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G-Phoria Awards Showcase Psychonauts Deal, Anna Nicole

Posted by simoniker on from the good-bad-ugly dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its article discussing G4TechTV's recently filmed 'G-Phoria' videogame awards show, due to be shown on August 6th, in which, according to the reporter, "Carmen Electra... and her rocker-husband Dave Navarro played it up as hosts of the second annual awards show, but in reality, the event was overshadowed by the first appearance of the final version of Doom 3 at the postshow party." IGN PS2 has more information on the winners, including "Ryu Hayabusa of Ninja Gaiden fame (Favorite Character), Tony Hawk's Underground (Alt Sports Award), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Best Innovation), and Viewtiful Joe (Best New Franchise). The ultimate award, Game of the Year, went to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic." GameSpot's article also reveals that "sources [at the awards] let on that Majesco had picked up Tim Schafer's Psychonauts and will publish the game in early 2005", and elsewhere, Anna Nicole Smith's cosplay attempts (Ivy from Soul Calibur II, Farah from Prince Of Persia) were another 'highlight'.

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  1. not cool enough by superultra · · Score: 2, Insightful

    G4 only seems interested in getting whatever second-rate celebs they can corral, shoving controllers in their hands, and trying to pass them off as "gamers"...

    Exactly. I think the problem is that whoever's behind G4TV just doesn't think games are "cool" enough to hold their own. So they toss "celebrities" at it to jazz it up a little. Stupidheads.

    1. Re:not cool enough by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful
      You guys probably don't understand just how right you are. Listen to the Season 1 DVD commentary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and you will learn that FOX wanted Willow to be "more like Buffy". I can only assume that what they meant by that was "more action, less individuality".

      Similarly, they wanted the Serenity crew of Firefly to kick ass wherever they went, not taking any crap from anybody. Or something like that. Anyway, as you know the show wouldn't be any fun if the crew wasn't afraid of anybody.

      If a highly successful company like FOX can be this bone-headed, who knows what is going on at G4.

  2. Re:Conspiracy? by svallarian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He who pays the bills
    gets the shills

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  3. Re:video games are like people by servognome · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Same thing goes for other awards shows, when was the last time a musical was nominated for best picture at the oscars, or some big band song being nominated for best song at the grammies.
    Awards shows are there for an industry to give themselves a pat on the back and rehype things. Take them as big parties for artists to stroke their own egos and say "look how talented we are", don't read any deeper than that.

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  4. Re:Conspiracy? by Toddarooski · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually, Viewtiful Joe was exclusive to the GameCube, and THUG could be seen as primarily a PS2 game with an inferior Xbox port.

    But yes, KOTOR, Ninja Gaiden and Splinter Cell could all be seen as primarily Xbox games. It could be a conspiracy. Or it could be the Xbox had some really good games this year.

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