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[diffusionx]

They are right that TGA does not have a serious process compared to things like the Grammys or BAFTA. But they are missing the point that compared to a real award show, almost nobody cares who wins the awards in the show. People only really turn up to watch exclusive trailers.

Bro all the award shows are stupid and fake.

 

[diffusionx]

Veilguard is transphobic imo


They purposefully made Taash insufferable with a resting bitch face so people may assume all non-binary folk are that awful

If you want to see a trans character done right look no further than the bar owner in Hogwarts Legacy

People of trans made Veilguard, it was a sweet baby game, they made the character they wanted to make.

 

[IAmRei]

merely words doesn't hurt

 

[SlimySnake]

This goes both ways. I remember seeing some posts about how the high metascore was a conspiracy by the gaming media to get this game a nomination at the game awards. turns out, no, it wasnt.

the game is mid. mid games dont get nominated. there is nothing more to it than that. kotaku should instead be asking why in an industry filled with woke journalist did this not even get a nomination? because its more mid than woke.

 

[LordBlodgett]

It’s my game of the year…..

only played it Destiny and Starwars Outlaws so easy win

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

There are 2 paths in this life... Kotaku is angry that Dragon Age is not there... Or I would be angry that they nominated it...

So they preferred to make Kotaku angry.

Good choice.... Only in that.


Because... The card game

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Well, Stellar Blade and Space Marine 2 were snubbed as well and people actually liked those games, so join the club of snubbing.

 

[Nostalgic Nightmare]

Kocucku

 

[peek]

Ooooooh i love it, i love it! Their tears sustain me

 

[Jaybe]

It’s been a bad year for them/they

 

[neocycle]

To hell with Kotaku and EA. I will boycott anyone who promotes quackery.

 

[neocycle]

Your narcissistic gaslighting and emotional manipulation is a dying breed.

I'm stealing that.

 

[JayK47]

Getting snubbed is a return to form.

 

[ChazAshley]

Pulling from a very old thread whenever I see Kotaku anything

Every Kotaku Thread

 

[Atrus]

So a game with an atrocious color palette, terrible looking main characters, uninteresting plot, and painfully modern dialogue deserves to be GotY?

Why?

I can only base this off of trailers and a couple YouTube gameplay clips after launch that showed up on YouTube recommendations but the game does not grab your interest.

 

[Brigandier]

I must have missed the transphobia and racism???

We all made fun of the shocking dialogue, the non binary and barve bullshit and awful color pallete/art direction but where was the transphobia and racism.

Is someone who's non binary a transgender person now?? Is laughing at a big grey/blue dumb ugly character now racist???

Am I just an old washed up bigot or something

 

[Jesb]

How are they still around…

 

[peek]

To hell with Kotaku and EA. I will boycott anyone who promotes quackery.

EA sure... but kotaku is just endless amounts of entertainment xD

Like I get all giddy seeing them freakout over this slow cultural shift thats happening right now in gaming.

 

[ReBurn]

To hell with Kotaku and EA. I will boycott anyone who promotes quackery.

 

[Caffeine]

I mean it's no baldurs gate 3... Not even the best dragon age

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

What they fail to realize is the insane woke games they champion are the ones to blame for making more and more folks hate them over time. People don't like getting disgusting woke shit push onto them. And lunatics like these people calling folks racist or bigots etc just because they don't want to accept insane and sick shit definitely aren't helping their side either and is just making things worse for them. And nobody is being racist at this game, bigots maybe but not because of gays or lesbians but because of insane evil shits like they them non binary non sane etc stuff shoved into players faces. They're only getting more people to hate them as plenty of folks that didn't care too much about woke stuff years ago are now hating it. In the past I did wonder if people on shitty sites like Kotaku are secretly trying to get more people to hate on the lgbtq by being stupid to others on purpose but they really are that crazy and actually act like this.

Want to have LGBT characters, no problem just put them in the normal way so they'll be a good character just like any other like how Fallout New Vegas or how Puri Puri or Griffon etc are in opm and berserk etc. And you'll never see a bigot comment for them because they aren't being pushed onto anyone but rather just another good character in a game with other interesting characters. Evil shits like they them non binary etc should have never be there in the first place let along being debated or pushed to people.

And not to mention that the writing is so horrible that even without the woke shit, it'll still be a very crappy game anyway.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

I'm very happy that you're concerned, please quietly die, thank you.

 

[Calico345]

Stellar Blade, Silent Hill 2 and Space Marine 2 got snubbed for DLC and a card game.
Dragon Age doesn't deserve the sales it got, let alone awards.

This needs more love.

 

[Plague Doctor]

What they fail to realize is the insane woke games they champion are the ones to blame for making more and more folks hate them over time. People don't like getting disgusting woke shit push onto them. And lunatics like these people calling folks racist or bigots etc just because they don't want to accept insane and sick shit definitely aren't helping their side either and is just making things worse for them. And nobody is being racist at this game, bigots maybe but not because of gays or lesbians but because of insane evil shits like they them non binary non sane etc stuff shoved into players faces. They're only getting more people to hate them as plenty of folks that didn't care too much about woke stuff years ago are now hating it. In the past I did wonder if people on shitty sites like Kotaku are secretly trying to get more people to hate on the lgbtq by being stupid to others on purpose but they really are that crazy and actually act like this.

