Spike VGX 2013

Spike's annual embarrassment of our hobby airs for three hours at 6pm CotUST on Saturday, December 7. What makes the horrific banter tolerable is the threat/promise of new game announcements, such as the herd of cloaked figures unveiling Skyrim a few years back. But there are also some awards with typically questionable nominees to be handed out:

Game of the Year

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Studio of the Year

• Irrational Games
• Naughty Dog
• Rockstar North
• The Fullbright Company

Best Shooter

• Battlefield 4
• BioShock Infinite
• Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Metro: Last Light

Best Action Adventure Game

• Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 14
• MLB 13: The Show
• NBA 2K14
• NHL 14

Best Independent Game

• Gone Home
• Kentucky Route Zero
• Papers, Please
• The Stanley Parable

Best RPG

• Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn
• Fire Emblem: Awakening
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• Pokemon X/Y

Best Fighting Game

• Divekick
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Killer Instinct
• Tekken Revolution

Best Driving Game

• F1 2013
• Grid 2
• Forza Motorsport 5
• Need for Speed Rivals

Best DLC

• Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep
• Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
• Mass Effect 3: Citadel

Best Xbox Game

• BioShock Infinite
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Tomb Raider

Best PlayStation Game

• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Rayman Legends
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Best Nintendo Game

• Pikmin 3
• Rayman Legends
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Wonderful 101

Best PC Game

• Battlefield 4
• Gone Home
• Papers, Please
• The Stanley Parable

Best Handheld Game

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Pokemon X/Y
• Tearaway
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Best Casual Game

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Disney Infinity
• Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
• Skylanders Swap Force

Best Voice Actor

• Troy Baker as Joel in The Last of Us
• Troy Baker as Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite
• Steven Ogg as Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto 5
• Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins in Beyond: Two Souls

Best Voice Actress

• Ashely Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us
• Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite
• Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
• Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes in Beyond: Two Souls

Best Soundtrack

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• The Last of Us

Best Song in a Game

• "ADHD" by Kendrick Lamar (Grand Theft Auto 5)
• "Sleepwalking" by The Chain Gang of 1974 (Grand Theft Auto 5)
• "Survival" by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
• "Will the Circle be Unbroken" by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker (BioShock Infinite)

Most Anticipated Game

• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• Destiny
• Watch Dogs
• Titanfall
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Best Fighting Game

Divekick
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Killer Instinct
Tekken Revolution

That's one of several that are trick questions with a hidden "none of the above" option.

Why did they not put Troy Baker as the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, and shoehorn Troy Baker as Kanji from Persona 4: Golden just to fuck with everybody.

At least the GOTY promises to be a real game, unlike last year.

The "Best Handheld Game" list is all kinds of fucked up. No SMT IV? No Fire Emblem: Awakening? No Persona 4 Golden? No Dragon's Crown?

Game of the Year

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Studio of the Year

• Irrational Games
• Naughty Dog
• Rockstar North
• The Fullbright Company

Best Shooter

• Battlefield 4
• BioShock Infinite
• Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Metro: Last Light

Best Action Adventure Game

• Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 14
• MLB 13: The Show
• NBA 2K14
• NHL 14

Best Independent Game

• Gone Home
• Kentucky Route Zero
• Papers, Please
• The Stanley Parable

Best RPG

• Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn
• Fire Emblem: Awakening
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• Pokemon X/Y

Best Fighting Game

• Divekick
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Killer Instinct
• Tekken Revolution

Best Driving Game

• F1 2013
• Grid 2
• Forza Motorsport 5
• [b]Need for Speed Rivals[b]

Best DLC

• Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep
• Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
• Mass Effect 3: Citadel

Best Xbox Game

• BioShock Infinite
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Tomb Raider

Best PlayStation Game

• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Rayman Legends
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Best Nintendo Game

• Pikmin 3
• Rayman Legends
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Wonderful 101

