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Spike VGAs - And the Nominees Are...
The Spike Video Game Awards are - unfortunately - the closest thing the gaming industry has to the Oscars. Here's a look at who's up for trophies this year.
Video games are fast becoming the most profitable form of entertainment in the world, much closer to catching the film industry than one might suspect. The blinding speed in which gaming has progressed from 2-color, one-button gameplay to 2010's Red Dead Redemption has actually managed to outrun the public's ability to absorb its maturation. But as uneducated ignorance dwindles giving way to true appreciation, demand for a legitimate, be-all-end-all annual awards ceremony has grown. Spike TV decided to shoulder this responsibility with the VGAs, starting in 2003. Unfortunately, the awards show has hardly lived up to its billing. Peppered with appearances by celebrities that gamers don't care about - and who, in turn, don't care about …
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Kevin Wells
8:04 pm on Monday, November 21, 2011
I thought it was amusing. Since we're getting all offended here, I'm going go ahead and call out your blatant abuse of the English language. Please stop. more ›