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summary">Spike Video Game Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg/75px-Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg/113px-Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg/150px-Spike_Video_Game_Awards.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="246" data-file-height="865" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Outstanding achievements in the <a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">video game industry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a>, California / <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas</a>, Nevada</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">December 3, 2003<span class="noprint">; 20 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2003-12-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.spike.com/event/vga">http://www.spike.com/event/vga</a> <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q609310?uselang=en#P856" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Spike Video Game Awards</b> (in short <b>VGAs</b>, known as the <b>VGX</b> for the final show) was an annual <a href="/wiki/Award_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Award show">award show</a> hosted by American television network <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Network#Spike_(2002–2018)" title="Paramount Network">Spike</a> from 2003 that recognized the best <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Personal computer game">computer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a> of the year. Produced by <i><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers_TV_with_Geoff_Keighley" title="GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley">GameTrailers TV's</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a>, the show featured preview trailers for upcoming games, live music performances and appearances by popular performers in music, movies, and television. </p><p>The VGAs was held at various locations in Los Angeles and <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a>, California as well as <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas</a>, Nevada. Spike's only <a href="#Spike's_Video_Game_Hall_of_Fame">Video Game Hall of Fame</a> award, given to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda">The Legend of Zelda</a></i>, was awarded at the 2011 awards show.<sup id="cite_ref-2011vga_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011vga-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 15, 2013, Spike announced a new format under the name <i>VGX</i>, calling it "The next generation of the VGAs". The last award show, carrying this name, aired on December 7.<sup id="cite_ref-2013VGX_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013VGX-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Changes from the previous format included "in-depth extended demos of the next generation of games and interactive one-on-one interviews and panels in an intimate studio setting."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 10, 2014, it was announced that Spike would drop their award show, ending their decade-long run.<sup id="cite_ref-tga_2014_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tga_2014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Geoff Keighley went on to create his own video game award show in the form of <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">The Game Awards</a> starting in that year, dropping the support from Spike.<sup id="cite_ref-tga_2014_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tga_2014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="VGX">VGX</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: VGX"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_awards">2013 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2013 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2013 awards, the final awards show, was rebranded as <i>VGX</i> and held on December 7, 2013, and was hosted by <a href="/wiki/Joel_McHale" title="Joel McHale">Joel McHale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2013VGX_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013VGX-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show featured a different format from previous years. It featured extended demos of next-generation games, one-on-one interviews, and "a more intimate studio setting." Rather than airing live on Spike TV, the show was livestreamed online on <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> devices, as well as on <a href="/wiki/GameTrailers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="GameTrailers.com">GameTrailers.com</a> and the websites of Spike, <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>, MTV, MTV2, and <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As with previous years, the show featured exclusive world premieres of game demos and trailers. The 2013 VGX premieres included <a href="/wiki/Telltale_Games" title="Telltale Games">Telltale Games</a>' and <a href="/wiki/Gearbox_Software" title="Gearbox Software">Gearbox Software</a>'s collaboration <i><a href="/wiki/Tales_from_the_Borderlands" title="Tales from the Borderlands">Tales from the Borderlands</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition</a></i> (an <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> port with graphical updates and all DLC included), <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Agents_of_Storm" class="mw-redirect" title="Agents of Storm">Agents of Storm</a></i> for iOS, Telltale Games' <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_(2014_video_game)" title="Game of Thrones (2014 video game)">Game of Thrones</a></i>, and independent developer <a href="/wiki/Hello_Games" title="Hello Games">Hello Games</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/No_Man%27s_Sky" title="No Man's Sky">No Man's Sky</a></i>. The 2013 show also featured reveals of <i><a href="/wiki/Titanfall" title="Titanfall">Titanfall</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thief_(2014_video_game)" title="Thief (2014 video game)">Thief</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Quantum_Break" title="Quantum Break">Quantum Break</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park:_The_Stick_of_Truth" title="South Park: The Stick of Truth">South Park: The Stick of Truth</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Age" title="Broken Age">Broken Age</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dying_Light" title="Dying Light">Dying Light</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_The_Division" title="Tom Clancy's The Division">Tom Clancy's The Division</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt" title="The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo of America">Nintendo of America</a> president <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Fils-Aim%C3%A9" title="Reggie Fils-Aimé">Reggie Fils-Aimé</a> demoed an upcoming <a 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Light</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action-Adventure Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag" title="Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag">Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" title="Grand Theft Auto V">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K14" title="NBA 2K14">NBA 2K14</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_14" title="FIFA 14">FIFA 14</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MLB_13:_The_Show" title="MLB 13: The Show">MLB 13: The Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_14" title="NHL 14">NHL 14</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Independent Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gone_Home" title="Gone Home">Gone Home</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Route_Zero" title="Kentucky Route Zero">Kentucky Route Zero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Papers,_Please" title="Papers, Please">Papers, Please</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stanley_Parable" title="The Stanley Parable">The Stanley Parable</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ni_no_Kuni:_Wrath_of_the_White_Witch" title="Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch">Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV:_A_Realm_Reborn" class="mw-redirect" title="Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn">Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Awakening" title="Fire Emblem Awakening">Fire Emblem Awakening</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_and_Y" title="Pokémon X and Y"><i>Pokémon X</i>/<i>Y</i></a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Injustice:_Gods_Among_Us" title="Injustice: Gods Among Us">Injustice: Gods Among Us</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Divekick" title="Divekick">Divekick</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Instinct_(2013_video_game)" title="Killer Instinct (2013 video game)">Killer Instinct</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tekken_Revolution" title="Tekken Revolution">Tekken Revolution</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_5" title="Forza Motorsport 5">Forza Motorsport 5</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/F1_2013_(video_game)" title="F1 2013 (video game)">F1 2013</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grid_2" title="Grid 2">Grid 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed_Rivals" title="Need for Speed Rivals">Need for Speed Rivals</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best DLC </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Far_Cry_3:_Blood_Dragon" title="Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon">Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_2:_Tiny_Tina%27s_Assault_on_Dragon_Keep" title="Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep">Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dishonored#Bonus_and_downloadable_content" title="Dishonored">Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3:_Citadel" title="Mass Effect 3: Citadel">Mass Effect 3: Citadel</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Brothers:_A_Tale_of_Two_Sons" title="Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons">Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" title="Grand Theft Auto V">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PlayStation Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" title="Grand Theft Auto V">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rayman_Legends" title="Rayman Legends">Rayman Legends</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Nintendo Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_3D_World" title="Super Mario 3D World">Super Mario 3D World</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pikmin_3" title="Pikmin 3">Pikmin 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rayman_Legends" title="Rayman Legends">Rayman Legends</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wonderful_101" title="The Wonderful 101">The Wonderful 101</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gone_Home" title="Gone Home">Gone Home</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_4" title="Battlefield 4">Battlefield 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Papers,_Please" title="Papers, Please">Papers, Please</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stanley_Parable" title="The Stanley Parable">The Stanley Parable</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Crossing:_New_Leaf" title="Animal Crossing: New Leaf">Animal Crossing: New Leaf</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_and_Y" title="Pokémon X and Y"><i>Pokémon X</i>/<i>Y</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tearaway_(video_game)" title="Tearaway (video game)">Tearaway</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Casual Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Crossing:_New_Leaf" title="Animal Crossing: New Leaf">Animal Crossing: New Leaf</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_Infinity_(video_game)" title="Disney Infinity (video game)">Disney Infinity</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies_2:_It%27s_About_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time">Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skylanders:_Swap_Force" title="Skylanders: Swap Force">Skylanders: Swap Force</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Mobile Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies_2:_It%27s_About_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time">Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Angry_Birds_Star_Wars" title="Angry Birds Star Wars">Angry Birds Star Wars</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Blade_III" title="Infinity Blade III">Infinity Blade III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ridiculous_Fishing" title="Ridiculous Fishing">Ridiculous Fishing</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Voice Actor </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a> as Joel, <i>The Last of Us</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a> as Booker DeWitt, <i>BioShock Infinite</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Ogg" title="Steven Ogg">Steven Ogg</a> as Trevor Philips, <i>Grand Theft Auto V</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willem_Dafoe" title="Willem Dafoe">Willem Dafoe</a> as Nathan Dawkins, <i>Beyond: Two Souls</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Voice Actress </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashley_Johnson_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashley Johnson (actress)">Ashley Johnson</a> as <a href="/wiki/Ellie_(The_Last_of_Us)" title="Ellie (The Last of Us)">Ellie</a>, <i>The Last of Us</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Courtnee_Draper" title="Courtnee Draper">Courtnee Draper</a> as <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_(BioShock)" title="Elizabeth (BioShock)">Elizabeth</a>, <i>BioShock Infinite</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camilla_Luddington" title="Camilla Luddington">Camilla Luddington</a> as Lara Croft, <i>Tomb Raider</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Page" title="Elliot Page">Elliot Page</a> as Jodie Holmes, <i>Beyond: Two Souls</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" title="Grand Theft Auto V">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ni_no_Kuni:_Wrath_of_the_White_Witch" title="Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch">Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Song in a Game </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Will_the_Circle_Be_Unbroken%3F" title="Will the Circle Be Unbroken?">Will the Circle Be Unbroken?</a>" performed by <a href="/wiki/Courtnee_Draper" title="Courtnee Draper">Courtnee Draper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a>, <i>BioShock Infinite</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"A.D.H.D." by <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto V</i></li> <li>"Sleepwalking" by <a href="/wiki/The_Chain_Gang_of_1974" title="The Chain Gang of 1974">The Chain Gang of 1974</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto V</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Survival_(Eminem_song)" title="Survival (Eminem song)">Survival</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <i>Call of Duty: Ghosts</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Anticipated Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Titanfall" title="Titanfall">Titanfall</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park:_The_Stick_of_Truth" title="South Park: The Stick of Truth">South Park: The Stick of Truth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destiny_(video_game)" title="Destiny (video game)">Destiny</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Watch_Dogs_(video_game)" title="Watch Dogs (video game)">Watch Dogs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt" title="The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spike_Video_Game_Awards">Spike Video Game Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Spike Video Game Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_awards">2012 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2012 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2012 VGAs (promoted as <i>VGA 10</i> for the tenth anniversary) was held on December 7, 2012, at <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Studios" title="Sony Pictures Studios">Sony Pictures Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City</a>, California. