New video game awards show to debut in 2007

Awards shows on television are kind of like Starbucks outlets: nobody will admit to liking them yet they continue to proliferate with no end in sight. In the latest example of the multiplication of the species, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science has unveiled a new annual television show, a co-venture with Dick Clark Productions designed to showcase the year’s best video games and the creative teams that made them possible. The somewhat awkwardly-titled event, “The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Presents: The Year in Games” is set to debut in the first quarter of 2007.

Hopefully this show won’t suck like all the others out there, including G-Phoria. You can read all about the new show at Ars Technica.