PXG

PXG is a television show created by Prism Entertainment for Jetix in the United Kingdom which covered "the latest in gaming reviews, hints, tips and cheats".^[1] It was presented by, directed by and starred Kentaro Suyama. The show began airing on the 12 February 2005.

The name "PXG" was an acronym derived from the 3 main home console video games in stores at the time i.e. PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. Each episode featured Kentaro and his CGI animated assistant "Game Girl" (voiced by Haruka Kuroda) reviewing various games and accessories.^[2]

The original schedule was as follows:

Monday:Big in Japan: This segment discussed the latest popular games and systems in Japan, for example the launch of the Nintendo DS or the PlayStation Portable.

Tuesday:Mobile Madness: This segment focused on handhelds and their associated games. The first half discussed accessories and game rating previews while the second contained reviews.

Wednesday:Konsole Kids: This segment focused on consoles and their associated games. The first half was a Gameshow held within a caravan where gamers presented their replays of games they had played and their performance would be rated. If Kentaro enjoyed the replay then the gamer would win a supposed holiday on a tropical island and if not, then they would be subjected to a penalty involving flatulence.

Thursday:Easy PC: The first half of this segment consisted of a review of a PC game, while the second half consisted of several mini-reviews of games available online for free.

Friday: All the previous five-minute shows from the past 4 days were combined into one single show lasting half an hour. Also included was a final segment "Top of the Chops", a section in which five popular games were reviewed and answers of the questions given throughout the week were revealed. In addition to this there were also, video game related jokes and sneak previews of upcoming games at the time such as Zelda: Twilight Princess. Occasionally, the segment also featured videos of people dressing up as their favorite game characters.

In 2007, the show was renewed for a second series albeit with some changes to the show's format.^[3]

月曜日は「コンソールキッズ」、水曜日は「ビッグ・イン・ジャパン」、木曜日は「トップ・オブ・ザ・チョップス」、金曜日は「イージーPC」となった。「トップ・オブ・ザ・チョップス」は以前とは大きく異なり、このコーナーでは1つのゲームしか取り上げられなくなった。また、「ゲームガール」はこのシーズンには全く登場しなかった。

第2版​​は、意図的にユーザー生成コンテンツをより多く取り入れるように設計されました。^{[ 4 ]} Jetix UKのディレクターであるドミニク・ガーディナーは、「子供たちに番組に対する所有感をより強く感じてもらうため」に変更を加えたと主張しました。^{[ 5 ]}

シリーズを宣伝するために、Jetix UKは番組PXG: Amoeba Attackを題材にしたオンラインゲームを制作し、リリースした。^{[ 6 ]}