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Why Are You Watching The 2009 VGA's?

RespawnAction writes: "Why are you watching this years Video Game Awards? Do you even find these awards credible? I personally feel the awards are a bit biased, and I see that as a big problem this year as well. Yes, the winners are picked by us, the gamers, but even then can you really take the awards seriously? I for one am only watching for the debuts, and here is why..."

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guitarded775254d ago

I'm watching for the announcements...
New SW announcement - hoping for SWBF3

Government Cheese5254d ago

Thats my exact same reason guitarded

LordMarius5254d ago

Ok everyone should be watching it, to give them ratings.....why you ask?

BECAUSE I dont want to wait till GDC for new announcements, we will have announcements each year on Dec. it will be like a mini E3
so support it dammit.

THE MAX SPEED 215254d ago

yeah. I kinda agree with the Hype part of his argument. but yeah I always watch the VGAs i like the show and I'm hoping for some Good Games to be announced for all consoles.

MasFlowKiller5254d ago

Does anyone even care about there awards? its basically an excuse for gametrailers to expose the public to their special brand of stupidity, luckily they have some nice trailers

WildArmed5253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

wait the VGA awards on today? o_O
if not, when is it?

@below.
Last time i watched VGA was Live streaming online. I couldn't be bothered to watch that stuff on my TV. Had my lappy running on max vol. so i could hear when the teasers come on lol

whothedog5253d ago (Edited 5253d ago )

F the VGA's

but I don't have cable so I can't watch it anyways.

@above
I watched it last year too(but on my T.V.), and I couldn't remember why I hated it till I read your 2.1 comment haha, the teasers weren't worth watching all the fakeness and promotion. It was a weird set up with singers and celebrities for a gaming awards show, IMO.

RockmanII75253d ago

1 - 12 new games are supposedly being announced
2 - Halo Reach Trailer
3 - Possible unannounced announcements (lol)
4 - Everyone else I know is watching it too
5 - Boredom

Saaking5253d ago

I'm not, I'll just watch the "special" announcements on youtube or some other site. I can't stand to watch through this bs even if I tried.

Hisiru5253d ago

I won't watch it. I will wait for the news at N4G or another site. I saw it once and it's boring as hell.

ThanatosDMC5253d ago

I hope there's more info about Dead Rising 2.

HolyOrangeCows5253d ago

But I'm still watching for the debuts.

likedamaster5253d ago

That's easy, for all the new games being announced... Oh yeah, and the awards.

foxtheory5253d ago

It's not like they're from Gametrai-......oh yeah.

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Blaze9295254d ago

I'm not watching this crap. I'll just catch all the trailers literally 5 minute after they air on TV right here on this website.

I watched the VGAs last year and OMG, it's SO terrible.

WildArmed5253d ago

agreed. Really bad singers, really bad music, really bad dancers, really bad ceremony. .you get the point.
Glad the vids went up shortly.. It wasn't worth watch the stupid VGA for just teasers of games =/

PshycoNinja5253d ago

They didn't focus on the industry or the games enough. I acualy have hopes for this year. To tell the truth as long as they dont make it as "sexual" as last years and focus on the games more I'm all for it.

WildArmed5253d ago

lol black jack has a weird outlook on gaming =/

blue7xx75254d ago

I watch it for the exclusive unannounced games they show and videos of upcoming game like halo reach and that's what I care about I dont really care who wins any awards. But the announcements are pretty awesome you gotta admit.

respawnaction5254d ago

Yes they are awesome. I wrote that's the sole reason why I am watching them.

arsenal555253d ago

yeah i dont care about who wins.. i know itll be the crappy games that are more popular that win. not the BEST game. Ill watch for the new trailers and stuff

Unicron5253d ago

Hah, watch this trash? Won't be wasting my time.

OpenGL5253d ago

I can think of many things I'd rather watch than this.

raztad5253d ago

Like a good movie or just play some games. I'm sure any interesting info will be posted here just in matter of few seconds.

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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."

ChasterMies2d ago

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

just_looken1d 20h 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

CrimsonWing692d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker2d 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!

KyRo2d ago (Edited 2d 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.

CrimsonWing692d ago (Edited 2d 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.

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d 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_Frampt2d 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_looken1d 20h 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.

SimpleSlave3d 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

Tacoboto3d 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

Inverno3d 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

isarai3d 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

anast4d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood4d ago

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

VenomUK4d ago

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

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast3d ago

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

gold_drake4d ago

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

anast3d 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.

Armaggedon3d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast3d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon2d 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_drake3d ago

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

anast3d 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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