Bafta Academy Video Games Awards

[Ketchup]

Thought i'd put it here as it's an interest to gamers only really. The Bafta Academy Video Games awards is on E4 (so freeview, sky etc) at 11PM tonight.

Hosted by Vic Reeves!

[AnimeExpert2003]

Who hosted it?

[Darren]

After last year's I just can't bring myself to watch this.

[Capwn]

I love this show, can someone record it and I'll put it on youtube again.

[mmcg]

Gonna record this.

Although Wii Sports won way too many awards.

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

'And the award for "Best Game Not Yet Released" Goes To...'

[Sigourney Beaver]

Super Mario Galaxy by the sound of the official thread.

[Capwn]

Whats going on here? video of bafta game testing 2007? what? by kids?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWW96qHPsc

[mmcg]

Whats going on here? video of bafta game testing 2007? what? by kids?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWW96qHPsc

The winners were picked by children?

[Sir DangerM]

Newsflash: Videogames are for kids.

[ben-k]

Christ I hate Athlete.

[Parappa]

errrrrr shite

[Boyatsea]

The cast of Hollyoaks play videogames!

Fantastic.

Christ almighty.

[ben-k]

Not only that, but one of them enjoyed playing as the arbiter.

Hold him down lads....

(I also enjoyed playing as the arbiter, but we're not mocking me today, are we?)

[JohnC]

I had to stop watching just now. I just couldn't carry on.

[Capwn]

So its as 'bad' as last year? Oh god, hopefully a torrent will be available tomorrow. The 'hollyoaks cast plays games!' bit sounds brilliant

[sir stiff_one]

Really shit. No one is even bothering to do their links properly. Vic has decided to speak r e a l l y s l o w l y so as not to make a mistake on the autocue, it's bizarre.

I love playing as the Arbiter, he's much cooler than the chief.

[Strafe]

Max and O.B playing cut scenes was quite impressive.

[Raff]

I'm so glad Bioshock won, with its "world of underwater graphics".

[Capwn]

I'm so glad Bioshock won, with its "world of underwater graphics".

oh,oh,oh is it like last year where someone (berry last year) does a 'joke/intro' for every nomination?

[Raff]

Yes, they showed pre-rendered trailers and all the footage was really blurry.

For that old gears of war trailer, they said 'Poor Marcus could do with a lie down after all that running.'

And then Athlete expressed their disappointment that no one had cheered for Gears of War, wondering why that was. Probably because it came out a year ago I think...

[dizogg]

This is absolutly OFF THE CHAIN.

[Alex W.]

You remember when [.tv] was going down the tubes and they ditched all their normal programming in favour of dabs.com advertainment? That's what this is. I can't imagine how they could've spent any more money and made a show with any less relevance to gamers.

[Capwn]

this sounds just right up my street again. I was afraid they would of learnt their lesson. If anyone finds a version for me to download please let us know.

[Shoes]

This was embarrassing, but hilarious. I liked McFly pretending they had played Crysis.

[jtorry]

Vic Reeves is perhaps the worst autocue reader I've ever seen. The whole show was a joke. From little things like showing the PC version of Gears of War every time they mentioned the 360 game to having a feature supposedly on online multiplayer games and showing Wii Sports and Guitar Hero II. I can't remember watching the proper BAFTAs but I very much doubt they're of the same shoddy quality. Hardly putting video games on the same level as TV and movies is it.

[Jolly]

I got as far as "With their latest single...Athelete!!!" and went to bed.

[Landshead]

That was awful. In fact i fast forwarded most if it.

[krenzler]

BAFTA VIdeo Games Awards is on now apparently?

 

 

[Vorgot]

Yep, streaming on Youtube. I'll be giving it a watch for a bit, see how they manage a virtual ceremony