Epic Default Productions

In our effort to completely blend in with the gaming/geek blog scene, Epic Default Productions is pleased to announce the Epic Default Ten. These prestigious awards have been dolefully mulled over by our staff, and are accompanied with pleasant pats on the backs. Hopefully they will quickly become the most sought after awards in the blogosphere.

The EDP staff has been given a challenge, to come up with ten different awards for various geeky things this year. Over the next month to send this year packing with a good kick in the pants, they will individually present them on this blog.

You can find mine after the jump.

For “Best Game to not Fully Meet Expectations”

Mirror’s Edge

We all saw it. When that first trailer came out we all peed a little. This game was going to be awesome, beautiful, and maybe even pull EA out of the “Satan’s Minions” column of game developers and move up to the “Quasi evil Game developers.”

Then it released, and gamers everywhere let off a triumphant “Meh!” It’s a good game, and the concept of it is great, but so many other things were wrong with it that it discounted that beautiful scenery and game play down to just mediocre.

For “Best Y2K: 2K8 Edition”

The Large Hadron Collider

Come on people, we know the world is truly going to end in flames in 4 years (almost to the day). Did you really think this was the bringer of man kind’s doom? Although, I must say, if I decided there was an award for “Coolest way to die without it actually happening” this would win as well. Transforming into a completely different form of matter?! I don’t know about you, but that’s a WIN.

But hey, at least we can laugh as a guy who looks like Gordon Freeman beat a head crab with a crowbar.

For “Best Humble Pie”

Felicia Day, Jonathan Coulton, Gabe and Tycho, Wil Wheaton, and Adam Sessler

You all know the story already. Four random guys come up with a crazy idea, and start a mini phenomenon. But here’s the part we can’t stress enough, these 6 people loved it, and never had an ego about anything they did. Whether it being pranked, or what made them celebrities in their own right

Mmmm, warm and fruity!

For “Why the Hell are you not Going Already?!”

PAX

Sweet Jesus. I think I’m still recovering from this thing. You just cannot describe what goes on there. If you are reading this blog, more than likely you are a geek of some kind, so therefore, YOU MUST GO TO THIS! Sure, you’ll feel like a truck hit you after all your geekgasms have subsided, but damn it all if you don’t love every minute.

For “Worst Welcome Home After Vacation Party Ever”

Hurricane Ike

It hit a week after we got home from PAX. I can sum it up in one sentence. A week and a half without power sucks!

Post Publishing Edit: In looking for that picture, I read that it was the third costliest storm in US history behind Andrew and Katrina…at least according to Wikipedia

For “Best Picture to Start an Epic Default Article”

It’s a toss up between this and this. But who’s the real winner? Picard, that’s who

For “Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Good bye!”

Jack Thompson

’nuff said

For “Best Reason not to Trust Your Government”

MEDUSA

A gun that can implant voices into your head? No thank you

For “Best Person to Make Me Question Why I Hired Him”

HotSake

From posting porn in the podcasts, to not drinking with us, to putting aside a rant to show off his special edition Fallout 3, I’m still not sure why I hired this guy.

I think it had something to do with sex..…or maybe humor……I get the two confused constantly. [That's because everyone who sees you naked starts laughing - HotSake]

And Finally……

For “Game of the Year”

The Game

I just lost it……and so did you. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

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