"The Game Awards" award show Dec. 5th at 6pm PST

**Qalbert** · 2014-11-10 11:14

http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/vid...ve-1201352339/

The videogame industry is ready to put on its own awards show.

The three major console makers, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, and the largest publishers that produce games for the systems, have paired up to back “The Game Awards,” with the first event set to take place Dec. 5, from the Axis Theater in Las Vegas.

The show, which will be streamed live across all gaming systems and devices, is a direct challenge to Spike’s “VGX,” formerly “The Video Game Awards,” which was essentially a television promotional platform for upcoming releases during the peak holiday shopping season.

The “Game Awards” also will be produced as an awards show that hypes new games with a first look a trailers and other content, along with musical performances, appearances by game developers, eSports players and online content creators.

In fact, Geoff Keighley, who produced that show is also behind the new “Game Awards.”

**Correction** · 2014-11-10 12:01

So the platform owners and AAA publishers are putting on an awards show.

And the award for the best Nintendo goes to Nintendo.
And the award for the best Sony goes to Sony.
And the award for the best Microsoft goes to Microsoft.

And the award for best mobile game goes to...oh
And the award for best indie goes to...oh

**tyven** · 2014-11-10 12:25

We need to talk about ethics in video game award shows

**Shadowhusky** · 2014-11-10 13:14

So basically more COD coverage?

**Shenrien** · 2014-11-10 13:30

ET on the Atari 2600 is a pretty hard game to beat

**Correction** · 2014-11-10 15:54

Originally Posted by Shadowhusky

So basically more COD coverage?

This is basically an evolution of VGX, which was pretty much 'here's a bunch of sizzle reels, CGI trailers and maybe 1-2 gameplay previews of announced games with zero surprises,' with some awards and minus the stupid nonsense from previous VGX broadcasts. No Joel this year, for example. Don't expect it to elevate the status of games awards shows any.

**BadKarma** · 2014-11-10 17:55

Originally Posted by Correction

This is basically an evolution of VGX, which was pretty much 'here's a bunch of sizzle reels, CGI trailers and maybe 1-2 gameplay previews of announced games with zero surprises,' with some awards and minus the stupid nonsense from previous VGX broadcasts. No Joel this year, for example. Don't expect it to elevate the status of games awards shows any.

No Mans Sky was announced at VGX. so theres that

**Charismatic** · 2014-11-10 19:54

There's always reveals at this vidya award shows that I wouldn't care at all about otherwise. Expect no less from this one!
Hopefully there's something good on the horizon.

**Anoat** · 2014-11-10 23:03

Remains the only worthwhile thing I've seen on a Spike VGAs

**Byrd** · 2014-11-11 13:23

Originally Posted by Correction

So the platform owners and AAA publishers are putting on an awards show.

I understand the skepticism, but this is similar to how the Academy Awards ended up getting created -- the major motion picture studios got together and created a "neutral" body in the Academy to mediate labor disputes, and eventually it ended up creating the Oscars.

If this is a step towards an actual "Premiere" GotY awards show, I'm interested. Having every Tom, Dick, and Harry award their own GOTY really takes the shine off that title. Kind of like with movies while there are the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the MTV Movie Awards and a zillion others, the only thing that anyone really cares about is the Oscars.

**Qalbert** · 2014-11-24 12:55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlLvCLP2h84

Scheduled for Dec 5, 2014

Live from Las Vegas, the video game industry unites for The Game Awards 2014. Watch it LIVE on YouTube on Friday, December 5 at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT.