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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. Terrible idea. by Red+Samurai · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It would just be dominated by casual garbage like EA games and GTA.

  2. Award shows are bunk. by ShaniaTwain · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Crash was a mediocre movie at best, but they spent almost as much promoting the film for oscar as they spent to make the film. check it out

    So why would a video game awards show be any different? And how would a 'serious' awards show for games improve your gaming experience?

    It wouldn't.

    Like films, you're more likely to find quality entertainment via reccomendations from friends that share your interests. Awards shows are just another promotional oppourtunity, and will always benefit the highest bidders.

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  3. Golden statues galore by DrWily · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The guys at Penny-Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/ have had the right idea for an awards show for a while: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/12/22 The're right you know...

  4. All awards by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 2, Interesting

    All awards are little more than masturbation for the community. We see all these "top 100 games ever" type of things every year filled with just the latest flashy fad game. Why not instead of wasting money on this crap they spend it on supporting companies who make awesome games but are having trouble right now, or set up contests like NASA does.

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