Good Game is an Australian television program broadcast on ABC2, created by Janet Carr, premiered on September 19, 2006, with the pilot produced four months prior.^[1] The program, currently hosted by Jeremy Ray ("Overkill") and Steven O'Donnell ("Tigergimp"), looks at reviews, gaming news and gaming and hardware tips. Good Game has similarities to gamer programs shown in the past on the American cable and satellite television channel G4. The third season of Good Game premiered on September 25, 2007 on ABC2, with the addition of encore broadcasts on ABC TV late on Friday nights.^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Steven ODonnell decided to pursue a career in acting after working with Geoffrey Rush for a day in Swimming Upstream. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the Australian television channel. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... This article is about the Australian television channel. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steven ODonnell decided to pursue a career in acting after working with Geoffrey Rush for a day in Swimming Upstream. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... The term television channel generally refers to either a television station or its cable/satellite counterpart (both outlined below). ... G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ...

During its annual programming season, Good Game airs every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. on ABC2, with repeats shown at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday nights, and 10:30 p.m. on Saturdays. As well as this, since the commencement of the third season, the program is also broadcast on ABC TV late on Fridays. The program is also available through ABC Online via a vodcast, with episodes available shortly before its broadcast on ABC2.^[1][3] This article is about the Australian television channel. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with video clip. ...

Presenters

Current

• Jeremy Ray "Junglist": Throughout both seasons Junglist has been a co-host of Good Game.

• Steven O'Donnell "Bajo": Because of Mike Makowski's resignation auditions were held to find a replacement host for the new season. On the 9th of March 2007 the new host Steven O'Donnell (Nicknamed Bajo) was announced.

• Sheridan Leanda "Lux" has segments on Good Game.

• Matthew Lee "Aiyiah": Aiyiah runs the So You Think You Can Game segment on Good Game.

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Past

• Mike Makowski "Kapowski" (Season 1):On February 14, 2007 series one presenter, Mike Makowski, announced his resignation from the Good Game team. This was announced on the program's online forum.

• P_Nutz (Season 1): P_Nutz was a yellow puppet introduced during Good Game's pilot episode in May 2006. Although it acted as a fourth presenter throughout the first season, it drew a lot of criticism and debate from viewers. Some were of the view that P_Nutz was not suitable for the program as it seemed to be aimed at children. Some likened it to a monkey modeled on Agro of Agro's Cartoon Connection. Some believed P_Nutz's presence would prevent the show from being taken seriously, and others were simply annoyed by its presence. A poll was conducted on the official Good Game website regarding the appropriateness of P_Nutz in the program. The results proved that P_Nutz was inappropriate, and it was decided that he should die while defusing a bomb in the popular online game Counter Strike. A Flash animation was made by community member "RubberRoss" (Ross O'Donovan, better known as RubberNinja by the Newgrounds community) and was aired in the final episode of season one.

• Miles Tulett "Dr. Daneel" (Season 1-2): Dr. Daneel had computer segments on Good Game.

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Segments

These are the recurring segments in the show or have been in the past two seasons. Segments in orange were in season 1, but so far have not been in season 2. Segments in green denote a new segment introduced in Season 2. Segments in black have been in both seasons.

• Gamer News: A segment presented at the start of each episode on gaming news. Includes news such as new game announcements, major patches and developer and publisher actions.

• Name this game: Retro game trivia segment. Near the start of each episode a clip of a retro game is shown to the viewers with the challenge of naming the game. Each game is named at the end of the show.

• Reviews: Review segments done by the two hosts usually placed throughout the show. Each time a current game is discussed while footage is shown to the viewers. At the end a rubber chicken rating (a number out of 10) is given to the game. So far only Guitar Hero II has been given a 10/10 rubber chicken rating by either of the hosts.

• Industry Interviews: Interviews with people related to the game industry.

• Roffle Cup: A multiplayer match of a specific game (Past cups have featured CounterStrike, Age of Empires and even Wii Bowling) with commentary usually done by commentators from gaming shoutcast organisation Gamestah.

• The Team - Machinima: An Australian Machinima video segment was shown each episode. This was highly criticised by fans on the forums. In season 2 this was replaced by Gamer Tonight.

• Build a Computer: In each episode of season 1, Dr Daneel looked each aspect of a computer, showing what parts to choose and how to install them among other things. This was tied in with the competition to win a computer that ran through the season.

• Gamer Tonight: A fictional flash animated talk show staring Richard Farkas from the "Win the Beast" entry "The Pitch". It interviews a different genre of gamer each episode. It's animated by Ross "Rubber Ninja" O'Donovan, who came to this position after years of animation experience on online sources such as Newgrounds.

• MeatSpace: A Lego stop pause animation created by community member Blunty (Nate Burr). It revolves around two friends and their gaming related incidents.

• Ask the Doc: A new segment in season 2 to replace the Build a Computer segment, Daneel helps people who have a fairly common technical computer problem. However he's also looked at how the Wii sensor bar works.

• Ultimate Showdown: A 'best of' style segment related to games. The segment looks at specific features of games such as the boss fights and opening sequences, and asks forum members to post their opinions on which game has the best one (e.g, which game has the best boss). The thoughts of the forum members are then mentioned while showing footage of the games.

• So you think you can game?: Segment presented by Aiyiah based on hints and tips for specific games. At the end he also gives a challenge for the featured game.

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Societal impact

Audience

Recently, there has been a significant shortage of Australian techology and game related content on the air.^[3] The ABC aims to remedy this shortage with their new program Good Game on ABC2. Their prime target audience consists of both new and professional gamers. The show is filmed in the 'Den of Gaming': a gamer's paradise with the latest gaming equipment and a plasma television. This is intended to appeal to the target audience, with their wide variety of gaming devices. Producer Janet Carr said herself that "the gaming community are harsh critics", which indicates the program will have to cater to a 'tough market'.^[1] Ray (Junglist) said that, "Good Game is all about bringing the gamers what they want, showing them stuff that they will actually be interested in watching, and we can do this because we are gamers ourselves."^[4] Women aged 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population than boys aged 17 or younger, and the average age is 33 for a typical gamer.^[4] This shows that the target audience is not distinctively young adult males. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... This article is about the Australian television channel. ...

It has been identified that three quarters of Australian households contain a device by which computer or console games may be played, with over $850 million AUD spent on gaming products annually.^[4] Au. ...

Feedback

The main source of feedback received for Good Game is from their Official website forums. The hosts, and some members of the crew actively browse these forums and take a lot of constructive promotion or criticism on board, although the forums are heavily edited. They readily listen to the public to identify what their target audience wants to see on the show. Reviews are also given by the viewers on the forums, and can be awarded prizes on the show for the best review. Viewers' comments are also referred to during the show, given they are relevant to the current game of discussion. The Good Game Forum is now the largest ABC television forum with over 30000 messages, 36 topics, and over 2800 contributors.^{[citation needed]}

References

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External links

• Official Website
• Video On Demand
• Meatspace Website