MTV2 looking for Need for Speed fanatics

by Ross Miller { Aug 1st 2005 at 5:30PM }

MTV2 is looking for the hardcore, competitive gamers for its new show, "Are You Game." On the show, you and a buddy will go head-to-head at Need For Speed for televised bragging rights, as well as a "chance to live the game for real in a challenge that's off the chain" (who says 'off the chain'? Am I too old, at 19, to understand MTV lingo?). They are looking for such duos as Father vs Son, Boyfriend vs Girlfriend, Sorority Sister vs Sorority Sister, and good ole' buddies looking to be on television. So if you want to be that guy/girl who was on MTV2 playing video games, go sign up right now.

[via joystickWidow]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jon D @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

What if I have some Burnout3 grudges? Can I do that in a real-life situation on television?

In all seriousness, this sounds like a good concept, but MTV isn't the best with games/the gaming community.

Yellow Texan @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

Maybe I like to wear my tinfold hat today. I wonder how much money Electronica Arts gives to Viacom for advertising expenses. I admit I have a a guilty pleasure for watching MTV. Come on, Pimp My Ride is an entertaining show. EA likes to spend money on Viacom television networks such as SpikeTV and especially MTV.

Pimp My Ride occasionally gives away free EA games to the person that is getting "pimped" if he/she has a Xbox/PS2/PSP/GC installed on their car.

MTV has already made two television specials about Madden NFL football games. (informericals) http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/4683/MTV-to-Host-The-Making-of-Madden/
The other special is about how people are addicted to Madden NFL games.

MTV Video Music Awards introduces a new category that doesn't relate anyting to music video: "Best Soundtrack From a Video Game" which two out of five nominees are EA games which are most for a video game publisher ("Def Jam: Fight for NY" and "Madden NFL 2005)

MTV News reports on a non-music related story about Madden NFL 2006's new features. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505033/20050630/index.jhtml?headlines=true

Oh well, I don't think anything is wrong with EA/MTV/Viacom is doing. It just plain marketing. EA thinks its target audience is MTV viewing crowd. Oh well...

Sam @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM

I like how MTV is able to create a show about video games that I'd rather watch than any show on the G4 network.

That's not a compliment to MTV, that's just a straight up insult to G4, which has no idea what their demographic is. The only show I like on G4 is a TechTV holdover that probably was only there by popular demand- Attack Of The Show, formerly the Screen Savers. G4 flat out sucks.