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The Electric Playground

The Electric Playground

Description: Formerly a weekly show titled "The Electric Playground" that focused on the video game industry, the retitled "EP Daily" is now -- you guessed it -- a daily show. The program has expanded to cover all facets of the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry -- including video games, movies, TV shows, comic books and gadgets. "EP Daily" provides video game news, previews upcoming games, and features interviews with celebrity gamers and some of the industry's most respected creators of video games.
Genre: Video game
Year Released: 1997
Number of seasons: 25
First episode air date: September 1, 1997
Production Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California
Networks: G4, Citytv, YTA TV
Spin Off: Reviews on the Run
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