Half-Masked

“Hey, guys! Instead of giving an award for Innovation in video games to Super Mario Galaxy, or Portal, or any game that’s even eligible for it, let’s give it to Halo 3…. AGAIN. Even though it shouldn’t even qualify, because it already won that same award from us LAST YEAR! Or it shouldn’t have been eligible last year, because it wasn’t out yet in regards to the deadline for this sort of thing! YOU DECIDE!”

This is why I hate awards for anything other than acts of awesome bravery, like killing a bear with a raised eyebrow. I vaguely remember one of the Penny Arcade guys saying that they thought Edge was the best voice for video game magazines out there. If that article is any indication, then I really have to wonder if Edge has been sharing what they’ve been smoking with Mike and Jerry.

Remember last year when The Departed won Best Picture? Now imagine if, instead of that, they gave the Oscar to Titanic. Again. You’d sexually violate your television. As much as I hate award shows, at least your Academy Awards and your Golden Globes pretend to follow their own guidelines. Genuinely calling Halo 3 more “innovative” than Portal is a brand of stupidity powerful enough that, if concentrated, could demolish continents.

This is the 2nd time this game has won this award, despite the first paragraph in that article clearly stating: “We hand out this accolade to the title released in the last 12 months that does most to further the creative culture of gaming

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