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Upcoming Titles that Could Steal Game of the Year

Joe Garcia writes: "The year came to a roaring start when Mass Effect 2 released in January, the dark second chapter that made every possible gameplay improvement over the already-stellar original. God of War III took no prisoners when it released in March, with its tried-and-true action gameplay and jaw-dropping sense of scale. And in May, Rockstar released Red Dead Redemption, an Old West tale on par with some of the best spaghetti westerns ... and hunting bears and cougars didn't hurt, either."

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Nate-Dog5002d ago (Edited 5002d ago )

That depends what the writer of this article means by "stealing" GOTY. I mean I would consider LBP2, Fallout: NV, GT5. AC: Brotherhood, and Halo Reach big contenders for GOTY already.

iamnsuperman5002d ago

I hope LBP 2 would get it. Makes a change really and LBP2 seams a big step up from LBP

OneSneakyMofo5001d ago (Edited 5001d ago )

Game of the Year is subjective. Xbox 360 fanboys will say Halo Reach / Mass Effect 2 is GotY; PS3 fanboys will say Gran Turismo 5, God of War 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, Heavy Rain; PC fanboys will say Starcraft 2.

Oops, this was meant for one of the persons below. I don't know how it ended up here, lol.

kaveti66165001d ago

I think LBP2 should get it as well, but the first LBP got it so it wouldn't be a big surprise or a big change.

Brewski0075001d ago

Dont really care too much for GOTY , but cannot wait to play Fallout NV and GT5. GOTY or not, they'll still be pure win ! ! :)

DERKADER5000d ago

When 30 different journalists and publications give out 30 different GOTY awards it kind of looses all of its meaning.

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T9X695002d ago

I think those all will be nominated, but I only see Halo Reach, LBP2, or Mass Effect 2 actually winning. Its really going to be a tough call with LBP2 coming out this year, because LBP2 is such an innovated, amazing game that no one else can even come close to. I'm excited to see who actually takes the crown though.

deadreckoning6665001d ago (Edited 5001d ago )

Hmm..so, who exactly determines who wins GOTY???

@iamnsuperman- Oh okay. So, lets assume that there are about, I don't know, 250 publicized video game critics that are assign GOTY awards. So does this mean that the opinions of 250 random people hold precedent over the MILLIONS of gamers that vote with their dollars?

I don't understand why people put so much stock in GOTY awards. Why the concern over what someone else thinks about a game? I choose my GOTY based on what I play and I'm personally not interested in Mass Effect 2 or LBP2..so for them to be my GOTY would be impossible. I'm VERY interested in Reach, but one game isn't worth the investment in a 360, seeing as how Reach is the only 360 exclusive I'm interested in.

iamnsuperman5001d ago (Edited 5001d ago )

Well there is like loads of GOTY awards so I assume who gets the most GOTY awards....

@deadreckoning666 that is the problem really with having a GOTY there are too many.....Sales mean squat really because a game could be over hyped loads buy on day one and it turns out to be not as good as other games (for example MW2)......

lovemyps35001d ago

GOD OF WAR 3 or MASS EFFECT 2.

rdgneoz35001d ago (Edited 5001d ago )

@iamnsuperman They have tons of awards for different categories, but its not whoever wins the most gets the GOTY award. They have people vote on all the categories, along with which game they think overall is the game of the year. They'll have hundreds of thousands of people voting so it won't just be 250 random people holding precedent over millions of gamers. As for winner, I think LBP2 with its ability to create games within a game as well as link levels from one to another and create worlds, as well as create music and the insane AI control you'll have might just take it. Reach, ME2, GT5, GOW III, and RDR will be up there, but I feel LBP2 is gonna be a lot more innovating than anything else that's out or coming out (though GT5's insane amount of cars, track editor and such will make it a close call).

DavePSU5001d ago

@Deadreckoning

If the amount of dollars determined what the best was...that would mean Avatar is unarguably the greatest movie ever made...but is it really?

RememberThe3575001d ago

greatest of all time comes down to personal preference.

But to Deads point, I think iamnsuperman hit the nail on the head. The game that gets the most game of the year award gets GOTY. But that doesn't mean that we all can't have our own GOTY's.

blackmagic5001d ago

Almost every site has it's own goty list but to me, it's the game critics awards goty that is the most prestigious. The judges come from 31 major gaming publications and all vote on the various categories.

DeadIIIRed5001d ago

Actually *fixes accounting glasses* if you take inflation into consideration then Gone With the Wind is still numero uno. I could care less though about either film, but I get your point. Citizen Kane tops most personal preference lists, but I fall asleep even hearing that name. They just need a GOTY award for each console.

