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[Hypereides]

Nah, hasn't been in years. Its the same deal every year. Geoff hypes it beyond belief yet again or makes vague enough teases to entice people to watch it. Now, they added the extra layer of activism in the mix. No thanks.

I just pass it up and read if there are any worthwhile announcements the following day. Its a glorified advertisement show anyway.

 

[NewYork214]

If nothing going on. I'll watch for announcements. Or I just wait for 4k uploads of the trailers and premiers on YouTube.

 

[Holammer]

Complete joke & cringe, but I'm still going to watch it for the trailers.
By watch I mean I'm going to mute it most of the time.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Maybe an unpopular opinion in here but I like Geoff and his show. I don't care much about who gets the awards, but I like the drama that it causes And of course I watch it for the trailers. I also like to check Bafta awards, but I don't know if they got a show like that though.

 

[ahtlas7]

Meh, but I’m not their target so it’s fine. Enjoy the advertisement.

 

[Shifty1897]

I like it a lot, but yes the non-game music is awful. I wanted the swallow a gun the time Imagine Dragons got on stage.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

I love them as I think it's important that the people behind the games get some recognition.

 

[YukiOnna]

It's fun! Even if not everything is for me or a year doesn't have something I get excited about (although there is always at least one,) it doesn't change I'll watch it and look forward to it. Nice to have someone continuing in-person events as it's like E3 and that's good for me in an era of robotic voice, trailer reel digital "shows". Nothing you have to think or get riled up about too much.

Plus, it's run by a Canadian so I will always shill

 

[RiccochetJ]

I don't care for Keighley's Game Awards because of the fact that the show is more about the reveals and announcements than the awards. So in my mind they're already devaluing the awards themselves, and to my knowledge the developers value the D.I.C.E. awards more anyways.

So I don't even bother watching. I just watch for the GAF threads that gets created microseconds after the trailer or announcement is made on the show.

 

[Danjin44]

I only watch it for game announcements.

 

[Happosai]

Funny saying that when a thread about Xbox not getting one (or even a nominee) for like a decade just a few days ago.

I don't think he meant it toward any platform in general Ikaru. Just looks like slim pickens most times and that's sorta the rut we're in. Anyone here old enough can remember when award ceremonies for games were so diverse in genre, platform and category that it really was something more than just trailers. I really hope we go that way again but, maybe just wishful thinking on my part.

 

[MALpractice311]

I watch the trailers the day after. That's all that I care about.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

You’re essentially asking if I watch it. Yes, I do. For the announcements and a tad bit for the awards.

And some of the performances.

The viewing numbers prove that basically the entire industry and active console base watches it.

 

[clarky]

Don't care for the actual awards but they've upped their game the last couple of years, i enjoy the announcements and whoever might invade the stage.

They said they've upped security this year, thats just a red rag to any nerd. lets see if anyone makes it.

 

[Chastten]

Never watched a single one, so I don't care either way.

Most awards are popularity contests, and the stuff I like (mostly) simply isn't popular enough for those shows. And that's perfectly alright. I'm sure there are plenty of people who do enjoy them.

 

[Bartski]

Friendly reminder:

gaming live shows < neogaf threads for gaming live shows

 

[rofif]

No. They never like the same games as I do

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

I like it for what it is, but it's not that big of a deal TBH, I think they do a decent enough job with the nominee's.

It's fun though, specially because of console warring drama.

 

[brian0057]

Any award ceremony that crowns Dragon Age: Inquisition the Game of the Year should be dismissed and derided.

 

[Fbh]

The awards themselves? no.
The event can be fun when they have a good lineup of reveals, last year in particular was pretty solid.

I'll generally watch it if I'm not doing anything on that day, but it's not like I'll specifically free up time or cancel plans to watch it.

 

[Banjo64]

Complete joke.

GOTY is the game that wins the most awards overall.

Even then, it doesn’t really matter unless you’re the type of Chad that likes to flex Zelda’s power over little bitch games.

 

[DonF]

I dont care for the awards. Or the musical presentations and shit. Im there for the trailers. So I don't watch it. I wait for the trailers here.

 

[naguanatak]

I watch the show for the trailers/announcements but I still enjoy the rest, I just don't take it seriously. Not that I care about the awards at all or who's licking whos butt or cringy PR talk. I just like to observe people who think they are important, like the CEO of our company in a meeting. They all shit and piss, need to eat and sleep. Yet they keep insisting on a charade of importance and babble on about superficial bullshit instead of being authentic and telling us the truth... And I find that very amusing and entertaining in between the trailers and announcements.
Still remember Josef Fares, just a breath of fresh air in a swamp of mediocracy.

