The Spike VGX Awards Thread: Episode 2 : Othor Games

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:13 pm

Hey, guys! I dislike the Spike TV video game awards!

But I do enjoy watching the show. Why? Games are announced, every year, that I want to buy. Skyrim, for example, was announced on the 2010 show, and we're due for a Fallout 4 announcement pretty soon! The show has in the past been great for announcements, but the awards themselves are not given out by people who know what they are talking about, and many notable titles are always left out of the nominations. There are also guests that have nothing to do with video games. Its weirdly mainstream for a game awards show.

This year they've renamed it the VGX, from VGAs. 'A' used to stand for awards, 'x' may stand for xylophone, but I can't think of any other words... The new name comes with a change in format. The show will now feature developer interviews, as well as in depth game demos. These features sound promising.

It's on right now!

You can watch it through live streams across Xbox One, Xbox 360?, PlayStation?3 (PS3?), Twitch, iOS and Android devices, and available globally on VGXLIVE.com, Hulu, Yahoo Screen, the Yahoo Screen app and Viacom properties Spike.com, ComedyCentral.com MTV.com, MTV2.com, BET.com and GameTrailers.com. VGX will be live streamed for three-hours on Saturday, December 7, beginning at 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT. Spike TV will also air highlights of the show as "VGX Replay" on Monday, December 9 at midnight."

GOTY: GTA V
Best Sports: NBA
Best Action Adventure: AC IV: Black Flag

Announced so far: Game of Thrones game by Telltale... and Borderlands game by Telltale.

The Nominees

Spoiler

Game of the Year

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

Studio of the Year

Irrational Games
Naughty Dog
Rockstar North
The Fullbright Company

Most Anticipated Game (voted on by fans)

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

Best Shooter

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

Best Independent Game

Gone Home
Kentucky Route Zero
Papers, Please
The Stanley Parable

Best Action Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Grand Theft Auto V
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

Best Sports Game

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

Best RPG

Final Fantasy XIV: 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
Mast Effect 3: Citadel

Best Xbox Game

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

Best PlayStation Game

Grand Theft Auto V
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
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 V)
Willem Dafoe (as Nathan Dawkins in Beyond: Two Souls)

Best Voice Actress

Ashley Johnson (as Ellie in The Last of Us)
Courtnee Draqer (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 V
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
The Last of Us

Best Song in a Game

“A.D.H.D.” performed by Kendrick Lamar (Grand Theft Auto V)
“Sleepwalking” performed by The Chain Gang of 1974 (Grand Theft Auto V)
“Survival” performed by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
“Will the Circle be Unbroken” performed by Courtnee Draqer & Troy Baker (BioShock Infinite)

http://www.spike.com/vgx

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:24 pm

PewDiePie coming up soon.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:13 pm

Did anyone catch the name of this game? it looks incredible.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:54 pm

Holy crap that game is rad!

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:10 am

That game looks like Oculus Rift would be perfect for it.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:36 pm

So glad Infinite didn't win.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:41 am

I think it was called No Man's Sky

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:48 am

Best premier of the entire show, and its made by 4 people. Amazing. I'll be keeping my eye on this game.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:46 am

I thought The Last of Us should'a.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:50 pm

Good Lord. :facepalm:

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:44 pm

.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:50 pm

I'm sorry. I wanted to quote the guy above you. My mistake. :blush:

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:39 am

Freddy Gibbs was exasperated with those clowns.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:49 pm

it was not going to win in the first place with GTA V in there.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:32 pm

A live nerd thing.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:31 pm

Even without V in there it shouldn't have won.

» Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:50 pm

Did he just scream and [censored] every headphone users ears like usual?