The Game Awards 2014 live report
UPDATE: No Man's Sky! The Legend of Zelda! King's Quest! And that's a wrap!
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MatMan562: The big question, of course, is will Geoff Keighley be tucked or untucked? I'm going to guess tucked!
I'm actually voting for topless while he oscillates between frenzied sobbing and a mad howl.
We're less than an hour away! Get your favourite snack and energy drink of choice at the ready...
MCRMJ: I know they're showing off Metal Gear Online, but is Kojima actually going to be there?
Apparently so - and he's bringing Jack Bauer.
Hello lovely Eurogamer community! Wesley here. I'll be your host as we watch The Game Awards 2014 together. No matter how long it drags on for, now matter how cringe it gets, and no matter how many awards Naughty Dog wins, I'll be here, offering top quality banter, commentary and sarcasm straight from the Friends school of humour.
In other words, I apologise in advance.
Infinitely better than last year's crowd-less "VGX loft". And who's that in the front row?
Kojima - tucked, with a cheeky untucked waistcoat combo.
I'm only here for Marty O'Donnell, who has composed the music for the show.
That was a joke. A hilarious joke. I'm also here for the new The Order gameplay.
Sorry, still joking there. You got me.
You all saw the Street Fighter 5 announcement, right?
TeaFiend: Wait, from 2am? I went to the pub expecting boring news from Boring Geoff when I got back. This is terrible. Good night!
Stay strong and watch along with us!
What game announcements do we expect, then?
MCRMJ: Barbie Horse Adventures HD
Get hype.
zzkj: They really do need to have an award for most disgraceful use of microtransactions.
That would go to the Frozen mobile game by Disney. My wife plays that all the time. Disgraceful microtransactions.
samharper: I really don't want to stay up for this, but I can't resist... I just have to see how bad it is...
YOU INSPIRE US ALL
zzkj: The Sony event is ... rumoured to contain lots of pretty big stuff. I suspect that's where the Street Fighter V deal was going to be announced.
It was. Someone somewhere is very dead. Dead dead dead.
Zioman: The Last Guardian? :>
Hehe hoho
I can hear MUSIC FOR NERDS so something must be about to happen.
Here we go!
Ah, video game music on a piano. Banging!
Where's the dubstep? Needs more dubstep.
That was Koji Kondo on the piano, by the way, who composed Mario's music
Ah, it's Reggie. Go on and announce a new Metroid, will you? That'll save the Wii U.
That's another joke, by the way. Nothing can save the Wii U.
Did Reggie just say Captain Toad Treasure Tractor? That's what I heard
Nintendo is getting lazy. Mario Maker gets all the players making the new Mario so Nintendo doesn't have to. Lazy. LAZY
If it was Captain Toad Treasure Tractor, then it might have saved Wii U.
Miyamoto doesn't say anything about the new Zelda. Destroy everything
Ah, it's Geoff. Fair play to Geoff for getting The Game Awards off the ground after last year's, ahem, interesting effort. Still going to rip the piss, mind. No free pass from me, my friend.
Ah look, it's the new voice of Solid Snake, who everyone hates because he's not the old voice of Solid Snake.
Cool story, Kiefer Sutherland, aka bro
What did Kiefer say? Sorry, I wasn't listening.
Is Hideo Kojima getting younger? He's a freak. An ageless freak.
Metal Gear Online, or, me and the lads out in Croydon on a Saturday night
Graphics on Metal Gear Online look great. FOX Engine doing its work.
Of note: Metal Gear Solid 5 includes Metal Gear Online.
Tim Schafer now on stage, doing actual comedy. I like Tim. Met him a few times. Made me laugh.
Timmy! South Park wins best performance, which is the correct result, because that's the only game out of those nominated I have played.
Trey Parker's Timmy dialogue is the best, though. Had me crying.
Also, now we know why Kevin Spacey didn't turn up.
The Fullbright Company's new game teased there. Just a teaser though. Well, at least we know it's not Gone Home 2.
It's called Tacoma, and it's out 2016. New game from the creators of Gone Home.
Geoff mentions Steam. Half-Life 3 confirmed.
Right, new Bloodborne video. Too hard, crap game.
I haven't played it yet, but that doesn't matter. It's too hard so therefore crap.
I think they have some guy standing right next to a mic who keeps screaming at everything. Calm down, mate, it's just a video game awards show
Well that was Bloodborne. Looks like lots of co-op fun. Too hard, crap.
zzkj: That looks like dark red paint everywhere.
If it bleeds red paint, we can kill it
It's the guys behind The Banner Saga. I've met these chaps. They're really nice. Grounded, enthusiastic and talented.
A sequel? Well why not. The Banner Saga did well enough. Nice one.
Oh look it's Bungie, being cryptic. SHOCKING
I love you Bungie, but lighten up. It's just a video game
There's an award for "Trending Gamer". I repeat, there's an award for "Trending Gamer".
Total Biscuit wins an award. He is the best "Trending Gamer".
Oh it's Liverpudlian Peter Moore. No tattoos? Boooooooo (probably for the best).
Sorry Peter, Liverpool are rubbish #cfc
Right, this is the announcement that EA has picked up Hazelight Studios, the company founded by the people who made the brilliant Brothers
callmeqt314: looks forward to seeing this company dissolved next year
ZING
Where do those people down the front get their energy from? Plus, more music for nerds. NERDS
Jeffrey's report on Fullbright's new game, Tacoma, is online. It's got a bit more information in it.
