Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category

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And that’s it! We’re done here. Thanks for sticking along, was great fun! See you at the next liveblog!

16.32

Best Game is…PORTAL 2. HELLLLLLLLLL YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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Ok, the nominees are: LA Noire (unfortunately, can’t win it IMO), Arkham City (would love it to win. fantastic game), FIFA 12 (is this a joke), Skyward Sword (not a chance), Portal 2 (very real chance, great game), Skyrim (WHAT A GAME).

16.30

Talking about his family and how they all play games together. Just wished his son a happy bday and his wife Mother’s Day. AND OH MY GOD HIS SON HAS AMAZING BIRTHDAY CAKES.

16.28

He looks rather wasted

16.28

Presenter is Jonathan Ross! This is going to be a good one. I predict Skyrim.

16.27

So that’s two wins for Arkham. And now we’re onto Game of the Year. OOOHHHHHHH

16.27

Winner is Mark Hamill! Had an AMAZING performance as the Joker. PLEASE say he’s back for Arkham 3. He’s not here to collect the award though.

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Nominees are: Aaron Staton/ LA Noire (was a bit of a dodgy performance), Nolan North/ Uncharted 3 (who isn’t suprised), Steven Merchant/ Portal 2 (has to win), Mark Hamill/ Arkham City (great actor), Togo Igawa/Shogun 2, Stephen Fry/LBP2.

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Presenters are The Saturdays.

16.23

Penultimate award is Performer! STEVEN MERCHANT I CALL IT NOW.

16.22

Winner is…Little Big Planet 2! Impressive. Second win of the night.

16.21

This guy’s very funny. And the nominees are: Lego Pirates of the Carribean (didn’t even know that came out), Kinect Sports 2 (can’t win 2, can it?), LBP2 (probably will win), Dance Central 2 (HELL YEAH WHAT A GAME), Mario Kart 7 (no. it was on the 3DS. therefore it sucked), Lego Star Wars III (hmm. maybe).

16.19

He just said ‘True Dat’, wow. Too funny.

16.18

Family award. Ok then… Presenting are two people who’s names I didn’t catch. Awkward.

16.18

Winner is Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet! But none of the devs are here. So we move on.

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Nominees are: Bastion (HAVE to play that…), Eufloria (heard about it, never played), LA Noire (great game. but seems like the only game from Team Bondi), Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (not played), Monstermind (hmm), RIFT (supposed to be really good).

16.15

Debut Game: first game from a studio. Presented by Alex Zane.

16.15

Dara is very funny. VERY funny.

16.14

@jonfaec on Twitter: ‘Next award: the BAFTA for Best Use of Dubstep in a Trailer #GAMEBAFTAS‘

16.14

Winner is Battlefield 3! It’s got 3 BAFTAs tonight. I hate it. I own it, but detest it.

16.13

Nominees are: (MW3 will win, guaranteed) Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (no chance), BF3 (possibility, for sure), Dark Souls (no way), GoW3 (could do, but unlikely), LBP2 (noooooo), MW3 (think this will win it).

16.11

Online multiplayer now. Presenter is Jeff Heatz (again, wrong surname).

16.11

Thank god they’re done. Creepy…

16.10

All very loud. Calm down.

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And this guy is clearly drunk.

16.09

Winner is…Kinect Sports 2. Wow. Unexpected. Undeserved, in my opinion.

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Nominees are: DiRT 3 (supposed to be good), FIFA 12 (HAS to win), Kinect Sports 2 (really?), Dance Central 2 (HELL TO THE YES. PLEASE WIN), Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (should be eliminated as the title is too long), F1 2o11 (never played, but looks fun).

16.07

WOW HIS EYEBROWS. THEY MOVE SO MUCH.

16.07

Presenter is Miles Jacobson. This award has already bored me.

16.07

That was a good speech. Long, but good. Now we’re moving onto Sport/Fitness.

16.06

Talking about his gaming history. And how there’s a lot of indie innovation right now. That’s true.

16.05

Thanked all developers. This is good. Notch REALLY likes indie devs.

16.04

Thanking some people. Awkwardly and hilariously.

16.04

Awkwardly taking out his speech. And he’s clearly happy. He SO deserves it. And he likes Britain. So yay.

16.03

YAY NOTCH. I LIKE NOTCH.

16.02

Should say, it was Ian Livingstone, not Ken. Awkward.

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It’s a Minecraft montage. HELL YEAH.

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I’M BORED, MR LIVINGSTONE. LET NOTCH COME ON AND BE RUDE AND FUNNY.

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Yeah, winner is Notch.

16.00

Politically campaigning. That’s low.

15.59

Next we have Special Award. Notch won this, I think. Presenter is…Ian Livingstone.

15.58

He’s French, so the speech isn’t great. I can forgive that.

