All Games Interactive

All Games Interactive (often referred to as AGI) is the only live daily podcast AbOUT video games and is the flagship program for All Games Radio. The show is hosted by G4tv co-founder Scot Rubin, who is joined by producer Lawrence "Mayor" Young, newsgirl Jessica Villarreal, and (on Fridays) Los Angeles Daily News correspondent Redmond Carolipio.

The show is an evolution of Game Time! the worlds first videogame talk show hosted by Scot Rubin from 1996-2000. In 2001 the show morphed into G4tv.com, with Laura Foy and Tina Wood. Essentially Scot has been the host of a video game show for over 11 consecutive years, far more than anyone else in the industry.

As the name suggests, the show is highly interactive. People can call in live to the show at 866-880-0156 (or allgamesradio on Skype) or can send an email to radio@allgames.com. On Monday-Thursday the show typically runs about two hours long. However on Freeplay Friday, AGI has no time limit and runs as much as six, seven, or even eight hours long. Fridays are typically the loosest shows, where the topic typically Drifts away from video games and onto relationships/pop culture.

The show airs live Monday-Friday @ 6:30 ET on www.allgames.com.

The Rundown

The show usually begins with how everyone's day was, or what games they played, or what they saw on tv, etc. Following that Jessica reads the day's top video game news, usually from Kotaku and Joystiq. Normally an interview follows gaming news (about an hour into the show) and consistently lasts about 30 minutes. The show ends with Jessica reading the chatter's names. AGI rarely follows this set pattern completely; often a person calling in or an off-topic discussion will leave gaming news uncompleted. However that spontaneity is what AGI is known for.

All Games Interactive recorded live at the Arena Interactive Lounge on 11512 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA 90025. Many of the regulars at Arena stop by to join the panel- regulars such as Ron (the Arena owner), James (who enjoys import games), L33T (who sneaked into E3), Mo (Arena's manager), Oscar (regular customer), VonB (AGI bouncer), Chris Shima (local listener), Mandie (Arena employee/newsgirl sub), and Roy Shildt (former Missile Command record holder). Listener/chatter DerrickH regularly calls in as himself, Ken Kutaragi, Major Nelson, Satoru Iwata, Tomonobu Itagaki, and others. He is believed to be a substitue co-host of the show whenever Scot is hosting the show alone.

On February 19, 2007, Ron announced that Arena would be shutting down on March 11, 2007. He allowed All Games Interactive to continue airing at Arena until March 27. Following the closure of Arena, the show has relocated to Scott Rubin's home.

On July 17th, AGI conducted its first test with Operator11, a web based video feed site that allows users to freely conduct live shows over the internet and allow participants to interact via webcam. Moving into the studios there, the show conducted several more tests in the following weeks, culminating in the first official show on August 1st. The broadcast now features live video via Operator11 while maintaining the main bulk of its IRC and voice only feed at the main AGI website. AGI has since moved its operations to a new studio in early October, although it continues to maintain the video portion of its broadcast feed via Operator11. The show has once again relocated to Scot Rubin's home.

Chatroom & Webcam

AGI uses a live chatroom during the show that allows listeners to directly interact with the hosts. The simplest way to load it is the link near the top of the allgames.com homepage, though you can also go to gamesurge.net/chat and type in /join #allgames.com. Make sure you have the Java client installed on your PC. Click here to download it: java.com/en/download/index.jsp.

Justin.tv had been used for AGI's live video feed, especially for the coverage of E3 2007. This has now been largely replaced with the use of Operator11.

Running Gags/AGI Lexicon

• Mad Buggy- Coined by Lawrence Young, this term was used to describe the first couple weeks of AGI, when audio problems and technical issues plagued the show. So whenever the show FACES technical difficulties such as a caller sounding like he's from the moon or someone's mic not working, the show is officially mad buggy.
• Wireless is Hard- During the Major Nelson interview, one of the questions asked was why the guitar for Guitar Hero II wasn't wireless. Major Nelson's answer was "Well, wireless is hard." Since then any excuse for something seemingly easy not being done is responded with "_____ is hard." Ex: If a game doesn't have online co-op, Scot might explain that "co-op is hard."
• Let me finish!- When Walter Day came on the show to explain the state of Twin Galaxies, Roy "Mr. Awesome" Shildt was there to have his say. And when Walter started speaking when Roy wasn't done talking, Roy yelled "Let me finish! Let me finish! Let me finish, like I let you finish!"
• Massive Damage- A presentation of Genji: Days of the Blade at E3 06 has provided several soundbites on AGI, such as the appearance of a "giant enemy crab" after producer Bill Rich touted at as being historically accurate. The following line "You attack its weak point for massive damage" is particularly memorable.
• It's not even [...] remotely imaginable!- The Onyxia Wipe clip of a World of Warcraft guild leader going off on his guild is frequently used on AGI. Lines like "What the [...] was that [...]!", "That's minus 50 DKP!", and "It's not even [...] remotely imaginable!" pop up now and then.
• The PS3 can cure Cancer- During one show, "Ken Kutaragi" called in and explained that the PS3 is the superior system because it can cure cancer. So when Sony Entertainment announced not even a week later that PS3 sales would go to the advancement in Alzheimer's and Cancer, the line "Sony can cure Cancer" has stuck ever since.
• My god! He's not supposed to be here!- During a Freeplay Friday conversation about wrestling, Redmond unveiled his Jim Ross impression. Since then he regularly imitates him with one-liners like "That's his music!", "That darn jezebel!", and "It's a slobberknocker!".

External links

• AllGames website: www.allgames.com
• All Games Interactive Show Page: www.allgames.com/radio.asp?show=agi
• AGI Companion Blog: www.allgames.com/blog.asp?blog=agi
• Feedburner archive: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AllGamesInteractive
• Arena Lounge website: http://www.arenalounge.com/