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> returned to host for a fourth time.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the last year under the name "Spike Video Game Awards". For the first time, the awards were broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live">Xbox Live</a>. Live users could "play" the show as it aired live. Responses to poll questions were tabulated in real time on screen for the Xbox Live audience and users with <a href="/wiki/Xbox_SmartGlass" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox SmartGlass">Xbox SmartGlass</a> devices got a unique second-screen experience that updated in real time alongside the show content. Additionally, Spike TV and <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> partnered to create the first-ever "Entertainment Weekly and Spike VGA Best Game of the Decade" award. Exclusive world premieres that debuted at VGA 10 include <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Dog" title="Naughty Dog">Naughty Dog</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War:_Judgment" title="Gears of War: Judgment">Gears of War: Judgment</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Obsidian_Entertainment" title="Obsidian Entertainment">Obsidian Entertainment</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park:_The_Stick_of_Truth" title="South Park: The Stick of Truth">South Park: The Stick of Truth</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Irrational_Games" title="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics" title="Crystal Dynamics">Crystal Dynamics</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III#The_Tyranny_of_King_Washington" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/343_Industries" class="mw-redirect" title="343 Industries">343 Industries</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4:_Spartan_Ops" class="mw-redirect" title="Halo 4: Spartan Ops">Halo 4: Spartan Ops</a></i>. Two new games were announced, including <i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Souls_II" title="Dark Souls II">Dark Souls II</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a>, and a new game called <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_Pain_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Phantom Pain (video game)">The Phantom Pain</a></i> (later revealed to be <i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_V:_The_Phantom_Pain" title="Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain">Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</a></i>). The event also had appearances from all past hosts of the VGAs except <a href="/wiki/David_Spade" title="David Spade">David Spade</a>. The event featured musical performances by <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tenacious_D" title="Tenacious D">Tenacious D</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Santaolalla" title="Gustavo Santaolalla">Gustavo Santaolalla</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Gartner" title="Wolfgang Gartner">Wolfgang Gartner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Walking_Dead:_The_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="The Walking Dead: The Game">The Walking Dead: The Game</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dishonored" title="Dishonored">Dishonored</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)" title="Journey (2012 video game)">Journey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telltale_Games" title="Telltale Games">Telltale Games</a>, <i>The Walking Dead: The Game</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/343_Industries" class="mw-redirect" title="343 Industries">343 Industries</a>, <i>Halo 4</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkane_Studios" title="Arkane Studios">Arkane Studios</a>, <i>Dishonored</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gearbox_Software" title="Gearbox Software">Gearbox Software</a>, <i>Borderlands 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox 360 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4" title="Halo 4">Halo 4</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_2" title="Borderlands 2">Borderlands 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dishonored" title="Dishonored">Dishonored</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PS3 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)" title="Journey (2012 video game)">Journey</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_2" title="Borderlands 2">Borderlands 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dishonored" title="Dishonored">Dishonored</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wii/Wii U Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._U" title="New Super Mario Bros. U">New Super Mario Bros. U</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Story" title="The Last Story">The Last Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles_(video_game)" title="Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)">Xenoblade Chronicles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ZombiU" title="ZombiU">ZombiU</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/XCOM:_Enemy_Unknown" title="XCOM: Enemy Unknown">XCOM: Enemy Unknown</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diablo_III" title="Diablo III">Diablo III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guild_Wars_2" title="Guild Wars 2">Guild Wars 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Torchlight_II" title="Torchlight II">Torchlight II</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld/Mobile Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sound_Shapes" title="Sound Shapes">Sound Shapes</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gravity_Rush" title="Gravity Rush">Gravity Rush</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_PS_Vita" title="LittleBigPlanet PS Vita">LittleBigPlanet PS Vita</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._2" title="New Super Mario Bros. 2">New Super Mario Bros. 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_2" title="Borderlands 2">Borderlands 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops II">Call of Duty: Black Ops II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4" title="Halo 4">Halo 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Max_Payne_3" title="Max Payne 3">Max Payne 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Adventure Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dishonored" title="Dishonored">Dishonored</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Darksiders_II" title="Darksiders II">Darksiders II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sleeping_Dogs_(video_game)" title="Sleeping Dogs (video game)">Sleeping Dogs</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diablo_III" title="Diablo III">Diablo III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Torchlight_II" title="Torchlight II">Torchlight II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles_(video_game)" title="Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)">Xenoblade Chronicles</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multi-player Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_2" title="Borderlands 2">Borderlands 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops II">Call of Duty: Black Ops II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guild_Wars_2" title="Guild Wars 2">Guild Wars 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4" title="Halo 4">Halo 4</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/SSX_(2012_video_game)" title="SSX (2012 video game)">SSX</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Shots_Golf:_World_Invitational" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational">Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_13" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_%2713" title="WWE '13">WWE '13</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K13" title="NBA 2K13">NBA 2K13</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Soccer_13" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Soccer 13">FIFA Soccer 13</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_13" title="Madden NFL 13">Madden NFL 13</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_13" title="NHL 13">NHL 13</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Most_Wanted_(2012_video_game)" title="Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012 video game)">Need for Speed: Most Wanted</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/DiRT:_Showdown" class="mw-redirect" title="DiRT: Showdown">DiRT: Showdown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F1_2012_(video_game)" title="F1 2012 (video game)">F1 2012</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Horizon" title="Forza Horizon">Forza Horizon</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Persona_4_Arena" title="Persona 4 Arena">Persona 4 Arena</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_5" title="Dead or Alive 5">Dead or Alive 5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_X_Tekken" title="Street Fighter X Tekken">Street Fighter X Tekken</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tekken_Tag_Tournament_2" title="Tekken Tag Tournament 2">Tekken Tag Tournament 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Independent Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)" title="Journey (2012 video game)">Journey</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dust:_An_Elysian_Tail" title="Dust: An Elysian Tail">Dust: An Elysian Tail</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fez_(video_game)" title="Fez (video game)">Fez</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Ninja" title="Mark of the Ninja">Mark of the Ninja</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Adapted Video Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(2012_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Walking Dead (2012 video game)">The Walking Dead: The Game</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_Epic_Mickey_2:_The_Power_of_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two">Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Batman_2:_DC_Super_Heroes" title="Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes">Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Transformers:_Fall_of_Cybertron" title="Transformers: Fall of Cybertron">Transformers: Fall of Cybertron</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Song in a Game </td> <td>"Cities" by <a href="/wiki/Beck" title="Beck">Beck</a>, <i>Sound Shapes</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Castle_of_Glass" title="Castle of Glass">Castle of Glass</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>, <i>Medal of Honor: Warfighter</i></li> <li>"I Was Born for This" by <a href="/wiki/Austin_Wintory" title="Austin Wintory">Austin Wintory</a>, <i>Journey</i></li> <li>"Tears" by <a href="/wiki/Health_(band)" title="Health (band)">Health</a>, <i>Max Payne 3</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)" title="Journey (2012 video game)">Journey</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops II">Call of Duty: Black Ops II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4" title="Halo 4">Halo 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Max_Payne_3" title="Max Payne 3">Max Payne 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4" title="Halo 4">Halo 4</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_III" title="Assassin's Creed III">Assassin's Creed III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dishonored" title="Dishonored">Dishonored</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)" title="Journey (2012 video game)">Journey</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dameon_Clarke" title="Dameon Clarke">Dameon Clarke</a> as Handsome Jack, <i>Borderlands 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Fennoy" title="Dave Fennoy">Dave Fennoy</a> as Lee Everett, <i>The Walking Dead: The Game</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_McCaffrey_(actor)" title="James McCaffrey (actor)">James McCaffrey</a> as <a href="/wiki/Max_Payne_(character)" title="Max Payne (character)">Max Payne</a>, <i>Max Payne 3</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_North" title="Nolan North">Nolan North</a> as Captain Martin Walker, <i>Spec Ops: The Line</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Female </td> <td>Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, <i>The Walking Dead: The Game</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Stone" title="Emma Stone">Emma Stone</a> as Amanda Cartwright, <i>Sleeping Dogs</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jen_Taylor" title="Jen Taylor">Jen Taylor</a> as <a href="/wiki/Cortana_(Halo)" title="Cortana (Halo)">Cortana</a>, <i>Halo 4</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hale" title="Jennifer Hale">Jennifer Hale</a> as <a href="/wiki/Commander_Shepard" title="Commander Shepard">Commander Shepard (female version)</a>, <i>Mass Effect 3</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Downloadable Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(2012_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Walking Dead (2012 video game)">The Walking Dead: The Game</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fez_(video_game)" title="Fez (video game)">Fez</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)" title="Journey (2012 video game)">Journey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sound_Shapes" title="Sound Shapes">Sound Shapes</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Social Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_Don%27t_Know_Jack_(Facebook_game)" title="You Don't Know Jack (Facebook game)">You Don't Know Jack</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Draw_Something" title="Draw Something">Draw Something</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvel:_Avengers_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel: Avengers Alliance">Marvel: Avengers Alliance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SimCity_Social" title="SimCity Social">SimCity Social</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best DLC </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim_-_Dawnguard" class="mw-redirect" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3#Release_and_downloadable_content" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3 – Leviathan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_2#Mechromancer_Pack_(Premiere_Club)" title="Borderlands 2">Borderlands 2 – Mechromancer Pack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2#Bonus_and_downloadable_content" title="Portal 2">Portal 2 – Perpetual Testing Initiative</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Anticipated Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" title="Grand Theft Auto V">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park:_The_Stick_of_Truth" title="South Park: The Stick of Truth">South Park: The Stick of Truth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Character of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claptrap" title="Claptrap">Claptrap</a>, <i>Borderlands 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ratonhnhak%C3%A9:ton" title="Ratonhnhaké:ton">Connor</a>, <i>Assassin's Creed III</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_Shepard" title="Commander Shepard">Commander Shepard</a>, <i>Mass Effect 3</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_(Halo)" title="Master Chief (Halo)">Master Chief</a>, <i>Halo 4</i></li> <li>Raul Menendez, <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops II</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game of the Decade </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_(video_game)" title="Portal (video game)">Portal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Colossus" title="Shadow of the Colossus">Shadow of the Colossus</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Sports" title="Wii Sports">Wii Sports</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011_awards">2011 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2011 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2011 VGAs was held Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Studios" title="Sony