Gary Whitta

Yes. It's very capitalist when you think about it, isn't it? It's like, you know, the elite 1% making, accounting for 90% of the decision making.

I said to you before the show, as we were talking about, I said, what won the overall Game of the Year? And you said Black Myth Wukong. I was like, oh, is it really that good? And you, without hesitation, just said no.

I said to you before the show, as we were talking about, I said, what won the overall Game of the Year? And you said Black Myth Wukong. I was like, oh, is it really that good? And you, without hesitation, just said no.

Good enough to be nominated but not to win?

Good enough to be nominated but not to win?

And Helldivers. Don't give it its flowers.

And Helldivers. Don't give it its flowers.

Bellatro, yep.

Bellatro, yep.

Okay, I'm not going to ask you what you think is the best game of the year or what should win. Of the games that are... in the mix, and it always ends up being like the same five, six, seven games, with a minor deviation between one awards ceremony and another, which overall winner do you think would cause the least controversy? Where people would just go, yeah, fair enough.

Okay, I'm not going to ask you what you think is the best game of the year or what should win. Of the games that are... in the mix, and it always ends up being like the same five, six, seven games, with a minor deviation between one awards ceremony and another, which overall winner do you think would cause the least controversy? Where people would just go, yeah, fair enough.

Because it's just a fucking video game.

Because it's just a fucking video game.

This is why I generally keep my mouth shut around awards season because I very rarely... I've only played like... Of the five or six games that are nominated, I've only played a couple. So I can't say this does or doesn't deserve it because I haven't played the game. It's the same with everyone.

This is why I generally keep my mouth shut around awards season because I very rarely... I've only played like... Of the five or six games that are nominated, I've only played a couple. So I can't say this does or doesn't deserve it because I haven't played the game. It's the same with everyone.

has places where i can ding it here and there right i'm not in love with the with the blacksmith wukong uh uh combat what do you think would be the most controversial do you think it would be velutro because of the lo-fi no no nature of it no i know what the most controversial is what would it be at least for the game awards what would it be elden ring shadow of the earth oh right because of the dlc yeah yeah yeah

has places where i can ding it here and there right i'm not in love with the with the blacksmith wukong uh uh combat what do you think would be the most controversial do you think it would be velutro because of the lo-fi no no nature of it no i know what the most controversial is what would it be at least for the game awards what would it be elden ring shadow of the earth oh right because of the dlc yeah yeah yeah

A lot of people were up in arms just about the nomination of that, right? Golden Joystick's put it in its own category, right?

A lot of people were up in arms just about the nomination of that, right? Golden Joystick's put it in its own category, right?

When I was a kid growing up in the UK and it was all, like, Spectrum and Commodore 64, Ultimate Play the Game were... I guess kind of like the Rare of... Remember Rare's Golden Age? They were the guys. I mean, they made all the best games.