 

[MacReady13]

I watch a recap for the game announcements. The awards mean absolutely zero to me. Couldn't care who or what wins an award.

 

[pqueue]

utterly irrelevant.

game of the year is totally subjective (same as movie, tv and music awards) and different people like different things.

Like what you like.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

For the exclusive trailers. Yes. Everything else? Hell naw

 

[Mozzarella]

Kinda in the middle.
I like that games can have awards that recognize talent and make this hype contest at the end of the year to sum it up, but also i dont like how its organized, the people who vote and who direct the shows refuse to learn or improve, and the discussion around it can get toxic and insufferable.

 

[March Climber]

Over the years it has morphed into a premiere showcase of trailers and announcements, almost to the point where it is now known as the big winter event for gaming.

I like that. I feel like film award shows should follow suit and have trailer reveals for future projects while giving out awards.

Geoff’s only problem this entire time has been show pacing. He will consistently show off all of the really good stuff in the first half of the show and then the rest of the show drags it’s feet in the second half. A B-level Fast and Furious game presented by Vin Diesel would be a middle-of-show event, not the final showstopper or the ‘one more thing’ moment.

Moments like that belong to the trailer for the DLC to Elden Ring, or the new Capcom project.

 

[semiconscious]

'awards': industry group-gropes...

i'll watch any interesting trailers the next day...

 

[Melfice7]

I only watch it to see trailers of upcoming games, the awards themselves mean absolute shit

 

[Aion002]

I find it entertaining, so I watch it every year. But I don't care about the awards.

I watch it for the reveals and the cringe.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Doesn't mean it doesn't have value. No awards shows are really relevant for me to be honest. I always look forward to them so that I can check out all the cool trailers and announcements the next day at my leisure. I don't begrudge anyone for liking em', but they are essentially giant advertisements and I don't think people should put much weight behind any of them.

 

[Woggleman]

People say they don't matter but let a game some people don't like win and all hell breaks loose.

 

[CitizenKratos]

Can’t draw any conclusions from the false trichotemy

Next time try. Yes, no.

 

[Laptop1991]

No, i'm just interested in announcements or new trailers of hopefully games i like.

 

[Crayon]

I think they are fun but that's about it.

 

[elmos-acc]

I think industry awards usually do serve a purpose (Grammy's suck major ass though), and VGA is the most high profile ceremony in gaming. Of course as a show and a brand it tends to be pretty bad, but there's really nothing offensive about it's existence.

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

Pretty cringey and very nerdy, but it's still fun to watch overall. There are always a few cool announcements/trailers.

As for the awards, doesn't technically mean anything, but still fun to root for your game of choice. It's the closest thing we have to gaming Oscars, also meaningless, but fun to root for your favorite. It's a bit of bragging rights and validation, you bet your ass I'll be pumped when BG3 dominates.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Game awards are a good way of showing what games are good for casuals.

 

[Katajx]

Just the trailers. I’ll look them up on YouTube after. Maybe check GAF.

 

[tylrdiablos]

Ignore them the same way I do E3. Simply have a look at your gaming site of choice the next day for a round-up/summary.

 

[LordBlodgett]

I watch after the fact for all of the announcements and trailers. Could not give two shits about the awards, or 90% of the guests, performances, etc....In fact I watch after so I can skip all that junk

 

[KiteGr]

If a "game of the year" edition is an excuse to get retail complete editions, then I like them.

 

[Neolombax]

Just here for the trailers man. But I guess the awards give recognition to the hard work of developers, so good on them.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I like it but it’s too long.

 

[StereoVsn]

It’s kind of meh, but I fast forward to announcements and sometimes watch ok parts.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

No. I don't know if they are a complete joke or not, but I certainly don't care.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I like it for the reveals/announcements, I find the majority of the other stuff cringey and ego massaging to say the least. The way Keighley , who has gotten more in love with himself year after year, fawns over some is sickening, it wouldn’t surprise me if he had a Kojima tattoo in a rude area.

Still to his credit, the reveals are a nice thing to be interested:tune into for a video game fan as Christmas approaches.

 

[poppabk]

I've never watched them but I don't actively hate them or anything.
Just don't care.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Yes because I love seeing the chaos it causes in here