Report, edit, etc...Posted by brutetal on 2005-07-29 at 01:33:33
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"G4 - videogame tv - announced last night the winners of the 3rd annual "G-Phoria" awards - The Mother of All Videogame Award Shows. The esteemed winners, chosen by fans who cast more than 1 million votes online and via text message, joined Hollywood's hippest celebs and VIP guests at the Los Angeles Center Studios to celebrate.
Hosted by Wilmer Valderrama and featuring musical performances by the Black Eyed Peas and The Bravery, "G-Phoria" - The Mother of All Videogame Award Shows premieres Tuesday, August 9 at 8:00 PM ET/PT with the pre-show broadcast beginning at 7:30 PM ET/PT on G4. "G-Phoria" was presented by EB Games, Jeep and Mountain Dew.
Fans made their favorite game known, bestowing Halo 2 with top honors and the most overall awards of the evening.
The wildly popular game, published by Microsoft and developed by Bungie Studios, took home "G-Phoria" awards for Game of the Year, Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Sound Design, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Boss and Best Male Voice Performance - David Cross.
Sony Computer Entertainment America's God of War also made an impressive mark, winning the awards for Best Action Game, Best Cinematic, Best Original Game and Favorite Character. Additionally, Valve's Half-Life 2 lived up to its hype, receiving kudos for Best Graphics and Best Female Voice Performance - Merle Dandridge. Finally, actor William Shatner was on hand to honor the legendary Ralph Baer, who created the first ever videogame console and has left an immeasurable impact on the world of videogames.
More than 1,000 celebrity and VIP guests turned out to "G-Phoria" to honor the best the videogame industry has to offer. During the event, guests were treated to exclusive sneak peeks of over 25 new videogame titles including the first playable version of Peter Jackson's King Kong, the official video game based on Universal Pictures' December 14th film release, as well as a variety of games from Microsoft's next-generation console, Xbox 360.
In addition, as a special thank you, G4 awarded celebrity presenters and guests with a gift bag overflowing with must-have items such as a Dell Pocket DJ, the hand-held gaming system Nintendo DS, Americana Couture Swarovski crystalled tees, a Pyramat gaming lounger with built-in speakers, luxury 575 Denim, Michael Kors aviator sunglasses, a Pony duffel bag to stash everything in and much more.
"G-Phoria" - The Mother of All Videogame Award Shows premieres Tuesday, August 9 at 8:00 PM ET/PT, with the pre-show broadcast starting at 7:30 PM ET/PT on G4."
G-PHORIA 2005 WINNERS
# Alt Sports Award Fueled by Mountain Dew
NBA Street V3
# Best Adaptation
LEGO Star Wars The Video Game
# Best Action Game
God of War
# Best Boss
Halo 2 - Scarab Battle
# Best Cinematic
God of War
# Best Graphics
Half-Life 2
# Best Handheld Game
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
# Best Innovation
Katamari Damacy
# Best Licensed Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
# Best Multiplayer Game
Halo 2
# Best Original Game
God of War
# Best Original Soundtrack
Halo 2
# Best Racing Game
Burnout 3: Takedown
# Best RPG
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
# Best Shooter
Halo 2
# Best Sound Design
Halo 2
# Best Traditional Sports Game
Madden NFL 2005
# Best Voice Performance - Female
Half-Life 2 - Merle Dandridge
# Best Voice Performance - Male
Halo 2 - David Cross
# EB Gamers Choice Award
World of Warcraft
# Favorite Character
God of War - Kratos
# Game of the Year
Halo 2
# Legend Award Presented by Jeep
Ralph Baer
Hosted by Wilmer Valderrama and featuring musical performances by the Black Eyed Peas and The Bravery, "G-Phoria" - The Mother of All Videogame Award Shows premieres Tuesday, August 9 at 8:00 PM ET/PT with the pre-show broadcast beginning at 7:30 PM ET/PT on G4. "G-Phoria" was presented by EB Games, Jeep and Mountain Dew.
Fans made their favorite game known, bestowing Halo 2 with top honors and the most overall awards of the evening.
