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[TheBaronOfNA]

For all those bitching about other people bitching.

Entertainment >>>>>>> empty attempts at validation. Yippie, a boring show that feels cobbled together, where indie devs show 20 second trailers and corporations send their finest speakers to reveal smaller, already known projects. I'm certainly feeling the love and warmth. Having my hobby be validated with suits and a fancy stage really makes me glad to play games.

You complain about people waiting validation but you need to make clear to forum posters how much you dislike that people like the show.

 

[Morfeo]

Wait there is another Nintendo reveal coming?

One more yeah.

 

[Deadstar]

Dota shoutout. #imlovingit #dota2

 

[Majanew]

This is pretty much as crappy a show as the VGAs were.

Horrible sound mixing, weird camera views, horrible and lame music performances, extremely boring and weak "World Premieres", lack of awards being given out and letting the winner get on stage to give a short speech. "Hey, you won this category, here's your trophy [over here away from the stage]." Just a step above giving the award to the winners walking into the building at the VGAs.

 

[Semblance]

this isn't singsing

 

[TyrantGuardian]

How in the world did a CoD-player win the best esports award? Oh well, no salt from me aside from not expecting it. Great speech!

 

[Saint Gregory]

Battlefied: Police Power Fantasy

Well at least we know for sure it's been beta tested.

 

[vinnygambini]

he's cute

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

Afternoon Delight *clap clap*

 

[Jomjom]

That guy looks like he could be in a boy band like One Direction.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Did he just give away an award, that was the most awkward trophy handing ever

Aye yo' you in the seat, come here, I know ya?, oh ya, you won, here take this, stretch our time by 2 minutes

 

[wanderjahr]

Dem hands movin

 

[The_Joker1721]

He should have Richard Sherman this shit. All those e sports game you follow? IM BETTER THAN YOU AT THEM. DONT BE TALKING ABOUT ME ONLINE.

 

[thepotatoman]

Ok, I'll break down what I think so far.

This is an honest attempt at making a true to gamers game show, by Geoff. He fronted the cost up front. He couldn't get all the expensive pros to run the sound, and the cuts, and all the other technical stuff. He gives a shit though. And it shows. All of the things in this show I give more of a shit about than the abomination that was last years VGAs.

I appreciate this from Geoff. I wish more people made an attempt like he is.

This, at least feels, genuine.

Yeah, this is practically a whole new show at this point, which makes the unpolished stuff forgivable for now. The foundation is clearly good for once.

The problem is it's a bit low on the awards point and look back in videogames instead of look forward. I get that games are a forward looking business, and this thing needs to have some "world primers" but what they've been showing is really bringing the show down.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

Lmao

 

[Glass Shark]

these tweets are fake right

Very real. I recognize the software they're using to pull them from Twitter.

 

[WrenchNinja]

The finale has something to do with a guy named Shamus Iran. Does that name mean anything to you?

Samus Aran? Metroid?

 

[Visualante2]

"Still have to announce these awards, actually, hey you, get up here, you win."

It's rude isn't it. Don't have an award if you can't let them get up on stage and talk.

 

[Salsa]

please welcome the frontman from imagine dragons

what

 

[knkng]

Most of the awards are off hand comments. BEST DEVELOPER was a four word ward!

Oh and Nintendo wins best developer, oh hey there's that other guy here's you Hearthstone award, oh yeah forgot you were standing here Reggie, award is in the mail, and onto more commercials!

 

[EBreda]

Geoff seems tired. LOts of "ahh"s and "hmmm"s every 2 or 3 words. It makes concentrating difficult.
He clearly does not have a radio background, it's important though. Hope it gets better as the years go by.

 

[The Lone Courier]

Thought he said Dennis Reynolds.

 

[Teeth]

BUILD YO BRAND

 

[Wookieomg]

So far I'd say this is a great first effort. Cut out the musical acts. Cut out stupid ads. Focus on the awards, have more technical awards.. For example, Best Level Design, Best Character Design, etc... There are SO many avenues of the game development process that get glossed over as too technical, or boring.. But rewarding these devs should be important, and should be a real thing. Have live gameplay reveals. Don't try to emulate the Grammy's or the Oscar's. Just be your own thing.

 

[oxidax]

Damn good show but AV team is ruining everything.

 

[AdanVC]

So, although I admit this has been much better than Spike's crap the past few years, this has been quite

Well, they gotta start somewhere I suppose.

Yes, definitely a huge HUGE improvement over last year's VGA. The beginning of the show was fantastic but rapidly turned down into actual VGA's last year show

 

[DedValve]

I really want to sleep instead of watching this.

Yup. This show is so shit, terrible I just want to go home. Amidoingitright?


Edit the sound and camera crew legitimately sucks though, very jarring. Overall this is entertaining.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Rage rage against the dying of the mic.

Bravo.

 

[outunderthestars]

Did Geoff give the first 2 people who walked in 10bucks to do Camera and Sound?

Yep. Love the show but the production is really, really sloppy.

They've even managed to fuck up running a spot light.

 

[BakedYams]

THIS IS WHERE MY DEMONS HIDEEEEE

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Started off promising but now it's just marketing.

 

[Slammin_Hammon]

I can't wait for the Ferguson Riots expansion pack.

That'll be good. I heard the chokehold move is only available to season pass owners though.

 

[betterhalf]

I guess you can't avoid the level of corniness from a video game award show. The only thing cornier would be an award show for anime.

 

[bobawesome]

I've been dread-er, looking forward to this part the entire show.

 

[Zee-Row]

Whatever happened to that Fatality guy?

 

[Cudder]

Is there not ANYONE else who can run these shows? Geoff gas been trying to get these awards "right" for years now. This year he had more control than ever into how the show comes off and it's still absolute garbage. He obviously is incapable of putting together a cohesive show.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Dan mufuggin Reynolds.





Who is this guy?

 

[tj hazuki]

#OpticGaming #GREENWALL

Happy for Nadeshot. Best player to represent CoD community

 

[UltraGunner]

FUCK FUCK FUCK THIS BAND FUCK THEIR ONE SONG THAT ALWAYS GETS PLAYED

 

[DidntKnowJack]

This show has done a good job hitting on anything and everything I don't give a shit about video games. Esports, yea.

 

[daveo42]

I'm upset that the front man for Imagine Dragons isn't an actual dragon.

 

[enzo_gt]

Imagine Dragons presenting?

what

 

[Kandrick]

Who is this guy ?

 

[Verger]

Wow, at least previous awards shows had some sort of "Structure" to them even though the execution was crap.

This show has neither structure or execution. And it seems like it is going to be a long show too. What a disaster.

 

[DJMicLuv]

I fully expect to see Geoff in tears by the end of the evening.
His dreams are slowly dying before his eyes.
Don't give up Geoff, 'cos you've got friends.
OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gazkapop]

For as mediocre as this show has mostly been, I've gotta give Geoff credit for putting all of this effort in. He is at least trying to make it seem classy when he is on screen.

 

[thefro]

Geoff needs someone else to co-host or produce... it's definitely awkward when he's trying to kill time.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

What's up with the negativity in here?

It's GAF, you shouldn't be surprised.

 

[Alucrid]

i'm imagining more interesting things

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

See! That camera guy was useful after all.