Pictures Studios">Sony Pictures Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City</a>, California, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Levi" title="Zachary Levi">Zachary Levi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MTVVGAZacharyLeviInterview_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTVVGAZacharyLeviInterview-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The awards previewed world premieres of <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six:_Patriots" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Patriots">Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Patriots</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Transformers:_Fall_of_Cybertron" title="Transformers: Fall of Cybertron">Transformers: Fall of Cybertron</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake%27s_American_Nightmare" title="Alan Wake's American Nightmare">Alan Wake's American Nightmare</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Rising:_Revengeance" title="Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance">Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Pro_Skater_HD" title="Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD">Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_Spider-Man_(2012_film)#video_game" class="mw-redirect" title="The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)">The Amazing Spider-Man</a></i>, the exclusive PlayStation 3 game <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a></i> developed by <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Dog" title="Naughty Dog">Naughty Dog</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Generals_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Command & Conquer: Generals 2">Command & Conquer: Generals 2</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/BioWare_Victory" class="mw-redirect" title="BioWare Victory">BioWare Victory</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a>. New trailers for both <i><a href="/wiki/Hitman:_Absolution" title="Hitman: Absolution">Hitman: Absolution</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3</a></i> were aired during the show, as well as a pre-show announcement for <i><a href="/wiki/Tekken_Tag_Tournament_2" title="Tekken Tag Tournament 2">Tekken Tag Tournament 2</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Burnett" title="Mark Burnett">Mark Burnett</a> was the Executive Producer for the event, and for the first time, the VGAs aired live on <a href="/wiki/MTV_2" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV 2">MTV 2</a> (US), <a href="/wiki/Spike.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike.com">Spike.com</a> (US) and <a href="/wiki/Ginx_TV" title="Ginx TV">Ginx TV</a> (UK), in addition to Spike TV. The winners, as well as world premiere trailers, were announced during a pre-show red carpet live event hosted by GTTV's Amanda MacKay and Daniel Kayser. The 2011 VGAs also honored <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(franchise)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (franchise)">The Legend of Zelda</a></i> franchise with its first ever "Video Game Hall of Fame Award".<sup id="cite_ref-2011vga_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011vga-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another unique award at the 2011 VGAs was the <i>NFL Blitz</i> Cover Athlete award. This award, determined by live online voting during the event (just like Character of the Year), determined which NFL athlete would be on the cover of the <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a> game, <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_Blitz_(2012_video_game)" title="NFL Blitz (2012 video game)">NFL Blitz</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Appearances were by <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sheen" title="Charlie Sheen">Charlie Sheen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Decker" title="Brooklyn Decker">Brooklyn Decker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seth_Green" title="Seth Green">Seth Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Felicia_Day" title="Felicia Day">Felicia Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Biggs" title="Jason Biggs">Jason Biggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seann_William_Scott" title="Seann William Scott">Seann William Scott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk" title="Tony Hawk">Tony Hawk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am">will.i.am</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stacy_Keibler" title="Stacy Keibler">Stacy Keibler</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bellator_MMA" title="Bellator MMA">Bellator MMA</a></i> stars <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Alvarez" title="Eddie Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Chandler" title="Michael Chandler">Michael Chandler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blake_Anderson" title="Blake Anderson">Blake Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Devine" class="mw-redirect" title="Adam Devine">Adam Devine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anders_Holm" title="Anders Holm">Anders Holm</a>, and game designers <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Bleszinski" title="Cliff Bleszinski">Cliff Bleszinski</a> of <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a> of <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a>. Musical performances were by <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Keys" title="The Black Keys">The Black Keys</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deadmau5" title="Deadmau5">Deadmau5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards" title="List of Game of the Year awards">Game of the Year</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_3:_Drake%27s_Deception" title="Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception">Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Video Game Hall of Fame </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(franchise)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (franchise)">The Legend of Zelda</a></i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gamer God </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a>, <i>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naughty_Dog" title="Naughty Dog">Naughty Dog</a>, <i>Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocksteady_Studios" title="Rocksteady Studios">Rocksteady Studios</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham City</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a>, <i>Portal 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox 360 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_4" title="Forza Motorsport 4">Forza Motorsport 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_3" title="Gears of War 3">Gears of War 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PS3 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_3:_Drake%27s_Deception" title="Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception">Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/InFAMOUS_2" class="mw-redirect" title="InFAMOUS 2">inFAMOUS 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_3" title="Killzone 3">Killzone 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_2" title="LittleBigPlanet 2">LittleBigPlanet 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wii Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Epic_Mickey" title="Epic Mickey">Epic Mickey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kirby%27s_Return_to_Dream_Land" title="Kirby's Return to Dream Land">Kirby's Return to Dream Land</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Shadow" title="Lost in Shadow">Lost in Shadow</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_3" title="Battlefield 3">Battlefield 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft" title="Minecraft">Minecraft</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_2" class="mw-redirect" title="The Witcher 2">The Witcher 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld/Mobile Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_3D_Land" title="Super Mario 3D Land">Super Mario 3D Land</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_Trick:_Phantom_Detective" title="Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective">Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Blade" title="Infinity Blade">Infinity Blade</a></i></li> <li><i>Jetpack Joyride</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_3" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_3" title="Battlefield 3">Battlefield 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_3" title="Gears of War 3">Gears of War 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rage_(video_game)" title="Rage (video game)">RAGE</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Adventure Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Revelations" class="mw-redirect" title="Assassin's Creed: Revelations">Assassin's Creed: Revelations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_3:_Drake%27s_Deception" title="Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception">Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Souls_(video_game)" title="Dark Souls (video game)">Dark Souls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deus_Ex:_Human_Revolution" title="Deus Ex: Human Revolution">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Age_II" title="Dragon Age II">Dragon Age II</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_3" title="Battlefield 3">Battlefield 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_3" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_3" title="Gears of War 3">Gears of War 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_Champion" title="Fight Night Champion">Fight Night Champion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_12:_The_Masters" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Spin_4" title="Top Spin 4">Top Spin 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Virtua_Tennis_4" title="Virtua Tennis 4">Virtua Tennis 4</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K12" title="NBA 2K12">NBA 2K12</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Soccer_12" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Soccer 12">FIFA Soccer 12</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_12" title="NHL 12">NHL 12</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MLB_11:_The_Show" title="MLB 11: The Show">MLB 11: The Show</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_4" title="Forza Motorsport 4">Forza Motorsport 4</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/DiRT_3" class="mw-redirect" title="DiRT 3">DiRT 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Driver:_San_Francisco" title="Driver: San Francisco">Driver: San Francisco</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_The_Run" title="Need for Speed: The Run">Need for Speed: The Run</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(2011_video_game)" title="Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)">Mortal Kombat</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_XIII" title="The King of Fighters XIII">The King of Fighters XIII</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom_3:_Fate_of_Two_Worlds" title="Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds">Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_All_Stars" title="WWE All Stars">WWE All Stars</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Motion Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Child_of_Eden" title="Child of Eden">Child of Eden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_Central_2" title="Dance Central 2">Dance Central 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gunstringer" title="The Gunstringer">The Gunstringer</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Independent Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft" title="Minecraft">Minecraft</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bastion_(video_game)" title="Bastion (video game)">Bastion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superbrothers:_Sword_%26_Sworcery_EP" title="Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP">Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Binding_of_Isaac_(video_game)" title="The Binding of Isaac (video game)">The Binding of Isaac</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Adapted Video Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future:_The_Game" title="Back to the Future: The Game">Back to the Future: The Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America:_Super_Soldier" title="Captain America: Super Soldier">Captain America: Super Soldier</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LEGO_Star_Wars_III:_The_Clone_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars">LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Song in a Game </td> <td>"Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb, <i>Bastion</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"Exile Vilify" by <a href="/wiki/The_National_(band)" title="The National (band)">The National</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i></li> <li>"I'm Not Calling You a Liar" by <a href="/wiki/Florence_%2B_the_Machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Florence + the Machine">Florence + the Machine</a>, <i>Dragon Age II</i></li> <li>"Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb, <i>Bastion</i></li> <li>"Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton, <i>Portal 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bastion_(video_game)" title="Bastion (video game)">Bastion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deus_Ex:_Human_Revolution" title="Deus Ex: Human Revolution">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_3:_Drake%27s_Deception" title="Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception">Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LA_Noire" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Noire">LA Noire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rage_(video_game)" title="Rage (video game)">RAGE</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Merchant" title="Stephen Merchant">Stephen Merchant</a> as <a href="/wiki/Wheatley_(Portal)" title="Wheatley (Portal)">Wheatley</a>, <i>Portal 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J.K._Simmons" class="mw-redirect" title="J.K. Simmons">J.K. Simmons</a> as <a href="/wiki/Cave_Johnson_(Portal)" title="Cave Johnson (Portal)">Cave Johnson</a>, <i>Portal 2</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hamill" title="Mark Hamill">Mark Hamill</a> as <a href="/wiki/Joker_(character)" title="Joker (character)">The Joker</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham City</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_North" title="Nolan North">Nolan North</a> as <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Drake_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nathan Drake (character)">Nathan Drake</a>, <i>Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellen_McLain" title="Ellen McLain">Ellen McLain</a> as <a href="/wiki/GLaDOS" title="GLaDOS">GLaDOS</a>, <i>Portal 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Black" title="Claudia Black">Claudia Black</a> as <a href="/wiki/Chloe_Frazer" title="Chloe Frazer">Chloe Frazer</a>, <i>Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emily_Rose_(actress)" title="Emily Rose (actress)">Emily Rose</a> as <a href="/wiki/Elena_Fisher" title="Elena Fisher">Elena Fisher</a>, <i>Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Strong" title="Tara Strong">Tara Strong</a> as <a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn" title="Harley Quinn">Harley Quinn</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham City</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Downloadable Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bastion_(video_game)" title="Bastion (video game)">Bastion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Insanely_Twisted_Shadow_Planet" title="Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet">Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stacking_(video_game)" title="Stacking (video game)">Stacking</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Brigade_(video_game)" title="Iron Brigade (video game)">Iron Brigade</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best DLC </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2#Bonus_and_downloadable_content" title="Portal 2">Portal 2: Peer Review</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas" title="Fallout: New Vegas">Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2:_Arrival" title="Mass Effect 2: Arrival">Mass Effect 2: Arrival</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(2011_video_game)" title="Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)">Mortal Kombat:</a></i> <i><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Krueger" title="Freddy Krueger">Freddy Krueger</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Anticipated Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diablo_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Diablo 3">Diablo 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_4" title="Halo 4">Halo 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Guardian" title="The Last Guardian">The Last Guardian</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers.com" class="mw-redirect" title="GameTrailers.com">GameTrailers.com</a> Trailer of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Revelations" class="mw-redirect" title="Assassin's Creed: Revelations">Assassin's Creed: Revelations</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/E3_2011" title="E3 2011">E3 2011</a> Trailer </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i>, Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Souls_(video_game)" title="Dark Souls (video game)">Dark Souls</a></i>, Ignite 11 Debut Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Island" title="Dead Island">Dead Island</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Game_Developers_Conference" title="Game Developers Conference">GDC 11</a> Cinematic Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deus_Ex:_Human_Revolution" title="Deus Ex: Human Revolution">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a></i>, Purity First Infomercial</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></i>, In-Game Debut Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hitman:_Absolution" title="Hitman: Absolution">Hitman: Absolution</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/E3_2011" title="E3 2011">E3 2011</a> Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prey_2" title="Prey 2">Prey 2</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/E3_2011" title="E3 2011">E3 2011</a> Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider" title="Tomb Raider">Tomb Raider</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/E3_2011" title="E3 2011">E3 2011</a> Trailer</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_3:_Drake%27s_Deception" title="Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception">Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/E3_2011" title="E3 2011">E3 2011</a> Trailer</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Character of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joker_(character)" title="Joker (character)">The Joker</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham City</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Drake_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nathan Drake (character)">Nathan Drake</a>, <i>Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Fenix" title="Marcus Fenix">Marcus Fenix</a>, <i>Gears of War 3</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheatley_(Portal)" title="Wheatley (Portal)">Wheatley</a>, <i>Portal 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>NFL Blitz</i> Cover Athlete </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Rice" title="Ray Rice">Ray Rice</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_White" title="Roddy White">Roddy White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Patrick Willis</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_awards">2010 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2010 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2010 VGAs was held Saturday, December 11, 2010, in Los Angeles, California at the L.A. Convention Center and returned to using a host which was <a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a>. Unlike previous years, all the awards were not awarded during the show. Several new games were announced which include <a href="/wiki/BioWare" title="BioWare">BioWare</a>'s announcement of <i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_3" title="Mass Effect 3">Mass Effect 3</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Prototype_2_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prototype 2 (video game)">Prototype 2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Insane_(2013_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Insane (2013 video game)">Insane</a></i> from acclaimed movie director <a href="/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro" title="Guillermo del Toro">Guillermo del Toro</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim" title="The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim">The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_(2011_video_game)" title="Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)">Mortal Kombat</a></i> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Resistance_3" title="Resistance 3">Resistance 3</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SSX:_Deadly_Descents" class="mw-redirect" title="SSX: Deadly Descents">SSX: Deadly Descents</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_4" title="Forza Motorsport 4">Forza Motorsport 4</a></i>. <i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i> had another <a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">CGI</a> trailer debut and the first trailer of <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_3:_Drake%27s_Deception" title="Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception">Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception</a></i> aired during the awards. Appearances included <a href="/wiki/AnnaLynne_McCord" title="AnnaLynne McCord">AnnaLynne McCord</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thor:_God_of_Thunder" title="Thor: God of Thunder">Thor: God of Thunder</a></i> video game star <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth" title="Chris Hemsworth">Chris Hemsworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dane_Cook" title="Dane Cook">Dane Cook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Munn" title="Olivia Munn">Olivia Munn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Monaghan" title="Dominic Monaghan">Dominic Monaghan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Chiklis" title="Michael Chiklis">Michael Chiklis</a>, Academy Award nominated film director Guillermo del Toro, <i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i> star and VGA nominee <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Fillion" title="Nathan Fillion">Nathan Fillion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Swardson" title="Nick Swardson">Nick Swardson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk" title="Tony Hawk">Tony Hawk</a>, and the cast from the hit series <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Always_Sunny_In_Philadelphia" class="mw-redirect" title="It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia">It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_DeVito" title="Danny DeVito">Danny DeVito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Day" title="Charlie Day">Charlie Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Howerton" title="Glenn Howerton">Glenn Howerton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaitlin_Olson" title="Kaitlin Olson">Kaitlin Olson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rob_McElhenney" title="Rob McElhenney">Rob McElhenney</a>. Musical performances included award-winning violinist <a href="/wiki/Diana_Yukawa" title="Diana Yukawa">Diana Yukawa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(singer)" title="José González (singer)">José González</a>. The show featured use of ground breaking augmented reality technology, conceived by <a href="/wiki/Done_and_Dusted" title="Done and Dusted">Done and Dusted</a>; with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Lodge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Lodge (page does not exist)">Lee Lodge</a>, in partnership with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Weider_Design&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weider Design (page does not exist)">Weider Design</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Full_Mental_Jacket&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Full Mental Jacket (page does not exist)">Full Mental Jacket</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Orad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orad (page does not exist)">Orad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BioWare" title="BioWare">BioWare</a>, <i>Mass Effect 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>, <i>StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a>, <i>Halo: Reach</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockstar_San_Diego" title="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</a>, <i>Red Dead Redemption</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox 360 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake" title="Alan Wake">Alan Wake</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fable_III" title="Fable III">Fable III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PS3 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Rain" title="Heavy Rain">Heavy Rain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ModNation_Racers" title="ModNation Racers">ModNation Racers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wii Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy_2" title="Super Mario Galaxy 2">Super Mario Galaxy 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns" title="Donkey Kong Country Returns">Donkey Kong Country Returns</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kirby%27s_Epic_Yarn" title="Kirby's Epic Yarn">Kirby's Epic Yarn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metroid:_Other_M" title="Metroid: Other M">Metroid: Other M</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty" title="StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty">StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas" title="Fallout: New Vegas">Fallout: New Vegas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Civilization_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Sid Meier's Civilization V">Sid Meier's Civilization V</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War:_Ghost_of_Sparta" title="God of War: Ghost of Sparta">God of War: Ghost of Sparta</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid:_Peace_Walker" title="Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker">Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Professor_Layton_and_the_Unwound_Future" title="Professor Layton and the Unwound Future">Professor Layton and the Unwound Future</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Scribblenauts" title="Super Scribblenauts">Super Scribblenauts</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield:_Bad_Company_2" title="Battlefield: Bad Company 2">Battlefield: Bad Company 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_2" title="BioShock 2">BioShock 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Adventure Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Brotherhood" title="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy_2" title="Super Mario Galaxy 2">Super Mario Galaxy 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fable_III" title="Fable III">Fable III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas" title="Fallout: New Vegas">Fallout: New Vegas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII" title="Final Fantasy XIII">Final Fantasy XIII</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield:_Bad_Company_2" title="Battlefield: Bad Company 2">Battlefield: Bad Company 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty" title="StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty">StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_11" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/EA_Sports_MMA" title="EA Sports MMA">EA Sports MMA</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shaun_White_Skateboarding" title="Shaun White Skateboarding">Shaun White Skateboarding</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/UFC_Undisputed_2010" title="UFC Undisputed 2010">UFC Undisputed 2010</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K11" title="NBA 2K11">NBA 2K11</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_11" title="FIFA 11">FIFA 11</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_11" title="Madden NFL 11">Madden NFL 11</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MLB_10:_The_Show" title="MLB 10: The Show">MLB 10: The Show</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Hot_Pursuit_(2010_video_game)" title="Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game)">Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blur_(video_game)" title="Blur (video game)">Blur</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ModNation_Racers" title="ModNation Racers">ModNation Racers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Split/Second" class="mw-redirect" title="Split/Second">Split/Second</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Music Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_3" title="Rock Band 3">Rock Band 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_Central" title="Dance Central">Dance Central</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DJ_Hero_2" title="DJ Hero 2">DJ Hero 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Rapstar" title="Def Jam Rapstar">Def Jam Rapstar</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/DJ_Hero_2" title="DJ Hero 2">DJ Hero 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_5" title="Guitar Hero 5">Guitar Hero 5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Warriors_of_Rock" title="Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock">Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_3" title="Rock Band 3">Rock Band 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Song in a Game </td> <td>"Far Away" by <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(singer)" title="José González (singer)">José González</a>, <i>Red Dead Redemption</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Basket_Case_(song)" title="Basket Case (song)">Basket Case</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a>, <i>Green Day: Rock Band</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Rain_(Soundgarden_song)" title="Black Rain (Soundgarden song)">Black Rain</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Soundgarden" title="Soundgarden">Soundgarden</a>, <i>Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/GoldenEye_(song)" title="GoldenEye (song)">GoldenEye</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Scherzinger" title="Nicole Scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a>, <i>GoldenEye 007 (2010)</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Won%27t_Back_Down_(Eminem_song)" title="Won't Back Down (Eminem song)">Won't Back Down</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Replay_(Iyaz_song)" title="Replay (Iyaz song)">Replay</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rude_Boy_(Rihanna_song)" title="Rude Boy (Rihanna song)">Rude Boy</a> Mashup" by <a href="/wiki/Iyaz" title="Iyaz">Iyaz</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>, <i>DJ Hero 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Bond_007:_Blood_Stone" title="James Bond 007: Blood Stone">James Bond 007: Blood Stone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Rain" title="Heavy Rain">Heavy Rain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Bond_007:_Blood_Stone" title="James Bond 007: Blood Stone">James Bond 007: Blood Stone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kirby%27s_Epic_Yarn" title="Kirby's Epic Yarn">Kirby's Epic Yarn</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Adapted