The Electric Playground
Season 8
TV-PG
This show focuses on electronic games in console, computer and handheld formats. There are interviews with game designers and related personnel, game reviews, game hints and related items of interest to video game enthusiasts.
Where to Watch The Electric Playground • Season 8
13 Episodes
- MX Superfly & Jedi Knight IIE1
MX Superfly & Jedi Knight IIWe're baaack! Here's another great EP show filled to bursting with game info and other goodies. Victor and Tommy get the scoop on MX Superfly, Jedi Knight II, Immersion (the company that invented force feedback), and hear from Xbox guru Seamus Blackley. Then, in Reviews on the Run, they go one on one over some basketball games. Watch the credits to see why we never see those two take a shot while on the b-ball court. - Timesplitters 2 & Ghost Recon: Desert SiegeE2
Timesplitters 2 & Ghost Recon: Desert SiegeThis week, the Electric Playground tries to join a G.A.N.G. and talks to the developers behind games like the PS2's Timesplitters 2 and Ghost Recon: Desert Siege for the PC. Throw in a GameFace and Reviews on the Run and guess what? You’ve got another episode of EP on your TV. - Scorpion King & Dungeon SeigeE3
Scorpion King & Dungeon SeigeHave we got a hot show for you this week! Find out about The Rock's new Scorpion King videogames, hear from Chris Taylor--the creator of Dungeon Siege, and see what all the fuss is regarding Nvidia's new GeForce 4 graphics cards. We'll cool you down at the end with Reviews on the Run from the ice planet Hoth. - Splinter Cell, Unreal, & SpyroE5
Splinter Cell, Unreal, & SpyroThis week we're bringing you a sneak peek at an awesome looking Tom Clancy game coming for Xbox and PC. It's called Splinter Cell and we can't wait to play it. EP also digs for dirt on the new Xbox and PC versions of Unreal, the new Spyro for PS2, and finds out all about Criterion Software's RenderWare technology. Of course, there's a GameFace, a Pocket Review, and Reviews on the Run as well. - Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon, A Spy in Harm's Way, and the next Unreal gameE6
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon, A Spy in Harm's Way, and the next Unreal gameBruce Lee will soon be appearing in a game called Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon on the Xbox and EP's got all the juicy details. In this episode you'll also find out all about the sequel to the awesome No One Lives Forever for PC called A Spy in Harm's Way and get some more info on the next Unreal game. Along with getting some opinions on various games in Reviews on the Run, we're going to tell you about a company that's renting games on the Internet using digital streaming technology. And you know you want to find out why Tommy is making that face. - Devil May Cry 2, Toxic Grind, Yager, & Eternal DarknessE7
Devil May Cry 2, Toxic Grind, Yager, & Eternal DarknessThe games that are coming up this fall and winter look amazing. We've got some inside information for you on a fantastic sequel, Devil May Cry 2; BMXing in the future with Toxic Grind; and an awesome looking flying shooter called Yager. As well, we'll give you the details on the GameCube's recently released Eternal Darkness and Vic and Tommy will jaw over four more games in Reviews on the Run. - Animal Crossing, Street Hoops, Enclave, & Doom IIIE8
Animal Crossing, Street Hoops, Enclave, & Doom IIIWe've got something for everyone this week. Animal Crossing is a unique real time simulated world from Nintendo for the GameCube, full of cute characters and interesting gameplay. Street Hoops will satisfy the sports fan looking for an authentic street sport feel. Enclave is an Xbox fantasy action game that lets you play both sides of a classical fight between good and evil. Doom III presents an intense and terrifying first person, single player story and solid multiplayer PC action. Aside from all this behind-the-scenes, straight-from-the-development-teams'-mouths gaming goodness, Vic runs into Robin Williams at E3 and Vic and Tommy bring you Reviews from the Rainforest. - 100th EpisodeE9
100th EpisodeWe're proud to announce that this is our 100th episode of the Electric Playground. To celebrate the milestone we've put together a special one hour show looking back at some of our favourite moments. Crazy stunts, famous people, bloopers...it's all here. Special thanks to those people who have worked with us to reach this point. We plan on continuing the fun for many more episodes to come.