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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: Game Awards and Announcements
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:06:19 +0000
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On 14/12/2024 16:10, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> Which might reflect that a lot of people -and not just myself- really
> don't/care/ about these stupid things anymore. Or maybe it just is me
> after all. I mean, I never was all that excited about these stupid
> 'best of year' awards anyway... but these days I find myself less and
> less engaged. This new show just feels too glitzy, too polished... and
> too distant from the actual games. It's marketing frenzy industry
> back-patting, and not representative of what gamers really like.

That's basically the problem I have with it. It presents itself as 
rewarding games for gamers yet when you look at the voting process. 
nominations are dished out by some of the big publishers who then select 
which media organisations are allowed and who form the vast majority of 
the total votes. The actual playing public get a massive 10% of that 
vote. I sum it up as the big boys get to promote their games and throw 
out a few titbits to the plebs.

The BAFTA game awards I have more respect for as they are quite up front 
in that it is recognising games as an artistic endeavour. Whether you 
like that or not at least you know what you're getting, well in theory 
at least.