Doom III Takes E3 Awards

Talinom writes "This has just simply gone too far. CNN has a story that tells how the video game Doom III by id Software has won the "Best Of Show" award at the E3 convention about one year before its release. Does this mean that Duke Nukem Forever is overdue for its "Game Of The Year" award?" The awards site is E3Awards.com. I don't see how they can give an award called "Best Action Game" to something that doesn't exist as a playable game, but then again looking at the past awards I see Neverwinter Nights won in 2000... in 2001... and in 2002.

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Re:E3 becoming irrelevant?

[alexmogil]

But isn't that what E3 is about? This isn't game of the year, this is Game of E3 - a technology exhibit and exposition that shows off the new entertainment tech. There are major awards these games can win based on the finished product, but E3 is about what is on the horizon.

After all, Xbox won best hardware of 2000.

And before everyone goes off saying Doom III wasn't playable, it was playable behind closed doors. Or at least playable by John Carmack.

Re:E3 becoming irrelevant?

[osgeek]

But, E3 isn't "looked up to" as a source of fair-minded gaming reviews. It's an excuse for those in the industry to get together and show off their wares in hopes of getting some good press, a few resumes, and laid at an after-show party.

For useful gaming reviews, stick to magazines and web sites. My personal favorite is Computer Gaming World, because of its more mature approach to a subject that tends to be dominated by adolescent superlatives, trash talking, and an ingrained sense of style over substance.