[Silentfish1977]

Am still combing through various updates and bits of news from last night's Spike VGA awards, where a lot of reveals came through. First up is the first video from the new Medal of Honor, (though the lead guy looks like a hobo that used to live down my street), lot of explosions and looks to be lot of cut scenes, let's see what they eventually come out with from a series that has a long history.

Second up is the Halo Reach, which unfortunately with bad sound and picture, I don't know WTF is even going on, it looks like some bad anime/fan movie. There was an announcement the other day where Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg said that Halo Reach will be the biggest game of 2010, hmmm . . . anyways . . .

Also there were mentions of sequels of Batman's Arkham Asylum, (sure to be Shaolin's favourite), and Force Unleashed 2.

If anyone has a link for the full video of the VGA awards would be much appreciated, and if I find it I'll be sure to provide it.

[Demonic Soul]

The Halo trailer looks so f*cked up to the point where it's not even funny.

Couldn't they put up a few explosions here and there?

======Here's the list of winners:

Best Wii Game

- MadWorld
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Punch-Out!!
- Wii Sports Resort

Game of the Year

- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Left 4 Dead
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Studio of the Year

- Infinity Ward
- Naughty Dog
- Rocksteady Studios
- Valve

Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew

- ‘Splosion Man
- Flower
- Osmos
- Trials HD

Best Xbox 360 Game

- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Halo 3: ODST
- Forza Motorspot 3
- Left 4 Dead 2

Best PS3 Game

- inFamous
- Killzone 2
- Rachet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best PC Game

- Dragon Age: Origins
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Plants vs. Zombies
- The Sims 3

Best Handheld Game

- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
- Scribblenauts

Best Shooter

- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Killzone 2
- Left 4 Dead 2

Best Fighting Game

- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
- Street Fighter IV
- Tekken 6

Best Action Adventure Game

- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Brutal Legend
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best RPG

- Borderlands
- Demon’s Souls
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

Best Multiplayer Game

- Borderlands
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Left 4 Dead 2

Best Individual Sports Game

- EA Sports Fight Night Round 4
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Wii Sports Resort

Best Team Sports Game

- FIFA Soccer 10
- Madden NFL 10
- NBA 2K10
- NHL 10

Best Driving Game

- Dirt 2
- Forza Motorsport 3
- Gran Turismo (PSP)
- Need for Speed Shift

Best Music Game

- DJ Hero
- Guitar Hero 5
- LEGO Rock Band
- The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Soundtrack

- Brutal Legend
- DJ Hero
- Guitar Hero 5
- The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Original Score

- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Graphics

- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Killzone 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show

- Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Performance by a Human Female

- Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
- Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
- Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
- Tricia Helfer as Dare

Best Performance by a Male

- Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
- Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja
- Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
- Vin Diessel as Richard B. Riddick

Best Cast

- Brutal Legend
- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Voice

- Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
- Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
- Mark Hamill as The Joker
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake

Best Downloadable Game

- Battlefield 1943
- Fat Princess
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Shadow Complex

Best DLC

- Fallout 3 – Broken Steel
- Fallout 3 – Point Lookout
- GTA IV: The Lost and Damned
- GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Most Anticipated Game

- Bioshock 2
- God of War III
- Mass Effect 2
- Starcraft II

[Lightning Count]

I'm surprised no one's brought up the new Spec Ops game (Spec Ops: The Line) which is set in Dubai. Check out the trailer:

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 Video Game, Spec Ops: The Line Exclusive Debut Trailer | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

Actually looks pretty good.

[MYFQ]

Kind of surprised Mark Hamill didn't win, i thought his joker was brilliant in AA. Dragon Age winning was kind of expected, that game is just that good.

[Silentfish1977]

Lightning Count said:

I'm surprised no one's brought up the new Spec Ops game (Spec Ops: The Line) which is set in Dubai. Check out the trailer:

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 Video Game, Spec Ops: The Line Exclusive Debut Trailer | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

Actually looks pretty good.

@Demonic, thanks for the list!

@Lightning, it was brought up earlier on a separate thread, though I'm really going to wait to see what actually materializes from it!

[Lightning Count]

mvasandani said:

@Demonic, thanks for the list!

@Lightning, it was brought up earlier on a separate thread, though I'm really going to wait to see what actually materializes from it!

My bad. Thought it had slipped through the cracks <_<;

That's what i get for not lurking nearly enough.

[Shaolin242]

Halo reach looked sick. that was fukn in game engine!

[Shaolin242]

btw watch the proper one on youtube....not the link mukesh posted.

[Silentfish1977]

Shaolin242 said:

btw watch the proper one on youtube....not the link mukesh posted.

My link not good enough for you??? :mad2:

I'll slap your monkey ass back to Oz :wink2:

[Darth Oz]

mvasandani said:

I'll slap your monkey ass back to Oz :wink2:

Back to me?!

[Silentfish1977]

darthoz said:

Back to me?!