Video Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World:_The_Game" title="Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game">Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Harry_Potter:_Years_1-4" class="mw-redirect" title="Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4">Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man:_Shattered_Dimensions" title="Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions">Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Unleashed_II" title="Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II">Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Transformers:_War_for_Cybertron" title="Transformers: War for Cybertron">Transformers: War for Cybertron</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a> as <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man</a>, <i>Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Craig" title="Daniel Craig">Daniel Craig</a> as <a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a>, <i>James Bond 007: Blood Stone</i>/<i>Goldeneye 007 (2010 video game)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Oldman" title="Gary Oldman">Gary Oldman</a> as Sergeant Reznov, <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cleese" title="John Cleese">John Cleese</a> as Jasper, <i>Fable III</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Sheen" title="Martin Sheen">Martin Sheen</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Illusive_Man" title="Illusive Man">Illusive Man</a>, <i>Mass Effect 2</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Fillion" title="Nathan Fillion">Nathan Fillion</a> as Sergeant Edward Buck, <i>Halo: Reach</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Wiethoff" title="Rob Wiethoff">Rob Wiethoff</a> as <a href="/wiki/John_Marston_(Red_Dead_Redemption)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)">John Marston</a>, <i>Red Dead Redemption</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Worthington" title="Sam Worthington">Sam Worthington</a> as <a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops#Characters_and_setting" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops">Alex Mason</a>, <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tricia_Helfer" title="Tricia Helfer">Tricia Helfer</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Kerrigan" title="Sarah Kerrigan">Sarah Kerrigan</a>, <i>StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a> as <a href="/wiki/M_(James_Bond)" title="M (James Bond)">M</a>, <i>James Bond 007: Blood Stone</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a> as Herself, <i>Blur</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmanuelle_Chriqui" title="Emmanuelle Chriqui">Emmanuelle Chriqui</a> as The Numbers Lady, <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felicia_Day" title="Felicia Day">Felicia Day</a> as Veronica Santangelo, <i>Fallout: New Vegas</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hale" title="Jennifer Hale">Jennifer Hale</a> as <a href="/wiki/Commander_Shepard" title="Commander Shepard">Commander Shepard (female version)</a>, <i>Mass Effect 2</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Bell" title="Kristen Bell">Kristen Bell</a> as <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Stillman" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucy Stillman">Lucy Stillman</a>, <i>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvonne_Strahovski" title="Yvonne Strahovski">Yvonne Strahovski</a> as <a href="/wiki/Characters_of_the_Mass_Effect_universe" class="mw-redirect" title="Characters of the Mass Effect universe">Miranda Lawson</a>, <i>Mass Effect 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Downloadable Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Costume_Quest" title="Costume Quest">Costume Quest</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lara_Croft_and_the_Guardian_of_Light" title="Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light">Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Combat" title="Monday Night Combat">Monday Night Combat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World:_The_Game" title="Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game">Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best DLC </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption:_Undead_Nightmare" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare">Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_2#Minerva's_Den" title="BioShock 2">BioShock 2: Minerva's Den</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_(video_game)#The_Secret_Armory_of_General_Knoxx" title="Borderlands (video game)">Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2:_Lair_of_the_Shadow_Broker" title="Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker">Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Independent Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Limbo_(video_game)" title="Limbo (video game)">Limbo</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_Danger" title="Joe Danger">Joe Danger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Meat_Boy" title="Super Meat Boy">Super Meat Boy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Misadventures_of_P.B._Winterbottom" title="The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom">The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Anticipated Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Portal_2" title="Portal 2">Portal 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_Infinite" title="BioShock Infinite">BioShock Infinite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_3" title="Gears of War 3">Gears of War 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Character of the Year </td> <td>Sgt. Frank Woods, <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a>, <i>God of War III</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Marston_(Red_Dead_Redemption)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)">John Marston</a>, <i>Red Dead Redemption</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" title="Ezio Auditore da Firenze">Ezio Auditore da Firenze</a>, <i>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Strongest Heroes of All Time </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Master_Chief_(Halo)" title="Master Chief (Halo)">Master Chief</a>, <i>Halo</i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samus_Aran" title="Samus Aran">Samus Aran</a>, <i>Metroid</i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Fenix" title="Marcus Fenix">Marcus Fenix</a>, <i>Gears of War</i> series</li></ul> </div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a>, <i>Super Mario</i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a>, <i>God of War</i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solid_Snake" title="Solid Snake">Solid Snake</a>, <i>Metal Gear Solid</i> series</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption" title="Red Dead Redemption">Red Dead Redemption</a></i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Zombie Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption:_Undead_Nightmare" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare">Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare</a></i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Dressed Assassin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ezio_Auditore_da_Firenze" title="Ezio Auditore da Firenze">Ezio Auditore da Firenze</a>, <i>Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood</i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biggest Badass </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a>, <i>God of War III</i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009_awards">2009 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2009 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2009 VGAs was held on December 12, 2009, at the Nokia Event Deck in Los Angeles, California and is the only VGAs that did not feature a host. It opened with a trailer announcing the <a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">sequel</a> to <i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum" title="Batman: Arkham Asylum">Batman: Arkham Asylum</a></i>. There were other exclusive looks at <i><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Forgotten_Sands" title="Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands">Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/UFC_2010_Undisputed" class="mw-redirect" title="UFC 2010 Undisputed">UFC 2010 Undisputed</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Reach" title="Halo: Reach">Halo: Reach</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tron:_Evolution" title="Tron: Evolution">Tron: Evolution</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor_(2010_video_game)" title="Medal of Honor (2010 video game)">Medal of Honor</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Crackdown_2" title="Crackdown 2">Crackdown 2</a></i>, <i>Bonanza</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Spec_Ops:_The_Line" title="Spec Ops: The Line">Spec Ops: The Line</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_3" title="Rock Band 3">Rock Band 3</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior:_The_Game" title="Deadliest Warrior: The Game">Deadliest Warrior: The Game</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sleeping_Dogs_(video_game)" title="Sleeping Dogs (video game)">True Crime</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> previewed <a href="/wiki/LucasArts" class="mw-redirect" title="LucasArts">LucasArts</a> newest upcoming <i>Star Wars</i> game, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Unleashed_II" title="Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II">Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II</a></i>. In addition, <i><a href="/wiki/Green_Day:_Rock_Band" title="Green Day: Rock Band">Green Day: Rock Band</a></i> was announced and accompanied with a trailer. Appearances were made by <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>, the cast of MTV's <i><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Shore_(TV_series)" title="Jersey Shore (TV series)">Jersey Shore</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a>, with live music performances by <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Bravery" title="The Bravery">The Bravery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II" title="Assassin's Creed II">Assassin's Creed II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum" title="Batman: Arkham Asylum">Batman: Arkham Asylum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead_2" title="Left 4 Dead 2">Left 4 Dead 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocksteady_Studios" title="Rocksteady Studios">Rocksteady Studios</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham Asylum</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Ward" title="Infinity Ward">Infinity Ward</a>, <i>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naughty_Dog" title="Naughty Dog">Naughty Dog</a>, <i>Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a>, <i>Left 4 Dead 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Independent Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Flower_(video_game)" title="Flower (video game)">Flower</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Osmos" title="Osmos">Osmos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Splosion_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="Splosion Man">Splosion Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trials_HD" title="Trials HD">Trials HD</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox 360 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead_2" title="Left 4 Dead 2">Left 4 Dead 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum" title="Batman: Arkham Asylum">Batman: Arkham Asylum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_3" title="Forza Motorsport 3">Forza Motorsport 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3:_ODST" title="Halo 3: ODST">Halo 3: ODST</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PS3 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/InFAMOUS" class="mw-redirect" title="InFAMOUS">inFAMOUS</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_2" title="Killzone 2">Killzone 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_Future:_A_Crack_in_Time" title="Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time">Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wii Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._Wii" title="New Super Mario Bros. Wii">New Super Mario Bros. Wii</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/MadWorld" title="MadWorld">MadWorld</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Punch-Out!!" title="Punch-Out!!">Punch-Out!!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Sports_Resort" title="Wii Sports Resort">Wii Sports Resort</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Age:_Origins" title="Dragon Age: Origins">Dragon Age: Origins</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead_2" title="Left 4 Dead 2">Left 4 Dead 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies" title="Plants vs. Zombies">Plants vs. Zombies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims_3" title="The Sims 3">The Sims 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Chinatown_Wars" title="Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars">Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Bowser%27s_Inside_Story" title="Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story">Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Professor_Layton_and_the_Diabolical_Box" title="Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box">Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scribblenauts_(video_game)" title="Scribblenauts (video game)">Scribblenauts</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3:_ODST" title="Halo 3: ODST">Halo 3: ODST</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_2" title="Killzone 2">Killzone 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead_2" title="Left 4 Dead 2">Left 4 Dead 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Adventure Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II" title="Assassin's Creed II">Assassin's Creed II</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum" title="Batman: Arkham Asylum">Batman: Arkham Asylum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%BCtal_Legend" title="Brütal Legend">Brütal Legend</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Age:_Origins" title="Dragon Age: Origins">Dragon Age: Origins</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_(video_game)" title="Borderlands (video game)">Borderlands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Demon%27s_Souls" title="Demon's Souls">Demon's Souls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_%26_Luigi:_Bowser%27s_Inside_Story" title="Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story">Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_(video_game)" title="Borderlands (video game)">Borderlands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3:_ODST" title="Halo 3: ODST">Halo 3: ODST</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead_2" title="Left 4 Dead 2">Left 4 Dead 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_IV" title="Street Fighter IV">Street Fighter IV</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BlazBlue:_Calamity_Trigger" title="BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger">BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soulcalibur:_Broken_Destiny" title="Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny">Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tekken_6" title="Tekken 6">Tekken 6</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/UFC_2009_Undisputed" title="UFC 2009 Undisputed">UFC 2009 Undisputed</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_Round_4" title="Fight Night Round 4">Fight Night Round 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_10" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Sports_Resort" title="Wii Sports Resort">Wii Sports Resort</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_10" title="NHL 10">NHL 10</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_10" title="Madden NFL 10">Madden NFL 10</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K10" title="NBA 2K10">NBA 2K10</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_10" title="FIFA 10">FIFA 10</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_3" title="Forza Motorsport 3">Forza Motorsport 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dirt_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Dirt 2">Dirt 