News Room Contributor Posts: 6902 Joined: 12 Nov 2002 | Brütal Legend Gameplay to Premiere On Spike VGAs
The sideways-hat-wearing slackjaw approach of the Spike Video Game Awards has never turned my crank, but news that the 2008 edition will feature the world premiere of Brütal Legend gameplay has me thinking that maybe I should pay a little more attention this year.
Actor Jack Black, described as "a huge gamer" by Spike's Casey Patterson, has been tapped as the host for the night's festivities. Black is actually a past winner of a Spike VGA Award, taking the 2005 nod for Best Performance by a Human - Male for his work in Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, and also provides the voice of Eddie Riggs, the central character in Double Fine Production's work-in-progress Brütal Legend.
Jack is a funny guy, but for fans of Tim Schafer the real attraction here is the chance to see Brütal Legend in action. Schafer's work on games like Grim Fandango and Psychonauts has turned him into a cult superstar, with a small but fervently dedicated following. Unfortunately, his creative genius hasn't translated into mainstream success, and Brütal Legend is having a rough go at least partly as a result. Originally slated to be published by Sierra, the game was a victim of the Vivendi/Activision merger, which resulted in many in-development projects suddenly finding themselves without a home. Most of those games have since been picked up by other publishers, but Brütal Legend remains an orphan, and in October, sources at Double Fine made the surprising claim that Activision has been actively blocking the studio's attempts at finding a new deal.
But none of that has dampened gamers' enthusiasm for the game, and the chance to see it in action on Spike is a big incentive to give the show a watch. Other games will make their debut on the show as well, including God of War III, Uncharted 2, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen: The End is Nigh and others, but let's be honest here: We know who our Daddy is.
The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards take place at 9 pm EST on December 14, exclusively on Spike TV.
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Gone Gonzo Posts: 2737 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 | So wait... this hasn't been dropped?
Glee! |
On the Record Posts: 5521 Joined: 7 Feb 2008 | Activision doesn't want to drop it, it sounds like they want to make more money off of it than they would have under Shafer's original contract, so they're trying to bully him into accepting their rule. |
Press Junketeer Posts: 421 Joined: 23 Nov 2008 | Wow, I thought this was dropped for sure. I guess thats good, although I haven't quite convinced myself to like it yet. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 798 Joined: 25 Nov 2008 | I can't wait for this game to come out. I was pretty upset when I heard that Activision dropped it. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1563 Joined: 5 Dec 2007 | |
Artist Posts: 177 Joined: 24 Jun 2008 | woe is me and my lack of cable. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4602 Joined: 13 Aug 2008 | This game had seemed like it would be pretty good when it came out, and I just hope that Tim won't get bullied into losing his game again. |
SUSPENDED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 | So, the only news we've heard on the game in over a year apart from Activision dropping it is being delayed because of some irrelevant event on a misogynistic channel? |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1166 Joined: 23 Jul 2008 | I've been given nothing to like Brutal Legend other than Tim Schafer. Sounds like enough to me. |
On the Record Posts: 5355 Joined: 10 Mar 2008 |
Tim Schafer's latest (hopefully) masterpiece has been picked up!
Happy day, happy day! |
Press Junketeer Posts: 404 Joined: 18 Sep 2008 | Ugh...As much as I want to see the first footage of Brutal Legend's gameplay, I refuse to sit through the drivel that is the Spike Video Game Awards. It is like watching a horde of idiots high on Mountain Dew repeatedly slam their heads into a steel wall while a random, nonsensical soundtrack of the latest "hip and cool" songs play in the background. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2611 Joined: 6 Mar 2008 | Raven28256:
Ugh...As much as I want to see the first footage of Brutal Legend's gameplay, I refuse to sit through the drivel that is the Spike Video Game Awards. It is like watching a horde of idiots high on Mountain Dew repeatedly slam their heads into a steel wall while a random, nonsensical soundtrack of the latest "hip and cool" songs play in the background.
Yeah, they do suck, but I'm willing to tune all the shit out in order to see some sweet Brutal Legend action! |
SUSPENDED Posts: 12958 Joined: 30 Jan 2008 | Raven28256:
Ugh...As much as I want to see the first footage of Brutal Legend's gameplay, I refuse to sit through the drivel that is the Spike Video Game Awards. It is like watching a horde of idiots high on Mountain Dew repeatedly slam their heads into a steel wall while a random, nonsensical soundtrack of the latest "hip and cool" songs play in the background.
They have nominated LittleBigPlanet for 5 categories, so they can't be that brain-dead. |
Brütal Legend Gameplay to Premiere On Spike VGAs
The sideways-hat-wearing slackjaw approach of the Spike Video Game Awards has never turned my crank, but news that the 2008 edition will feature the world premiere of Brütal Legend gameplay has me thinking that maybe I should pay a little more attention this year.
Actor Jack Black, described as "a huge gamer" by Spike's Casey Patterson, has been tapped as the host for the night's festivities. Black is actually a past winner of a Spike VGA Award, taking the 2005 nod for Best Performance by a Human - Male for his work in Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, and also provides the voice of Eddie Riggs, the central character in Double Fine Production's work-in-progress Brütal Legend.
Jack is a funny guy, but for fans of Tim Schafer the real attraction here is the chance to see Brütal Legend in action. Schafer's work on games like Grim Fandango and Psychonauts has turned him into a cult superstar, with a small but fervently dedicated following. Unfortunately, his creative genius hasn't translated into mainstream success, and Brütal Legend is having a rough go at least partly as a result. Originally slated to be published by Sierra, the game was a victim of the Vivendi/Activision merger, which resulted in many in-development projects suddenly finding themselves without a home. Most of those games have since been picked up by other publishers, but Brütal Legend remains an orphan, and in October, sources at Double Fine made the surprising claim that Activision has been actively blocking the studio's attempts at finding a new deal.
But none of that has dampened gamers' enthusiasm for the game, and the chance to see it in action on Spike is a big incentive to give the show a watch. Other games will make their debut on the show as well, including God of War III, Uncharted 2, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen: The End is Nigh and others, but let's be honest here: We know who our Daddy is.
The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards take place at 9 pm EST on December 14, exclusively on Spike TV.
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