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Evening Reading: Higher Resolution VGA's

by Garnett Lee, Dec 14, 2009 6:02pm PST

In the wake of Saturday's VGA's I've been trying to reconcile my response to them with everyone else's. At the post-show receptions I kept hearing people say that these were the best they've ever been. In particular, many people I spoke with on the developer/publisher side talked about how the direct involvement Geoff Keighley took in producing the show helped tremendously in bringing games back to the forefront.

I'm not satisfied with better than before, though, because that doesn't mean they're up to where we'd like them to be. But based on that enthusiasm for the awards and recognition I think it merits looking at how the show could improve. For starters, while I get that it's a TV show first and foremost, it's an *Awards* show. Those awards need to feature more prominently in the production. Particularly early on the show felt more like a video game variety hour than an awards show. Granted, it's not realistic for every category to be featured but I'd expect things like best game by platform to make the cut.

The show also needs a host. It's almost impossible to develop any sense of continuity without one and more importantly you don't have that important ability to read the crowd and keep things on track. On the subject of letting the show develop a rhythm, trying too hard with D list celebrity presenters or more recognizable stars who just don't seem to be that engaged ("have fun with that," really?) throws things off. Maybe choice one will do it but doesn't get it; take choice two.

We have a few choices from today's news you'll want to be sure to see too:

Chris Brown feels he is being blackballed and his album kept off of store shelves so he's going after the music biz on his twitter feed.

That's not nearly the best Tweets of late, though. In the UK a best man rigged his friend's bed to tweet during sex

Given the roll the Saints are on I don't know why you'd bet against them but this guy did just that. When his Redskins lost, the gang shows up with beer and guns to shoot his 60" TV.

Mom and son showing the American entrepreneurial spirit with their aim to be the Starbucks of medical marijuana

A change in Nevada law has opened a door and The Shady Lady Ranch wants to take advantage of it and be the first brothel with male prostitutes.

And forget LOLCatz, the next feline fad is kitty wigs


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