You probably have several questions running through your mind right about now. These may include: "The BBC has a game show?", "Why haven't I heard about this until now?" and perhaps even "Where is the %&*#&@$ link already?" The answers, respectively, are Yes; Because You Haven't Looked Hard Enough; and Right Here.
But I digress - the point here is not that the BBC has an actual television show where a pair of Scottish gents nonchalantly (yet fairly) review videogames, but that you can look forward to another performance from the one and only Jonathan Coulton, a singer-songwriter that, thanks to a little ol' artificial intellegence called GLaDOS, will never be forgotten. Oh yeah, and apparently there's some game awards show as well.
While the live telecast is only available in Scotland, you can tune in to their webcast Sunday, March 30 at 2:55PM PST.
Looking forward to fighting you for international bandwidth!
BBC Scotland is proud to announce the third videoGaiden TV special, the very special “videoGaiden Game Awards 2008”
The BBC’s only official industry videogame awards show features a host of guest stars, and celebrates what may have been the greatest year gaming’s ever had with an array of wonderful awards and Jonathan Coulton’s first UK TV performance. Here are the awards and nominations in full:
GAME OF THE YEAR
Portal
Earth Defence Force 2017
Super Mario Galaxy
Mass Effect
Call of Duty 4ACHIEVEMENT IN STORYTELLING
Mass Effect
Portal
Bioshock
Hotel DuskBEST MUSIC
Portal
Halo 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Bioshock
BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAMEHalo 3
Call of Duty 4
Guild Wars Eye of The NorthBEST VISUALS
Bioshock
Assassin’s Creed
Okami
Super Mario Galaxy
ACHIEVEMENT IN GAMEPLAYGodHand
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Endless Ocean
PeggleBEST HANDHELD OR MOBILE GAME
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
Anno 1701
Might & Magic 2It'll be going out on BBC2 Scotland/Sky Channel 990 at 22:55 on Sunday March 30th and streamed via the flash player at www.bbc.co.uk/videogaiden.
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About videoGaiden
videoGaiden began in 2005 with a run of 6 x 10 minute episodes, the second series following a year later with 6 half hour shows. This third season sees the show switch primarily to the internet, with 18 x 15 minute (approx) episodes, and 3 TV specials.These will be complimented by the continual release of extra content on our website (www.bbc.co.uk/videogaiden), as demonstrated in the first instance by the advent calendar. Further content includes exclusive ‘mobisodes’ and audio downloads.
videoGaiden is written and presented by Robert Florence and Ryan Macleod, the brains behind the internet hit, Consolevania.
Robert is a Bafta nominated writer. His latest project, Empty, can currently be seen on BBC2, and starts Billy Boyd and Gregor Fisher.
Ryan Macleod is not and never will be Bafta-nominated.
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