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[GlamFM]

I hope Joel comes back this year. He was the best part about the show last year, and I'd gladly pay to see him troll Geoff again.

He's not there.

 

[bombshell]

They are going to be at Playstation Experience any way.

Crash reboot confirmed.

 

[marianitten]

Videogames are more than wow such epic much wowzers moments. There's sound, there's art direction, there's character design.

It's just what I'm saying. There was already prices for Music and sound.:

Best world in a game.
Best graphics.
Best game trailer.

Are for art direction.

Best writing in a game. Best male/female character are for character design.

Best In-game innovation.
Best Online experience.
Best optional feature:

Are for innovations and features.

That doesn't mean that we can't have some awards just for fun. Like best Wow moment, best easter egg, best cheat code, etc.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I love that stuff too, but obviously I don't make the games so it's really up to publishers and developers to decide how and when to share news.

Understood, thanks Geoff

 

[Corpsepyre]

He's not there.

I think I just died a little inside.

 

[MDSVeritas]

Hi guys - Thanks for the interest. Happy to answer questions about the show here on GAF.

Along with the awards, how much of a focus will there be on looking at titles that have come out over the past year, games coming out in the future, or just generally content dealing with game creators and the games themselves?

 

[Duxxy3]

Thanks, I'm looking to build something more along the lines of what I do with Final Hours or Last of Us: One Night Live. Of course you'll be the judges of how this all comes together.

I'm OK with this.

edit: One thing I have to add - please don't be "fair" with the awards. Give the award to the game or studio that deserves it. In the past we've seen the game that is unquestionably the best game not get the best game award, and instead the studio gets the best studio. Also if the best game is an action game, it should win for best action game and for best game.

 

[GlamFM]

I think I just died a little inside.

I really think people just want to be edgy when they say they want Joel back.

He might be a good guy, but he was objectively just awful last year.

 

[Uno Venova]

I hope Joel comes back this year. He was the best part about the show last year, and I'd gladly pay to see him troll Geoff again.

what an odd person

 

[StuBurns]

I'm not opposed to CG stuff when it's right -- Blur does amazing work. But I hear you on more in-game content. That's really up to publishers too. I have some say, but the reveals are really driven by publishers and what they are willing to show off.

I like Blur's work too (although I think Logan's work is generally stronger), but it feels so disingenuous at this point. Games are looking technically beautiful across the board, marketing cycles are getting down to a more reasonable turn around, meaning games should be further along when they're announced.

Obviously if MS want to announce Minecraft 2 with a CG trailer, it'd be insane not to feature it, but any push back you can offer to skew the reveals more in favor of in-game, I think would make for a more enjoyable show.

I honestly thought we were getting somewhere with this before E3's awful slew of CG crap.

 

[SPEA]

Let's get the major one out of the Geoff, how much of an influence to the show are the publishers? Do they have an active hand in the content being presented during the show or are they more like "sponsors" in the background while you and your team do their own thing?

He commented on that already. It's earlier in the thread.

 

[DieH@rd]

I think show will be good this year.

It can hardly be worse than last year [which had good games, but terrible presentation].

 

[Gogo_ZvC]

I vote Jacob Levelle and Peter P. for host and co-host.

Looking forward to this, nice way to kick off December!

 

[BlackBuzzard]

I think show will be good this year.

It can hardly be worse than last year [which had good games, but terrible presentation].

POTATOES POTATOES!

Dont invite those guys as the musical act again.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Get Adam Sessler to cohost! Morgan Webb isn't a bad choice either.

 

[GlamFM]

Get Adam Sessler to cohost! Morgan Webb isn't a bad choice either.

Aisha Tyler!!!

 

[outunderthestars]

Please no skits or attempts at "gamer humor." Just stick to showing off awesome games, highlighting interesting developers, and being as earnest as possible.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Aisha Tyler!!!

Yeah, she is cool too, and funny.

 

[weekev]

Aisha Tyler!!!

Naomi Kyle would be nice as a co-host.

 

[Tidus_Great]

Get Adam Sessler to cohost! Morgan Webb isn't a bad choice either.

or tommy tallrico and that creepy victor guy.

 

[Tobor]

I think that's an excellent question and one I struggle with all the time. At the end of the day a lot of you guys want to see forward-looking content on big games in 2015 and beyond. Awards are really important, but at the same time I know it's not the most compelling content to see 25 back to back award presentations.

Will all awards be on stage, or will there be off air winners as well?

