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Spike’s Video Game Awards 2012 Impressions

The Tyuno Project: "What’s up gamers, this is Tyuno The Great! On December 7, Spike TV showcased their annual Video Game Awards 2012. Some of the biggest names in the video game industry all came together to celebrate gaming and to see which games were the best in 2012. Personally, I look forward to the VGA every year to see new trailers of upcoming games, but of course there are some gamers that have a negative input on the VGAs. Some people believe that the VGAs is just a gimmick and is not a legit serious awards show. So that being said, was the 2012 10th annual Video Game Awards a success or a complete fail?"

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majiebeast4149d ago

Better then last year but the show would be better without pointless celebrity's. Its downright insulting that some of the awards were given out at the red carpet like here is your award now gtfo. Last of us stole the show once again with Darks souls 2 reveal being close second. With Last of us being released in may i think we can expect the ps4 in Q3/Q4 2013.

Riderz13374149d ago

I really hated the fact that some of the awards were given during interviews. If people were watching it on TV rather than from a stream, they didn't see the winner. Also they spent so much time on having Samuel L. Jackson do random cameos in games such as The Walking Dead, that they didn't even announce every award such as best racing game which went to NFS: Most Wanted. Don't get me wrong though, they were funny but this is an award show so they should show every award so that viewers could see the hard work and dedication that a developer put into making their game.

ABizzel14147d ago

How to make the show better.

1. More (longer) World Premieres
2. Less Performances (unless accompanied by a Trailer, like the Orchestras)
3. Less Celebrity moments (get them on stage, present the award, and off)
4. Actually show the awards, but make acceptance speech 2 minutes or less

Belking4148d ago (Edited 4148d ago )

Bullshit. All they showed from last of us was mostly more cut scenes. Best game they showed was Phantom pain. It clearly looked better than anything else. You guys need to stop with the nonsense. You only say that because its exclusive when clearly it didn't look better than Phantom pain. You fanboys are getting worse by the minute.

Outside_ofthe_Box4148d ago

It's just one person's opinion. Relax.

Riderz13374148d ago (Edited 4148d ago )

Bro, even the cut scenes are pre rendered IN GAME. Naughty Dog has never used CGI or any of that bullshit in a trailer for their game. They use pre-rendered in game imagines so that when you do go from cut scene to actual gameplay, it looks identical. Let me show you some of this in game footage which you believe doesn't look good.
http://i.minus.com/i5oevBJa...
http://i.minus.com/i4QBnJhf...
http://i.minus.com/ik257gNT...
http://www.abload.de/img/a0...
http://i.minus.com/ibr3Frf5...
http://i.minus.com/ijlpAErx...
Sorry for spamming with GIFS but you saying all they showed was cut scenes is complete bullshit.

Ezz20134148d ago (Edited 4148d ago )

lol there has been alot of gameplay videos for the last of us
we all know what the game look like and by the way all ND games use pre rendered in-game gfx
they never do CG
that's why the cutscene and the gameplay looks identical in uncharted games/the last of us

and that trailer showed alot of gameplay which you think a CG
it only show how much incredible the gfx look

go to neogaf and look at the last of us VGA GIFS that show gameplay from the trailer and say again it doesn't look incredible

EDIT : @riderz1337
you beat me to it :)

Belking4148d ago

They were still cut scenes regardless of what or how they used them. Very little gameplay was shown. Same with Phantom pain but what they showed clearly looked better than anything else. That was a next gen engine for sure. The last of us looks good but it's not on the same level as Phantom pain. At least not from what we have seen so far. Sorry, but it's the truth.

Riderz13374148d ago

You said it yourself regarding Phantom Pain. "That was a next gen engine for sure". Now, it's been said on their website that it's on PS3/Xbox 360, but that footage shown was probably PC gameplay. Can't compare a console game to a pc game.

Hicken4148d ago

You're trying too hard, as usual. Doing everything you can to discredit what will, by all accounts, be a great game.

Give it up, man.

th3n00bg4m3r4148d ago

What about Dark Soul's 2, it has literally no game-play in the trailer? But you don't complain about it, do you? And, Why is that? Oh, i forgot it is not a Sony exclusive product.

JackRipper4148d ago

No more celebs announcing games. Come on, Jessica Alba announcing Dark Souls II was the stupidest thing ever. She kept moving around and was talking like she was all horny.

OneAboveAll4148d ago

"Excepting the Award is Gabe Newell"

Really? Because i'm sure some douche that WASN'T Gabe grabbed that bitch.

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The Sounds of the Fireflies ("The Last of Us") concert kicks-off on April 28th, 2024

"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.

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Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered Review – To The Freezer ⏐ Nerdy Bird Games

Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?

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The Best Tomb Raider Games Ranked

We've gone on many adventures with Lara Croft. With another reboot in the making, Wealth of Geeks felt it was a good time to go down the nostalgia rabbit hole and remember the best of those tomb-raiding thrills.

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Sonic188153d ago (Edited 53d ago )

I do agree that Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness was the worse one 😂 I remember playing some of it and I took it back. That game was just awful in every way. I bought it used at gamestop and glad they had that 7 day return policy for used games 😂

Pyrofire9553d ago

Would it be worth saying why?

ZeekQuattro53d ago

Simple. He's been hating on the Tomb Raider reboots for years. I can't imagine seeing them at the top of a best TR game list let alone being on the list in general sitting well with him because of it.

-Foxtrot53d ago

Zeek

“Hating”

No no, just pointing out how TR mutated into a generic action adventure game losing the appeal of what it once was when it was more about puzzles and platforming over going Rambo, slaughtering waves of enemies

But hey, continue being a dick and speaking about me like I’m not going to see the comment.

MeatyUrologist52d ago

Foxtrot, I'm curious if you have played the most recent games. Sure the 2013 reboot was hugely focused on combat, but each follow up became less and less about combat to the point where outside of a few large scale story missions I don't even remember combat being a part of shadow of the tomb raider. Shadow was so puzzle focused it actually was a bit much for me and I love the TR puzzles.

I still feel like Rise was the best of the series and I was a huge fan of the originals. To me it struck the perfect balance of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and combat. Not saying your opinion is wrong I'm just curious what you think they should have done different. Games do need to evolve somewhat to stay relevant. Would you prefer small linear jumping platform levels like the original?

RavenWolfx53d ago

I would agree Rise for 1 and the reboot as 2. Shadow is a bit high, though.

Sonic188153d ago (Edited 53d ago )

I think Shadow wasn't even develop by crystal dynamics. I thought it was the worse in the new trilogy

Pyrofire9553d ago

That's right. Shadow was developed by Eidos Montreal who who went and made Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy next. (Great game)
Meanwhile after Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics made Marvels Avengers. (bad game)

MeatyUrologist53d ago

Agrees. First two are correct but Shadow should be around 5-6.

terstomp53d ago

For me, Legend should be alot higher (along with the other two ). Shadow, I enjoyed it, but has too much has fluff, as modern games tend to do. Playing the remastered series, and apart from the controls, is very good.

jznrpg53d ago

I really enjoyed the first 2 games, Legend and the first of the reboots and the rest I didn’t get into so I never finished.

robtion53d ago

Completely subjective list. I really liked Underworld, I preferred Lara's design. That said I loved the horror/uncharted feel of the reboot. I think all the TR games have strengths and weaknesses. None are objectively better in every way.

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