Kind of right there in the title. I know there are plenty of big ones but I want you to try and narrow it down to one and explain your reasons.
For me that would be the Spike VGA's. For one I have nothing against Spike. They have James Bond marathons on the holidays and I've occasionally watched some of its programming. Still the one thing it has produced that I think is the biggest joke in gaming is the awards show they've made. Its not necessarily the idea. I'd love a gaming award show that could be as prestigious and watched as the Academy Awards or Grammies so that the medium could start progressing on names alone. I'll come back to that. Still it has devolved and melted faster than ice cream in the sun. I'm not aware of how the entire voting system works but if I remember correctly it is largely open voting for the public. If that is the case then the awards show is already doomed. It devolves into a popularity contest rather than a quality contest. Games that get nominated for the game of the year are the ones that sold the most that year essentially.
Besides that the presentations and "entertainment" at the thing don't make sense. Sure every now and then they get someone who likes nerd ephemera and video games like Sam "badass" Jackson but when you get the Jersey Shore Cast or a Jonas Brother out there, who are almost universally despised on the internet, you've done screwed it up. This is the kind of event that Internet celebrities would be welcome at. Like Jim, Bob, Yahtzee, or the Extra Punctuation crew. The celebrities in the room shouldn't be the mainstream celebrities. They should be Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Keiji Inafune, Tim Schaffer, Gabe Newall. If your hosts are celebrities that obviously don't care or don't know about this kind of stuff you've done screwed up.
As for the awards themselves most of the categories are pretty standard but I saw at least three that can just plane go. "Most Anticipated", "Best Graphics", "Best DLC". These could be replaced with best character design, best level design (which might as well be the Nintendo award I kid). With the winners be recognized by the main creator of pieces. I know making games is always a collaborative effort so perhaps instead of doing individual bull crap the people that made the level or character are nominated. Teams win and whoever is on said team suddenly becomes a potential asset that you may want to pick up. Point being make awards that acknowledge the people that actually make the game and perhaps not only give them something to put on their shelves but some push and pull in the game industry. No one told George no for the Star Wars prequels because of the original and they were his brainchild. Wether that was for good or ill is up to you personally but the point remains. Because of that success he could do what he wanted and if you start giving that kind of recognition to the game makers then the industry will really start to change in a big way. So what is the biggest joke to you then? I'd like to hear it and I promise I won't get too made if you mention Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts.
For me that would be the Spike VGA's. For one I have nothing against Spike. They have James Bond marathons on the holidays and I've occasionally watched some of its programming. Still the one thing it has produced that I think is the biggest joke in gaming is the awards show they've made. Its not necessarily the idea. I'd love a gaming award show that could be as prestigious and watched as the Academy Awards or Grammies so that the medium could start progressing on names alone. I'll come back to that. Still it has devolved and melted faster than ice cream in the sun. I'm not aware of how the entire voting system works but if I remember correctly it is largely open voting for the public. If that is the case then the awards show is already doomed. It devolves into a popularity contest rather than a quality contest. Games that get nominated for the game of the year are the ones that sold the most that year essentially.
Besides that the presentations and "entertainment" at the thing don't make sense. Sure every now and then they get someone who likes nerd ephemera and video games like Sam "badass" Jackson but when you get the Jersey Shore Cast or a Jonas Brother out there, who are almost universally despised on the internet, you've done screwed it up. This is the kind of event that Internet celebrities would be welcome at. Like Jim, Bob, Yahtzee, or the Extra Punctuation crew. The celebrities in the room shouldn't be the mainstream celebrities. They should be Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Keiji Inafune, Tim Schaffer, Gabe Newall. If your hosts are celebrities that obviously don't care or don't know about this kind of stuff you've done screwed up.
As for the awards themselves most of the categories are pretty standard but I saw at least three that can just plane go. "Most Anticipated", "Best Graphics", "Best DLC". These could be replaced with best character design, best level design (which might as well be the Nintendo award I kid). With the winners be recognized by the main creator of pieces. I know making games is always a collaborative effort so perhaps instead of doing individual bull crap the people that made the level or character are nominated. Teams win and whoever is on said team suddenly becomes a potential asset that you may want to pick up. Point being make awards that acknowledge the people that actually make the game and perhaps not only give them something to put on their shelves but some push and pull in the game industry. No one told George no for the Star Wars prequels because of the original and they were his brainchild. Wether that was for good or ill is up to you personally but the point remains. Because of that success he could do what he wanted and if you start giving that kind of recognition to the game makers then the industry will really start to change in a big way. So what is the biggest joke to you then? I'd like to hear it and I promise I won't get too made if you mention Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts.