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A Night-and-Day Comparison Best Describes Fortnite

Fortnite, revealed last nite (rimshot) at the Spike Video Game Awards, is one of those games whose elements seem to be either derivative or easily recognisable, yet an easy description remains tip-of-the-tongue elusive. It’s a got resource gathering, but it’s not really Minecraft; cartoony characters, but you can’t say it’s Team Fortress; zombies and headshots, but it sure isn’t Left 4 Dead; and a post-apocalyptic setting, but it’s definitely not Brink, Rage or Borderlands.


December 11, 2011
In Real Life

No TV? Watch The Spike Video Game Awards Here, Live [Update]

If you’re somewhere without a cable television or, worse, no television at all, you can still follow the action from tonight’s 2011 Spike Video Game Awards live, right here. Courtesy of Spike and MTV Networks, we’re glad to bring you live streaming video of the broadcast.


November 17, 2011
News

The Video Game Awards Nominees For 2011

The nominees for 2011′s Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn’t just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres.