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[IdreamofHIME]

This is the same Mark Burnett that created Apprentice, The Voice and Survivor? What the hell is he doing producing the VGA's? Surely he's got enough money that he doesn't have to stoop so low?

 

[vatstep]

Geoff never said it would be a retro game. He said it would appeal to old-school game fans. Which Dark Souls obviously does.

It's marketing bullshit, but he didn't lie about anything. You have to remember he's a marketer foremost.

Yup. He did his job, nothing more. GAF's hatred for this guy borders on embarrassing at times.

 

[HylianScribe]

Congrats to The Walking Dead. I had such a good time with that game. Aside from Journey which I can't speak to since I haven't played it yet, I strongly felt TWD was the most deserving of the nominees. Also because Xenoblade wasn't nominated.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

What was the retro game Geoff was talking about? I understood some game that Geoff loved to play many moons ago was making a return........What was it?

Castlevania: LOS2 is the rather obvious one, despite the fact that this already happened with the first Lords of Shadow.


Btw: shouldn't Konami show off Contra on of these days? Has that project been canned or something?

 

[transience]

Looks like I was unfortunately right. Five exclusive reveals seemed a bit too ambitious to hope for, especially without new hardware being revealed. Maybe next year.

 

[Hours Left]

What was the "old school" game? I don't see anything, anywhere.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

oh yeah: saxxy winner not shown during the awards. Another lie.

It was shown. It was the sentry video at the very start of the whole thing

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Because 99% of GAF is blaming Geoff for the 5 unannounced games, when he was not the one who said that. Mods really need to change the thread title, people were posting that and the title got edited so I took it as fact myself. Unless they're leaving it for the next-gen and retro-game statements that Geoff made of which nothing came of (apparently)?

Same, now I feel like a dick. And ya, change the title... makes us look like idiots.

 

[Oyashrio-Sama]

What won Best Handheld/Mobile Game?

 

[iBuzz7S]

Ha! As mentioned, the Wiki page is copping it hard at the moment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Video_Game_Awards#2012_Awards

Refresh for updates. Good for a laugh.

 

[Salsa]

It was shown. It was the sentry video at the very start of the whole thing

Ah wasn't that show at the start of the event with the engineer and his sentry gun being the winner? I'm pretty sure that was it.

wut, I either missed it or there was nothing shown on my end, weird

did the crowed at the VGAs watched it on the screen? that was the cool thing about it

 

[angelfly]

What was the "old school" game? I don't see anything, anywhere.

Either LoS2 or DS2

 

[BY2K]

What won Best Handheld/Mobile Game?

Probably TWD.

I mean, it DID won GOTY.

 

[dancmc]

Yup. He did his job, nothing more. GAF's hatred for this guy borders on embarrassing at times.

Yes, but I prefer mt schills less schilly!!

 

[NateDrake]

What was the "old school" game? I don't see anything, anywhere.

Apparently Dark Souls 2. How that is classified as old-school I don't know.

 

[Portugeezer]

Same, now I feel like a dick. And ya, change the title... makes us look like idiots.

Where is the retro game?

 

[Uno Venova]

So no Syphon Filter.

 

[Einchy]

Phantom Train not showing in the reruns? Sounds like Konami's or Kojima's doing.

What's up with this? Only reason I was watching the re-run.

Anyone have a high quality link to the trailer?

 

[Lime]

Geoff does still need to explain away the next-gen comment (said we would see games "far beyond summer 2013") and the retro-game thing though.

Don't underestimate Konami's incompetence.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Geoff never said it would be a retro game. He said it would appeal to old-school game fans. Which Dark Souls obviously does.

It's marketing bullshit, but he didn't lie about anything. You have to remember he's a marketer foremost.

Dark Souls is not an "old-school" game.

At all.

 

[BY2K]

Yeah, sorry Geoff.

 

[zroid]

The Doritos Pope doesn't lie. He manipulates.

 

[jet1911]

Where is the retro game?

He never said "retro game"

 

[Gorillaz]

I still don't get why people were going off on wanting him banned. He's a PR guy so of course he meant to overhype it.

The retro/old school game thing was kind ehh....Clever if was basically referring to Dark Souls

EDIT: Next gen wise couldn't Phantom Pain basically be it?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Geoff never said it would be a retro game. He said it would appeal to old-school game fans. Which Dark Souls obviously does.

It's marketing bullshit, but he didn't lie about anything. You have to remember he's a marketer foremost.

Didn't he say there would be a glimpse at next-gen?

Where was it?