Best PC Game

• Battlefield 4
• Gone Home
• Papers, Please
• The Stanley Parable

Best Handheld Game

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Pokemon X/Y
• Tearaway
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Best Casual Game

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Disney Infinity
• Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
• Skylanders Swap Force

Best Voice Actor

• Troy Baker as Joel in The Last of Us
• Troy Baker as Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite
• Steven Ogg as Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto 5
• Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins in Beyond: Two Souls

Best Voice Actress

• Ashely Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us
• Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite
• Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
• Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes in Beyond: Two Souls

Best Soundtrack

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• The Last of Us

Best Song in a Game

• "ADHD" by Kendrick Lamar (Grand Theft Auto 5)
• "Sleepwalking" by The Chain Gang of 1974 (Grand Theft Auto 5)
• "Survival" by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
• "Will the Circle be Unbroken" by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker (BioShock Infinite)

Most Anticipated Game

• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• Destiny
• Watch Dogs
• Titanfall
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Bold is what I want to win, italics is what I expect the stupid public to vote on.

Edit: FUCK Quoting makes it all italicized. Fixing.

the stupid public wants an even vote across everything

There's three or four things on that list I'd vote for.

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Originally Posted by Chux

Why did they not put Troy Baker as the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, and shoehorn Troy Baker as Kanji from Persona 4: Golden just to fuck with everybody.

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I would've applauded this move.

How can KR0 win when all I have is two god damn episodes

finish the game pls

sham award since mgr isn't nominated and therefore doesn't win GOTY

Shit!

Game of the Year

Dark Souls


Studio of the Year

From Software

Best Shooter

Serious Sam 3: BFE

Best Action Adventure Game

Castlevania

Best Sports Game

Trials Evo

Best Independent Game

Temple Run

Best RPG

Dark Souls

Best Fighting Game

Super Street Fighter 4.5.2.1

Best Driving Game

Grand Theft Auto 5

Best DLC

Skyrim skins (Minecraft)

Best Xbox Game

Dark Souls

Best PlayStation Game

Demon's Souls

Best Nintendo Game

Xenoblade Chronicles

Best PC Game

Minesweeper

Best Handheld Game

Facebook app

Best Casual Game

Grand Theft Auto 5

Best Voice Actor

Robin Williams as the Genie

Best Voice Actress

Your mom

Best Soundtrack

The Lion King

Best Song in a Game

Everybody Loves Donuts - Ms. Spolsion Man

Most Anticipated Game

Dark Souls 2


Final answer.

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Originally Posted by cka

sham award since mgr isn't nominated and therefore doesn't win GOTY

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I don't expect any major outlets to even remember the game exists by this point, or at the very least will think it came out last year. Most of the awards will be going to either GTAV or a cinematic adventure game.

Volgarr deserves to win in every category. Including driving.

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Originally Posted by bVork

Volgarr deserves to win in every category. Including driving.

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This is correct.

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Originally Posted by Pineapple

Best DLC

Skyrim skins (Minecraft)

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Chuck, why did you pick Killer Instinct? You haven't even played that game. Tekken Revolution has Lee now, so you should know better.

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Originally Posted by Korly

Chuck, why did you pick Killer Instinct? You haven't even played that game. Tekken Revolution has Lee now, so you should know better.

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I heard the announcer.

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Originally Posted by Korly

Chuck, why did you pick Killer Instinct? You haven't even played that game. Tekken Revolution has Lee now, so you should know better.

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How does anyone pick a game that's been out all of 3 days?

I haven't played any of these games though.

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Originally Posted by Chux

I heard the announcer.

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This is a legitimate reason.

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Originally Posted by Brettmatic

I haven't played any of these games though.

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You're the real winner.

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Originally Posted by sleeve

The "Best Handheld Game" list is all kinds of fucked up. No SMT IV? No Fire Emblem: Awakening? No Persona 4 Golden? No Dragon's Crown?

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it's because you said SMT IV was BAD

I'm conflicted. I'll be driving back from Vacation when this is on, which is sparing me from having to watch it. However, watching it live and talking shit has been a lot of fun in past years.