Want to have LGBT characters, no problem just put them in the normal way so they'll be a good character just like any other like how Fallout New Vegas or how Puri Puri or Griffon etc are in opm and berserk etc. And you'll never see a bigot comment for them because they aren't being pushed onto anyone but rather just another good character in a game with other interesting characters. Evil shits like they them non binary etc should have never be there in the first place let along being debated or pushed to people.

And not to mention that the writing is so horrible that even without the woke shit, it'll still be a very crappy game anyway.

Yeah the thing they don't seem to understand is they are actively pushing people away in the middle who, at worst, felt like things were forced. Then they actively dismissed or glossed over real issues in many of these games with writing, performance, etc. Shaming and blaming the customer and the audience never fucking works. People walk away thinking either they are biased to the point of blind or the more cynical think they have been "paid off" by the pubs.

They are the ones to blame that they lose page views and credibility by the day.

If the gaming press only did their fucking job and put their pet issues to the side, things would be different for them. They act like they set the tone of conversation for the hobby through the reviews and articles and everyone falls in line. That's not how this works. The audience as a whole does. The Zeitgeist that comes from the audience and the industry does. It's fucking narcissism on their behalf and they don't serve the audience they have. They preach to them and designated themselves as taste makers.

 

[Sephimoth]

Yet on Veilguard Steam Page there's a huge "GAME AWARDS NOMINEE" banner lmao. Sneaky sneaky

 

[nkarafo]

The fact that Bioware is still around after this, means them being snubbed?

The fact that even after this bomb, they are still allowed to potentially ruin another big game means they are being snubbed?

Who is really being snubbed here exactly?

 

[Kotaro]

It's not even nominated the Best RPG award category

I hope Elden Ring or Black Myth Wukong win big to rub it to the woke crazies

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Oh you mean how that one Harry Potter game yall all kept from being in it?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

fwiw considering the game's reviews and the praise it got on these types of sites, I am somewhat surprised it didn't get more recognition.

Because Geoff knows where the (sponsor’s) wind is blowing.

 

[DarkstarRising13]

The fact that Bioware is still around after this, means them being snubbed?

The fact that even after this bomb, they are still allowed to potentially ruin another big game means they are being snubbed?

Who is really being snubbed here exactly?

Factoring in the development costs for Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the reports of the mass refunds of the game, I'm shocked that EA hasn't shut down Bioware already.

 

[FalconPunch]

Stellar Blade, Silent Hill 2 and Space Marine 2 got snubbed for DLC and a card game.
Dragon Age doesn't deserve the sales it got, let alone awards.

Balatro as a goty nominee is a giant joke. Well it would be if it was funny but it’s not even funny. I just refunded the game on steam after playing for an hour. Talk about the media overhyping a game for no reason.

Geoff is not a serious individual at all. How can dlc be even considered as a nominee? Just dumb.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Yikes. Or should I say ooof?

 

[Calico345]

Yikes. Or should I say ooof?

 

[Exede]

Good thing Kotaku is dieing, with articles like this they just die faster. More of this please!

 

[DenchDeckard]

Your narcissistic gaslighting and emotional manipulation is a dying breed.

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

What is up with the people in the industry blaming the audience for poorly received or underperforming products? Not only that, but to call the audience racist and transphobes for a product they like underperforming is just embarrassing.

 

[killatopak]

Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Rise of Ronin, Unicorn Overlord, Persona 3 Reload and Dragon's Dogma 2 are more worthy of actual snubs than Dragon Age.

We all know why this game keep getting brought up. It's outrage news and it's giving them clicks.

Be honest. Would people even engage in discussion if this wasn't a controversy?

 

[GymWolf]

I guess... Dragon Age The Vailguard made me transphobic. because if Tassh is an authentic and nuance representation of those kind of people....

Good job at hurting the LGBTQP+ movement... clowns.

Yeah, it's funny how they made her the most unsufferable character in the game even if you leave aside the woke stuff, she just act like a spoiled, edgy brat all the time and not the endearing type.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Classic Kuktaku

 

[missiles]

pushups.gif

 

[BouncyFrag]

 

[kyussman]

I have a choice word for kotaku..........cunts.

 

[SweetTooth]

Kotaku chose to write about DA out of the multiple great games that haven't been nominated? Why am I not surprised

 

[Peroroncino]

stay triggered wokie

 

[Branded]

USER BANNED / DURATION PENDING
Pushing aside the bad-faith transphobic and racist nonsense that’s been surrounding the game

Good riddance. Never liked this guy and always knew there was something off about him.

 

[daninthemix]

It couldn't possibly be because this is one of the most bland games ever made, and an utter embarassment to the legacy of Dragon Age Origins?

 

[Guileless]

Racist? Against elves or something?

 

[DeathGuise]

Kotaku has resigned to being the industry gimp. They go around wearing a ball gag and leather begging people to hurt them

 

[RetroGamingUK]

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From The article:

“Inevitably, there will be those who say The Veilguard wasn’t snubbed and that it just didn’t deserve recognition. Pushing aside the bad-faith transphobic and racist nonsense that’s been surrounding the games for months, there’s a discussion to be had there. It is, without a doubt, one of the more divisive gamesin BioWare’s catalog. But anyone who thinks its timing didn’t play a factor in its complete absence is kidding themselves, and this kind of fundamental failing will affect games you like just as much as ones you don’t one day. Justice for Gareth David-Lloyd, you deserved a Best Performance nod for your work as Solas.”

Can’t wait for these cunts to all lose their jobs when this dumpster fire finally shuts down.

 

[MayauMiao]