2011 CheckPoint Awards

The best video game awards ever. We don't even know of any others.

Vital Statistics

"Welcome to Checkpoint, where it's apparently Mexican Christmas."

Date: December 19, 2011

Written and Performed by: Graham Stark, Kathleen De Vere, Paul Saunders

Story Graphics: Paul Saunders

CheckPoint Graphics: Graham Stark

Boom!: Kate Stark

Music: Bradley Rains

Produced by: Graham Stark, Paul Saunders

Today

A video game award show that isn't just trailers.

Stories

• Metal Gear Rising was cancelled, and then picked up by Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames.
• Infinity Ward handing out 5000 day bans to trolls.
• Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Avellone hopes digital distribution will destroy the used game market.
• GameStop supporting Project Rainfall, but not selling Xenoblade.
• Valve announcing a "3" game at E3 2012.* **(see Trivia Section)**
• Introducing the CheckPoint Game Awards for 2011.
  • Game of the Year: Skyrim
  • Best RPG: Skyrim
  • Best FPS: Skyrim
  • Best Driving Game: Skyrim
  • Best Character: (the guy from) Skyrim (who took an arrow to the knee)
  • Best Handheld Game: Skyrim
  • Forgotten Game of the Year: Patapon 3
  • Also Awesome: Patapon 2
  • Most Anticipated Game: Elder Scrolls 6

Coming Up

Tony Hawk HD is coming out, which sounds cool, but it can't really replicate the original without a perfect replica of my high-school bedroom wrapped around it.

Trivia

• Valve ended up not actually announcing anything at E3 2012. The report regarding that supposed announcement turned out to be fake.
• Chris Avellone was a guest at Desert Bus for Hope 5. Later, he would guest star in one episode of Feed Dump: Runners, Sliders, Designers.

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