Category Archives: tv

Former THQ exec Danny Bilson discusses his new project, and tells VG247′s Dave Cook why transmedia will raise standards in narrative and engagement going into the next generation.

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Syfy has renewed Defiance for a second season by greenlighting 13 new episodes. Season two will begin production in Toronto in August for a 2014 premiere. The news coincides with Trion’s announcement of new content headed to the game end of Defiance, which includes five content updates for the year, with each one offering free, paid and micro-transaction items along with a new playable species on the docket.

Eurogamer publisher Gamer Network has expanded its video content by partnering with YouTube channels Team VVV and Family Gamer TV.

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Lovefilm’s PS3 player is getting an update today across the UK and Germany, which adds and HD streaming option.

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A second season of animation The Lebrons will air as an Xbox Live exclusive. Shack News reports the cartoon returns on May 10, with new episodes weekly; check out a trailer on MSN. This on its own is not such earth-shattering news but it is indicative of Microsoft’s push to turn its platform into something like a cable box as well as games console; did you see the rumour that it’s trying to bring back Heroes?

In more EVE Online news, it looks as though the game is getting its very own TV series.

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Cancelled superhero TV series Heroes may yet get a second lease on life. TVLines cites anonymous sources for word that MSN is in preliminary talks with NBC to develop a new version of the show for Xbox Originals, with all new stories and characters but cameos from the original cast. Microsoft certainly seems to be making a major push to turn the Xbox 360 – and likely its successor – into something like a cable box.

Thanks, AllGamesBeta.

UK-based station Channel 4 has announced a new gameshow called “Draw It!” which has been created in collaboration with Draw Something owners Zynga. The show will adapt the format of the app and will see two teams battling for cash prizes

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Thank You For Playing is the new gaming show headed up by ex-Inside Xbox host Dan Maher. The show was successfully funded on IndieGoGo and covers a wide range of topics from across the games industry with humour, insight and plenty of interesting discussions.

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Mircrosoft has published the final nominees for its fan-voted Xbox Entertainment Awards. The competition – which suffered a security breach early on – includes a shortlist made up of Halo 4, The Walking Dead, Far Cry 3 and more.

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Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures has been announced by ScrewAttack.com and follows Jame Rolfe’s Nerd as he shoots and flips the bird through platforming stages based on the best-worst games of yesteryear.

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Tomb Raider has been given the review treatment by US talk show host Conan O’Brien.

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Popular online gaming channel G4 is to be rebranded as the Esquire Network from April 22, and will cease all game programming.

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Bethesda has registered a trademark with the USPTO for “an on-going television program set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world.” Fallout anyone? Note the word in the link there. The registration comes just a week after ThreeDog voice actor Erik Todd Dellums tweeted there may be more “of the Dog coming,” tweeting later he was “given permission to release that tease, so fingers crossed.” Speculation started running all over the place that a movie adaption was set for an announcement, or that Fallout 4 is in the works. Continue to speculate. Thanks, Eurogamer.

G4 will be turned into the Esquire Channel during the first half of 2013, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Owners NBCUniversal and Hearst will use the channel to court the untapped “metrosexual” demographic with shows devoted to “cooking, travel and fashion,” and some gaming-centric offerings as well. G4 staples Attack of the Show and X-Play have been cancelled, and will no longer air past the end of 2012.

Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter really wanted to turn his show into a game. Like, really. Recently he’s been pitching Rockstar and FOX to make his dream come true, but nobody was buying the pitch. So unfortunately for series fans, it’s not happening, he says.

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Attack of the Show and X-Play will no longer be produced at the end of 2012, according to G4. Reports have also surfaced that some of the editorial staff on G4′s website are being laid off as well.

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Battlefield: Bad Company is the latest EA property to get the Hollywood treatment, but this time, it’s the small screen that will benefit.

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Dishonored will be the subject of the latest episode of the SyFy series Face Off. For those unfamiliar with the show, it tasks make-up and FX artists with completing a designated task and the winner gets to stay on the show. It’s pretty interesting sometimes, and if you are looking forward to Dishonored, tonight’s show should be right up your alley. Face Off airs on the SyFy Channel tonight at 9.00pm EDT. Have a sneak peek below.

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American cable companies AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner are preparing to enter the gaming race by offering streamed triple-a titles via television. It’s a move that – if executed correctly – could pose a real challenge to physical consoles moving forward.

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