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[Black_Stride]

Thanks for the post. I voted also, that they don't matter. The big boys can just do Direct Style reveals or State of Play Style reveals. I'd be more down for that, than sittin' through stuff I have no interest in and a bunch of backpatting, cockholstering, company shilling and virtue signalling.

You are likely more informed than the average consumer, so you pretty ,much already know what games are good or not.
I watch the TGAs for the "World Premiere" which sometimes I just wait for the show to be over and watch the trailers on IGN.......but if ive got nothing better to do that day, ill watch the whole show.

But for the industry as a whole the TGAs are massively important as they shine a light on games that could easily have just fallen through the cracks of a heavy year.
Even for me as someone who follows gaming pretty closely the TGAs bring to light some games I might have missed, and with news cycle the way it is, once a game slips out the news cycle its just gone.....without the TGAs I wouldnt know about Neva, Indika, UFO50 or Plucky Squire.

 

[TheCed]

Sold 10 before now 20 waow 200% increased .

That would be a 100% increase.

 

[Reaseru]

I bought every game in that list except SH2 but I seriously don't understand why people buy games just because they appear in some kind of list for a GOTY award. Most of these games were released months ago, pratically everybody praised them, and you're buying it now just because Geoff Keighley said so?

 

[Woopah]

I bought every game in that list except SH2 but I seriously don't understand why people buy games just because they appear in some kind of list for a GOTY award. Most of these games were released months ago, pratically everybody praised them, and you're buying it now just because Geoff Keighley said so?

Just gives them extra marketing.

Like when movies get nominated for an Oscar it gives them more attention. It's not because of the personal opinion of the person who organises the Oscars

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

How would you have shared this data in a way that wasn't pure engagement farming?


It's sales figures, not a survey.

That's not how maths works.

Put the data out alone without his little quips, jabs and opinions clearly aimed at starting arguments which in turn increases his engagement then feigns outrage and acts like the moral compass of social media. DF do the same.

 

[Woopah]

Put the data out alone without his little quips, jabs and opinions clearly aimed at starting arguments which in turn increases his engagement then feigns outrage and acts like the moral compass of social media. DF do the same.

What words in the tweet are meant to start an argument? He's just telling us that these games had large WoW increases in the week they were nominated.

It's a pretty reasonable tweet.

 

[poppabk]

Well this is depressing. How long until we get games delayed so they can release in 'TGA season'.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

What words in the tweet are meant to start an argument? He's just telling us that these games had large WoW increases in the week they were nominated.

It's a pretty reasonable tweet.

Not this tweet he has plenty in the past. I'm not looking through the past year of his timeline to find them.

 

[phant0m]

Well this is depressing. How long until we get games delayed so they can release in 'TGA season'.

Most of this forum already bitches that games are released toon soon/incomplete/buggy so a 4-6 month delay probably wouldn't hurt much

Bigger problem is just having too much to play in the August-Oct timeframe

 

[Woopah]

Not this tweet he has plenty in the past. I'm not looking through the past year of his timeline to find them.

So then you would agree this tweet is not "pure engagement farming".