15.57

Winner is Rayman Origins. Deservedly so!

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He clearly smokes 90 a day. His voice is so gravelly. Nominees are: LBP2 (fair enough), Skyrim (the graphics were insane, landscapes were gorgeous), Arkham City (LOVE the art style), Rayman Origins (sweet game, sweet art stlye), LA Noire (nah, wasn’t a fan of the art style), Uncharted 3 (GORGEOUS game, gorgeous landscapes).

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Presenter is Ashley Walters. Never heard of him.

15.54

Ok, next award. Artistic Achievement.

15.54

Long speech. I’m bored.

15.53

Winner is Monstermind. Ok then…

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Nominees are: I Am Playr (what), Monstermind (more what), The Sims Social (didn’t know that existed), Gardens of Time (yet more what), Global Resistance (so much what- where’s Zynga), Skylanders Spyro’s Universe (not the actual game then).

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I’m guessing that the nominees are ZYNGA ZYNGA ZYNGA.

15.51

Now we’re in Online Browser Category. Presenters are John and Steve Didn’thearthesurname.

15.50

Yay for students winning something. So that’s just great.

15.49

Winner is…Tick Tock Toys. May play it, but it doesn’t look great.

15.48

Nominees come from a game competition, where they have to make a game in 6 weeks. Interesting. They are: Dreamweaver (looks really cool, stylised), Joust (looks stupid and motion controlled. and stupid), Tick Tock Toys (also looks bad).

15.47

One’s To Watch: newest talent. Presented by some Holllyoaks actors. Who are OBVIOUSLY qualified.

15.46

Love this game, so, so much. Hopefully it gets a few more!

15.45

ARKHAM CITY WON. HELLLLLLLLLLL YESSSSSSSSSSSS. SUCH. A. GOOD. GAME.

15.45

This award will be amazing. Nominees are: Uncharted 3 (amazing), Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (amazing), Arkham City (very amazing), Portal 2 (that’s not action!), Deus Ex (haven’t played), MW3 (no chance). Hoping AC.

15.43

Next award is Action. Presented by Charlotte Jackson and Chris Kingsley.

15.42

And the winner is…BATTLEFIELD 3? Seriously? Wow. Unexpected. It’s always been CoD. Wow.

15.41

This will be the last year of the GAME award though. As GAME are dead. Nominations are: Uncharted 3 (not mainstream enough), FIFA 2012 (actually has a chance, stupidly), LA Noire (NO CHANCE), Minecraft (really? hmmm), BF3 (could win, but I think MW3 will win), Arkham City (would be great if it did win, but it’s not big enough IMO), and MW3 (might have missed one as livestream died), Portal 2 (PLEASE WIN. PLEASE.), Skyrim (has a chance, for sure),

15.38

Time for the GAME Award of 2011. Which will suck. Because it’s voted on by the public. But Ortis Dealey is presenting. And he’s funny!

15.37

SO MANY IRISH.

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This man is very, very tall.

15.36

Winner is…Peggle HD! WHAT? Still, an AMAZING game. They make good games. So there.

15.36

Dead Space iOS (wasn’t too great), Peggle (WHAT A GAME), The NightJar (what is this!), Quarrel (never played), Super Mario 3D Land (clear winner), Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint (which got NO applause)

15.34

Nominees are…

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Presenter is Siva from The Wanted. Wat.

15.33

Now it’s Mobile and Handheld. Mario will win.

15.33

The devs are very happy. Yay!

15.31

GO AWAY NARRATOR. YOUR VOICE ANNOYS ME.

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Winner is Shogun 2! I am a genius.

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Nominees are…Dark Souls (hard, I hear. very hard), Deus Ex (that’s strategic?), Football Manager 2012 (ugh), Ghost Recon Shadow Wars (didn’t even know that existed), Total War: SHOGUN 2 (has to win), From Dust (hmm. I think not).

15.29

It’s Aaron Statham (spelt that right?), voice actor of LA Noire and in Mad Men.

15.29

Now we have Strategy. Ugh. Don’t like these games.

15.28

Oh god, Dara is too funny.

15.28

Trying to be funny. Not going great…aw well, still nice.

15.28

Thanking people, especially the community. Good on them!

15.27

Winner is…LBP2! Very surprising. Didn’t expect that at all.

15.27

Skyward Sword (was it really that great?), Bastion (never played, but looks awesome), LA Noire (that was innovative)

15.26

From Dust (was pretty unique), LBP2 (too similar to the first, IMO), Child of Eden (amazing game, so unique)

15.25

Nominees are…

15.25

Pete Williamson and Warren Brown presenting Innovation Award.

15.24

Still got lots of awards left, Dara tells us.

15.24

Winner is Portal 2! Yay!

