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[The Game Awards 2018] Habemus doritos papem.
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I find I watch Twitch a hell of a lot more than TV. For me, it's mostly about:
1. An exposure to new games I'm interested in
2. An exposure to games I don't have the ability to play, for whatever reason (not being made out of money, not having the right gear, etc.)
3. Speed running tournaments of games I like
4. Bob Ross reruns, because who couldn't use a few more happy little trees in their life?
I don't really care for 'personalities'. I find most of them obnoxious in the extreme, spending far more time engaging idiots in chat than actually playing games. The few streamers I actually follow are pretty chill, and if they're exhibiting a fake persona, it seems mostly like a professional version of who they are IRL.
Like other forms of social media, it's about having a clear reason (or two) for engaging in it from the outset, and then adhering to it.
But, I freely admit that I use social media in ways that it seems like most others don't. Like, my Facebook and Twitter profiles are private. I only friend/follow people I know or 3rd party entities that align with my interests (nothing political, just things like programming languages, SpaceX, etc.). I block 99% of bullshit. I choose how to engage, if I even feel like engaging at all. By preemptively heading off bullshit at the pass, I simply don't experience a lot of the things others seem to on these platforms. Twitch is no different.
I'm almost 38, BTW.
-He's fully aware how shit like the Hydrobot is perceived. He basically chalked it up to advertisers not really "getting" the core gamer audience, and despite being advised against stuff like that by Keighly and others, they still go through with it and the VGA's aren't really in a position to say no. He said that it ultimately comes down to someone needing to pay the bills, and he wants the Awards to feel like a spectacle, which costs money. He mentioned that he hoped, as time goes on, advertisers will get a better feel for what is and isn't a good way to market their products on the show.
-One of the reasons some of the awards feel like afterthoughts is that many games win multiple awards, so rather than having the same name crop up over and over again, they mention the smaller awards a title got after a big one. He admitted that this isn't an ideal way of handling it, especially since many consider even being nominated to be something to get excited over.
There was probably more, but that was a busy weekend for me, so I've forgotten the rest. He also said he has no current plans to bring back the Gameslice podcast, which sucks, because that only episode was killer.
So when a movie wins Best Picture of the year, there isn't any overlap with it also winning a genre category as well.
In the Game Awards, the double dipping just feels bad. And it creates a lose-lose situation. Either you give it Best Game and Best Genre, or you hand off the Best Genre award to another game in an effort to "spread the love" and then it just feels weird to have a game that is the best game that came out all year not win in the genre that it exists in.
One could make a strong argument that they should just do away with the GotY award, and do it by genre only, that way there isn't so much double dipping.
I, quite on the contrary, hope that advertisers will never learn because that shit was hilarious. I would never buy whatever product the Hydrobot was promoting (lady razors?), in fact I'd probably actively choose the competing product, but I will laugh all day long at the Hydrobot (not with).
One could make a stronger argument that they should do away with genre awards since so many of the games straddle multiple genres.
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One of them I think is confirmed to be a first look at PUBG’s new desert map.
Still hoping to see something cool from Rocksteady.
It's two people who advocate for gamers with disabilities, two Twitch streamers, and one person who I guess is mostly known for hosting the show that airs on TVs in your local Gamestop.
I'm sure they're all fine people, but two of them actually do noble stuff and should actually win.
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To be fair, I don't really get watching sports either
Death Stranding is definitely going to show up. Also the rumors of DMC5 and Soul Caliber 6 have grabbed my attention.
Really, the best way to experience the game awards (and E3 too) is to check out the trailers the next day, and then wait for the Crowbcat edit to show up on Youtube.
Also, Nolan North totally did throw the VA industry under the bus. :razz:
He is so prolific that I just assume all voices are Nolan North, even the female ones.
Also Dauntless is fun, though currently in closed beta/alpha whichever.
Bulletstorm: Full Clip
Death Stranding (I expect we will see this at these awards until it either comes out or the sun explodes)
Guardians of the Galaxy (Telltale)
Dauntless
Prey
Legend of Zelda BOTW (gameplay)
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Halo Wars 2
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Mass Effect Andromeda (gameplay)
Cool to hear there's definitely a new one coming, those Tomb Raider games are aces.
They need to get rid of all the awful annoying side characters and just have Lara explore tombs again.
Heck, a Hitman model would be pretty awesome for that. A new ridiculously detailed tomb every few months with a variety of treasures or goals... aces.
I literally thought that was just part of his schtick. Did he really win the Blockbuster Video Game Championships twice as well?
Resident 8bitdo expert.
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Ooooh I would be way down for that.
Square Enix is basically just generating hype on their own terms without having publications take the wind out of their marketing sails
edit: Also expect more Sea of Thieves info. Looking forward to that one.
Yeah, I think not having each category represented may be doing a disservice to themselves because gamers get pretty attached to the games they like and seeing something sweep categories can make the Game Awards even more of a spectacle just like they want. When Fury Road swept the Oscars people on the internet seemed to get pretty hyped. Hell, I never watch award shows and even I was sitting there on my phone while my ship was in port keeping track of categories and yelling on Twitter with everyone else due to how hard Fury Road was rocking the show just cause I'm a fan and was excited to see it doing well.
look, it not even being nominated the 'Best Up Skirt' category is nothing short of a travesty! A TRAVESTY I SAY!!!
And it's shitty to generalize people like that but everywhere surrounding TGA posts on Twitter and YouTube and whatnot (and also Twitter and YouTube in general) seem to have these individuals who insist that detractors (or non-supporters) of the game are viciously maligning it
Hot take: If Platinum are such action game demigods, how come they still can't design a lock on system that isn't a fucking dumpster fire?
Good to hear the stupidly loud "woo!" guys at the front row crowds are still going strong