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_PSP" class="mw-redirect" title="Gran Turismo PSP">Gran Turismo PSP</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Shift" title="Need for Speed: Shift">Need for Speed: Shift</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Music Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles:_Rock_Band" title="The Beatles: Rock Band">The Beatles: Rock Band</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/DJ_Hero" title="DJ Hero">DJ Hero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_5" title="Guitar Hero 5">Guitar Hero 5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LEGO_Rock_Band" class="mw-redirect" title="LEGO Rock Band">LEGO Rock Band</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/DJ_Hero" title="DJ Hero">DJ Hero</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%BCtal_Legend" title="Brütal Legend">Brütal Legend</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_5" title="Guitar Hero 5">Guitar Hero 5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles:_Rock_Band" title="The Beatles: Rock Band">The Beatles: Rock Band</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3:_ODST" title="Halo 3: ODST">Halo 3: ODST</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II" title="Assassin's Creed II">Assassin's Creed II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum" title="Batman: Arkham Asylum">Batman: Arkham Asylum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_2" title="Killzone 2">Killzone 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based On A Movie/TV Show </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park_Let%27s_Go_Tower_Defense_Play!" title="South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!">South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghostbusters:_The_Video_Game" title="Ghostbusters: The Video Game">Ghostbusters: The Video Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick:_Assault_on_Dark_Athena" title="The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena">The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine_(video_game)" title="X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)">X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance By A Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Jackman" title="Hugh Jackman">Hugh Jackman</a> as <a href="/wiki/Wolverine_(character)" title="Wolverine (character)">Wolverine</a>, <i>X-Men Origins: Wolverine</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Murray" title="Bill Murray">Bill Murray</a> as Dr. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Venkman" title="Peter Venkman">Peter Venkman</a>, <i>Ghostbusters: The Video Game</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja, <i>Afro Samurai</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shia_LaBeouf" title="Shia LaBeouf">Shia LaBeouf</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sam_Witwicky" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Witwicky">Sam Witwicky</a>, <i>Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Diesel" title="Vin Diesel">Vin Diesel</a> as <a href="/wiki/Richard_B._Riddick" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard B. Riddick">Richard B. Riddick</a>, <i>The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance By A Human Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Megan_Fox" title="Megan Fox">Megan Fox</a> as <a href="/wiki/Mikaela_Banes" title="Mikaela Banes">Mikaela Banes</a>, <i>Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eliza_Dushku" title="Eliza Dushku">Eliza Dushku</a> as <a href="/wiki/Rubi_Malone" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubi Malone">Rubi Malone</a>, <i>WET</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Bell" title="Kristen Bell">Kristen Bell</a> as <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Stillman" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucy Stillman">Lucy Stillman</a>, <i>Assassin's Creed II</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricia_Helfer" title="Tricia Helfer">Tricia Helfer</a> as Dare, <i>Halo 3: ODST</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Cast </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine_(video_game)" title="X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%BCtal_Legend" title="Brütal Legend">Brütal Legend</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eat_Lead:_The_Return_of_Matt_Hazard" title="Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard">Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghostbusters:_The_Video_Game" title="Ghostbusters: The Video Game">Ghostbusters: The Video Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park_Let%27s_Go_Tower_Defense_Play!" title="South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!">South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Voice </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a> for the voice of Eddie Riggs, <i>Brütal Legend</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arleen_Sorkin" title="Arleen Sorkin">Arleen Sorkin</a> as <a href="/wiki/Harley_Quinn" title="Harley Quinn">Harley Quinn</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham Asylum</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Black" title="Claudia Black">Claudia Black</a> as <a href="/wiki/Chloe_Frazer" title="Chloe Frazer">Chloe Frazer</a>, <i>Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hamill" title="Mark Hamill">Mark Hamill</a> as <a href="/wiki/Joker_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joker (comics)">The Joker</a>, <i>Batman: Arkham Asylum</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_North" title="Nolan North">Nolan North</a> as <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Drake_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nathan Drake (character)">Nathan Drake</a>, <i>Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Downloadable Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Complex" title="Shadow Complex">Shadow Complex</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_1943" title="Battlefield 1943">Battlefield 1943</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fat_Princess" title="Fat Princess">Fat Princess</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies" title="Plants vs. Zombies">Plants vs. Zombies</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best DLC </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV:_The_Ballad_of_Gay_Tony" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony">Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3:_Broken_Steel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallout 3: Broken Steel">Fallout 3: Broken Steel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3:_Point_Lookout" class="mw-redirect" title="Fallout 3: Point Lookout">Fallout 3: Point Lookout</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV:_The_Lost_and_Damned" title="Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned">Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Comedy Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eat_Lead:_The_Return_of_Matt_Hazard" title="Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard">Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard</a></i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Anticipated Game of 2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock_2" title="BioShock 2">BioShock 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_2" title="Mass Effect 2">Mass Effect 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty" title="StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty">StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_awards">2008 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2008 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2008 VGAs was held on December 14, 2008, at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a>, the show featured previews of <i><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%BCtal_Legend" title="Brütal Legend">Brütal Legend</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dante%27s_Inferno_(video_game)" title="Dante's Inferno (video game)">Dante's Inferno</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_Round_4" title="Fight Night Round 4">Fight Night Round 4</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_2" title="Gears of War 2">Gears of War 2</a></i> "Combustion" map pack announcement and trailer, <i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_III" title="God of War III">God of War III</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV:_The_Lost_and_Damned" title="Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned">Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Mafia_II" title="Mafia II">Mafia II</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a>'s album <i><a href="/wiki/Ten_(Pearl_Jam_album)" title="Ten (Pearl Jam album)">Ten</a></i> for <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band" title="Rock Band">Rock Band</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_Salvation_(video_game)" title="Terminator Salvation (video game)">Terminator Salvation</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted_2:_Among_Thieves" title="Uncharted 2: Among Thieves">Uncharted 2: Among Thieves</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Watchmen:_The_End_Is_Nigh" title="Watchmen: The End Is Nigh">Watchmen: The End Is Nigh</a></i>. Musical performances included <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_All-American_Rejects" title="The All-American Rejects">The All-American Rejects</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/LL_Cool_J" title="LL Cool J">LL Cool J</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees<sup id="cite_ref-2008_Nominees_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2008_Nominees-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3" title="Fallout 3">Fallout 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_2" title="Gears of War 2">Gears of War 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3)">LittleBigPlanet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots" title="Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Adventure Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Space_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead Space (video game)">Dead Space</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mirror%27s_Edge" title="Mirror's Edge">Mirror's Edge</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots" title="Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Media_Molecule" title="Media Molecule">Media Molecule</a>, <i>LittleBigPlanet</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rockstar_North" title="Rockstar North">Rockstar North</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto IV</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonix" title="Harmonix">Harmonix</a>, <i>Rock Band 2</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a>, <i>Fallout 3</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gamer God </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Wright_(game_designer)" title="Will Wright (game designer)">Will Wright</a>, creator of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims" title="The Sims">The Sims</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Spore_(2008_video_game)" title="Spore (2008 video game)">Spore</a></i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_2" title="Gears of War 2">Gears of War 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Far_Cry_2" title="Far Cry 2">Far Cry 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resistance_2" title="Resistance 2">Resistance 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead" title="Left 4 Dead">Left 4 Dead</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Music Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_2" title="Rock Band 2">Rock Band 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour" title="Guitar Hero World Tour">Guitar Hero World Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Music" title="Wii Music">Wii Music</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SingStar" title="SingStar">SingStar</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_2" title="Rock Band 2">Rock Band 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour" title="Guitar Hero World Tour">Guitar Hero World Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3)">LittleBigPlanet</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3" title="Fallout 3">Fallout 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fable_II" title="Fable II">Fable II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_Online:_Age_of_Reckoning" title="Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning">Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_World_Ends_with_You" title="The World Ends with You">The World Ends with You</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Independent Game Fueled By Dew </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Goo" title="World of Goo">World of Goo</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/PixelJunk_Eden" title="PixelJunk Eden">PixelJunk Eden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Braid_(video_game)" title="Braid (video game)">Braid</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Audiosurf" title="Audiosurf">Audiosurf</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_09" title="NHL 09">NHL 09</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_09" title="Madden NFL 09">Madden NFL 09</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K9" title="NBA 2K9">NBA 2K9</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_Soccer_09" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFA Soccer 09">FIFA Soccer 09</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shaun_White_Snowboarding" title="Shaun White Snowboarding">Shaun White Snowboarding</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_09" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Fit" title="Wii Fit">Wii Fit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skate_It" title="Skate It">Skate It</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Indiana_Jones:_The_Original_Adventures" title="Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures">Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Quantum_of_Solace" title="Quantum of Solace">Quantum of Solace</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Unleashed" title="Star Wars: The Force Unleashed">Star Wars: The Force Unleashed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naruto:_The_Broken_Bond" title="Naruto: The Broken Bond">Naruto: The Broken Bond</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Big Name in the Game Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kiefer_Sutherland" title="Kiefer Sutherland">Kiefer Sutherland</a> as Sgt. Roebuck, <i>Call of Duty: World at War</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Gervais" title="Ricky Gervais">Ricky Gervais</a> as Himself, <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Neeson" title="Liam Neeson">Liam Neeson</a> as Father, <i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3" title="Fallout 3">Fallout 3</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Craig" title="Daniel Craig">Daniel Craig</a> as <a href="/wiki/Portrayal_of_James_Bond_in_film" title="Portrayal of James Bond in film">James Bond</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/007:_Quantum_of_Solace" title="007: Quantum of Solace">007: Quantum of Solace</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Big Name in the Game Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jenny_McCarthy" title="Jenny McCarthy">Jenny McCarthy</a> as Special Agent Tanya Adams, <i>Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liv_Tyler" title="Liv Tyler">Liv Tyler</a> as <a href="/wiki/Betty_Ross" title="Betty Ross">Betty Ross</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_(2008_video_game)" title="The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)">The Incredible Hulk</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliza_Dushku" title="Eliza Dushku">Eliza Dushku</a> as Shaundi, <i><a href="/wiki/Saints_Row_2" title="Saints Row 2">Saints Row 2</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a> as <a href="/wiki/M_(James_Bond)" title="M (James Bond)">M</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/007:_Quantum_of_Solace" title="007: Quantum of Solace">007: Quantum of Solace</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox 360 