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[Spike VGX Awards] Come for the reveals, leave with the shame

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  • RandomHajileRandomHajile Not actually a Snatcher The New KremlinRegistered User regular
    Wow, I've heard that guy's name tossed around a few times, but had no idea what he was. Why do people like that? I've never been more baffled by popularity, and I can't understand why any legitimate media outlet would want to be associated with that thing...oh wait, Spike. Any optimism I had for this event just flew out the window. I wonder who could watch his videos and sign off on something like that.

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Reminds me of the whole Microsoft/KSI thing, really. Did nobody really look into what these scumbags are putting out and just approve them by the number of subs they have?

    PMAvers on
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  • Niceguyeddie616Niceguyeddie616 All you feed me is PUFFINS! I need NOURISHMENT!Registered User regular
    As if I needed more of a reason to ignore this. I wish they invited Jontron instead, he would at least put on a nice suit and sing a broadway number abd then it'd at least feel like a "Oscar level" awards show.

  • ChanceChance Registered User regular
    Eeee Tomb Raider next-gen is up on Amazon, Jan 28 release date. Yuss! As soon as I was playing ACIV and appreciation how much gorgeouser 7th-gen games are on the PS4, Tomb Raider was the first game that sprung to mind for an HD up-port.

    Then Far Cry 3. I'd kill for Far Cry 3 on PS4.

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  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular

    Wraith260 wrote: »
    wait, i thought the intention was to make it less like an awards show, with the awards just thrown in amongst the rest of the crap rather than being the focus.


    No, at least the last two years they wanted to turn this into a serious award show.

    The fun part is also always afterwards when Geoff is surprised people are disappointed thinking he gave them what they wanted. At least tgis way it gets a lottle better each year.

    See the positive. Nobody in the industry got teabagged last year!

    Ha

    HaHa

    .....

  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

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  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Well put them under a spoiler bro

    I wanna know

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  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    C2B wrote: »
    Wraith260 wrote: »
    wait, i thought the intention was to make it less like an awards show, with the awards just thrown in amongst the rest of the crap rather than being the focus.


    No, at least the last two years they wanted to turn this into a serious award show.

    The fun part is also always afterwards when Geoff is surprised people are disappointed thinking he gave them what they wanted. At least tgis way it gets a lottle better each year.

    See the positive. Nobody in the industry got teabagged last year!

    Ha

    HaHa

    .....

    no i mean this year specifically. i thought that they were moving away from the 'serious award show' thing they had been trying to make work in the last few years.

  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    I meant serious as in actual focus on games and game developers.

    But, yeah.

    C2B on
  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

    Is it Shoot Mans 5: Shoot More Mans?

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  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Maz- wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

    Is it Shoot Mans 5: Shoot More Mans?

    Nope, one is actually pretty interesting (but known as a rumor)
    Game of Thrones by Telltale
    the other is the indie thing
    No Man's Sky by the guys who did Joe Danger. No idea what it is.


    C2B on
  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Oh man one of those is giving me the vapors

    This could be a pretty good set of reveals

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  • mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    From the tomb raider amazon page:

    See Lara Croft like never before, with every bead of sweat, strand of hair, and article of clothing delivered in obsessive detail; Endure a stunningly re-imagined island, fraught with new, unforgiving storms, and alive with motion

    ...actually, dynamic weather is a truely cool next gen thing that would makd me double dip. Well played.

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  • ChanceChance Registered User regular
    C2B wrote: »
    Maz- wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

    Is it Shoot Mans 5: Shoot More Mans?

    Nope, one is actually pretty interesting (but known as a rumor)
    Game of Thrones by Telltale
    the other is the indie thing
    No Man's Sky by the guys who did Joe Danger. No idea what it is.


    Spoiler 1 - I think that'd be pretty awesome, but... seriously, how many games does one studio need to have on the go at once?

    Also - I just looked at some of the categories.

    Best Xbox Game : BioShock Infinite, GTA V, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Tomb Raider.

    Best PlayStation Game : BioShock Infinite, GTA V, Rayman Legends and Tomb Raider.

    Brothers and Rayman Legends are on both systems. This isn't making sense to me.

    Also, Rayman Legends being up there at all is a farce.

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  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    I'm really glad they moved away from the award show format, or are trying to

    Because now I can treat it sorta like an E3 conference

    Whereas if I got tricked into arguing about the best game htis year with you guys I think it would get ugly fast

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  • ScreampunkScreampunk TehSpectre Registered User regular
    Is this...is this not even on Spike?

    They're airing movies instead. I don't even

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  • ChanceChance Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »
    I'm really glad they moved away from the award show format, or are trying to

    Because now I can treat it sorta like an E3 conference

    Whereas if I got tricked into arguing about the best game htis year with you guys I think it would get ugly fast

    Good point.

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  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    TehSpectre wrote: »
    Is this...is this not even on Spike?

    They're airing movies instead. I don't even

    nope, online only. i think they kinda realised that most people that actual care about this watch it online anyway.

  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »
    I'm really glad they moved away from the award show format, or are trying to

    Because now I can treat it sorta like an E3 conference

    Whereas if I got tricked into arguing about the best game htis year with you guys I think it would get ugly fast

    Yeah, I'm pretty sure Spike will be really bad at this too.

