Comments on: Game Media Awards – Results http://botherer.org/2007/10/12/game-media-awards-results/ John Walker's Electronic House Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: bothererblog » The Best Games Industry Award Ever http://botherer.org/2007/10/12/game-media-awards-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 bothererblog » The Best Games Industry Award Ever Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:44:05 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=797#comment-4477 [...] We here at John Walker Publishing are very pleased and proud to announce the inaugural Best And Most Incredible Human Being In The Games Industry Of The Year Award. In light of some publishers voting for their favourite magazines that they own, and other pubishers voting for the most important people in the games industry that currently work for them, this brand new award sets out to bring recognition to the very best people writing about videogames, working near videogames, or ever having touched a videogame, given the events in the games world of that year. Sponsored by John Walker Publishing, the event will not only bring much needed validation to the greatest writers out there, but also raise money for a very important charity: The John Walker Fund For Hungry John Walkers. [...] [...] We here at John Walker Publishing are very pleased and proud to announce the inaugural Best And Most Incredible Human Being In The Games Industry Of The Year Award. In light of some publishers voting for their favourite magazines that they own, and other pubishers voting for the most important people in the games industry that currently work for them, this brand new award sets out to bring recognition to the very best people writing about videogames, working near videogames, or ever having touched a videogame, given the events in the games world of that year. Sponsored by John Walker Publishing, the event will not only bring much needed validation to the greatest writers out there, but also raise money for a very important charity: The John Walker Fund For Hungry John Walkers. [...]

]]> By: Leo http://botherer.org/2007/10/12/game-media-awards-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4476 Leo Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:59:01 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=797#comment-4476 Also, I RESENT the coke reference. I've been offered much more coke by journos than PRs (honestly true). Also, I RESENT the coke reference. I’ve been offered much more coke by journos than PRs (honestly true).

]]> By: Leo http://botherer.org/2007/10/12/game-media-awards-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4475 Leo Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:53:41 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=797#comment-4475 Obviously I was talking about awards in general and not awards about writers. I mean, who even MENTIONED writers? Not me. Anyway, fuck all that, this is what's important - five years later, Half Life 2 is fucking SHIT. You can't say that about Virtua FIghter (4 onwards). Also, only one of these awards was for writers. I'm losing, aren't I? YEAH WELL I COULD BEAT YOU UP. Obviously I was talking about awards in general and not awards about writers. I mean, who even MENTIONED writers? Not me.

Anyway, fuck all that, this is what’s important – five years later, Half Life 2 is fucking SHIT. You can’t say that about Virtua FIghter (4 onwards).

Also, only one of these awards was for writers.

I’m losing, aren’t I? YEAH WELL I COULD BEAT YOU UP.

]]> By: John http://botherer.org/2007/10/12/game-media-awards-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 John Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:58:55 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=797#comment-4474 Um, Leo. How does the Golden Joysticks give awards to writers? (And being owned by Future, that would be a little inappropriate). If there was an award where people put a tick next to their favourite writer, then I think it might work. Imperfectly, but it would be better than deciding on who shares the most coke. Um, Leo. How does the Golden Joysticks give awards to writers? (And being owned by Future, that would be a little inappropriate).

If there was an award where people put a tick next to their favourite writer, then I think it might work. Imperfectly, but it would be better than deciding on who shares the most coke.

]]> By: Leo http://botherer.org/2007/10/12/game-media-awards-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4473 Leo Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:37:26 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=797#comment-4473 Steve did thank Kat when he accepted his award, so it's not like he's the culprit here. I particularly like how uncomfortable Kieron looked from the moment he heard his name till the moment he left. Also, Mark Cale had the biggest boos, which took some of the shine off Gary Penn's award :( Anyway, Tom fucking won, so it's all good. I did want Log to win and not Kieron, but mostly because Log's the underdog and Kieron is already an international star. It's got nothing to do with Log threatening to kill me because he suspected I didn't vote for him. I'm pretty sure I said this already, but John, you have the "voted for by gamers" awards already - the Golden Joysticks. And all that proves is that people just pick their favourite game and then tick any box that it appears in. Note to the public - Pro Evo is not the best game made, year in year out. It's Virtua Fighter. Steve did thank Kat when he accepted his award, so it’s not like he’s the culprit here.

I particularly like how uncomfortable Kieron looked from the moment he heard his name till the moment he left.

Also, Mark Cale had the biggest boos, which took some of the shine off Gary Penn’s award :(

Anyway, Tom fucking won, so it’s all good. I did want Log to win and not Kieron, but mostly because Log’s the underdog and Kieron is already an international star. It’s got nothing to do with Log threatening to kill me because he suspected I didn’t vote for him.

I’m pretty sure I said this already, but John, you have the “voted for by gamers” awards already – the Golden Joysticks. And all that proves is that people just pick their favourite game and then tick any box that it appears in. Note to the public – Pro Evo is not the best game made, year in year out.

It’s Virtua Fighter.

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