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_2" title="Gears of War 2">Gears of War 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fable_II" title="Fable II">Fable II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3" title="Fallout 3">Fallout 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PS3 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3)">LittleBigPlanet</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots" title="Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resistance_2" title="Resistance 2">Resistance 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wii Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boom_Blox" title="Boom Blox">Boom Blox</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/No_More_Heroes_(video_game)" title="No More Heroes (video game)">No More Heroes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Fit" title="Wii Fit">Wii Fit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead" title="Left 4 Dead">Left 4 Dead</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Spore_(2008_video_game)" title="Spore (2008 video game)">Spore</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crysis_Warhead" title="Crysis Warhead">Crysis Warhead</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_Online:_Age_of_Reckoning" title="Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning">Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Left_4_Dead" title="Left 4 Dead">Left 4 Dead</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_2" title="Gears of War 2">Gears of War 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resistance_2" title="Resistance 2">Resistance 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War" title="Call of Duty: World at War">Call of Duty: World at War</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soulcalibur_IV" title="Soulcalibur IV">Soulcalibur IV</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_vs._DC_Universe" title="Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe">Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Burst_Limit" title="Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit">Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Professor_Layton_and_the_Curious_Village" title="Professor Layton and the Curious Village">Professor Layton and the Curious Village</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War:_Chains_of_Olympus" title="God of War: Chains of Olympus">God of War: Chains of Olympus</a></i></li> <li><i>Patapon</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Order_of_Ecclesia" title="Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_Paradise" title="Burnout Paradise">Burnout Paradise</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pure_(video_game)" title="Pure (video game)">Pure</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Club:_Los_Angeles" title="Midnight Club: Los Angeles">Midnight Club: Los Angeles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart_Wii" title="Mario Kart Wii">Mario Kart Wii</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots" title="Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Unleashed" title="Sonic Unleashed">Sonic Unleashed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3" title="Fallout 3">Fallout 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots" title="Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots">Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_3" title="Fallout 3">Fallout 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spore_(2008_video_game)" title="Spore (2008 video game)">Spore</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3)">LittleBigPlanet</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Male Voice </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hollick" title="Michael Hollick">Michael Hollick</a> as <a href="/wiki/Niko_Bellic" title="Niko Bellic">Niko Bellic</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto IV</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Hayter" title="David Hayter">David Hayter</a> as <a href="/wiki/Old_Snake_(Metal_Gear)" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Snake (Metal Gear)">Old Snake</a>, <i>Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Fry" title="Stephen Fry">Stephen Fry</a> as The Narrator, <i>LittleBigPlanet</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Zumwalt" title="Jason Zumwalt">Jason Zumwalt</a> as <a href="/wiki/Roman_Bellic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Bellic">Roman Bellic</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto IV</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Female Voice </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debi_Mae_West" title="Debi Mae West">Debi Mae West</a> as <a href="/wiki/Meryl_Silverburgh" class="mw-redirect" title="Meryl Silverburgh">Meryl Silverburgh</a>, <i>Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathalie_Cox" title="Nathalie Cox">Nathalie Cox</a> as <a href="/wiki/Juno_Eclipse" class="mw-redirect" title="Juno Eclipse">Juno Eclipse</a>, <i>Star Wars: The Force Unleashed</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paula_Tiso" title="Paula Tiso">Paula Tiso</a> as <a href="/wiki/Silvia_Christel" class="mw-redirect" title="Silvia Christel">Silvia Christel</a>, <i>No More Heroes</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keeley_Hawes" title="Keeley Hawes">Keeley Hawes</a> as <a href="/wiki/Lara_Croft" title="Lara Croft">Lara Croft</a>, <i>Tomb Raider: Underworld</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_awards">2007 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2007 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2007 VGAs aired December 9, 2007. Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a>, the winners were announced ahead of the event which was held at the <a href="/wiki/Mandalay_Bay_Events_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandalay Bay Events Center">Mandalay Bay Events Center</a> in Las Vegas. The show featured performances by <a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a>, and exclusive world video game premieres of <i><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_(video_game)" title="Borderlands (video game)">Borderlands</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_5_Prologue" title="Gran Turismo 5 Prologue">Gran Turismo 5 Prologue</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six:_Vegas_2" title="Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2">Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/TNA_Impact!_(video_game)" title="TNA Impact! (video game)">TNA iMPACT!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_(video_game)" title="Mass Effect (video game)">Mass Effect</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Box" title="The Orange Box">The Orange Box</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harmonix" title="Harmonix">Harmonix</a>, <i>Rock Band</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a>, <i>Halo 3</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2K_Boston/2K_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="2K Boston/2K Australia">2K Boston/2K Australia</a>, <i>BioShock</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a>, <i>The Orange Box</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare" title="Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Box" title="The Orange Box">The Orange Box</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_(video_game)" title="Mass Effect (video game)">Mass Effect</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Eternal_Sonata" title="Eternal Sonata">Eternal Sonata</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics:_The_War_of_the_Lions" title="Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions">Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Persona_3" title="Persona 3">Persona 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Military Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare" title="Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2">Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas">Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_in_Conflict" title="World in Conflict">World in Conflict</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Skate_(2007_video_game)" title="Skate (2007 video game)">Skate</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_08" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Proving_Ground" title="Tony Hawk's Proving Ground">Tony Hawk's Proving Ground</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Virtua_Tennis_3" title="Virtua Tennis 3">Virtua Tennis 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics:_The_War_of_the_Lions" title="Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions">Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Syphon_Filter:_Logan%27s_Shadow" title="Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow">Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_Quest:_Challenge_of_the_Warlords" title="Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords">Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crysis_(video_game)" title="Crysis (video game)">Crysis</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare" title="Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_(video_game)" title="Mass Effect (video game)">Mass Effect</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Game" title="The Simpsons Game">The Simpsons Game</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Online:_Shadows_of_Angmar" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar">The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naruto:_Rise_of_a_Ninja" title="Naruto: Rise of a Ninja">Naruto: Rise of a Ninja</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stranglehold_(video_game)" title="Stranglehold (video game)">Stranglehold</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Rhythm Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_(video_game)" title="Rock Band (video game)"> Rock Band</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_Encore:_Rocks_the_80s" title="Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s">Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock" title="Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock">Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jam_Sessions" title="Jam Sessions">Jam Sessions</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Colin_McRae:_Dirt" title="Colin McRae: Dirt">Colin McRae: Dirt</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_2" title="Forza Motorsport 2">Forza Motorsport 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_ProStreet" title="Need for Speed: ProStreet">Need for Speed: ProStreet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Project_Gotham_Racing_4" title="Project Gotham Racing 4">Project Gotham Racing 4</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy" title="Super Mario Galaxy">Super Mario Galaxy</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed" title="Assassin's Creed">Assassin's Creed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_II" title="God of War II">God of War II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_Future:_Tools_of_Destruction" title="Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction">Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_08" title="Madden NFL 08">Madden NFL 08</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K8" title="NBA 2K8">NBA 2K8</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_08" title="NHL 08">NHL 08</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Winning_Eleven:_Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007">Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_(video_game)" title="Rock Band (video game)">Rock Band</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock" title="Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock">Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Proving_Ground" title="Tony Hawk's Proving Ground">Tony Hawk's Proving Ground</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Breakthrough Technology </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Box" title="The Orange Box">The Orange Box</a></i>/<i><a href="/wiki/Portal_(video_game)" title="Portal (video game)">Portal</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crysis_(video_game)" title="Crysis (video game)">Crysis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i> – Saved Films / Theatre Mode</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_(video_game)" title="Rock Band (video game)">Rock Band</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Xbox 360 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_(video_game)" title="Mass Effect (video game)">Mass Effect</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Box" title="The Orange Box">The Orange Box</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wii Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Galaxy" title="Super Mario Galaxy">Super Mario Galaxy</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption" title="Metroid Prime 3: Corruption">Metroid Prime 3: Corruption</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Paper_Mario" title="Super Paper Mario">Super Paper Mario</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PS3 Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_Future:_Tools_of_Destruction" title="Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction">Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Sword" title="Heavenly Sword">Heavenly Sword</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted:_Drake%27s_Fortune" title="Uncharted: Drake's Fortune">Uncharted: Drake's Fortune</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warhawk_(2007_video_game)" title="Warhawk (2007 video game)">Warhawk</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Box" title="The Orange Box">The Orange Box</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crysis_(video_game)" title="Crysis (video game)">Crysis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_in_Conflict" title="World in Conflict">World in Conflict</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/BioShock" title="BioShock">BioShock</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_II" title="God of War II">God of War II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mass_Effect_(video_game)" title="Mass Effect (video game)">Mass Effect</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare" title="Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band" title="Rock Band">Rock Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Orange_Box" title="The Orange Box">The Orange Box</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Addictive Video Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock" title="Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock">Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Team_Fortress_2" title="Team Fortress 2">Team Fortress 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Sports" title="Wii Sports">Wii Sports</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006_awards">2006 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2006 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2006 VGAs aired December 13, 2006, at the <a href="/wiki/Galen_Center" title="Galen Center">Galen Center</a> in Los Angeles and were hosted by <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a>. The show featured a world premiere of <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>'s opening cinematic movie for its highly anticipated expansion set, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_Burning_Crusade" title="World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade">World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade</a></i>. The event featured musical performances by <a href="/wiki/Tenacious_D" title="Tenacious D">Tenacious D</a> and <a href="/wiki/AFI_(band)" title="AFI (band)">AFI</a> and show appearances by <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eva_Mendes" title="Eva Mendes">Eva Mendes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Silverman" title="Sarah Silverman">Sarah Silverman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seth_Green" title="Seth Green">Seth Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masi_Oka" title="Masi Oka">Masi Oka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hayden_Panettiere" title="Hayden Panettiere">Hayden Panettiere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellowcard" title="Yellowcard">Yellowcard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Routh" title="Brandon Routh">Brandon Routh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rachael_Leigh_Cook" title="Rachael Leigh Cook">Rachael Leigh Cook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk" title="Tony Hawk">Tony Hawk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Michael Irvin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Method_Man" title="Method Man">Method Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maria_Menounos" title="Maria Menounos">Maria Menounos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Gibson" title="Tyrese Gibson">Tyrese Gibson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xzibit" title="Xzibit">Xzibit</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Gandolfini" title="James Gandolfini">James Gandolfini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>, among others. In character as <a href="/wiki/Stewie_Griffin" title="Stewie Griffin">Stewie Griffin</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Family_Guy_characters#Tom_Tucker" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Family Guy characters">Tom Tucker</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Seth_MacFarlane" title="Seth MacFarlane">Seth MacFarlane</a> served as the voice of the VGAs.