This is more Aleks' territory than mine, but as she's away at the moment, I'll step in... BBC Scotland has commissioned a new videogame show, entitled videoGaiden. Created by the people behind downloadable video 'zine Consolevania the programme will begin a tentative six-week run from November 4 on BBC2 Scotland. Viewers in the rest of Britain will be able to catch it on satelite and cable.
So what can we expect from this latest attempt to translate the joy of videogaming to the small screen? The press release says:
"Ditching the ground trod before, videoGaiden will be a perfect fusion of sketch and review, and will do for videogames what Top Gear does for cars – even if you hate the whole gaming world, you'll still find it funny and engaging. And therefore, keep watching.
Aimed at the 15+ market, each show will feature reviews, news items and a variety of sketches. The sketches are set in and around the gaming world, providing character comedy and pastiche, with the humour being available to all – but the gamer will get a bigger laugh than the layman. This is a show that's serious about its subject, yet still manages to keep its tongue wedged firmly in its cheek."
As usual it's been given that difficult 'yoof TV' slot - 11pm on a Friday night - when those target 15+ year-olds are down the pub or hanging around outside the 24hour garage.