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Originally Posted by Finch

it's because you said SMT IV was BAD

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It's only because I love you, SMT IV.

Also the ending left me slightly traumatized.

I SAW ISABEAU SLIT HER OWN THROAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES

I WATCHED HER DIE

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

You're the real winner.

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No.

I'm not going to watch it because A) I don't have Spike B) I don't care and C) I can just watch all the exclusive game trailers later on the internet.

The only way I'm watching is if we do TNL chat or something.

Hop on IRC. I'll probably be there.

VGX AWARD ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS:

VGX Nominees are determined by the VGX Advisory Council, which is made up of a group of some of the most well-respected video game journalists from media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, Game Informer, Joystiq, Kotaku, Polygon, IGN, GameTrailers, Gamespot, Wired.com, USA Today and Associated Press.

Andy McNamara
(Editor in Chief, Game Informer Magazine)
Ben Silverman
(Yahoo Games)
Brian Crecente
(News Editor, Polygon.com)
Chris Grant
(Editor, Polygon.com)
Chris Kohler
(Games Editor, Wired.com)
Dale North
(Editor in Chief, Destructoid)
Darren Franich
(Staff Writer, Entertainment Weekly)
Francesca Reyes
(Editor in Chief, Official Xbox Magazine)
Geoff Keighley
(Host / Executive Producer, SPIKETV)
Jeff Gerstmann
(Editor in Chief, Giant Bomb)
Jeremy Parish
(Editorial Director, usgamer.net)
Jerry Holkins
(Co-Creator, Penny Arcade)
Justin Calvert
(Executive Editor, Gamespot)
Logan Decker
(Editor in Chief, PC Gamer)
Lou Kesten
(AP)
Ludwig Kietzmann
(Editor in Chief, Joystiq)
Mike Krahulik
(Co-Creator, Penny Arcade)
Mike Snider
(Entertainment Reporter, USA Today)
Russ Frushtick
(Senior Editor, Polygon.com)
Sophia Tong
(Editor in Chief, GamesRadar)
Stephen Totilo
(Editor-in-Chief, Kotaku.com)
Tal Blevins
(VP Games Content, IGN Entertainment)
Tina Amini
(Deputy Editor, Kotaku.com)

kinda cool that Jeremy's in there. TNL respresentin' EVERYWHERE.

(still a shitty show though ._.)

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Originally Posted by Chux

I'm conflicted. I'll be driving back from Vacation when this is on, which is sparing me from having to watch it. However, watching it live and talking shit has been a lot of fun in past years.

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Weren't we all playing Transformers or something last year? I remember being the only guy not watching it (but living vicariously through the chat banter).

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Originally Posted by IGN

This Saturday is shaping up to be a potentially big day for game announcements and reveals, with the likes of Quantum Break, The Division, and a new Wii U announcement set to be shown off at the VGX.

The VGX, which are the reincarnation of the Spike TV Video Game Awards, are promising "exclusive new looks" at a number of games, including The Division, Titanfall, Quantum Break, The Witcher 3, Dying Light, Broken Age, and South Park: The Stick of Truth. In addition to all of this and some as-of-yet unannounced games, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be in attendance to show off "an upcoming Wii U game," the identity of which is unclear at this point. [Editor: Yarn Yoshi or DIAF]

Also scheduled for the VGX are an appearance from South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, a one-night-only performance of music from Grand Theft Auto V, and the previously announced awards. We've also heard that there will be some sort of surprises from Titanfall developer Respawn and that a next-gen Tomb Raider could be announced.

The VGX are scheduled for this Saturday, December 7, at 6PM Eastern/3PM Pacific. Check back with IGN on Saturday for full coverage of the event along with breakdowns of what's announced and much more.

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kinda cool that Jeremy's in there. TNL respresentin' EVERYWHERE.

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That's the very, very wrong Jeremy P.

