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GohanGVO
06/23/09

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For great justice, Scribblenauts a winner is you.
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Saint Anima
06/23/09

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Some of you guys amuse me with the Uncharted 2 hate. The game so far looks like pure gold, and it's in the right hands. Amy Henning is an awesome director.
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Shindokie
06/23/09

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Damn look at Kotaku up there with the big dogs. I remember when you guys were but a pup. :( I'm glad you guys made it big! :)

Seems like a nice compiled list.
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Str8_Jihadin
06/23/09

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No God of War III?

Seriously? NO FUCKING GOD OF WAR?

Do you wish to anger the GOD OF WAR?!?!?!
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bigman88zz
06/23/09

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best speaker: james cameron :p
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Luke Plunkett
06/23/09

@bigman88zz: You weren't actually there, obviously.
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CatsAkimbo
06/23/09

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What do game critics know that the steam group of 30,000+ people don't?

Oh right, they actually played Left 4 Dead 2.
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Pretty Sneaky Sis
06/23/09

@CatsAkimbo:

You know what? I could settle for this. I'll give it a shot.

If they've put in a melee, fixed (a wide array of) online multiplayer issues, and continue game support, I'd be more than willing to pay full price for it. A high quality game.

That would mean, of course, they really should fix the framerate as well.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
06/23/09

@Pretty Sneaky Sis:

I've not had any framerate issues. What specs are you running?
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06/23/09

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Man, look at Uncharted go! I'll be picking it up of course, but the thing I'm really happy about is to see Scribblenauts get some well-deserved recognition in two categories.
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RagingAvatar
06/23/09

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Best unleaked announcement: Final Fantasy XIV ;-)
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PristineSneakers
06/23/09

@RagingAvatar:

Absolutely. I'm amazed they managed to keep the development of a game like that quiet, I mean it's due out next year already.
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Tenshigure
06/23/09

@PristineSneakers: Which if we translated that in "Square Years" we should see it sometime in 2015!
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salmonellaboy
06/23/09

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uncharted 2, huh? congrats, i guess
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salmonellaboy
06/23/09

@salmonellaboy: oh, so now i'm an xbot? that's new. :)

not really interested in the game. just a bit surprised that it managed to rise above the other titles.
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Makidian
06/23/09

@salmonellaboy: Did you play the first and have you paid attention to the second? Incredible experiences to be had all around, this fall is going to be epic, and Uncharted 2 is definitely the leader of the pack
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b-radicate
06/23/09

@Makidian: Yes, I have. Even played 2 at E3. While gorgeous, it was very much "more of the same." Which, in this case, is by no means a bad thing at all, I just feel there were more original offerings at the show that hold more promise.

Plus, the multiplayer barely brings anything to the table except for the ability to climb stuff. Otherwise it's just like Gears 2 but without the blood and guts and with crappier controls.
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lolgreg
06/23/09

@salmonellaboy: Easy everyone, the guy's just not all that interested. No need to start raging.
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Dillinger23
06/23/09

@b-radicate: I don't think its like gears at all, its got a feeling of being a world and not just a boring killfest.
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chuffhoncho
06/23/09

@Dillinger23: Ask yourself this. If you gave Gears a multiplayer level that had a lush jungle setting with green grass and blue sky and then you turned off the gore, how similar would that be to Uncharted 2 multiplayer?
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exion
06/24/09

@chuffhoncho: I've played through the Uncharted 2 beta quite extensively (which features a campaign level with co-op and two levels for competitive) and already it's clear that the game is nothing like Gears of war.

Gears felt floaty to me (as do a lot of games using the unreal engine), but uncharted does not... the GeOW2 gunplay I couldn't get into whilst I thoroughly enjoy the uncharted beta... plus of course theres the ability to scale surfaces, jump and descend from rooftops that gives the game a much greater sense of verticality.

Whilst I realise my first two points are more a personal preference thing, what you should glean is that both titles are sufficiently different.

Oh, and the voice acting in Uncharted shits all over the testosterone ridden b-movie quality shite in Gears! (man, I hate the gears voice acting... bender or not!)
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FP_slomo788
06/23/09

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Woot go go go Uncharted 2!
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TylDurden
06/23/09

@FP_slomo788: yup, its one of the main reasons this xbot just bought a PEES3. Cant wait. Uncharted 1 among others I've missed will hold me off until then.
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Spoony Bard
06/23/09

@TylDurden: I just played through Uncharted for the first time as well. FANTASTIC game.
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No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets
06/18/09

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Proof that established I.Ps = cash.

Rock Band is the only exception to this.
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aw3str1k3r
06/18/09

@No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets: Half of those games pictured happen to be the first of their series. Mass Effect, LBP, Gears... They were not proven then.
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Komrade Kayce
06/18/09

@No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets:

Perfect Dark... Spore...

Yeah. Seriously. Your eyes can be used for things when not closed. :P
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(Zombie) Goldwings
06/18/09

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Problem is, not all gamers watch/care about the "Best of" awards. What they want is what they'll get and having that small print of being the "Best of" something is just extra intensive of thinking to themselves that they made the right choice.
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Curse lily
06/18/09

@(Zombie) Goldwings: I have bought many games the were not even close to best of(SkyGunner and MS:saga for example)so i never listen to neither this "Games critics" or reviewer and just go with my gut feeling an so far not wrong on my choices of games.
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DigiMish
06/18/09

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We already went over this - no, just because a game gets good reviews from the press doesn't mean it's going to sell well.

Psychonauts is a shining example of this that always gets brought up.
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Maxyboy13
06/16/09

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Wow. The critics did a really great job with the nominations. I hope Uncharted, Brutal Legend, Scribblenauts and Mass Effect all take home their fair share of awards.

Mass Effect might be the game to make me get a 360. It looks incredible. Or I could play it on my PC.
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Antiterra
06/16/09

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I always found it very strange, this idea of giving out awards to unreleased (and often unfinished) games that were only partially showcased during a show - awards that then end up on the cover of those games.

I really don't get it. Give me full reviews, then you've got my attention.
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