15.23

This category is for good level design, pacing etc. Nominees are LBP2 (never played, but looked awesome), LA Noire (game mechanics were kind of awkward), Super Mario 3D Land (don’t have a 3DS), Skyrim (no surprises, was awesome design), Portal 2 (HAS to win, levels were amazing), Arkham City (good game, but no Portal 2).

15.21

He did ‘Right, Let’s Do This.’ Of course he did. Had to be done.

15.21

Now we’re on to Design. Presenter is Gaz, Soap: Craig Fairbrass (spelt that wrong)

15.21

Ten second speech. And Dara’s back.

15.20

I am not a fan of the narrator who awkwardly tells us the plot of the game.

15.20

And the winner is…Battlefield 3! I am the prediction god.

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Nominees are: Uncharted 3 (is this being nominated for EVERYTHING?), Batman: AC (same for this, it’s been in EVERYTHING), MW3 (unexpected, but had awesome sound), The Nightjar (what the hell is that? sounds scary), BF3 (no surprises here), Dead Space 2 (too scary for me, but the sound did seem to be awesome)

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It’s Suzi Perry presenting!

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Audio Achievement. I assume BF3 will win this.

15.17

And…back to Dara.

15.16

This acceptance speech is too long. It’s over 10 seconds.

15.16

Happy it won. It was a great game. Thanking Brendan MacNamara. Bit awkward…

15.15

Winner is…LA Noire! Didn’t expect it to win much!

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Skyrim, which was pretty awesome, but the music wasn’t the best.

15.15

Uncharted 3. Such amazing music. Love it. LA Noire which had pretty awesome period music.

15.14

Arkham City (once again fantastic). Deus Ex: HR (again, haven’t played).

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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (amazing soundtrack)

15.13

Nominees are…

15.13

Original Music time. Presented by Greg James!

15.12

Dara’s back.

15.12

Valve guy has a nice, short acceptance speech. That’s what I like to see!

15.12

Boring narrator is boring.

15.12

And the winner is….PORTAL 2. HELL TO THE YES.

15.11

And the nominees are…Uncharted 3 (fantastic game), Deus Ex: Human Revolution (haven’t really played it), Skyrim (oh my god too good, but is the story really the highlight?), Arkham City (HAS to win), LA Noire (great game, but story was lacking), Portal 2 (Ooh, that was fantastic).

15.09

Best Story. Charlie Higson and Jane Goldan (?) presenting.

15.09

‘A lot of money to essentially play hide-and-seek.’ Too funny.

15.08

He’s now BF3. I disagree. MW3 is amazing. I just keep dying in BF3.

15.08

Talking about ALL THE AWARDS. ALL OF THEM.

15.07

IRA jokes. This is actually hilarious.

15.06

Talking about the documentary which used the image from a game. Hilarious.

15.06

Arkham City. Great game. Homo-erotic, apparently.

15.05

Scary LA Noire acting. I agree Dara.

15.05

He is a real gamer. Making some funny Skyrim end-game jokes.

15.04

Arrow to the knee joke. HELL YES.

15.04

It’sssssss DARA

15.03

Pictures from the red carpet. And an intro. LET’S GO WIN SOME AWARDSSSSSS

15.03

Pretty sure that every game that has ever come out has been nominated for at least one award.

15.02

Jason Bradbury is talking a lot. I like him. So yeah.

15.01

The MW3/BF3 fight is being talked about. I can imagine that’s going to be an interesting one…

15.00

We are live! A nice video introducing the awards. Showing all the big titles.

14.59

Apparently Dara O Briain is on stage. Come on IGN!

14.58

Ooh, just checked this software, and it looks like you don’t have to refresh. Ever. So that’s awesome. Learn something new every day.

14.58

Eagerly refreshing the livestream. Just three minutes to go. Who else is excited? Hopefully the Spike VGAs will be put to shame…

14.56

IGN’s livestream is still not up! Have heard that The Saturdays are currently performing, so we’re not exactly missing the end of the world.

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Ok, you may have to refresh every so often. Once you see the page has stopped loading, hit refresh. We’ll try and get that sorted out for next time!

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Oh, should tell you that to comment on what you’re seeing, tweet @Shaxster , and I’ll reply over here. Unfortunately this system doesn’t have a great comments system, and if it does I haven’t seen it yet! Still great software though, don’t you think?

14.51

Just got word that the awards ceremony will last an hour or so. Nice: short and to the point is best with awards shows.

14.50

The livestream hasn’t gone live yet. Just 10 minutes to go.

14.47

I should note that there’s no need to refresh, the new posts will come up automatically. It’s like magic. But on the internet. Maginet.

14.46

Hello everyone! I’m your host Shaxster, and I’ll be providing you with all the news straight from the British Academy Video Games Awards!