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meetajhu5001d ago

Lmao out of those CGI images God of War 3 stands out with In-game image. I couldn't get more impressed by GOW3. Halo Reach should be the biggest fail in history same bs gfx and greeny everywhere.

kaveti66165001d ago (Edited 5001d ago )

That Gran Turismo 5 image wasn't CGI.

And Halo Reach has 4 times the number of polygons has Halo 3 did. There are more polygons in a Reach gun model than in a UNSC marine from Halo 3. As for greeny, that's the art style. Like it or not, it doesn't determine whether the game is a fail.

No Way5001d ago

Have you even watched videos on Halo Reach, or just blind hate?

The game has improved over past installments in so many ways.
The "gfx," or graphics, are times and times better than Halo 3.
And, iduno what you mean by "greeny everywhere" but, no, too.
There's a large more amount of scenery this time around.

awiseman5001d ago

Sounds like someones is uunhappy that Reach actually has some good fx (notice i said fx not graphx)

Halo reach also has more ai on screen than any game on any console has ever had before. And before ps3 fanboys start saying heavenly sword let me stop you there cuz the enemies in there were duplicats and mirrors and not true ai enemies.

GOW3 has some amazing graphix tho no denying it.

Trebius5000d ago

You dont know for a fact if they have more enemies on screen than any other game ... you're just believing what they spoonfeed you. Cause youre a sheep. Nothing anyone says will change your mind, so all i'll say is "Bahhh, Bahhhh, Bahhh!" Did you understand? I know you did. :)

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otherZinc5001d ago

Strong:
Mass Effect 2
Halo:Reach
Blk:Ops-if it comes with Zombie Mode

Sleeper:
GoW3
Assassins Creed 2
Fable 3

Winner: Halo:Reach

awiseman5001d ago

I didnt no u cud see the future

lelo2play5001d ago (Edited 5000d ago )

Until now...

My GOTY's are Red Dead Redemption and Starcraft 2.
After those are God of War 3 and Mass Effect 2.

Until the end of the year, it may change.

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BannedForNineYears5001d ago (Edited 5001d ago )

inFamous 2, LBP 2, Killzone 3, Portal 2. Those are my GOTYs for 2011/2010.

Totally off topic......But wow.

http://videogames.yahoo.com...

MOTION CONTROLLERS that didn't work.....
Going by the logic that the power pad is a motion controller is the equivalent of saying a regular 360 controller is a motion controller because you move your fingers to use it. ~_~
Just saying.

N4PS3Fanboys5001d ago

Mass Effect 2, Halo: Reach, Fable III, and Gears of War 3; Those are my GOTYs for 2010/2011.

awiseman5001d ago

Nice name though it hits the mark

BannedForNineYears5000d ago

I'm not a fanboy, I listed a multiplatform game.
And I only listed games coming out in the future.
GodOW 3 already won GOTY for this year. ~_~

SexyPrawns5001d ago

LBP2 will win the most.

My personal GOTY is Heavy Rain, so far.

Followed by God of War 3.

As much as I loved ME2, it dragged on at parts.

DavePSU5001d ago

Yeah, my money is on LBP2 as well. So long as titles based on innovation continue to turn heads, more and more developers will be willing to take risks.

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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Rockstar Might Be Preparing For Red Dead Redemption 1 Release On PC

Rockstar Games may be preparing to release its open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 1, on PC.

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Goodguy014d ago

I just want 4k/1440p and 60fps support. And with little glitches too ofc.

Snookies122d ago (Edited 2d ago )

This is about the PC version of RDR 1. The PC version of RDR 2 doesn't have a frame rate cap. Though I do agree, it is mind boggling that Rockstar still hasn't released a patch for consoles.

XiNatsuDragnel4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

It'll be great if true

LucasRuinedChildhood3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Hopefully 60fps on consoles for RDR2 is next then.

LucasRuinedChildhood3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Honestly, a PS5 Pro isn't even needed for 60fps in this case. But if they wanted to use it show a game running maxed out at a high resolution at 60fps, I wouldn't complain. Just give us 60fps. lol

I think the Series X might have an issue running the One X version at a locked 60fps as that version was a full native 4K but they could just lower the resolution a bit.

purple1013d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I wish to play both stellar blade, and rdr2, on the pro, maxed out like an expensive pc,

would be good, especially for the price, even if thats £499/ £549

last I checked, a rtx 4070super was £580 for just the card!

DaReapa3d ago

There aren't many games I'd double dip for, but having originally gotten this for PS3, I would happily get this if true.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai5d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga5d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole2d ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville2d ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens525d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_5d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville2d ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM5d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka4d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_5d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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