10:06 PM on 12.10.2011 | Conrad Zimmerman
Tonight, the Spike Video Game Awards ceremony was broadcast live, packed full of new trailers, game announcements and wretched, pandering humor. We caught the intriguing trailer for The Last of Us. We watched Miyamoto smile as The Legend of Zelda was inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame. And we cried a little bit every time Felicia Day or Zachary Levi had to perform some humiliating monkey dance, clearly demonstrating how much class we're expected to have as gamers.
So much happened tonight, here's a rundown of everything we witnessed:
Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD takes from first two games
The Last of Us, Sony and Naughty Dog's survival horror
BioWare's new game is Command & Conquer Generals 2
New Mass Effect 3 trailer has worms
Miyamoto accepts Hall of Fame award for Legend of Zelda
Get ready for Alan Wake's American Nightmare
The Amazing Spider-Man's VGA trailer
Rainbow Six trailer hits pretty close to home
Wow: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer
Fortnite, Epic Games' cute zombie game
New BioShock Infinite trailer is moving
Kojima debuts Metal Gear Rising trailer at Spike VGAs
Diablo III intro cinematic is dramatic as hell
Spike VGA game of the year: Skyrim
This Hitman: Absolution trailer is coming for you
Tekken tags up a Tournament 2 teaser trailer
First screenshots of Command & Conquer Generals 2
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Max Payne 3, Ni No Kuni... I cant think of anything else :/
I didn't watch it like I don't watch it every year. This way I don't feel so slighted as a gamer.
Fuck.
1) Be or become a female
2) Be or become famous
3) Be or become a fan of gaming
A raise of my eyebrow to Rainbow 6, BioShock and Tekken Tag 2, and a tip of the hat to Miyamoto and Skyrim.
Oh, I agree. Holmes is a very attractive man and I know for a fact that some gay guys would go bonkers for someone like Mr. Sterling, no lie.
This is the VGAs. Of course not.
Oh, I know someone who is going to be 'very' happy to hear this.
I cannot fathom how much money is invested in this industry and how something so absurd exists in this form. Can we not take ourselves seriously?
The Last of Us AKA Left 4 Dead: The Early Years does look pretty sexy though, same goes for MGS Rising (boner) and the way it looks like MGS meets Bayonetta/Ninja Gaiden, I trust platinum to make a bitching great job of it!
as for new Generals, it's made by people who created Might and Magic, Heroes of Might and Magic and original King's Bounty so it should be at least very good.
I wanted to wake up to a Halo 4 trailer.
No games interested me.
Diablo 3 also looked incredible!
i spent my time drinking 6% beer and levelling my new stealth char in Skyrim.
I guess it was too much to hope it could take on Minecraft, but best song, best soundtrack, and best downloadable game aint too bad for a humble little game from a fresh new indie studio.
No japanese games. Only EA, Activison, etc.
Batman, Skyrim and MW3 circle jerk.
Typical casual bullshit. Also $$$.
Super Mario 3D Land won Best Mobile
Skyward Sword won Best Wii and best Motion.
The Legend of Zelda was the first inductee in the Spike Video Game Hall of Fame. Shiggy got a standing ovation when accepting the award.
I actually enjoyed it this year. Had some amazing trailers, good musical performances, and decent announcements. Solid show all around. It just bothers me though how they rush through three, sometimes four, categories in a row.