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[chubigans]

I'm glad FLOWER won an award it was nice seeing Kellee Santiago on stage, she is such a cutie.

le fixed.

 

[The Faceless Master]

anyone seen the split second trailer?

 

[bridegur]

Anyone know who sings the song in the Crackdown trailer? That voice sounds familiar.

 

[Thunderbear]

The "surprise" was what happens at the very end of the Reach trailer. He wasn't referring to something separately.

He also said based on that trailer Reach was going to be the GOTY of 2010, something I thought was pretty shitty considering objectivity and all that... I liked the trailer, but really?

He's a decent presenter with a positive attitude and interviews people well. He did build up the hype, comparing this VGA to E3 in terms of announcements etc. so that is somewhat shitty. I would think the majority of viewers would agree, not just "hardcore" gamers.

 

[pieatorium]

anyone seen the split second trailer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ROgsjkURv4
Not the trailer from the show but imo better than what they showed during the awards

 

[Kadey]

The only award that mattered to me.

 

[Red]

Except that surprise happened about 2 hrs before that tweet

My mistake.

 

[The Faceless Master]

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/spike-tv-video-game-awards/12349

still no split second!

 

[SolidSnakex]

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/spike-tv-video-game-awards/12349

still no split second!

Split/Second was just a commercial, which is why it was aired twice during the show. So they probably won't post it.

 

[akilshohen]

The only award that mattered to me.

you should see what Capcom said on their twitter for unity. :lol :lol

any place to see all the trailers together up yet?

 

[The Faceless Master]

Split/Second was just a commercial, which is why it was aired twice during the show. So they probably won't post it.

oh...

you should see what Capcom said on their twitter for unity. :lol :lol

any place to see all the trailers together up yet?

almost all are on gametrailers.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/spike-tv-video-game-awards/12349

 

[Unknown One]

As expected no gameplay footage of Halo Reach. Prerendered, looks nice though.

 

[hamchan]

As expected no gameplay footage of Halo Reach. Prerendered, looks nice though.

Was it pre-rendered?

 

[BakedPigeon]

As expected no gameplay footage of Halo Reach. Prerendered, looks nice though.

Thats actually all ingame.

 

[shintoki]

I liked most of the awards. Only one that differ is Flower winning. Trials HD so deserved it. I still loved all the hating on it prior, minute people got to play it. OMG this is so awesome and hardcore. :lol

Outside of that I liked what I saw for the most part

Still haven't seen any the trailers yet. Watching them now ^_^

 

[Tiktaalik]

Crackdown 2 looked pretty bad. I do realize it's supposed to be a zany, off the wall, larger than life game, and this trailer showed that, but on the other hand, there wasn't anything really there that compelling, and it looked really low tech.

It very easily could have just been a poorly designed trailer, but my first reaction was to think: Budget priced?

 

[Unknown One]

Was it pre-rendered?

I bet using in game engine. It was way to clean. Other ingame cutscenes in games usually have flaws and that trailer was flawless. I know it wasn't real time at all, it has to be cleaned up.

I might be wrong but until gameplay footage is shown I doubt this trailer was real time.

 

[Wallach]

I think I'm just gonna watch the trailers online and avoid the show. The winners were so predictable :| However, I'm absolutely baffled at DG:O winning Best RPG.

I'm not, the only other real contender there was Demon's Souls and I personally wouldn't have picked that over DA:O either.

 

[expy]

I bet using in game engine. It was way to clean. Other ingame cutscenes in games usually have flaws and that trailer was flawless. I know it wasn't real time at all, it has to be cleaned up.

I might be wrong but until gameplay footage is shown I doubt this trailer was real time.

My guess is that it's using a different rendering technique for cut scenes, sort of like what Gran Turismo does for replays. Meaning, not representative of gameplay, for graphics, texturing, resolution and framerates.

 

[Proelite]

My guess is that it's using a different rendering technique for cut scenes, sort of like what Gran Turismo does for replays. Meaning, not representative of gameplay, for graphics, texturing, resolution and framerates.

Probably this, as Halo 3's cutscenes improved everything except for framerate, texturing, and resolution.

