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eBay Game Auctions Get "Regulated"

If you've ever bought action figures or comics or anything like that on an auction site, there's a fair chance it's been graded/appraised by a third party. This lets the buyer know that someone who's not the seller has independently vouched for the quality of the item in question. Well, if you're selling or buying games, you've now got the same option, as the first games to have been examined by Video Game Authority have popped up on eBay over the past week. For $25, the VGA will grade your game, then seal it inside a hard plastic, tamper-proof shell, which instantly lets buyers know the condition of the game. Useless if you're just after a sealed copy of GTAIV (especially considering the $25 fee), but if your online purchasing habits lean more towards boxed copies of Chrono Trigger, this looks like its worth a look.
First VGA Graded Games Hit eBay [GameSniped]

1:30 AM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Luke Plunkett
22,831 views, 52 comments

Latest by wingkong: I picked up a VGA 90 copy of a game on ebay and have to say I'm disappointed with their ability to grade. With that said though the holder is by far the best I've seen and nearly indestructible. Its more »

clips

Spike TV VGA Red Carpet

GameVideos just put up its red carpet video from Spike TV's VGA Awards. Kinda funny to see the mostly B-list actors and actresses stumble by and try to fake their way past a slew of "So, uh, like do you play video games and stuff?" questions. Look out for special behind-the-interviewee appearances by our own Flynn De Marco and Mr. Destructoid.

8:00 AM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,262 views, 28 comments

interview

Women In Gaming From A PR Perspective

MTV Multiplayer's week-long interview series on women in gaming comes to a close today with a noticeably positive spin. Tracey John's chats with Tali Fischer, a PR manager with Sega of America, who offers her opinion on the portrayal of women in games in a comment on Spike TV VGA's display of nude women in video game bodypaint.
When it comes down to it — beauty sells. No matter what industry. Putting a good looking guy out front (like Abercrombie) appeals, having beautiful women starring in television shows appeals, and so does a great figure in body paint. The day we start looking at something like this and saying it is a bad thing and is sexist is the day we need to re-evaluate pop culture as a whole.
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10:24 AM on Fri Dec 14 2007
By Mike Fahey
5,125 views, 63 comments

Latest by bluestreak108: Re-evaluate pop culture? For being a mindless, titillating candy-coating that makes our god-awful reality more palatable? That's it's job. Everyone is talking about the "gaming industry" like it's this big important thing. It's a handy time-waster that keeps the masses from more »

awards

Spike VGAs: Nominees Announced

Yes, the game of the year discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect. Don't agree with the nominees? Blame Crecente and this here guest editor, who are both part of the judge advisory panel. For all full list of all the nominees, check after the jump. Watch the show Sunday, December 9 at 9 PM to see if this year's host can pronounce my last name correctly. More »

11:00 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By geoff
7,609 views, 126 comments

Latest by Robert Isbell: the one song I still like is the opening theme from the original Splinter Cell. more »

awards

Spike 2007 VGA Nominees Announced

The Spike TV Videogame Awards are coming up on December 9. Over at Spike.com they've posted the list of this year's nominees, decided on by a panel that includes Kotaku's own Brian Crecente and this week's guest editor Geoff Keighley. For Game of the Year, the nominees are Orange Box, Mass Effect, BioShock and Halo 3. Check out all the other nominees over on the official site.

VGA Nominees Announced [Spike.com]

10:00 AM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By geoff
1,622 views, 7 comments

spike tv vga awards

AP on the VGAs

ASAP Staff writer Ryan Pearson just shot me a link to his excellent write-up of last night's Video Game Awards show on Spike TV. More »

2:00 PM on Thu Dec 14 2006
By Brian Crecente
195 views, 25 comments

bioshock

Clips: New Bioshock Trailer

I'm not the biggest FPS fan. Not because I don't like them, so much as I'm just plain terrible at them. Shots fly wide of their marks and I've even managed to blow myself up by throwing a grenade straight into wall and have it bounce back. But, I am honing my FPS skills for one reason and one reason only...Bioshock. This looks like one of the most amazingly crafted games I've seen in a long time and I can hardly wait to get my hands on it. Check out this new trailer straight from the Spike TV Video Game Awards! Flynn De Marco More »

4:56 AM on Thu Dec 14 2006
By fdemarco
622 views, 40 comments

Latest by FlapjacksAreTasty: If you haven't played System Shock 2, I can see how a game from Irrational with the work "Shock" in it may not impress you. In my opinion (yes this is my opinion, so don't bother flaming me for it), there more »

leroy jenkins

Clips: Leeeerooooooy Jenkins VGA Ad

Will there ever be a time when Leroooooy Jenkins is played out? More »
spike tv

Spike VGA Tickets, First Come, First Served

If you live in Southern California and like seeing Samuel L. Jackson do just about anything for money, you might want to keep your calendar clear next Friday, December 8th. The Spike TV Video Game Awards will be filming at 9 PM at the USC Galen Center and tickets are free. Yeah, free! More »

5:40 PM on Fri Dec 1 2006
By Michael McWhertor
182 views, 8 comments

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VGA Awards to Show Burning Opening

Spike TV has announced that people might actually be watching the 2006 Video Game Awards on December 13th, if only for two minutes. During those two minutes, the cinematic trailer for The Burning Crusade, Blizzard's upcoming expansion to the World of Warcraft, will be shown for the first time anywhere. Afterwards thousands of WoW players are scheduled to go right back to raiding Naxxramas, never tuning into Spike TV again except for the odd Star Trek Marathon now and then. More »

12:40 PM on Tue Nov 21 2006
By Mike Fahey
179 views, 9 comments

Latest by squidhat: What Electronic Entertainment Expo? more »