The Game Awards
‘A Way Out’ Developer Defends His “F### The Oscars” Tirade At The Game Awards 2017
In case you missed it, this year’s The Game Awards was a eventful show with a ton of announcements, strong industry presence and passionate speeches. However, one speech stood out for all of us, and that was the one made by Josef Fares, the developer behind the upcoming game A Way Out, also known for Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons. He was extremely passionate, and while he was there to reveal more about his game, he had few choice words to say. He started with talking about EA and the whole lootbox controversy. Then he went on to talk about how he was so happy to be a part of the gaming industry, and even threw a few insults at the movie industry, and their awards show, the Oscars. “Look, the Oscars should fuck themselves up,” he said. “This is the shit! I’m telling you — this is, this...
Metro Exodus Trailer Might Have The Release Date Hidden In It
Metro Exodus got a new trailer at The Game Awards 2017, and it might be hiding the release date inside it. Folks over at the Xbox One Reddit did some digging through the trailer and found this: There’s no official word on this, but if true, this might be another great release slated for 2018. For those who missed it, here’s the full trailer: Revealed during The Game Awards, The Aurora Trailer offers a glimpse of post-apocalyptic Moscow – a hostile world locked in an endless nuclear winter. The desperate survivors who cling to existence beneath the surface in the ruins of the Metro have long given up hope of a life beyond Moscow… all except for one. As Artyom, you must flee the Metro and lead a band of Spartan Rangers on an incredible, continent-spanning journey across post-apoc...
Here Are The Nominees For The Game Awards 2017
The Game Awards are pretty much the Oscars of the gaming industry, so it’s hard not to be excited when the nominees are announced. The awards are supposed to be held on 7th December, and the contenders for the various categories are as follows: Game of the Year Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Persona 5 Horizon Zero Dawn Best Game Direction Wolfenstein II Resident Evil 7 Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey Horizon Zero Dawn Best Narrative What Remains of Edith Finch NieR: Automata Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Wolfenstein II Horizon Zero Dawn Best Art Direction Destiny 2 Cuphead Zelda: Breath of the Wild Persona 5 Horizon Zero Dawn Best Score / Music Destiny 2 Cuphead NieR: Automata Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey Pers...
Overwatch Bags Game Of The Year Award at The Game Awards 2016, Here Are All The Winners
Blizzard’s competitive multiplayer shooter, Overwatch was showered with laurels as it took home the Game of the Year Award at this year’s The Game Awards. Check out the list of winners in all the categories below: GAME OF THE YEAR For a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields. Doom (id Software/Bethesda) Inside (Playdead) Overwatch (Blizzard) Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts) Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) BEST GAME DIRECTION Recognizing a game studio for outstanding creative vision, game direction and design. Blizzard (for Overwatch) Dice (for Battlefield 1) id Software (for Doom) Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End) Respawn (for Titanfall 2) BEST NARRATIVE For out...
Nominations For The Game Awards 2016 Announced
The Game Awards, created by Geoff Keighley, is an annual awards ceremony to honor outstanding artistic, technical and gameplay achievements in the video game industry. Spanning console, mobile and PC gaming, as well as eSports, The Game Awards is the first of a new breed of award shows, built from the ground up exclusively for global digital and streaming platforms. They have announced this year’s nominees for Game Of The Year, and here’s the complete list: Game of the Year DOOM Inside Overwatch Titanfall 2 Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Best Studio/Game Direction Blizzard Entertainment DICE Id Software Naughty Dog Respawn Entertainment Best Independent Game Firewatch Hyper Light Drifter Inside Stardew Valley The Witness Best Mobile/Handheld Game Clash Royale Fire Emblem Fates Mo...
Winners Of The Game Awards 2015
Appearing first at the Spike Video Game Awards, the Geof Keighley produced video game accolades show has taken on many different iterations. Now it exists as an online streaming only live event dubbed simply The Game Awards, and without any of the “riff raff,” the hope is that the winners will all be fitting releases. This year, competition was plenty heated between a handful of games, many of which were years in the making. Fallout 4 was the clear favorite to win any and every award heading into the end of 2015, but games like The Witcher 3 and Metal Gear Solid 5 were not going to go out quietly. And in the end, it wasn’t Bethesda and Fallout 4, but rather CD Projekt Red and The Witcher 3 that came away the big winners. The ambitious RPG experience clearly took the judges by storm and was...