 

[Schrade]

Thats actually all ingame.

Geoff Keighley said it was all in game but then again, he is the false hype monster and definitely can't be trusted. His track record is not very good.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Thats actually all ingame.

That grass in the beginning can't be in-game.

 

[venom2124]

I just checked out the trailers a second time and I love Spec Ops, Medal of Honor, and Batman. Spec Ops gave me a Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now vibe. I really hope that's the direction the story goes in. Hell, I hope the bad guy's name is Kurtz. Medal of Honor looked impressive. I love COD and hope MOH plays similarly, just more realistic. As for Batman, the trailer gave off a No Man's Land feel, one of the best Batman storylines. Saw Sionis printed on a sign so hopefully Black Mask will be heavily featured this time.

None of the other trailers stood out. Crackdown 2 seemed a little weak. Reach was about as boring as a trailer could get. Force Unleashed 2 was ok, but I'm anxious to see some gameplay.

 

[Proelite]

That grass in the beginning can't be in-game.

Watch the HD version, they are just the same moving bitmaps that you saw in Halo 3.

 

[nightez]

Cant wait for the new True Crime. Had more fun playing True Crime: NY that than GTA IV.


.....

 

[gofreak]

Thats actually all ingame.

Twice bitten, thrice shy.

I am very glad flower got a nod. It would be a shame for it to be lost in the q4 shuffle when it comes to rewards etc.

 

[El-Suave]

Is there a place to watch the actual awards acceptances? They're taking them off Youtube apparently. It's a shame that this show is all about the trailers and not about the awards themselves. Apart from one or two upsets (Jack Black) most of them actually went to the right games this year.

 

[°°ToMmY°°]

so guys, what was the surprise announcement keighley talked about?

 

[Nirolak]

so guys, what was the surprise announcement keighley talked about?

Arkham Asylum 2.

 

[KillerAJD]

Kinda dissapointed Rockstar didn't show off Agent, but I guess they'll save that for E3 or something. Pretty annoying show regardless, :lol

 

[GodfatherX]

i guess all and all it wasn't all that bad

Pros:
SpecOps
MOH
Reach
Batman sequel
Force Unleashed 2

Cons:
every single thing about the presentation

 

[Hazelhurst]

Fucking bullshit.

1. Mark Hamill
2. Nolan North
3. Claudia Black
4. Arleen Sorkin
5. Jack Black

Spike does not know greatness. They did it for the rating so that jack black can be funny on stage.

Agreed. Nolan North or Mark Hamill should've won this. What a waste.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Sorry is there a sum up of the awards/what was show?

Unfortunately the stream was very lagging so I only caught the part when Jack Black won Best Voice (WTF? no way, embarrassing) but maybe it was a good thing I diidn't get to see the rest... flOwer won an award? Fuck yeah, well deserved.

 

[Nirolak]

Sorry is there a sum up of the awards/what was show?

Unfortunately the stream was very lagging so I only caught the part when Jack Black won Best Voice (WTF? no way, embarrassing) but maybe it was a good thing I diidn't get to see the rest... flOwer won an award? Fuck yeah, well deserved.

The trailers are all here: http://www.gametrailers.com/game/spike-tv-video-game-awards/12349

As for the awards, unfortunately I wasn't paying much attention to remembering what won.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I have no interest in the awards whatsoever (other than to hear people on podcasts bitching about them ) but it was nice to get a new round of trailers/announcements in December. With all the big releases there's been no good announcements for too long!

 

[Zzoram]

Jack Black should NOT have won best voice actor.

The nominees for most of the categories were safe and the winners were mostly safe as well, so nothing shockingly wrong except for best voice actor.

 

[Denzar]

What the fuck? Wolverine won 2 awards?

And where is Nolan Norths/Mark Hamils award? Jack Black seriously? I love Brütal Legend, and yes his VO was great but Mark Hamil and Nolan North had better performances.

I'm glad Uncharted 2 won game of the year though. Also the trailers were one big dissapointment. Arkham Asylum 2 is VERY nice though.

And where is my Dead Space 2 dammit!?

 

[Thrakier]

I don't understand how UC2 can be GOTY when it was beaten by ACII for best action adventure...