The wildly popular game, published by Microsoft and developed by Bungie Studios, took home "G-Phoria" awards for Game of the Year, Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Sound Design, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Boss and Best Male Voice Performance - David Cross.
Sony Computer Entertainment America's God of War also made an impressive mark, winning the awards for Best Action Game, Best Cinematic, Best Original Game and Favorite Character. Additionally, Valve's Half-Life 2 lived up to its hype, receiving kudos for Best Graphics and Best Female Voice Performance - Merle Dandridge. Finally, actor William Shatner was on hand to honor the legendary Ralph Baer, who created the first ever videogame console and has left an immeasurable impact on the world of videogames.
More than 1,000 celebrity and VIP guests turned out to "G-Phoria" to honor the best the videogame industry has to offer. During the event, guests were treated to exclusive sneak peeks of over 25 new videogame titles including the first playable version of Peter Jackson's King Kong, the official video game based on Universal Pictures' December 14th film release, as well as a variety of games from Microsoft's next-generation console, Xbox 360.
In addition, as a special thank you, G4 awarded celebrity presenters and guests with a gift bag overflowing with must-have items such as a Dell Pocket DJ, the hand-held gaming system Nintendo DS, Americana Couture Swarovski crystalled tees, a Pyramat gaming lounger with built-in speakers, luxury 575 Denim, Michael Kors aviator sunglasses, a Pony duffel bag to stash everything in and much more.
"G-Phoria" - The Mother of All Videogame Award Shows premieres Tuesday, August 9 at 8:00 PM ET/PT, with the pre-show broadcast starting at 7:30 PM ET/PT on G4."
G-PHORIA 2005 WINNERS
# Alt Sports Award Fueled by Mountain Dew
NBA Street V3
# Best Adaptation
LEGO Star Wars The Video Game
# Best Action Game
God of War
# Best Boss
Halo 2 - Scarab Battle
# Best Cinematic
God of War
# Best Graphics
Half-Life 2
# Best Handheld Game
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
# Best Innovation
Katamari Damacy
# Best Licensed Soundtrack
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
# Best Multiplayer Game
Halo 2
# Best Original Game
God of War
# Best Original Soundtrack
Halo 2
# Best Racing Game
Burnout 3: Takedown
# Best RPG
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
# Best Shooter
Halo 2
# Best Sound Design
Halo 2
# Best Traditional Sports Game
Madden NFL 2005
# Best Voice Performance - Female
Half-Life 2 - Merle Dandridge
# Best Voice Performance - Male
Halo 2 - David Cross
# EB Gamers Choice Award
World of Warcraft
# Favorite Character
God of War - Kratos
# Game of the Year
Halo 2
# Legend Award Presented by Jeep
Ralph Baer
HALO 2 WON YAY!!!!!!! WORT WORT WORT!!! Heres orginal post from game spot: Yup right here!!!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Revelade on 2005-07-29 at 02:03:33
G-phoria doesn't prove donkey.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Trigonometry on 2005-07-29 at 02:19:30
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# Best Original Soundtrack
Halo 2
Halo 2
I am a big fan of Steve Vai's work. So yeah I enjoyed part of the soundtrack. It is a multiplayer that keeps people playing... Somehow. First game I play is decent, second game is great, third game is great, fourth game isn't so great, fifth game... F**!, sixth game... f*** this time for Starcraft or Warcraft 3. And pretty much always that cycle.
Probably the only thing that's really annoying, is foriegners talking trash using terms like "raped," "owned," and the whole nine yards. So that deminishes late night play's quality. They think American's are dogs, yet they use our language and insults.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Shapechanger on 2005-07-29 at 04:53:56
Oh come on! Was there any doubt at all that Halo 2 wouldn't make game of the year? Frankly I don't care, it's just that I could have told you this six months ago.
Half-Life 2 was better in my opinion, more thinking, less shooting. But that's just me.