    It's not like the shows problem was that it was an awards show. It's that it was a HORRIBLE awards show that completly missed the point.

    I'm sure they will be missing it now too. The appearance by rapey guy doesn't exactly instill confidence.

  • WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Well

    I do hate stuff that attempts to pander to me

    But on the other hand I do like video game trailers

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  • AnarchyAnarchy Registered User regular
    Can't say that repeating Tomb Raider appeals to me much. Not that it's a bad game (I really enjoyed it), its just that I don't think its worth spending almost double (at least in the UK) for the same experience. That said, it definitely makes sense from a business perspective and is hopefully an indicator that we might see something new from this rebooted series soon.

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  • CrayonCrayon Sleeps in the wrong bed. TejasRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Chance wrote: »
    C2B wrote: »
    Maz- wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

    Is it Shoot Mans 5: Shoot More Mans?

    Nope, one is actually pretty interesting (but known as a rumor)
    Game of Thrones by Telltale
    the other is the indie thing
    No Man's Sky by the guys who did Joe Danger. No idea what it is.


    Spoiler 1 - I think that'd be pretty awesome, but... seriously, how many games does one studio need to have on the go at once?

    Also - I just looked at some of the categories.

    Best Xbox Game : BioShock Infinite, GTA V, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Tomb Raider.

    Best PlayStation Game : BioShock Infinite, GTA V, Rayman Legends and Tomb Raider.

    Brothers and Rayman Legends are on both systems. This isn't making sense to me.

    Also, Rayman Legends being up there at all is a farce.

    And why is it a farce? I hear good games get nominated.

    Crayon on
  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Chance wrote: »
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    Spoiler 1 - I think that'd be pretty awesome, but... seriously, how many games does one studio need to have on the go at once?
    They have been growing and its not like their games need big manpower. Add to that the episodic thing and it gets more surprising, that they aren't working on more titles.

    For comparison: Obsidian Entertainment is currently working on 3 crpgs + providing employees for a russian MMORPG project. All the while having 30 people less than TellTale. It's certainly possible for Telltale to work on three projects at once.

    C2B on
  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    thanks @C2B for taking some of the mystery out of that surprise for those of us that didn't read the spoiler.

  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Wraith260 wrote: »
    thanks @C2B for taking some of the mystery out of that surprise for those of us that didn't read the spoiler.

    I'm an idiot, sorry. :(

    30 minutes to go, till steam stream starts.

    C2B on
  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Is the announcement of a game even a spoiler? Really? I mean, if it's a thing for some people, then a spoiler tag should certainly be used.

    Just...really?

    BionicPenguin on
  • JediabiwanJediabiwan Registered User regular
    C2B wrote: »
    Maz- wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

    Is it Shoot Mans 5: Shoot More Mans?

    Nope, one is actually pretty interesting (but known as a rumor)
    Game of Thrones by Telltale
    the other is the indie thing
    FUCK YES! I'm all in for that, can't wait. Do they have any sort of footage or release date or was it just an announcement? Either way, that's a pretty big deal and I'd be happy to learn about it live.

  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    it happens, just my luck that i saw it one of the rare occasions where i'm avoiding spoilers.

  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    Is the announcement of a game even a spoiler? Really? I mean, if it's a thing for some people, then a spoiler tag should certainly be used.

    Just...really?

    well the entire even is kinda built around these 'big surprise reveals' so yeah, some people want to actually be surprised. its not a major thing by any means, but it takes like 2 seconds to put in some spoiler tags.

  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Jediabiwan wrote: »
    C2B wrote: »
    Maz- wrote: »
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    Just saw the leaked secret games...and it makes me happy that I won't be watching this live.

    Is it Shoot Mans 5: Shoot More Mans?

    Nope, one is actually pretty interesting (but known as a rumor)
    Game of Thrones by Telltale
    the other is the indie thing
    FUCK YES! I'm all in for that, can't wait. Do they have any sort of footage or release date or was it just an announcement? Either way, that's a pretty big deal and I'd be happy to learn about it live.
    Not even. Someone at Spike seriously screwed up and they streamed the rehearsal.

    C2B on
  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    edited December 2013
    ok, so it seems that everywhere is using GamesTrailers.com's stream for this and for some bizarre unknown reason i haven't been able to get sound from their streams/videos since E3. anyone got an alt stream or a way to fix my audio problem?

    EDIT: nm, getting sound on Twitch.

    Wraith260 on
  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    Stream is up.

  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    Thief just got a lot more appealing.

    Still worried about level design.

  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    am really liking what they've shown of Thief. makes me want to see more. :)

  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    That companion app doesn't sound great. Especially the gamestop exclusivity.

    C2B on
  • AbsalonAbsalon Lands of Always WinterRegistered User regular
    Time for Cranky Kong, I guess.

  • Wraith260Wraith260 Happiest Goomba! Registered User regular
    the sooner retailer exclusives die as a thing the better.

  • QuicalQuical Registered User regular
    Alright. I'm on board for this.
    Let's see how bad it becomes. I will say that Joel McHale as part of the hosting is a great choice.

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  • Maz-Maz- 飛べ Registered User regular
    1 minute in and it's already terrible.

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  • C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2013
    Ok, this isn't a bad start.

    (Bad jokes aside)

    C2B on
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