 

[Chuck Norris]

Jack Black should've won for the "human male"(wtf does that mean) category, which was the celebrity thing obviously

Nolan should've taken the best voice actor award, he did an incredible job in Uncharted 2. Really one of the few bits of voice acting in any game that I'd describe as iconic

 

[Chuck Norris]

I don't understand how UC2 can be GOTY when it was beaten by ACII for best action adventure...

They obviously designed it so a developer/game wouldn't be featured twice on stage

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Yay, so glad Flower won
It was the only one i gave a shit about enough to vote

 

[Thrakier]

They obviously designed it so a developer/game wouldn't be featured twice on stage

Yeah, but logic wise it makes no sense. Don't get me wrong, I love UC2 and I didn't play ACII, so no bias there, but I think the show design is flawed...

 

[minus_273]

As expected no gameplay footage of Halo Reach. Prerendered, looks nice though.

didnt look prerendered to me. Looked more like an in-engine cutscene.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

The winners (copied from another forum) if anyone's interested...

Bolded are the winners:

2009 Video Game Awards (VGA) Winners and Results

GAME OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Left for Dead 2
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW
‘Splosion Man
Flower
Osmos
Trials HD

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Halo 3: ODST
Forza Motorsport 3
Left for Dead 2

BEST PS3 GAME
Infamous
Killzone 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST Wii GAME
Madworld
New Supermario Bros. Wii
Punch-out !!
Wii Sports Resort

BEST PC GAME
Dragon Age: Origins
Left for Dead 2
Plants vs. Zombies
The Sims 3

BEST HANDHELD GAME
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Mario&Luigi: Bowsers’ Inside Story
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Scribblenauts

BEST SHOOTER
Halo 3: ODST
Killzone 2
Left for Dead 2
Modern Warfare 2

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin’s Creed 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST RPG
Borderlands
Demon’s Souls
Dragon Age: Origins
Mario&Luigi: Bowsers’ Inside Story

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Left for Dead 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
EA Sports Fight Night Round 4
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
UFC 2009 Undisputed
Wii Sports Resort

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
FIFA Soccer 10
Madden NFL 10
NBA 2K10
NHL 10

BEST DRIVING GAME
Dirt 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Gran Turismo (PSP)
Need For Speed Shift

BEST MUSIC GAME
DJ Hero
Guitar Hero 5
Lego Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Brutal Legend
DJ Hero
Guitar Hero 5
The Beatles: Rock Band

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Assassin’s Creed 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST GRAPHICS
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Killzone 2
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE/TV SHOW
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Tricia Helfer as Dare

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja
Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick

BEST CAST
Brutal Legend
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

BEST VOICE
Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
Mark Hamill as The Joker
Nolan North as Nathan Drake

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Battlefield 1943
Fat Princess
Plants vs. Zombies
Shadow Complex

BEST DLC
Fallout 3 – Broken Steel
Fallout 3 – Point Lookout
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Bioshock 2
God of War III
Mass Effect 2
Starcraft II

 

[ymmv]

GAME OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Left for Dead 2
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST PS3 GAME
Infamous
Killzone 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin’s Creed 2
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Assassin’s Creed 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

BEST GRAPHICS
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Killzone 2
Unchartered 2: Among Thieves

Look at the box, the game's called UNCHARTED 2.....

 

[JimiNutz]

Glad I didn't repeat the mistake of last year and stay up for this one.
Looking at who won awards they seemed to spread the love around fairly equally and most of the big games won a least one award.

Trailers were a bit of a disappointment again however I was really impressed with the new Medal of Honour trailer (easily the best of the bunch) and Crackdown 2 looked nice as well

 

[Dabookerman]

A lot of people seem genuinely pissed off that certain games did not win certain awards from one of the most commercial awards show ever.
I am so glad I didn't watch it. Sounds like awful awful television.

 

[Gorgon]

Not a single game announced that I care a fuck about. MAN, what a dissapointment.

 

[Metalmurphy]

I thought ODST won best original score? Are those awards in that post correct?

 

[Fireflu]

It just makes me sick that ODST wasnt even a nominee for best cast... i mean WTF