Oh it's Marty O'Donnell, my hero! Also, bet it's awkward him being there and Bungie being there. Awkward!
"Hey, Marty, how's it going?" "Not bad, Harold, since you GAVE ME BACK MY SHARES LOL."
Britain's Got Talent has finally arrived at Las Vegas.
I feel like I should take this piss out of this laser music thing, but they did Street Fighter, so...
YEAH! WOOO! Mate, your throat is going to be sore in the morning.
Please say deal with it, Adam Orth
You must
Adrift looks like Gravity the video game
Looks cool - wouldn't mind giving it a go with Oculus Rift
Shame Adam Orth didn't say deal with it
Ah god, this isn't funny. Sorry everyone. I know you worked hard. But this isn't funny
Thank god that's over. Right, best mobile game. Has to be Hearthstone. Oh no wait, Threes is actually awesome.
Hearthstone dev team not at the awards? Ouch. Well, they're probably in crunch because of Goblins vs Gnomes.
Reggie has been with Nintendo for 11 years. Bet the Wii U has been his highlight haha hehe hoho
Wait, Smash Bros. won best fighting game? It's not a fighting game. It's a brawler. GAH #elitistfightinggamefan
Reggie and Geoff need to get a room. And play Smash Bros. together. Gosh, you people have dirty minds
Codename STEAM will save the Wii U. Wii U saved
Wait, Codename STEAM isn't for Wii U? Sorry, the graphics fooled me
It's Godus 2 from Peter Molyneux's son
I joke. Another hilarious joke. That game was called Before and is not from Peter Molyneux's son. It is, actually, from Jon Snow
Before: "a game about pre-historic people and their survival. Created by @Billowper. Being developed by Facepunch Studios."
zzkj: Was there even any competition for fighting game aside from maybe Arcana Hearts 3: LOVE MAX?
Doesn't matter. Smash Bros. isn't a fighting game. Please try to keep up
Bring back Paul McCartney, all is forgiven
Battlefield Hardline has had a bit of a tough time, hasn't it? I kind of feel like no-one cares because it's not DICE. Plus, all the harm the BF4 launch did to the franchise means people are rightly distrustful over it
Nadeshot is the best eSports person. Bet I could have him at Street Fighter, though
jayc1: What time does this finish?
It is eternal, unending, relentless
Sports and racing are so niche they have to bundle together to get their own award
Mario Kart beats FIFA to the best sports racing game award.
The Order isn't doing it for me. Just feels a bit boring. And I've played it, yes.
It's a shame, as it's set in London.
This is something about baseball, so I'm just going to make a cup of tea brb
Until Dawn looks interesting, although a bit David Cage
I asked David Cage once about all the people who said his games were just QTE-fests. His reply: "Bullshit."
OMG only half-way done. Please, I have a two-hour driving lesson at 8am. Have mercy on my soul, Geoff
I hope that was just a joke. Another hilarious joke
Wow, Far Cry 4 beat Destiny to best shooter. Elephant sympathy vote
This live report is a Stealth Destiny Article, obviously
Oh look, it's Damien from CD Projekt. He was over here for EGX this year. Passionate chap.
Now The Witcher 3 is one game I am excited for. Looks great!
Does that video mean it has a female playable Witcher?
No Man's Sky continues to look incredible, although I'm still not clear how it's all supposed to work
We're back with the Mercury Prize Music Awards 2014, featuring Alt-J, True Detective and Mario the pianist
JimJamJones: Wesley is so salty when it comes to Nintendo games. He can eat a dick.
Only if it's salted
Wait, a new Godzilla game for PS3 and PS4 next year. That was a bit... random
callmeqt314: What happene dto sierra? did they shut down at somepoint? i miss them last i remember was gearbox halflife chronicles on pc
Activision just revived the Sierra brand for Geometry Wars 3
Activision has a new King's Quest as part of the Sierra label revival
wearethestorm: @callmeqt314 Todd Howard hopefully
Don't hold your breath
New King's Quest is pretty exciting. Tugs on those nostalgia heartstrings
Looking forward to King's Quest - out autumn 2015.
TekMerc: It looks like they weren't joking that hat was the half way point.
Yeah :(
Oh, there's a Dungeon Defenders 2 PS4 announcement. Out 2015. I had a chat with the developers recently, and they were cryptic when I asked about an Xbox One version. The impression I get is it's a timed console exclusive. PC version is out on Steam Early Access now, I believe.
WE'RE GETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THE SHOW! Have mercy on us Geoff
Andy House might have something to say about Shawn Layden being "the man who runs PlayStation"
Shovel Knight wins best indie game. Fair enough
Shovel Knight is a feel good Kickstarter story. There are some out there, then.
Was hoping for some Human Element gameplay, there. Disappointed!
This Eve Online video is amazing. When that game is good, it's incredible
Right, finally, game of the year award
Dragon Age: Inquisition is game of the year, then. What do you think of that?
I hope to get to Dragon Age over Christmas. Feels like a good Christmas game.
Here's Reggie. Are we about to get Zelda footage?
Well, that was some off-screen Zelda footage. Map sounds big
So, Starfox Wii U out next year, before Zelda, which is also out next year. Wii U saved?
Looks like Imagine Dragons are playing us out. Well, The Game Awards was certainly better than the VGX Awards, although about an hour too long. Highlight for me was No Man's Sky, King's Quest and The Legend of Zelda. What about you?
Koji Kondo was pretty great there, at the end. Zelda music is always awesome.
Right, that's our lot! Thanks for sticking with us through the night for our live report of The Game Awards 2014. Byebye!