Does anyone have a link to that thread, I can't find it.

 

[Toma]

Dark Souls is not an "old-school" game.

At all.

It is, in the "unforgiving" old school difficulty kinda sense.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Where is the retro game?

He was talking about a game he played and loved years ago. I assume from that it was the Castlevania reveal.

 

[Oyashrio-Sama]

Probably TWD.

I mean, it DID won GOTY.

Damn! That game was so good it won a category it wasn't nominated for? :O

 

[Sleeplessnights]

I always feel bad for GAF when all the hype turns out to be dust. Heartbreaking.

 

[LogicStep]

Now I'll sit and watch the whole show online. See what I missed.

 

[Kusagari]

Dark Souls is not an "old-school" game.

At all.

The Souls games been described as harkening back to old-school games by media/gamers since Demon's Souls first came out.

Don't act like they haven't.

 

[Hours Left]

Apparently Dark Souls 2. How that is classified as old-school I don't know.

:|

 

[SmithnCo]

Dark Souls is not an "old-school" game.

At all.

Also hardly a "revival." Unless we really want to fuck with semantics.

 

[Tobor]

I still don't get why people were going off on wanting him banned. He's a PR guy so of course he meant to overhype it.

The retro game thing was kind ehh....Clever if was basically referring to Dark Souls

You answered your own question.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

So is the Stick of Truth trailer available anywhere? Missed it and the only video I found on youtube got removed.

 

[Kade]

Can we just get the pleasantries out of the way and take off the kid gloves?

Geoff, you are a lying cunt. Your reputation as a journalist is shot, your ability to coordinate anything even remotely entertaining is null. I am certain your corporate overlords arei pleased with the ratings in the core demographics, but this was your last chance and you pissed away what little goodwill you had left. I hope you're happy with yourself, because if you're not, I honestly don't know what al that hardwork kissing asses and peddling Doritos amounted to.

You left your kid gloves on.

 

[3rdamention]

Geoff never said it would be a retro game. He said it would appeal to old-school game fans. Which Dark Souls obviously does.

It's marketing bullshit, but he didn't lie about anything. You have to remember he's a marketer foremost.

Im stupid I guess......I just dont see the connection of Dark Souls 2 to old school gaming.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Can we just get the pleasantries out of the way and take off the kid gloves?

Geoff, you are a lying cunt. Your reputation as a journalist is shot, your ability to coordinate anything even remotely entertaining is null. I am certain your corporate overlords are pleased with the ratings in the core demographics, but this was your last chance and you pissed away what little goodwill you had left. I hope you're happy with yourself, because if you're not, I honestly don't know what al that hardwork kissing asses and peddling Doritos amounted to.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

 

[Hot Coldman]

It is, in the "unforgiving" old school difficulty kinda sense.

I don't buy "old-school" as a synonym for "unforgiving".

 

[Portugeezer]

He never said "retro game"

I know, I didn't quote him.

 

[Kusagari]

Also hardly a "revival." Unless we really want to fuck with semantics.

I looked at his tweets and the word revival was never used for the "old-school" game. Did he say that somewhere else?

 

[Ra1den]

Crazy. It's a huge TV show based off an ongoing comic book. I believe Activision is also working on an FPS game of it as well. Shit is everywhere.

Ha yeah, it's weird. I guess the name is so generic that it never registered in my brain, if I did happen to hear mention of it. I'll pick it up though, I do love ADV games.

 

[Lime]

Ha! As mentioned, the Wiki page is copping it hard at the moment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Video_Game_Awards#2012_Awards

Refresh for updates. Good for a laugh.

oh boy

Who's senor Alga?

 

[Darryl]

lol the wiki page for the VGAs are getting vandalized so much that everytime i refresh it's different

 

[inky]

Im stupid I guess......I just dont see the connection of Dark Souls 2 to old school gaming.

Because it's kinda hard, you know, like old games used to be.

 

[Foffy]

I looked at his tweets and the word revival was never used for the "old-school" game. Did he say that somewhere else?

Musta been Dark Souls because it's hard and for old-school players.

 

[iamvin22]

It wasn't Geoff who lied about the 5 unannounced games! It was Mark Burnett, the producer of the VGAs!

Geoff should have corrected burnetts statements over the intewebs. its his show as well.

 

[Onion_Relish]

You left your kid gloves on.

Damn mobile phone, so many typos...

 

[iammeiam]

If this winds up being true, this has to be the "Beyond 2013" thing; Rising and maybe Ground Zeroes next year, MGSV in 2014.