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[SenjutsuSage]

Awesome, 3 hours! I'm glad they seem to be turning this thing into more of an E3 style event, just one that has commercials and skits.

 

[KAL2006]

I don't mind commercials, but when you keep saying the same shit over and over again saying to go to gametrailers it gets tiring. Keep the commercials, buy please has some different shit. Yes for 100th time I know you can watch that on gametrailers fuck that PS4 event got to me. Is this how American advertising is?

 

[Kallor]

Fallout 4 or bust.

Part of me wants this so bad and the other part wants to vomit. Hope they at least borrow a little from New Vegas. Or bring Obsidian back for the real Fallout 4.

 

[Joseph Merrick]

I predict.... Nintendo teams up with Sony and delivers the SNES CD attachment add-on they were supposed to release, only this time it will be for the PS4.

3d bluray attachment for ps4? dlna dongle?

 

[stalker]

Last year watching the stream and reading the GAF thread was totally worth it for The Phantom Pain trailer and all the reactions to it

 

[Epcott]

3 hour show, 1 hour actual award show, 10 minutes actual new game footage, right?

Har har jk, just show me Colony Wars, Parappa, and a FF-Type Zero US release date and I'll be happy with whatever they do.

 

[Queen of Hunting]

wasnt dark souls 2 announced at the vga last year ? i have high hopes some things from both ms n sony will be announced

 

[jWILL253]

If any of the announcements and reveals at the VGX are on the level of "Polygon Snake", I will freak out...

 

[Arsenic]

... so your glad gaming is again failing to gather mass appeal?

I am. I like integrity sometimes. The efforts to appeal to the mass by bringing in celebs who make awful jokes on us gamers rather than giving the very people who made these games great their 30 seconds of respect doesn't go well with me. But that's just me, anyway.

 

[Richardbro]

Not of fan of these awards to be honest, they're lack of coverage and acknowledgement of Nintendo games is disturbing (like two years ago when they completely overshadowed Skyward Sword).

This year will be no different, they will circle jerk over GTA V, TLoU and Bioshock Infinite (which are great games no doubt) and completely ignore the brilliant games released on Nintendo systems this year (Fire Emblem, Mario 3D world, Pikmin 3, Pokemon X/Y, Zelda ALBW, Etc.) which all have potential to be game of the year quality no doubt.

I'm not saying TLoU, GTA V, and other AAA releases don't deserve the praise, they are fantastic games, but Nintendo's offerings are right up there with them.

 

[ebullientprism]

Bring on the cringe!

 

[DuckRacer]

Not of fan of these awards to be honest, they're lack of coverage and acknowledgement of Nintendo games is disturbing (like two years ago when they completely overshadowed Skyward Sword).

This year will be no different, they will circle jerk over GTA V, TLoU and Bioshock Infinite (which are great games no doubt) and completely ignore the brilliant games released on Nintendo systems this year (Fire Emblem, Mario 3D world, Pikmin 3, Pokemon X/Y, Zelda ALBW, Etc.) which all have potential to be game of the year quality no doubt.

I'm not saying TLoU, GTA V, and other AAA releases don't deserve the praise, they are fantastic games, but Nintendo's offerings are right up there with them.

disturbing? i'd reserve that term for, like, chemical weapon attacks and genocide, not your favorite multi-billion dollar corporation missing out on meaningless awards

 

[Some Nobody]

disturbing? i'd reserve that term for, like, chemical weapon attacks and genocide, not your favorite multi-billion dollar corporation missing out on meaningless awards

Lol. I hope you're an activist.

 

[(._.)]

will watch the 15 minutes of it worth watching the next day

 

[Strife In a Teacup]

Fallout 4 or bust.

Roll them Gamebryo dice!

 

[MormaPope]

The amount of commercials is going to be killer, reading GAF might be the only suitable option. Highlight of last year was Phantom Pain and Dark Souls 2, especially Dark Souls 2.

 

[toddhunter]

30 times. Over or under?

 

[brodie_dg]

What I really want is Banjo Threeie, but I might settle for a new Crackdown?

 

[revolverjgw]

These shows are excruciating but I can't look away. It's an event, the only time in any given year that I subject myself to something like this. It's an interesting curiosity.

 

[Blowdrum]

Give me Fallout 4, Mass Effect 4 and Deus Ex 4.

I'm pretty sure no human being could withstand so much hype in such a short timespan.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

That is the last thing I wanted to hear, bah.

 

[Magicman103]

Come on Fallout 4!

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Three hours live streamed, huh. I'm gonna watch the whole thing, and when it's all over I'll ask myself: "Why?"

 

[infiniteheteroskdasticity]

As many have already said its on Spike. That means your best case is a 50-50 split between content and commercials. One of the worst channels ever for it.

 

[Pain]

So moving away from awards? YES.

 

[The Karasumori]

I wonder what mainstream jackass celebrity they'll get to perform this year. Surely whomever is popular with today's urban youth.

 

[CF_Fighter]

So it will basically be an E3 Keynote in terms of demos/trailers mixed with "Awards". I can get behind this, hopefully it will turn out well.

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm actually excited for this. Hope to see The Order and Uncharted (I think this will be at E3 though).

 

[foxtrot3d]

that's a lot of commercials!

It's funny but true. Even if the show isn't live it will be crammed full of commercials, the PS4 launch event showed just how atrocious they are with this. I swear there were more commercials than actual coverage of the event.

 

[Pharaoh 117]

As long as they bring the kick-ass trailers and announcements I don't care about the format.

 

[KingK]

I want Mass Effect and a proper Uncharted PS4 trailer.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Jesus. At least it sounds like they're moving away from the over-the-top awards show vibe of the past, and going into more of a pseudo-E3 event - which is what the show really needs to be. Still, 3 hours is a big chunk of time. Expect a lot of Titanfall & Destiny footage, and the expected underwhelming reveal trailers.

