#Alan Gates

[eggman-1]

This is the vibe i got from the game awards live chat tonight

[sunsetagain]

John Wick and his doggo ×

Alan Wake and Scratch √

AW2 X BG3

I laughed too much every time Alan said "Scratch" this "Scratch" that

[ao3-anonymous]

Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (01/01/2024)

Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms.  Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.

Overall:

Over 1,000 Fics:

Over 5,000 Fics:

Over 10,000 Fics:

Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard

[ashesfordayz]

A Novelist and a Vampire walk into a Bar

Game Awards was absolute fire for these guys 😂

[thejoxaren]

My favorite Scratch’s

[sweeetestcurse]

Favorite games that I played for the first time in 2023

[elinbean]

“Easily the worst thing the show did was rush through a dozen and a half of the “smaller” awards, with Geoff Keighley quite literally shouting them at the screen, rapid fire. You could blow through Best RPG, Best Racing/Sports Game, Best Multiplayer Game and Best Art Direction before you could finish a sip of the drink you no doubt needed to get through the evening. These awards are significant achievements for each game that wins them, and no one involved in these “lesser” categories gets to make an acceptance speech, and they’re not acknowledged for more than a split second. It’s callous and beneath something at least claiming to be an award show.”

“Ah, but what if you do win a “real” award? Well, you get essentially 30-45 seconds to make your speech, which seemed like a hard limit after Christopher Judge’s sprawling eight minute Best Performance speech last year. But that led to ridiculous, almost insulting moments like Astarion actor Neil Newborn having to rush through his heartfelt speech, or Alan Wake’s Sam Lake, Sam Lake getting played off early.”

Yeah respectfully. What the fuck was up with this

[deltastorm101]

[animentality]

I say Gortash isn't straight and I invite all the yapping hetland sheepdogs into my yard, apparently.

As if anyone in Baldur's Gate 3 is straight.

[poreyneel]

LARIAN AND REMEDY I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUU

[scowlsnwhiskey]

commissions open!! 💛🌻

updated and offering two new options

[demifiendrsa]

The Game Awards 2023 winners:

Game of the Year - Baldur's Gate 3

Best Game Direction - Alan Wake 2

Players’ Voice - Baldur's Gate 3

Best Multiplayer Game - Baldur's Gate 3

Best Sports/Racing Game - Forza Motorsport

Best Sim/Strategy Game - Pikmin 4

Best Role Playing Game - Baldur's Gate 3

Best Action/Adventure Game - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Adaptation - The Last of Us

Best Ongoing Game - Cyberpunk 2077

Most Anticipated Game - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Best Fighting Game - Street Fighter 6

Best Community Support - Baldur's Gate 3

Best Independent Game - Sea of Stars

Best Score & Music - Final Fantasy XVI

Games for Impact - Tchia

Best Audio Design - Hi-Fi Rush

Best Mobile Game - Honkai: Star Rail

Best VR/AR - Resident Evil Village VR Mode

Best Art Direction - Alan Wake II

Best Action Game - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Best Debut Indie Game - COCOON

Best Narrative - Alan Wake II

Best Performance - Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3

Content Creator of the Year - Ironmouse

Best Esports Team - JD Gaming

Best Esports Game - Valorant

Best Esports Event - 2023 League of Legends World Championship

Best Esports Coach - Potter

Best Esports Athlete - Faker

Innovation in Accessibility - Forza Motorsport

Best Family Game - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

[ao3-anonymous]

Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (12/25/2023)

Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms.  Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.

Overall:

Over 1,000 Fics:

Over 5,000 Fics:

Over 10,000 Fics:

Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard

[hulkowaaa]

members of Depeche Mode (Alan Wilder, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher) near the Brandenburg Gate - West Berlin, 80s

[illustratus]

The Mines of Moria by Alan Lee

[pcharming7]

Speaking of awards, how about the VGAs limiting acceptance speeches to 30 seconds max? The highlights for me were when Astarion’s voice actor got cut off while he was explaining how the character meant so much to him as a survivor of abuse, the game dev who got cut off when he tried to dedicate his speech to a coworker who passed away, and Eiji Aonuma getting cut off while using a translator to give his speech. All so they could cram in as many game trailers and awkward celebrity cameos as possible. Oh, and a 10 minute segment with Hideo Kojima, because he’s special I guess.

Just an absurd level of disrespect towards the people that are supposedly there to be honored.