Definitely not here! :smartass:

[Silentfish1977]

Shaolin242 said:

btw watch the proper one on youtube....not the link mukesh posted.

I have to admit I will retract my earlier comment about the Halo Reach trailer. I've watched it again on HD on youtube here, and was quite impressed. Am not sure if I agree that it was from in-game engine, though if it is it would be impressive. Halo 3's original infamous trailer was kick-ass too, (as was discussed through great lengths on this forum), but was not from the in-game engine.

The video seems to be introducing you into a squad, so not sure if it means it's going to be a squad based game. Let's see! The Bungie machine will roll on it seems . . . :Suspiciou

[BlitzkriegBlizzard]

mvasandani said:

I have to admit I will retract my earlier comment about the Halo Reach trailer. I've watched it again on HD on youtube here, and was quite impressed. Am not sure if I agree that it was from in-game engine, though if it is it would be impressive. Halo 3's original infamous trailer was kick-ass too, (as was discussed through great lengths on this forum), but was not from the in-game engine.

The video seems to be introducing you into a squad, so not sure if it means it's going to be a squad based game. Let's see! The Bungie machine will roll on it seems . . . :Suspiciou

All of it is in-game footage from the new engine, just not in realtime.

[@ps3]

I actually watched it live night before yesterday,

And modern warfare 2 was nominated for alot of stuff..


But yeh Best Multiplayer game and best Shooter..


Hot stuff :evilgrin:

[TOOTR]

Crackdown 2 trailer looks awesome to me :)

[Silentfish1977]

Some Q&A from Medal of Honor Executive Producer Greg Goodrich:

Greg Goodrich, the Executive Producer on Medal of Honor, has provided answers to community questions regarding the Medal of Honor trailer.
Q: Is that all gameplay footage throughout the trailer?
A: Yep, the trailer is 100% in-game footage.
Q: Where is the “bearded guy” that is on the box cover? I don’t believe I saw him in the trailer.
A: You are correct. The character on our box cover was not featured in our first trailer. But I can confirm that he is indeed a character in our game and will be revealed (along with his highly skilled and very specialized Tier 1 unit) in the near future.
Q: What exactly is a Tier 1 Operator? And what do they do?
A: Tier 1 is a category. It is not a unit designation or a name given to a specific task force. It is a term that is used to describe the level at which these operators perform and function. It also refers to their place within the national command structure. The term “Tier 1” can also be used to describe a specific unit’s ability to carry out missions that require the most highly skilled, proficient and disciplined group of warriors within the U.S. Special Operations Community. There are only a handful of units within the U.S. Government that are considered Tier 1. We have been given the rare opportunity to work closely with members of these units during the development of Medal of Honor.
Q: There was an ATV and a helicopter scene in the trailer. Can we expect to see some vehicular gameplay?
A: That is the plan. At minimum, you can expect the ones that you saw in the trailer ;-)
Q: The ending scene with the guy with a bomb attached to him gave me chills. Can we expect this darker feel/tone throughout the game?
A: This will be the very first (M) rated Medal of Honor. However, we will always be grounded by our core tenets of authenticity and respect for the soldier.
Q: There are some doors that get kicked in during the trailer. Can we expect breach and clear gameplay?
A: The player can do many cool things in the game, and kicking in doors is certainly one of them!
Q: Are you keeping the PC community in mind for this game? Please don’t do just a simple port!
A: We take the PC version of our game as seriously as we do any other version.
Q: How much of the game is based on real life, true events in Afghanistan?
A: Medal of Honor is “historical fiction” set against the backdrop of the current war in Afghanistan. Much like “Saving Private Ryan” is a fictional story told through the lens of a small band of characters during WWII.

[Silentfish1977]

A link from The National today about the Spec Ops game . . .

Link Here

[gears4ever]

Im really excited about that Spec Ops game literally wasnt under my radar till saw VGA awards 2009. Thought kind of disappointed by Halo Reach, even though it was all ingame engine cutscene, I did feel there wasn't much light source available, it was just bit too dark ... then again, Ive always despised Halo series cuz of its cartoonish designed foes, this game certainly wont budge me from my mindset.

[Shaolin242]

my best games of the year

1) Demons Souls
2) Uncharted 2.

weird, as these are ps3 games but thems the break.

Worst games (aka Biggest dissapoints of the year)

1) Assassins Creed 2 - i was so geared up for this but what a shocking boring and buggy game. absolutely bland and grade A terrible
2) Batman Arkham Asylum - average game with average everything and way too overhyped. Same boring formulaic gameplay - i cant be bothered even dealing with it anymore

Games im most excited about next year

1) Mass Effect 2
2) SSFIV Turbo or whatever its called
3) Fable 3 if it comes out
4) Bayonetta - gues its out today or whatever...

[Silentfish1977]

Some interesting info on Halo Reach here, which can be found in the next issue of Game Informer.

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