 2015 - AH goes to Germany and Ryan drinks a beer
May 15, 2015 - Achievement Hunter plays FunHaus in Smite (subbing out with more experienced players in the office)
May 15, 2015 - Release of Let's Play Fuel Part 2
July 6, 2015 - Achievement Hunter launches new YouTube channel
October 2015 - Larry Matovina is hired
October 16, 2015 - Jeremy Dooley is chosen to replace the sixth spot opened due to Ray's departure
October 31, 2015 - Series premiere of Off Topic
December 29, 2015 - Series premie re of Great Levels in Gaming
March 19, 2016 - Kdin Jenzen leaves Achievement Hunter for Inside Gaming (formerly known as The Know)
April 12, 2016 - series premiere of VR the Champions
April 28, 2016 - Kent Cook and Neal Wearle are hired.
April 29, 2016 - First episode of Theater Mode is released (Sponsor only show)
May 16, 2016 - Mica Burton is hired
May 27, 2016 - Andy Blanchard is hired
June 2016 - Ashley Dillard is hired
June 9, 2016 - First episode of Heroes & Halfwits is released
June 17, 2016 - Let's Play Live 2
August 19, 2016 - Let's Play Live 3
September 29, 2016 - Series premiere of RouLetsPlay
October 3, 2016 - First episode of Schooled Season 1 is released on YouTube (Sponsored by AT&T Hello Labs). Season 2 released on April 18, 2017.
October 2016 - Caleb Denecour leaves Achievement Hunter to pursue Ultimate Frisbee
November 30, 2016 - Premiere of Uno: The Movie
December 28, 2016 - Premiere of AH Animated
February 27, 2017 - Geoff Ramsey announces his sabbatical from Rooster Teeth
March 22, 2017 - Series Premiere of Theater Mode Movie Club
April 24 - 30, 2017 - Let's Play Live East Coast Tour
May 8, 2017 - Series Premiere of Play Pals spinoff, Battle Buddies
May 18, 2017 - First episode of Let's Play Presents is released on YouTube
May 23, 2017 - Series premiere of Between the Games
August 11, 2017 - Alfredo is hired
December 27, 2017 - Series premiere of Chaos Corner
February 2018 - Alec Agabon is hired
March 2018 - Sarah Weems is hired
July 19, 2018 - Series premiere of Let's Roll
August 21, 2018 - Series premiere of Hardcore Tabletop
October 2018 - Jarren Martinez is hired
October 31, 2018 - Series premiere of Achievement Haunter
November 18, 2018 - Series premiere of A Good Omen
February 25, 2019 - Series premiere of the Morning Show Show / Ready Set Show (RSS)
March 1, 2019 - Fiona is hired
March 13, 2019 - Series Premiere of A Weird Place
April 5, 2019 - Always Open takes over Off Topic
April 8, 2019 - Off Topic takes over Always Open
April 10, 2019 - Hardcore Tabletop World Series
April 19, 2019 - Ray makes a special appearance on Off Topic
June 6, 2019 - Chef Mike visits Achievement Hunter
June 13, 2019 - DHD Hot Dogs is founded
June 17, 2019 - DHD Hot Dogs closes it doors