Half-Life 2 was better in my opinion, more thinking, less shooting. But that's just me.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by FireStorm on 2005-07-29 at 12:06:50
Well the Halo 2 Campaign is terrible but the multiplayer is about all that Halo 2 is and yes i do love the music 
although I dont believe the best boss should be the scarab.. 
although I dont believe the best boss should be the scarab.. Report, edit, etc...Posted by The_Shattered_moose on 2005-07-29 at 16:25:45
Ungh, I thought halo 2's multiplayer seriously sucked, half life 2 owns it any day for these reasons:
1. Moddablitity, there are some sweet mods out for hl2 (Plan of attack beta, counter strike source, capture the flag)
2. Physics engine, this just made half life 2 way cooler than halo 2, its just so fun to send stuff flying with explosives.
3. Halo 2's graphics look terrible compared to half life 2 (not that graphics mean a lot...)
4. Console shooters get too many little kids.
1. Moddablitity, there are some sweet mods out for hl2 (Plan of attack beta, counter strike source, capture the flag)
2. Physics engine, this just made half life 2 way cooler than halo 2, its just so fun to send stuff flying with explosives.
3. Halo 2's graphics look terrible compared to half life 2 (not that graphics mean a lot...)
4. Console shooters get too many little kids.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by IceWarrior98 on 2005-07-29 at 16:37:35
Halo2 deserves all those it won, but I agree that the Scarab shouldnt be th ebest Boss, its too easy all you gotta do is bomb it with rockets and grenades then go in with a shotgun, no problem.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dr.Shotgun on 2005-07-31 at 07:45:49
Half-Life 2> Halo 2
The X-play Awards had Half-Life 2 as the best shooter bu Halo 2 as the Game of the Year. How does a game thats beat in its own category win Game of the Year?
Half-Life 2 wasn't hyped nearly as much as Halo 2, but it was much, much better.
The X-play Awards had Half-Life 2 as the best shooter bu Halo 2 as the Game of the Year. How does a game thats beat in its own category win Game of the Year?
Half-Life 2 wasn't hyped nearly as much as Halo 2, but it was much, much better.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Merrell on 2005-07-31 at 17:53:54
Unreal tournament > Halo.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ultimo on 2005-08-01 at 03:36:57
A half decent game > Halo. These are often overrated, and judged by people who only play games since they're paid too. Either that, or it's some shady voting system.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by The_Shattered_moose on 2005-08-01 at 16:38:26
Quite frankly, I wouldn't be suprised if microsoft paid the G-phoria people off.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by ShadowBrood on 2005-08-01 at 16:45:20
QUOTE(Shatter @ Jul 29 2005, 01:25 PM)
2. Physics engine, this just made half life 2 way cooler than halo 2, its just so fun to send stuff flying with explosives.
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And I suppose that since Half-Life 2 has 3 physics engines runing simultaneously has nothing to do with it's real-lifeness?
Honestly, for graphics Half-Life 2 is so much better than Halo 2. Seriously, zoom in on a dead combine guards while crouching, and there's hardly any texture quality issues. Do that to an elite or a grunt in Halo 2 and you'll see that the models just have well shaded textures, but they suck at close range and the models have :poo: polygon counts.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Cnl.Fatso on 2005-08-01 at 16:50:26
QUOTE(Dr.Sh0tgun @ Jul 31 2005, 03:45 AM)
Half-Life 2> Halo 2
The X-play Awards had Half-Life 2 as the best shooter bu Halo 2 as the Game of the Year. How does a game thats beat in its own category win Game of the Year?
Half-Life 2 wasn't hyped nearly as much as Halo 2, but it was much, much better.
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The X-play Awards had Half-Life 2 as the best shooter bu Halo 2 as the Game of the Year. How does a game thats beat in its own category win Game of the Year?
Half-Life 2 wasn't hyped nearly as much as Halo 2, but it was much, much better.
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Of course not. What use has the general public for a PC game?
Oh right. They're much better as a whole. Stupid reviewers.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dr.Shotgun on 2005-08-03 at 02:39:21
PC>Console.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Cnl.Fatso on 2005-08-03 at 18:04:14
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PC>Console.
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That pretty much sums up my entire previous post.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by brutetal on 2005-08-03 at 20:22:59
Of course PC is always better then consoles. The price, well depends on where you get the stuff and how much they cost.