 

[shinobi602]

I want Mass Effect and a proper Uncharted PS4 trailer.

I'd say both of those have a very good chance of being shown.

 

[Jason Frost]

Like last year, I made a complete text list of the nominees with their hashtags:

Game Of The Year #VGXGameOfTheYear
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games
• Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North
• Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo
• The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog
• Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics

Studio of the Year #VGXStudioOfTheYear
• Irrational Games
• Naughty Dog
• Rockstar North
• The Fullbright Company

Best Shooter #VGXBestShooter
• Battlefield 4 - Electronic Arts / DICE
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games
• Call of Duty: Ghosts - Activision / Infinity Ward
• Metro: Last Light - Deep Silver / 4A Games

Best Action Adventure Game #VGXBestActionAdventure
• Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal
• Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North
• The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog
• Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics

Best Sports Game #VGXBestSports
• FIFA 14 - Electronic Arts / EA Canada
• MLB 13: The Show - Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios San Diego
• NBA 2K14 - 2K Sports / Visual Concepts
• NHL 14 - Electronic Arts / EA Canada

Best Independent Game #VGXBestIndependent
• Gone Home Watch - The Fullbright Company
• Kentucky Route Zero - Cardboard Computer
• Papers, Please - Lucas Pope
• The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe

Best RPG #VGXBestRPG
• Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn - Square Enix
• Fire Emblem: Awakening - Nintendo
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Namco Bandai / Level-5 / Studio Ghibli
• Pokemon X/Y - Nintendo / Game Freak

Best Fighting Game #VGXBestFighting
• Divekick - Iron Galaxy Studios / One True Game Studios
• Injustice: Gods Among Us - Warner Bros Interactive / NetherRealm Studios
• Killer Instinct - Microsoft Studios / Double Helix Games / Rare
• Tekken Revolution - Namco Bandai Games

Best Driving Game #VGXBestDriving
• F1 2013 - Codemasters
• Grid 2 - Codemasters
• Forza Motorsport 5 - Microsoft Studios / Turn 10 Studios
• Need For Speed Rivals - Electronic Arts / Ghost Games / Criterion Games

Best DLC #VGXBestDLC
• Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep - 2K Games / Gearbox Software
• Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall - Bethesda Softworks / Arkane Studios
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal
• Mass Effect 3: Citadel - EA / BioWare

Best Xbox Game #VGXBestXbox
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - 505 Games / Starbreeze
• Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North
• Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics

Best PlayStation Game #VGXBestPlaystation
• Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North
• Rayman Legends - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier
• The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog
• Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics

Best Nintendo Game #VGXBestNintendo
• Pikmin 3 - Nintendo
• Rayman Legends - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier
• Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo
• The Wonderful 101 - Nintendo / PlatinumGames

Best PC Game #VGXBestPC
• Battlefield 4 - Electronic Arts / DICE
• Gone Home - The Fullbright Company
• Papers, Please - Lucas Pope
• The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe

Best Handheld Game #VGXBestHandheld
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo
• Pokemon X/Y - Nintendo
• Tearaway - Sony Computer Entertainment / Media Molecule
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Nintendo

Best Casual Game #VGXBestCasual
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo
• Disney Infinity - Disney Interactive Studios / Avalanche Software
• Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time - PopCap Games
• Skylanders Swap Force - Activision / Vicarious Visions / n-Space / Beenox

Best Voice Actor #VGXBestVoiceActor
• Troy Baker as Joel - The Last of Us
• Troy Baker as Booker DeWitt - BioShock Infinite
• Steven Ogg as Trevor Philips - Grand Theft Auto V
• Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins - Beyond: Two Souls

Best Voice Actress #VGXBestVoiceActress
• Ashley Johnson as Ellie - The Last of Us
• Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth - BioShock Infinite
• Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft - Tomb Raider
• Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes - Beyond: Two Souls

Best Soundtrack #VGXBestSoundtrack
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games
• Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Namco Bandai / Level-5
• The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog

Best Song in a Game #VGXBestSong
• “A.D.H.D.” performed by Kendrick Lamar - Grand Theft Auto V
• “Sleepwalking” performed by The Chain Gang of 1974 - Grand Theft Auto V
• “Survival” performed by Eminem - Call of Duty: Ghosts
• “Will the Circle be Unbroken” performed by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker - BioShock Infinite

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Most Anticipated Game #VGXMostAnticipated
• Destiny - Activision / Bungie
• Titanfall - Electronic Arts / Respawn Entertainment
• South Park: The Stick of Truth - Ubisoft / Obsidian Entertainment
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Warner Bros Interactive / CD Projekt
• Watch Dogs - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal

 

[Mashin Haters]

i hope this gives developers more time for their acceptance speech because in the past they always get shafted.

but it probably wont happen and ill estimate at least 4 will get teabagged this year.....

 

[Goldenroad]

Assassins Creed IV really deserves to be on that GOTY list, but the only one I'd consider knocking off would be Tomb Raider.

 

[Mariolee]

And absolutely no Nintendo announcements will be made.

 

[GillianSeed79]

i hope this gives developers more time for their acceptance speech because in the past they always get shafted.

but it probably wont happen and ill estimate at least 4 will get teabagged this year.....

Actually, last year's VGA's weren't that bad. It was the first time I actually didn't cringe while watching them. I don't think anybody got tea-bagged. If the Papers Please guy wins again, though, don't expect a long acceptance speech. The guy won a bunch of awards last year and seemed like a deer in headlights.

 

[bigboss370]

I think this is a step in the right direction. We can get proper gameplay demos of games instead of purely teasers and trailers. Also interviews and commentary for developers sounds nice. I like this.


Thanks Geoff.