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[iNvid02]

Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2014 is now complete.
Winners will be announced on the 24th October during the ceremony at Indigo2, O2, London - make sure you watch it live from 15:40 on Twitch.

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Last year's winners included Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto V, Best Newcomer The Last of Us and Studio of the Year Naughty Dog, while Irrational Games co-founder Ken Levine picked up the long-running event's inaugural Lifetime Achievement award.

In 2014, the flagship Game of the Year category has arguably never been tighter. Device 6, Tearaway, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Dark Souls 2, Mario Kart 8 and The Wolf Among Us are just some of the 18 games shortlisted for the prestigious award.

Batman: Arkham Knight, Halo 5: Guardians, The Legend of Zelda Wii U, The Witcher 3 and Uncharted 4 are among the titles vying for the Most Wanted prize, while Blizzard, Media Molecule, Respawn and Ubisoft Montreal are among those in the running for Studio of the Year.

There'll also be a number of exclusive reveals at today's event, including The Witcher 3's opening cinematic and a new Projects Cars trailer.

 

[iNvid02]

stream starts in an hour
contain your excitement people

 

[axisofweevils]

Stream is now live.
Anyone know what the music was that was just playing? Sounded really cool.

EDIT: This track is awesome too.

 

[Jb]

Wait this is their 2014 goty show in October?

 

[kudoboi]

Wait this is their 2014 goty show in October?

yeah i felt having the show in october was a little weird since there are still quite a few games not out yet

edit: dat pewdiepie spam in the chat

 

[Vomiaouaf]

Mobile games represented?

 

[The Cowboy]

Is Alien Isolation not up for anything?, can't see it on any nomination lists.

 

[Lordzap]

Is Alien Isolation not up for anything?, can't see it on any nomination lists.

Alien Isolation came out after the 30th of September which means it will be on next years award show.

 

[GavinUK86]

Incase you don't know CVG are doing a live blog http://www.computerandvideogames.com/479365/live-blog/live-blog-the-golden-joystick-awards-2014/

 

[axisofweevils]

The start time keeps getting pushed back. 3:40 > 3:50 > 4:00. I'm liking the music though so I'm not really complaining.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

This show has more delays then a Sony press conference.

 

[GavinUK86]

The live blog is saying it's started and repeating what's happening.

The livestream is way behind.

Edit: Oh.

 

[RK9039]

Ed Byrne is hosting this? lol.

 

[GavinUK86]

Ed Byrne is hosting this? lol.

Yup lol.

 

[Slowdive]

Ed Byrne is hosting this? lol.

He hosted it the last two years as well.

 

[axisofweevils]

It is now live.

 

[Duxxy3]

So they're doing an awards show when there are still two months left in the year?

Sunset Overdrive
Little Big Planet 3
Master Chief Collection
AC Unity
AC Rogue
Far Cry 4
Advanced Warfare
Dragon Age Inquisition
Smash Brothers
Bayonetta 2 (just this week)
and a ton of others

All unreleased

 

[mrklaw]

audio is all over the place. Voiceover and music is way too loud, and the on-stage mic is too quiet.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

VGX:Reloaded without the reveals.

 

[DukeBobby]

Well, this has been a complete mess so far.

 

[TheBioLover]

The BAFTAs are usually the best awards show imo, although the VGAs weren't bad in 2011 and 2012.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Naughty Dog didn't get enough awards last year.

 

[Tregard]

Audience are completely killing the atmosphere. I know Ed Byrne isn't working with the best material but give him something to work with, jesus.

Really not a fan of DLC and unfinished games winning awards.

 

[Begaria]

So they're doing an awards show when there are still two months left in the year?

Sunset Overdrive
Little Big Planet 3
Master Chief Collection
AC Unity
AC Rogue
Far Cry 4
Advanced Warfare
Dragon Age Inquisition
Smash Brothers
Bayonetta 2 (just this week)
and a ton of others

All unreleased

Yeah I was just thinking that. October isn't even over yet and some of the biggest games of the year aren't out. What's the point of doing a show right now?

Edit: I actually don't know much about this particular reward show. Like they just did the visual design reward which had a combination of 2013 and 2014 games. So what's the time frame for awards in this show? Is it late 2013/September 2014?

 

[The Cowboy]

The BAFTAs are usually the best awards show imo, although the VGAs weren't bad in 2011 and 2012.

This is the only one i really watch, i like that they are really serious with it. I tried the VGA awards but just couldn't stand them, they seem to cater to really immature people and for the most part treat gamers like idiots - plus i really don't like these mid year awards like this one.

 

[iNvid02]

this is mostly for last year's games because black flag has won the last 2 awards

 

[GavinUK86]

 

[SJRB]

Device 6, what the fuck? I've never even heard of that game.

Also, doing this in October is random as hell, especially when this year's heavy hitters pretty much all haven't released yet. And Black Flag [among others] is from 2013.

This is weird.

 

[iNvid02]

sweet witcher 3 trailer

and device6 is an iOS game, its pretty good actually

 

[Tregard]

Have the entire production team got a bus to catch? This is going ridiculously fast

 

[jacksepticeye]

That Witcher 3 trailer was awesome. I'm guessing that was the "trail" thing they teased a bit ago?

The winners of these awards are shit though for the most part.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Batllefield 4!? You joking right. Show is rigged.

 

[Tregard]

Lol that Battlefield 4 silence

 

[DopeyFish]

Batllefield 4!? You joking right. Show is rigged.

yup.

 

[bjaelke]

Up next is the Playfire Most Played Game Of The Year, based on the most hours logged on Playfire.

how is that an award?

 

[legacyzero]

BF4 has been my most enjoyed MP game of the year. That said, winning awards? Hmmm. Not after that shitty launch. I had minimal trouble, but still.

 

[GavinUK86]

Holy crap at The Witcher trailer.

 

[Tregard]

It's really really stupid that Early Access games are nominated at all, let alone able to win.

 

[kulapik]

Oh, it's the Mock the Week dude

 

[HassanJamal]

Woo~

lol

 

[Tregard]

Spoilers award for outstanding achievement in spoilers.

 

[GavinUK86]

Trust us Brits to make an award show look as ghetto as possible.

And have access to the entire 90's music backlog.

Edit: and also the 80's apparently.

 

[kulapik]

Greatest spoiler in gaming

Pokemans

 

[HassanJamal]

Woah, that Bloodborne trailer.

 

[Nzyme32]

God some of these "awards" are thoroughly pointless

Goddammit pewdiepie

Says a lot about the voting audience haha

 

[kulapik]

Goddammit pewdiepie

 

[GavinUK86]

pewdiepie?

what.

Okay, at least he acted like a mature adult in his video this time.

 

[DukeBobby]

PewDiePie?

I thought this award show couldn't get any worse.

 

[iNvid02]

its user voted though, i dotn think anybody expected anita sarkeesian to win

this show is weird, it seems super ghetto but somehow has a stage and live audience with a few exclusive trailers.

like an odd mix of VGX and baftas

 

[Tregard]

PEWDIEPIE. ffs.

Anita Sarkeesian should've won just to ruffle the GamerGaters.

Spoiler

Should've been Kyle Bosman