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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. Damn you, Anna Nicole Smith! by Jesterboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    How dare you sully the sacred art of cosplay? Now all those overweight, middle-aged men dressed up as Sailor Moon and the Tron guy will feel all embarrassed and stuff.

  2. The "Mainstream" by superultra · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Making video game awards appealing to mainstream TV viewers is never easy, but the G-Phoria producers attempted to add some razzle-dazzle to the proceedings by hiring Electra and Navarro to host . . . Other developers had to sit on the sidelines, and there were no developers who presented awards. Furthermore, there was no time for acceptance speeches.

    G4TV is confused as hell. They want gamers to watch (Gamers 4 TV, right?) but then silence the people that gamers most want to hear from, the designers. Then they're trying to be mainstream, but they get second rate porn stars and have been not-so-supermodels?

    Mainstream? Mainstream awards shows have what would be considered industry "experts," you know, actors and actresses that act and directors that can direct. G-phoria awards aren't "mainstream," they're pornstream. And at which point do the game designers just stop going to these lame shenanagins? Why doesn't someone respectable start up their own awards show, even if it is in someone's silicon valley garage?

    G4 has some great people, albeit all from TechTV. Why not throw Unscrewed Martin and Xplay Morgan as the hosts? The wrong people are running not only the awards show, but the channel, and it's certainly not anyone with any respect for video games. If I want to see Anna Nicole Smith or Carmen Elektra I'll fire up the old cable modem. It's the game designers I want to hear from and see on an awards show for games on a supposedly game network.

    1. Re:The "Mainstream" by jwriney · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Agreed.

      This PA seems to fit pretty well. The G4 people act as though they wouldn't know a game if it bit them on the ass.

      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"...

      --riney

  3. Obligatory Rant: by sithkhan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where's the SPOLIERS tag, you insensitive clod?

    --

    is it that bad seein a hot chick again? if i see a hot chick walkin down the hall i dont say "repost"
  4. A character you missed by Pluvius · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anna Nicole Smith also cosplayed Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2. Fortunately for all of us, I can't find a picture of it.

    Rob

  5. 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.

  6. Conspiracy? by ooPo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Notice how every game mentioned is for the xbox.

    Way to address maybe a third of the gaming market in the US, even less globally. Yay!

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

      He who pays the bills
      gets the shills

      --
      I patented screwing your mom. But it got revoked for "prior art."
    2. 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.

      --

      "Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!"

  7. Wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Those photos just completely ruined both Soul Calibur and Prince of Persia for me.

    *shudder*

  8. 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.

    --
    D6 63 0D 70 89 81 BB 8E 7B 7C 5F 5D 54 EA AB 73
  9. Good games, though by Gio+Angles · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Even though the production values of the show itself could use some improvement, at least they had the decency to pick good games.

    The last award show (was it SpikeTV?) was much more embarassing to gamers. Madden 2004 was selected as game of the year. Jesus, it wasn't even last year's best FOOTBALL game, and they gave it the GOTY.