Spike has released the list of nominees of the 2007 Video Game Awards, and while I rarely pay attention to this because it’s always utter crap, this morning I have nothing else to talk about.
The list is available here, and as expected, it makes my teeth hurt. A lot – not just a few, but many – of the games nominated for awards either aren’t out yet, or came out within the last week. How on earth can something that no one’s played beyond QA be nominated for “best action game” ?! While I have no doubt that Assassin’s Creed is going to kick a lot of ass and be a great deal of fun, it isn’t OUT YET. Rock Band is another highly anticipated title nominated as a “best rhythm game” – its release date is 11/20. Call of Duty 4 is nominated for 4 awards in various categories – it came out 11/05. Super Mario Galaxy is also on the “best action game” list, but it doesn’t come out until next Tuesday. Spike’s Video Game Awards is not and has never been about giving awards out to the developers of the best games of the year; it’s a contest to see which publisher can throw the most money around to get included on the list. It’s bullshit. And yes, I’m still holding a grudge because of this. Shut up.
It would be so easy to give some real, non-fixed awards out for video games. I’m not so naïve to think that other award shows aren’t fixed, but when was the last time you saw a movie nominated for a “best picture” Oscar that hadn’t been released yet? They don’t give Emmys or Tonys out to shows that’ll debut next year; how can you nominate a game that, while highly anticipated, hasn’t hit the shelves for the masses? I can’t wrap my head around it, and for that reason, this is the last I’ll think about the Spike VGAs with even a sliver of mild interest as opposed to nothing but dripping, scalding, toxic scorn.
After my confession last night that I hadn’t left the house since Monday, it was decided that I am “sad” and am therefore going outside today. I have a hot date with Shan and Miranda. We were supposed to have a girlie weekend as our respective penises are out of town, but mine didn’t play along and is fact still here, which puts a damper in our plans mostly because he is permanently affixed to one end of the couch and we want to watch the TV.
Hey, weird sharp cramps in my tubals – go away now.
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Yea I watched one of their VGA’s and it took about 2 minutes for me to realize my intelligence was being insulted by a dressed-up infomercial.
SpikeTV is a joke from top to bottom, but somehow it’s even more frustrating to know that there’s a lot of people out there who simply don’t know any better and WILL look at it as something it’s masquerading as, and not what it is.
Maybe it should be called the Games We Stole with Bit Torrent And Played Two Weeks Ago Awards. Or, the GWSWBTAPTWAA, for short.
But didn’t Spike originally air “Joe Schmo” (season one) which was the best thing ever? I have never watched anything else they have made. I am not a liar.