An hour and a bit to go. Get on IRC so we can "enjoy" this together! Remember, it's #tnl on irc.chat-solutions.org.

http://www.spike.com/netstorage/events/vgx/live.html

I guess they're gonna stream it on the internet too for all the cringes, even from people that can't or won't watch it on tv

Fuck that. Don't give these bozos any page views.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

That's the very, very wrong Jeremy P.

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Yes. Jeremy Parish is a smarmy asshole that pretends to love retro games. Fuck that guy. He's a click-whore has-been at USgamer.

We should burn this down, TNL chat-style.

#tnl chat. Come for the shows, seek wisdom from the !8ball, and stay for Darth.

Seriously, the man needs someone else to respond to his crap.

holy fuck Joel is making a mockery of this shit and it's AMAZING.

wait that stream is the award show, and there's no actual "Award Show" this year? lmao

I apologize to anyone who may have learned about this show's existence from this thread and thrown away three hours of his life.

Worst show?

Worst show.

I love how everyone involved doesn't give a shit.

At least I got to see a few precious seconds of Witcher 3. <drool>

Titanfall looks awesome.

So I listened to some of this while driving home and the only thing I learned was that VGC still doesn't know that celebrities can be bought , but not controlled. Joel gave no fucks.

Wait was the only announcement that piece of shit Borderlands?

That and a new game from the Joe Danger guys. Two new games in three hours. The current generation still sucks.

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Originally Posted by Diff-chan

Wait was the only announcement that piece of shit Borderlands?

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No Man's Sky (Joe Danger), trailer for the South Park game, Tales of Borderlands, Titanfall (two new Mechs revealed), new Destiny trailer, gameplay footage of Quantum Break, The Division (tech demo), Broken Age, Witcher 3 trailer, Telltale announced they are working on Game of Thrones video game, Tomb Raider upgrade for next gen systems, but yeah nothing new.

Joe Danger lol. That's the worst fucking game.

No Man's Sky looked awesome. That was my personal highlight of the show - with the brief glimpse of HGM at Naughty Dog in second.
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No Man's Sky



Quantum Break



TitanFall - Ogre armor(first vid) and Stryder armor(second)





Witcher 3

I'm glad I missed the awards, and No Man's Sky looks fantastic. For me, that makes it a win.

James

That's the fucking "gameplay" trailer for Quantum Break?

Max Payne talking PR and two second in-game clips with no context? Get fucked.

No Man's Sky looks like it'll be cool to fly/run around in for a couple hours with the Rift but I'm not expecting anything beyond that.

pretty much

If it's developed like Minecraft it could evolve into something interesting.

It reminded me a lot of MirrorMoon EP, but on a grander scale - so I'm digging that idea a lot.

Jeremy, did you play Mirrormoon? Because No Man's Sky doesn't look even slightly similar. Mirrormoon is a puzzle game that happens to take place on ultra-small planets, with a space theme. No Man's Sky is a full space and planetary exploration game. Other than the "see a star, visit a star" ideas they've got nothing in common.

James

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That's the fucking "gameplay" trailer for Quantum Break?

Max Payne talking PR and two second in-game clips with no context? Get fucked.

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Yeah I was expecting a real trailer after that, still what little slivers of game play they showed looks pretty stunning graphically.

The Division trailer was probably the worst of the lot though, it was just a tech demo voice over.

Papers Please is way better than I thought it would be.

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Originally Posted by James

Jeremy, did you play Mirrormoon? Because No Man's Sky doesn't look even slightly similar. Mirrormoon is a puzzle game that happens to take place on ultra-small planets, with a space theme. No Man's Sky is a full space and planetary exploration game. Other than the "see a star, visit a star" ideas they've got nothing in common.

James

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I played it on the OUYA a bit, but didn't spend a ton of time with it.

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Oh well, the Ouya execs got their money, it's over

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That whole video was one of the most annoying things on the show.

actually, it was one of the LEAST annoying things

but it went on too long

I'd say it was probably the worst segment of a show of worst segments.