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The Videogame Oscars

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the here-we-go-again dept.

Gamasutra has responses to its weekly question of the week, this time looking at whether there will ever be an Oscars for games. The responses focused on some of the current crop of awards currently handed out, from the GDCA to Spike's debacle. From the article: "No one in the industry has taken the previous attempts at an award show seriously because they shows seem to offer up an award to the highest bidder and not the one most deserving. The only exception that I've seen come close to being a decent awards show is the Interactive Achievement Awards put on by AIAS. So how about we stop having rappers involved with the award shows based on the grounds that they like to play their Xbox? Or if we must have them involved, how about having Will Wright host the BET Awards Show? That makes about as much sense."

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  1. Night of glam and fashion... by BecomingLumberg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Although I think its a valid art form, I would be a little scared to see the 'fashion pre-show'...

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  2. I disagree by pigs,3different1s · · Score: 1, Funny
    I disagree, after all, it could be interesting to see all the developers.

    I can see it now, sitting on my couch saying things like:
    • Hey, there's that guy that calls himself Jessica, and he's wearing a dress!
    • Hey, isn't that the guy that used to get beat up in school with us?
    • Hey, there's that girl that kept making a pass at my girlfriend!
    • Hey, there's that guy that was stalking you last year!
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