"People love to hate on us," Keighley said in a recent interview with Polygon. "'It's always over-commercialized. It's so Hollywood and it's not for us.' So what we said this year was, let's try something completely different. We're giving the show exactly what gamers have told us they want, which is more content, more news, more developers on stage, more awards."

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"We used to try and force [TV and Gamer audiences] together. This year we are trying to say we have the show for the core audience, which is the streaming show on Saturday, and then for the more mainstream viewers there is an hour television show you can watch on Spike on Monday which is going to give you the highlights. You may not want to see a ten minute demo from [Double Fine's Tim] Schafer on the livestream, but you might be interested in getting his news and seeing a minute of it on Monday."

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Keighely says that Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony will each have a presence at the show and that folks like Rockstar Games are flying the entire Rockstar North development team into LA from Edinburgh, Scotland for the show.

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"People across the industry are really supporting us," he said. "We have all of these publishers signing up and saying, ‘Hey, we believe in this show and what you have built at Viacom and want to continue to support you.'
"This is a drastically different show than we have ever done before. I think people will be pretty surprised when they see the show and how we're supporting it."

Preplay
Get an exclusive look at Thief - The VGX Preshow kicks off with a trip to Eidos Montreal to get a look at the next installment of the Thief franchise.

Hour #1

• VGX Start - The big show kicks off as hosts Joel McHale and Geoff Keighley take us through what kind of surprises are in store at VGX.
  
• Our first secret world premiere - We cant divulge all of our secrets, but trust us, you're going to love this one.
  
• Smosh reveals the future of video games - What will video games be like in the future? The game at Smosh reveal all at VGX.
  
• Tomb Raider announcement - Get a Tomb Raider announcement, exclusively at VGX.
  
• Lara Croft in the flesh - Camilla Luddington, the voice behind Lara Croft, appears at VGX.
  
• The Vector Monkey finds a home - We're revealing the winner of either Best Action Adventure or Best Sports Game categories. You tell us which you want to see.
  
• Reggie takes the stage - Nintendo of America's fearless leader, Reggie Fils-Aime takes the stage for a demo.
  
• Another Vector Monkey is awarded - VGX honours another of this year's best games.
  
• Quantum Break revealed - VGX is the only place you can get a look into the world of Remedy's next epic title.
  
• Get even more Quantum Break - Remedy's Oskari Hakkien stops by VGX to take you deeper into Quantum Break.
  
• Bonus world premiere - Another surprise Bonus World Premiere.
  

Hour #2

• South Park and the Stick of Truth - Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny set out on their most epic journey ever.
  
• Game of the Year Award - The creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, award this year's top honours.
  
• Mega 64 - Rocco and Shawn thought we left some awards out, so they filled in some of the gaps.
  
• Destiny arrives at VGX - Bungies latest title shines in this exclusive premiere.
  
• VICE's Motherboard takes on Donkey Kong - Go behind the scenes and see the biggest rivalry this year's Donkey Kong world championships.
  
• A new look at Broken Age - Double Fine's Tim Schafer helps pull back the curtain on his next creation.
  
• Rooster Teeth present the pick for Cameo of the Year - You're never going to guess who wins.
  
• World premieres as chosen by you - You tell us which world premiere you want to see next: Tom Clancy's The Division or The Withcher 3: Wild Hunt
  
• Who will be crowned best indie game? - Find out which little studio takes home the big award.
  
• Secret world premiere #2 - Another all-new game, brought to you by VGX.
  

Hour #3

• Zombies infect VGX - See if you can survive this demo of Dying Light.
  
• VGX welcomes PEWDIEPEW - One of YouTube's biggest names visits VGX.
  
• Thief steals the show - Get an exclusive world premiere for the latest entry in this beloved franchise.
  
• You choose the award - We're revealing the winner of either Best Shooter or Studio of the Year categiories. You tell us which you want to see.
  
• We name the character of the year - You voted, now find out who you chose as your Character of the Year.
  
• Another awesome world premiere - We've got some of this year's biggest trailers - only at VGX.
  
• One final VGX award - You decide which award you want to see handed out.
  
• Titanfall world premiere - VGX welcomes Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella for an exclusive look at one of next year's biggest games.
  
• Rockstar rocks the house - An exclusive one night only performance of the music of Grand Theft Auto V
  

~fin