Joystiq attended Spike TV's 2006 Video Game Awards last week, and here's the video to prove it. We literally had to shove our way into our designated spot at the press line and jockey for position with other outlets like Hustler and The Greater Cuyahoga News-Press. Once we were set, we asked the hard-hitting questions that have been on gamers' minds for some time.
Some highlights:
Joe Rogan literally going insane on camera talking about virtual reality
Mark Ecko talking about Britney Spears' underwear allergy
Samuel L. Jackson not popping us in the face
One word of warning, the video isn't safe for work by a long shot. Joe Rogan uses some very colorful language near the end that has to be seen to be believed ... then again, maybe not. It is Joe Rogan after all. The 2006 Video Game Awards air tonight on Spike TV. Tune in if you want to see Sam Jackson drop some F-bombs, Stewie Griffin insult Sam, and Sarah Silverman insult every gamer in the world. The best thing about it is the Burning Crusade opening cinematic that premieres during the show. That and the skits about the motion-capture guy. Nothing is funnier than jokes about balls, right?
Alternatively, you could also go back and start beating Gears of War on insane. The night is yours!
Haha Joe goes crazy man. I know he sometimes talks about video games while hes narrating UFC, but he has some interesting visions of Virtual reality haha.
I think Joe Rogan has gone beyond D-list and has created a new list for wanna-be D-listers. Why do celebrities even show up? They all look like they don't want to be there (even the host). And the ones that do are blitzed/cracked out of their minds. By the way, the music in the background was god awful. Why does videos made by the video games industry always have crappy techno music playing in the background? Don't people realize the damage to your ears and brain this music causes?
What sort of serious questions are you gonna ask to a bunch of D-to-B list celebrities at a travesty of a video game awards show? None. I liked the questions. The whole event is ridiculous anyway, so why not have some fun?
Joe Rogan was probably in the middle of an ayahuasca trip, just reaching the ninth circle of the astral plane. Everyone gets a little loud at that point.
Nah, I don't think the production was that bad. It was about on par with what you can expect from Red Carpet Interviews (or yellow carpet in this case).
But YouTube still ruins the video quality, as always. It's a total cop-out for using your own bandwidth.
Oh yeah... that's some language by Joe Rogan. I mean granted, I hear teenagers at the mall literally screaming things ten times worse because they're immature little attention whores, but yeah, I'd have never believed Joe Rogan's language had I not seen him talking.
Maybe next Joystiq will be floored by running water.
1.) If I were a celebrity and knew there was a video game awards show, you bet I would be pushing my way through to get to every single one for the gift bags of free gaming goodies they must be handing out to everyone. Free DS Lites and stuff.
2.) Ouch at Tony Hawk not even mentioning the Wii, did Downhill Jam really do that bad? Or does he just not like the system.
3.) @#5, that was a remix of the Pac-Man song. And yes, it's terrible.
Not a bad video, but I think you guys could stand to have chosen something less...totally obnoxious for your background track, or at the very least not have had it on repeat for the entire video. If nothing else, this reminds me of why it is I hate the Spike VGA's so much.
Why does the video game industry continue to want to be exactly like Hollywood. I would much rather it move in the opposite direction. The only reason awards shows are held any more is so that celebrities can try to outdress each other and participate in a huge circle jerk.
It's already been said before but WTF are you supposed to ask uncelebrated celebrities? He was talking to Joe Rogan man, as made famous by Fear Factor, as made famous by being one of the most terrible T.V show concepts I may have ever seen. I liked the guys sense of humour and when you are at an overblown MTV style video game awards show sarcasm FTW. Nice job guys I enjoyed it.
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