 

[StuBurns]

Aisha Tyler!!!

While we're on the subject.

Absolutely no 'best celebrity in a game' award. Seriously. Shit's embarrassing.

 

[Slowdive]

Sounds like it's going to be better than VGX, thankfully.

 

[Wynnebeck]

He commented on that already. It's earlier in the thread.

Would be helpful to link to said post sir

 

[GlamFM]

While we're on the subject.

Absolutely no 'best celebrity in a game' award. Seriously. Shit's embarrassing.

Throw the a bone. They need something to broaden the appeal a bit.

 

[Tobor]

Throw the a bone. They need something to broaden the appeal a bit.

Not anymore they don't. This is airing on video game consoles and Steam, not cable tv.

 

[T.O.P]

Joel will not be hosting.

Thank god

Sounds great

Aisha Tyler!!!

THIS SO MUCH

love her (Sessler would be good as well actually)

 

[StuBurns]

Throw the a bone. They need something to broaden the appeal a bit.

"I'm very excited to welcome, co-star of the game Victorious, Ariana Grande!"

Oh man, that GTA music thing last time... God damn

 

[DeviantBoi]

Get Adam Sessler to cohost! Morgan Webb isn't a bad choice either.

Sessler seems to have turned into a shill-for-hire. I might be mistaken, but that was my impression.

 

[legacyzero]

Joel will not be hosting.

Good. YOU should host. Or at least bring Sammy J back in.

You're all the show needs as a host TBH. Maybe some of the GT folk? Kaiser? Mckay? Etc?

Heck, if you're thinking the celeb route, Aisha Tyler has been great the last few years.

 

[uncleniccius]

2AM for me.. I might be there.. maybe.

 

[jett]

Good luck Geoff.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Sessler seems to have turned into a shill-for-hire. I might be mistaken, but that was my impression.

Seems fine to me. Been watching him ever since the ZDTV days. A long freaking time. Hell, geoff could host it and I wouldn't care. Been following since his g4tv.com tv show days.

 

[jelly]

Please bring some class. VGAs is pure trash. Celebrate games and creators the right way and less celebrity nonsense unless they are involved with games and no lame stereotype videogame jokes.

 

[-Horizon-]

Time for The Last Guardian.

 

[Kandinsky]

Does this affect you emotionally or something? If anything, is better to have Nintendo into this things than out

Yes, I don't like seeing Nintendo in those kinds of shows, they always seem out of place with all the AAA/guns/action and swearing going on. Watching Miyamoto last year was awful, poor guy.

 

[benny_a]

I also think Geoff is a cool host. Geoff and Aisha.

Just please not any YouTube personality. They just aren't comfortable in front of an audience.

 

[StuBurns]

I'd like to see Olivia Munn co-host. People don't hate her now she's actually good in Newsroom.

#Munnyinthebank

 

[Acquiescence]

Joel will not be hosting.

Praise the lord!

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Think of it like this: If they aren't wearing suits and tuxes to this shindig, it's not gonna be classy.

 

[gogosox82]

So new video games award show. Hope it better than the VGA/\VGX awards. Those were always so embarrassingly bad. Just make it about celebrating games and innovation in games and NO JOEL MCHALE PLZ.

 

[Spaghetti]

in it for the mgsv trailer and nothing else.

 

[legacyzero]

So Geoff.... Hello Games? HmmmmMmmmmM??

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

as for a comment on categories, Id really like to see "Best platform game" as a category disappear

 

[Corpsepyre]

I really think people just want to be edgy when they say they want Joel back.

He might be a good guy, but he was objectively just awful last year.

Nothing edgy about it. He was really entertaining last year is all, though it didn't end up saving the show or anything.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Nothing edgy about it. He was really entertaining last year is all, though it didn't end up saving the show or anything.

It felt like Joel gave up on the show thirty seconds in and went "fuck it".

Though, while entertaining, his performance reeked of apathy.

 

[Bsigg12]

You can buy tickets now through Ticketmaster with Microsoft's code JAMESONLOCKE so they will definitely be showing off the Halo 5 singleplayer.

Tickets are $45 dollars btw

 

[kris.]

this is starting to sound like something i'd watch. so glad Spike doesn't have anything to do with it.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Tickets are $45 dollars btw

That is pretty expensive. Is dinner included or anything?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

in it for the mgsv trailer and nothing else.

I think it will be the trailer Sutherland was talking about.