Good Game (television series)

Good Game
Good Game logo (2014–2016)
Created by	Janet Carr Jeremy Ray
Presented by	Steven O'Donnell (2007–16) Stephanie Bendixsen (2009–16) Jeremy Ray (2006–09) Michael Makowski (2006)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	12
No. of episodes	417
Production
Executive producer(s)	Janet Carr
Producer(s)	Janet Carr Eliot Fish Ben Shackleford Lin Jie Kong Peter Burns Jonathan Reardon
Location(s)	New South Wales, Australia
Running time	30 minutes 40 minutes (specials) 60 minutes (season finals)
Release
Original network	ABC (2006–2007) ABC2 (2008–2016)
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	19 September 2006 – 6 December 2016
Chronology
Related shows	Good Game: Spawn Point Good Game: Pocket Good Game Well Played
External links
Website	www.abc.net.au/goodgame

Good Game is an Australian television gaming programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which aired on ABC2. Created by Janet Carr, Jeremy Ray and Michael Makowski. The show began in 2006 and includes a mix of gaming news, reviews, and features. The original hosts were Jeremy "Junglist" Ray and Michael "Kapowski" Makowski; the latter was replaced by Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell in 2007, and the former was replaced by Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen in 2009. Other on screen presenters included field reporter Gus "Goose" Ronald and Dave Callan.

The show is named after the friendly phrase gamers traditionally say after completing a competitive match. The show's producers maintained an online presence with the audience, often directly communicating and taking feedback from viewers; audience competitions and polls are also held. In addition, a mobile application and a book were created by the production team, to further cater the communication to the show's audience.

Good Game received generally positive reception, with the hosts and segments being the subject of much praise. The show also received multiple awards, and achieved the status as one of the most downloaded ABC shows. The show's popularity has resulted in four main spin-offs: Good Game: Spawn Point, a show for younger viewers broadcast on ABC ME; Good Game: Pocket Edition, which ran on ABC2 from February 2013 to May 2014; Good Game Pocket, hosted by Nich "NichBoy" Richardson, with daily episodes released on ABC iview and YouTube from 2015 to 2016; and Good Game Well Played, an online show focused on eSports and hosted by Angharad "Rad" Yeo, which ran from 2015 to 2016. Both Well Played and Pocket were previously hosted by Michael "Hingers" Hing. Two podcasts were also created: Good Game: Grandstand in 2012, and Good Game Roundtable Podcast from 2015 to 2016.