For those of you who aren't keeping up on current video game news, there is a channel on basic cable called G4 that broadcasts gaming news and events; in addition to a lot of the tv show, "COPS". Every year, a show called X-Play hosts an award show for the best games of each category. Upon watching the awards, I began to think what we as collectors think.
G-Phoria 2009 Award Winners Are:
Game of the Year - Fallout 3
Best Graphics - Killzone 2
Best New Character - Sackboy - LittleBigPlanet
Best Party Game - Rock Band 2
Best Racing Game - Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island
Best Shooter - Gears of War 2
Best Strategy Game - Halo Wars
Best Sports Game - Fight Night Round 4
Best Action Game - InFamous
Best Role-Playing Game - Fallout 3
Most Original Game - LittleBigPlanet
Deserves an Uwe Boll Movie - Legendary
Best Online Multiplayer Game - Left 4 Dead
Best Downloadable Content - Fallout 3: Broken Steel
Best Handheld Game - GTA: Chinatown Wars
Best Voice Acting - Fallout 3
Best Soundtrack - Fallout 3
Longest Lasting Game presented by Stride Gum - Fallout 3
Favorite System - Xbox 360
Best Downloadable Game - Castle Crashers
I want to know what old school gamers think of these new games, how we all think about the direction gaming is evolving, and what you think about the winners of each category.