MTV upgrades to Gamer's Week 2.0

Cable network's second annual celebration of all things gaming is set for next week; six-day promotion leads into weekend releases of PS3, Wii.

Last November, cable network MTV ran "GameORZ Week," a weeklong stretch of game-themed programming tied to Microsoft's launch of the Xbox 360. With the PlayStation 3 and Wii launching on November 17 and November 19, respectively, MTV decided a second such week would be twice as nice.

MTV today announced the spell-checked sequel to GameORZ Week, Gamer's Week 2.0. Set to air across all of the network's properties (MTV, MTV2, mtvU, game matchmaking and chat utility Xfire, and Web sites games.mtv.com and GameTrailers), Gamer's Week 2.0 will run November 13 through November 18, with game-themed programming saturating each day.

Highlights include the premiere of Gears of War: The Race to Launch, a documentary about the final stretch of Microsoft Game Studio's Xbox 360 shooter from the Electronic Entertainment Expo to its release this week, and The Empire Arcadia, a reality series about a group of "arcade hustlers" from the South Bronx. There's also The Real Price of Virtual Gold, a documentary on gold farming in World of Warcraft featuring exclusive footage shot in China for MTV News.

For more on Gamer's Week 2.0, check out the official Web site.

32 Comments

  • _Sam_

    Posted Nov 12, 2006 3:00 pm PT

    I didn't see it last year, so I don't think I'll see it this year

  • Shingo

    Posted Nov 12, 2006 9:45 am PT

    who thinks of these horrible show ideas

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 3:42 pm PT

    mtv does not equal games...

  • byronman91

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 3:19 pm PT

    90% shall be the crap known to normal humans as Video Mods

  • the_real_VIP

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 2:15 pm PT

    The VJs don't know the colors of their own eyes. They're so ignorant is not even cool at all.

  • tuff_gong92

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 9:09 am PT

    Yeah, we know how well the unveiling of Xbox360 on MTV worked out. Why do they call it MTV anymore, it should be the "every crappy teenager and young adult ratings getter with 1 hour of music at the most every month." Thank god for MTV2.

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 8:54 am PT

    It's a gaming show. It's on an international cable network. That couldn't be bad, could it?

  • Dolacide

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 8:13 am PT

    I no's like the MTV.

  • Supreme_Fantasy

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 4:52 am PT

    Wow! MTV is great!

  • KingofTrolls

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 4:25 am PT

    Come on Gamespot WTF is with this boring trash anyways. This isn't news we want to waste time on.

  • sephirothrulez9

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 4:00 am PT

    MTV is soo ignorant about games...they got SCARFACE on the front page because its "scarface" but in reality the GAME suked ballz. and need for speed carbon....that really isnt one of the most hyped video games, that just happens to include cars and racing ( which what some minoritys like to do, but im not going to name any =) ) They need to check on gamespot....they dont even got GEARS OF WAR on there page! what loozers there are at MTV.com.....music television my @$$...

  • SteveTwo

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 3:48 am PT

    I gave up on G4 when they completely got rid of the TechTV influence. I gave up on MTV a long time ago, when they stopped playing music. TV is best for hooking my computer/console up to.

  • action_ramboXXX

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 1:21 am PT

    You know FFXII just came out not too long ago, would it kill them to include a retrospect of the series? Now is the best time guys.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 12:03 am PT

    this is so boring..i want real news

  • Jonny_Animal

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:53 pm PT

    I had an excuse to watch it last year: I didn't have a Xbox 360 yet. This year there's no reason to watch it and I'm afraid I'll lose IQ points if I do.

  • bigbrown69

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 7:02 pm PT

    cool

  • cherrybomb257

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 6:45 pm PT

    Yawn.

  • ocdog45

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 6:22 pm PT

    they did it last year for the 360 and i thought it sucked, but thats becasue its MTV.

  • XlpranksterlX

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 6:20 pm PT

    Lame

  • dn3datomiced

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 5:31 pm PT

    Huh...MTV putting on some real gamer-conscious programming... I'm shocked. I may just have to check out the gold-farming thing...

    Really, if MTV wants to panders to us gamers, they won't have to do much to be better than G4. What a lame excuse for a gamer's channel...

  • GoddBless

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 5:24 pm PT

    So their having a documentary on Gears of War which isn't on either the PS3 or Wii? Then again MTV doesn't know too much about gaming anyway.

  • cheung31

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 5:22 pm PT

    The documentary "The Real Price of Virtual Gold" sounds very interesting, I'll definitely have to check that out.

    Also it will be awesome to see the 2nd half of production in GoW: Race to Launch.

  • mannycalderon

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 5:04 pm PT

    well that a big new for all gamer that are waiting for the ps3 or wii thank mtv.

  • shockwave04

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 4:56 pm PT

    Amen Slash-out lol

  • Slash_out

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 4:46 pm PT

    Well that's nice. More people will see how great the Wii is. And how... pricey the ps3 is.

  • Cloud_Strife89

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 4:28 pm PT

    Might be cool who knows, it's interesting they're ending the day before the Wii launches though. However I suppose anyone who watches MTV on a regular basis doesn't have alot of interest in the Wii.

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 4:17 pm PT

    It ends on November 18th? The Wii comes out on the 19th. What kind of person schedualed it to miss the Wii's release date?

  • T-Zone

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 4:14 pm PT

    Umm, kool? I hardly watch MTV, so what makes it think Im gon watch now...

    "I like 2 move it, move it. I like to...Move It! Do u like to move it, move it. Do u like to...Move It?!"

  • TryMe01

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 3:53 pm PT

    i though MTV was all about the music, well at least they we're supposed to...

  • Sim_genius

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 3:46 pm PT

    Aww I love MTV!!! And now they're showing fake interest to videogames yay !!

  • blackthegame

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 3:35 pm PT

    cool

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  • blackthegame

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 3:35 pm PT

    cool

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