Next-Gen is Here

I envy those bastards over at the states, buying or hav bought them 360 consoles. Oh when is this land called the abode of peace will get up to that level? I'm longing for heaven when all I get are whispers of excitement from those who are already there. When is it my turn? When will I be able to stretch my arms and start fragging jackasses online from my TV, next-gen style? For the love of God, please lend me a few hundred bucks so I can get my own! Next-generation is here, let me be part of it!!

Video Game Awards 2005

I never liked the Video Game Awards. Most of the nominees that gets pick just don't deserve to be nominated. Plus, to have a video game awards and having the fans vote it is just plain ridiculous. Movie and music awards are fine because it is easy for the audience to get to them since movie tickets are cheap and music can be listened to for free on the radio if not bought. Video games are expensive, and to truly appreciate a game, you need to play through the whole thing (unless it is bad, then it wouldn't make it as a nominee). Video games take hours or days to finish and find out how great it can be. One game doesn't mean that everyone played it but rather sometimes only a few can appreciate it. But then, these are just my opinion.

Putting that aside, I must say that this year's VGA isn't too bad. At least the nominees are decent, although I have to say that some don't even deserve to be in. Also, some awards just sound stupid - like 'Best Cyber Vixen of the Year' and... oh okay, so that's the only one that I can put a finger on. But then again, this award can lead to more better looking cyber vixens... interesting...

Anyway, I'll lay out the results of VGA below. Here are some games worth mentioning though. Props to RE4 for being the best game of the year. I couldn't agree more. Katamari also ran with an award. I'm happy for that. Burnout left with an award and so did the PSP. But one thing is missing, Shadow of the Colossus. They should have something like Best Artistic Game Award or something... too bad.

GAME OF THE YEAR
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

BEST ACTION GAME
- God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision, Inc.)

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
- Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts)

CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR
- Maria Menounos as Eva in James Bond 007: From Russion With Love (Electronic Arts)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
- Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Ubisoft)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN -- MALE
- Jack Black in Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Ubisoft)

BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
-- Christopher Walken in True Crime(TM): New York City (Activision, Inc.)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN -- FEMALE
- Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux (Majesco Entertainment)

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
- Traci Lords in True Crime(TM): New York City (Activision, Inc.)

BEST CAST
- Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Ubisoft)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- "Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent in 50 Cent: Bulletproof (Vivendi Universal Games)

BEST SOUNDTRACK
-- Guitar Hero (RedOctane)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- We Love Katamari(TM) (Namco Hometek Inc.)

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
- David Jaffe for God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

PONTIAC BEST DRIVING GAME AWARD (Viewer's Choice)
- Burnout Revenge (Electronic Arts)

MOST ADDICTIVE GAME FUELED BY DEW (Viewer's Choice)
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)

BEST WIRELESS GAME (Viewer's Choice)
- Marc Ecko's Getting Up (Atari, Inc. & Glu)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
- EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 (Electronic Arts)

BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION
- F.E.A.R. (Vivendi Universal Games)

BEST MILITARY GAME
- Call of Duty 2 (Activision, Inc.)

BEST GRAPHICS
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

BEST HANDHELD GAME
- Lumines (Ubisoft)

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)

BEST BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
- Sony PSP (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

BEST PC GAME
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)

BEST RPG
- World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)