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Nominees Announced for "X-Play Best of 2008 Awards"

G4 and their hit show "X-Play" have announced their complete list of nominees for the "X-Play Best of 2008" awards show that will premier in a one-hour special on the network Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 8pm est/pst. The show's hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will be revealing the selections from the 20+ categories in the sixth annual special.

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WANNA GET HIGH5624d ago

“Right stick combat” – Too Human

I LMAO when i saw that. XD

littletad5624d ago

Should be on there. Everything else is okay, I suppose. Prince of Persia isn't on there either.

callahan095624d ago

I agree, it's a nice list. However, the Game of the Year category is missing something:

Fable 2
Fallout 3
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Left 4 Dead
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Resistance 2

I don't think Left 4 Dead belongs here. Get rid of it, and put in LittleBigPlanet, and I'd give this list my 100% approval.

solar5624d ago

an innovative title like L4D with its hardcore co-op should be GOTY. its like nothing else out today.

Eiffel5624d ago

LBP was a great game but not GOTY material, Gamers have already played side-scrollers before.. my vote goes for L4D, its Co-Op is just insane..

Willio5624d ago

an innovative title like L4D with its hardcore co-op should be GOTY. its like nothing else out today.

Um... Counterstrike source zombie mode? 3-5yrs ago.

@Eiffel

LBP was a great game but not GOTY material, Gamers have already played side-scrollers before.. my vote goes for L4D, its Co-Op is just insane..

Gamers have played tons of co-op multiplayer shooters before.. whats your point? At least Resistance 2 gives 8 player co-op, 60 skirmish. LBP offers a new physics system to the mix.

shovelbum5624d ago

Very nice job with the nominations.

Fallout 3 - GOTY in my book
R2 - easily wins best MP or this thing is rigged.
Fable II - the writing wasn't very good IMO - not bad by any means but nothing to throw awards at either.
L4D - the AI was outstanding and deserves the nod.
LBP - probably should be eligible for GOTY but certainly the most innovative of the year.

Eiffel5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

It was a simple opinion, no need to get all unsettled over an opinion.
Look I played LBP I enjoyed it but, it just felt like a side exclusive, a exclusive not as great as ones ahead of it.

I choose L4D because its innovative gameplay makes team members work together to survive. And its Ai Director does not hold back on difficulty settings. Its an amazing game and its my choice, like or not suck it. Don't compare mods to L4D many did and they are now silent, its nothing like any zombie mod you would know if you even played it.

staub915624d ago

The Wii is getting no love....

To bad it deserves it. Just goes to show that the wii is nothing but a money machine for Nintendo.

Sony and Microsoft are both top notch compared to the wii.

solar5624d ago

amen my friend. its hilarious to me when ppl call L4D a mod. when its no where near a mod. its the ill informed haters that dont know or do research as to what and where L4D came from. most of the hate comes from the blind, lemming ps3 fanboys.

quote "Um... Counterstrike source zombie mode? 3-5yrs ago."

lmao! and some ppl call themselves gamers. laugh.

BrianC62345624d ago

"LBP was a great game but not GOTY material,"

I don't see how anyone can say that. It deserves GOTY as much as all the games on the list. When X-Play reviewed it they acted like it was one of their favorite games of all time. Maybe since it's in so many other categories they left it out of GOTY but I say it should be on the list. Even if it doesn't win the category it's good enough to be nominated.

Serjikal_Strike5624d ago

Take L4D out...thats not a contender!

Wile5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

I think L4D is fine right where it is. Will it get GOTY? Probably not, but it deserves the nod. It's freaking fun! Unpretentious, no expectations, non-hyped, come out of left field, sleeper game, simplicity meets perfect execution, FUN!

DaSaintFan5623d ago

So other than Fable2, all the games of the year are shooters (3rd and 1st)? And to think G4 actually complained about the lack of ingenuity in the gaming industry not too long ago, but here they are helping to further promote repetitiveness.

But I'll go with Fallout3 for the GOTY winner. (since LBP isn't up there?)

As much as I love LBP: I'll say most original will be Boom Blox

Innovation: Little Big planet (although cause XBLA and PSN games get ignored, there is user generated content in some of those games)

Best Multiplayer: I"ll say Resistance 2, but just barely

Action Adventure: Dead Space
Sports: Hot Shots Golf
Shooter: Gears of War 2
RPG: Persona 4 (don't own, but everyone I"ve talked to that has it, LOVES it)
New Character: (if the Dog wins, there's something incredibly wrong with these awards): Sackboy (although Drebin got some consideration by me)
Art Direction: MGS4
Animation: I would say Prince of Persia, but I Think L4D will get this one
Writing: MGS4
Soundtrack; Mirror's Edge
Sound Design: Dead Space
best DLC: Burnout: Paradise City (no contest, with the amounts of stuff they gave for free?)
Best Downloadable; Braid will run away with this one easy (disappointed that Elefunk wasn't in the list)
Best Strategy: Valkyria Chronicles
Racing game: I suspect MK: Wii will get this, although B:PC deserves consideration
Best music game: Patapon
Best handheld: God of War: Chains of Olympus
MMO: Like they'll give this to anyone but Warcraft again?

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Galvanise5624d ago

LittleBigPlanet nominated for game of the year?

Poor list therefore.

InMyOpinion5624d ago

Should have been there instead of Resistance 2. Fable 2 and Left 4 Dead do not belong there either. Too many nominees.

Danja5624d ago

yup they snubbed LBP..but it's all good..it's X PLAY.stopped watching that show awhile back...

L4D doesn't really deserve to be nominated btw

Kaneda5624d ago

Yeah, LBP should be on the list for GOTY. But you know X-play doesn't want too many games for Sony on there. They are M$ lover...

Megaton5624d ago

I'm actually really surprised LBP isn't one of their nominees. They were telling people to go out and buy PS3's just for that game, and it gets passed up for games like Fable 2 and Resistance 2?

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butterfinger5624d ago

with LBP not getting any love as game of the year while L4D is. It would seem that they really loved L4D. Oh well, I love both games:)

Angelitos5624d ago

POOR XBOTS

POOR XBOTS, they know LBP will win it, but XPlay is a POOR XBOTS show, so they want to please the POOR XBOTS.

POOR XBOTS

TheColbertinator5624d ago

Shadow Man habla espanol? Ay dios mio XD

IzKyD13315624d ago

Theres a little thing called google translator, heres one for him:
los bots son homos
you don't need a translator to figure this one out

heyheyhey5624d ago (Edited 5624d ago )

las personas que prefieres la xbox son pendejos, ademas, en mi opinion MGS4 es le videojuego que es mas bien para esta ano

IzkY, es verdad, les bots son homos.... muy homo, por ejemplo pp

ahh darn my limited spanish!

Aquanox5624d ago

Aprendan a hablar español sarta de huevones! XD

LBP not in the GOTY nominees... must be due to the multiplayer and control problems.

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Smacktard5624d ago

Wh... what? How the hell are Boom Blox and Super Smash Bros Brawl absent from, at least, the best multiplayer category? What crap.

Covenant5624d ago

I'll agree with you...I would have put SSMB on the list instead of Too Human.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies3d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken3d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing693d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker3d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt3d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken3d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave4d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto4d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno4d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai4d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast5d ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood5d ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK5d ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast4d ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake5d ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast4d ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon5d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast4d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon4d ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake4d ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast4d ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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