In a world dominated by the Call of Duties, Battlefields, and Halos of competitive multiplayer - it was refreshing to see this year's Spike TV VGAs Multiplayer Game of the Year didn't go to a game based on competitive multiplayer, but rather to a game that solely support co-op gameplay in Borderlands 2. The game also took home an award for Best Shooter.
It’s no joke that Halo 4 is probably one of the best game releases of this year, and for a very good reason: 343 Industries is keeping Halo 4 busy and constantly filled with new content. Today, we have a massive amount of sweet Halo 4 news for all you competitive and co-op gamers out there, so pause that Youtube video you’re watching and pay attention, because you won’t want to miss out:
It would appear Epic games is just waiting for the right moment to let fly some great news about an upcoming Kinect enabled Gears game, and other Gears of War 3 info. The most recent change of plans took the Gears team away from the Spike VGA's at the last minute. Cliff Bleszinski took a minute out of his busy Gears planning to explain just what the hold-up was.
Our esteemed Managing Editor, Nick Puleo, mentioned an opportunity to cover the Spike TV Video Game Awards. It seemed that I was the most qualified staff member to cover this event. And by most qualified, I mean that I live closest to Los Angeles. After we received confirmation on the press credential I had a sudden realization, which I shared with Nick in this Google chat message:
You know when Epic announced they would be making an announcement relating to Gears of War at the Spike Video Game Awards? Well, Major Nelson is announcing that the announcement is delayed.
...or these pugs get Lancer-ated.
Along with a handful of game unveils, the Spike TV Video Game Awards actually, you know, gave out awards. Co-Op gaming did quite well, with 13 of the 28 awards being captured by a game with a co-op mode.
Last night's Spike TV VGAs gave us the promised look at Halo Reach, and for fans of cooperative gaming, things look very interesting.
The first gameplay trailer for Crackdown 2 was unveiled tonight during the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and it was awesome to say the least.
Last night was the Spike TV Video Game Awards, or the VGAs. And while the spectacle was about gaming, the focus tends to be on the hollywood glamour and glitz of celebs attending. Hosted by Jack Black the entire thing was a mildly entertaining experience. The highlights for me personally were trailers for Mafia 2 and Uncharted 2.
Spike TV holds its Video Game Awards every year, and every year they surpass the expectations of the unappreciative musclehead idiots that watch two episodes of "Manswers" but change the channel in the middle of The Who's "CSI: New York" title theme. However, veiled cracks about overcompensating jocks aside, we'll adm...
