Angry Joe just has a hate-on for Geoff because he got schooled by him a few years ago.
But that doesn't mean I disagree with what he said.
I find it funny how the internet remembers things from 3 years ago. I don't know how many times ive addressed this. Half my posts on NeoGAF are individually telling threads the real story, instead of letting them believe the grapevine "joe-hate-train" crap.
But here goes.
I went to the VGA 2010 because I was invited (likely to be made an example of because I posted an angry rant about the previous show in 2009), I was promised a lengthy interview where I would field questions from my viewers and various internet threads that were complaining about them.
Oh and BTW, in the later follow up video I said as I was recounting the events of how I was treated, "I was supposed to be representing gamers there, I'm sorry I failed you guys" - this is where my haters and internet trolls perpetuated the myth that "Joe personally thinks he is gods gift to gaming" and that "he think he represents ALL gamers" and that "He has a huge uncontrollable ego" because I share my opinions on things in videos on the internet - that couldnt be further from the truth - I dont represent ALL gamers thats ridiculous, only a troll who wants desperately to hate me can come up with such a stupid ass out of context idea to try to peg on me having said.
Back then I had NO interview experience, just a dude given an opportunity, I was very nervous, but Geoff came to me before the show and smiled and said "you going to shit on the awards this year Joe" (clearly he had seen the video). I smiled back and said no, no, I mean not unless its terrible. Laughed and then he continued greeting famous people.
I was placed at the dead last in a long line of "gaming journalists", a press line I would later learn they called it. The press would get maybe one or two questions for all the celeb's and they'd move on. When I realized what was up, I tried flagging down Geoff, at this point he seemed to be purposefully ignoring me not making eye contact when hes just a few feet away. I got a few impromptu interviews with various peoples like Felicia Day who was cool enough to go to the very last person in line before leaving unlike nearly everyone else, then it was over.
I could see Geoff standing a few feet away, again tried to get his attention, then he left. So I was like fuck, this sucks, told Tons0Fun to pack up the camera and lets go, hes not coming. Suddenly without warning as we are packing up Geoff surprises us from behind, says in a rushed manner, come on Joe you got 2 minutes, come on, lets go. The rest is history, you can see in the video.
From later conversations with Geoff himself, I told him I was upset that I didnt get what I was promised, at how he ambushed me and put me on the spot, he shared with me how he was upset at the editing job I did on the follow up video (me pausing him and walking in screen to shake my head) and that my VGA 2009 video was quote "like shitting on his wedding". We talked more about it, I told him I just wanted someone to answer for the previous B.S. and make sure its not in future shows, that was my only purpose there since none of the other "REAL Journalists" who were busy stuffing there faces with the free food and alcohol cared to bring it up, while the internet was ablaze with it.
We basically both wanted the same thing to improve the show, to make it better, he saw that, he saw past my name "Angry" Joe (like so many get hung up on) and he saw I was a genuinely passionate dude. He gave my his personal email, we exchanged cell phone information and he asked to keep in touch with future feedback, we took a picture and that was that pretty much.
Oh wow, huge controversy! Screw you Joe for doing all that! You are terrible. Yea I know! lol. But regardless of the real story being here on NeoGaf for a half a second people will still say stupid shit about it, still think that I personally believe im gods gift to gaming and that I represent all the jocks and assholes and douchbags that beat up kids in highschool (someone actually said this, even though I was in chess club getting my ass kicked).
The 2010 show was better than the 2009, and the show as been getting better every year. This to me was the biggest leap forward the 2013 show, free from over commercialization free from television contracts and overlords and corporate bullshit. Now is the real opportunity to make this the show we all like and can be excited about.
I'm just trying to help, collecting the feedback of everyone, including my own and letting Geoff who is a producer how it can better improve - if that pisses you off and deserves your hate and trollin' thats cool. Continue.