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_(video_game)" title="Gears of War (video game)">Gears of War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Guitar Hero 2">Guitar Hero 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter" title="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter">Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Studio of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a>, <i>Gears of War</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clover_Studio" title="Clover Studio">Clover Studio</a>, <i>Ōkami</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relic_Entertainment" title="Relic Entertainment">Relic Entertainment</a>, <i>Company of Heroes</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a>, <i>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonix" title="Harmonix">Harmonix</a>, <i>Guitar Hero</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cyber Vixen of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alyx_Vance" title="Alyx Vance">Alyx Vance</a>, <i>Half-Life 2: Episode One</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lara_Croft" title="Lara Croft">Lara Croft</a>, <i>Tomb Raider: Legend</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Peach" title="Princess Peach">Princess Peach</a>, <i>Super Mario Bros.</i></li> <li>Enrica, <i>Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent</i></li> <li>Jen, <i>Prey</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Project_8" title="Tony Hawk's Project 8">Tony Hawk's Project 8</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Rockstar_Games_Presents_Table_Tennis" title="Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis">Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_Round_3" title="Fight Night Round 3">Fight Night Round 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_07" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Spin_2" title="Top Spin 2">Top Spin 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K7" title="NBA 2K7">NBA 2K7</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_07" title="Madden NFL 07">Madden NFL 07</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Football_07" title="NCAA Football 07">NCAA Football 07</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/FIFA_07" title="FIFA 07">FIFA 07</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NHL_07" title="NHL 07">NHL 07</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars_II:_The_Original_Trilogy" title="Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy">Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather:_The_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="The Godfather: The Game">The Godfather: The Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scarface:_The_World_Is_Yours" title="Scarface: The World Is Yours">Scarface: The World Is Yours</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos:_Road_to_Respect" title="The Sopranos: Road to Respect">The Sopranos: Road to Respect</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy_Video_Game!" title="Family Guy Video Game!">Family Guy Video Game!</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a> as Emperor Uriel Septim VII, <i>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seth_MacFarlane" title="Seth MacFarlane">Seth MacFarlane</a> as <a href="/wiki/Peter_Griffin" title="Peter Griffin">Peter Griffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stewie_Griffin" title="Stewie Griffin">Stewie Griffin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Griffin" title="Brian Griffin">Brian Griffin</a>, <i>Family Guy Video Game!</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Rosenthal" title="Gerry Rosenthal">Gerry Rosenthal</a> as <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hopkins" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Hopkins">Jimmy Hopkins</a>, <i>Bully</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a> as <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sparrow" title="Jack Sparrow">Jack Sparrow</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Legend_of_Jack_Sparrow" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiefer_Sutherland" title="Kiefer Sutherland">Kiefer Sutherland</a> as <a href="/wiki/Jack_Bauer" title="Jack Bauer">Jack Bauer</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/24:_The_Game" title="24: The Game">24: The Game</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Supporting Male Performance </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Gandolfini" title="James Gandolfini">James Gandolfini</a> as <a href="/wiki/Tony_Soprano" title="Tony Soprano">Tony Soprano</a>, <i>The Sopranos: Road to Respect</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Green" title="Seth Green">Seth Green</a> as <a href="/wiki/Chris_Griffin" title="Chris Griffin">Chris Griffin</a>, <i>Family Guy Video Game!</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Woods" title="James Woods">James Woods</a> as George Sheffield, <i>Scarface: The World Is Yours</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Caan" title="James Caan">James Caan</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Corleone" title="Sonny Corleone">Sonny Corleone</a>, <i>The Godfather: The Game</i></li> <li>Philip Michael Thomas as Lance Vance, <i>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vida_Guerra" title="Vida Guerra">Vida Guerra</a> as Femme Fatale, <i>Scarface: The World Is Yours</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tia_Carrere" title="Tia Carrere">Tia Carrere</a> as Lin, <i>Saints Row</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmanuelle_Vaugier" title="Emmanuelle Vaugier">Emmanuelle Vaugier</a> as Nikki, <i>Need For Speed: Carbon</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keely_Hawes" class="mw-redirect" title="Keely Hawes">Keely Hawes</a> as <a href="/wiki/Lara_Croft" title="Lara Croft">Lara Croft</a>, <i>Tomb Raider: Legend</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosario_Dawson" title="Rosario Dawson">Rosario Dawson</a> as Tina, <i>Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Supporting Female Performance </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachael_Leigh_Cook" title="Rachael Leigh Cook">Rachael Leigh Cook</a> as Tifa Lockhart, <i>Kingdom Hearts II</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elisha_Cuthbert" title="Elisha Cuthbert">Elisha Cuthbert</a> as <a href="/wiki/Kim_Bauer" title="Kim Bauer">Kim Bauer</a>, <i>24: The Game</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brittany_Murphy" title="Brittany Murphy">Brittany Murphy</a> as Karen Light, <i>Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mila_Kunis" title="Mila Kunis">Mila Kunis</a> as <a href="/wiki/Meg_Griffin" title="Meg Griffin">Meg Griffin</a>, <i>Family Guy Video Game!</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynda_Carter" title="Lynda Carter">Lynda Carter</a> as Female Nords / Female Orcs, <i>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Cast </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy_Video_Game!" title="Family Guy Video Game!">Family Guy Video Game!</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather:_The_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="The Godfather: The Game">The Godfather: The Game</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scarface:_The_World_Is_Yours" title="Scarface: The World Is Yours">Scarface: The World Is Yours</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saints_Row" title="Saints Row">Saints Row</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Song </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Lights_and_Sounds" title="Lights and Sounds">Lights and Sounds</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Yellowcard" title="Yellowcard">Yellowcard</a>, <i>Burnout Revenge</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"LocoRoco No Uta" by Nobuyuki Shimizu, <i>LocoRoco</i></li> <li>"Heavenly Star" by <a href="/wiki/Genki_Rockets" title="Genki Rockets">Genki Rockets</a>, <i>Lumines 2</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Helicopter_(Bloc_Party_song)" title="Helicopter (Bloc Party song)">Helicopter</a>" by Bloc Party, <i>Mark Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i> and <i>Burnout Revenge</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Summer_Shudder" class="mw-redirect" title="Summer Shudder">Summer Shudder</a>" by <a href="/wiki/AFI_(band)" title="AFI (band)">AFI</a>, <i>Madden NFL 07</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_II" title="Guitar Hero II">Guitar Hero II</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_07" title="Madden NFL 07">Madden NFL 07</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scarface:_The_World_Is_Yours" title="Scarface: The World Is Yours">Scarface: The World Is Yours</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City_Stories" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bully_(video_game)" title="Bully (video game)">Bully</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electroplankton" title="Electroplankton">Electroplankton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_Revenge" title="Burnout Revenge">Burnout Revenge</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Carbon" title="Need for Speed: Carbon">Need for Speed: Carbon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TOCA_Race_Driver_3" title="TOCA Race Driver 3">TOCA Race Driver 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/GTR_2_%E2%80%93_FIA_GT_Racing_Game" title="GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game">GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Addictive Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brain_Age:_Train_Your_Brain_in_Minutes_a_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day">Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_(video_game)" title="Gears of War (video game)">Gears of War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_II" title="Guitar Hero II">Guitar Hero II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Company_of_Heroes" title="Company of Heroes">Company of Heroes</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat:_Armageddon" title="Mortal Kombat: Armageddon">Mortal Kombat: Armageddon</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tekken:_Dark_Resurrection" class="mw-redirect" title="Tekken: Dark Resurrection">Tekken: Dark Resurrection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_4" title="Dead or Alive 4">Dead or Alive 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_Alpha_Anthology" title="Street Fighter Alpha Anthology">Street Fighter Alpha Anthology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God_Hand" title="God Hand">God Hand</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Rising" title="Dead Rising">Dead Rising</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros." title="New Super Mario Bros.">New Super Mario Bros.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saints_Row" title="Saints Row">Saints Row</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bully_(video_game)" title="Bully (video game)">Bully</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Shooter </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_(video_game)" title="Gears of War (video game)">Gears of War</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_(video_game)" title="Black (video game)">Black</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Prey_(2006_video_game)" title="Prey (2006 video game)">Prey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Half_Life_2:_Episode_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Half Life 2: Episode One">Half Life 2: Episode One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_3" title="Call of Duty 3">Call of Duty 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Military Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Company_of_Heroes" title="Company of Heroes">Company of Heroes</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter" title="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter">Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_3" title="Call of Duty 3">Call of Duty 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Outfit_(video_game)" title="The Outfit (video game)">The Outfit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2142" title="Battlefield 2142">Battlefield 2142</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_(video_game)" title="Gears of War (video game)">Gears of War</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter" title="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter">Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Company_of_Heroes" title="Company of Heroes">Company of Heroes</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros." title="New Super Mario Bros.">New Super Mario Bros.</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brain_Age:_Train_Your_Brain_in_Minutes_a_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day">Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City_Stories" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tetris_DS" title="Tetris DS">Tetris DS</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/LocoRoco" title="LocoRoco">LocoRoco</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gears_of_War_(video_game)" title="Gears of War (video game)">Gears of War</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Company_of_Heroes" title="Company of Heroes">Company of Heroes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Subsistence" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence">Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Advanced_Warfighter" title="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter">Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell_Double_Agent" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent">Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Breakthrough Technology </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS_Lite" title="Nintendo DS Lite">Nintendo DS Lite</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electroplankton" title="Electroplankton">Electroplankton</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XII" title="Final Fantasy XII">Final Fantasy XII</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_II" title="Kingdom Hearts II">Kingdom Hearts II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Valkyrie_Profile_2:_Silmeria" title="Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria">Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Company_of_Heroes" title="Company of Heroes">Company of Heroes</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Half_Life_2:_Episode_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Half Life 2: Episode One">Half Life 2: Episode One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2142" title="Battlefield 2142">Battlefield 2142</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Empire_at_War" title="Star Wars: Empire at War">Star Wars: Empire at War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion" title="The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wireless Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/SWAT_Force" title="SWAT Force">SWAT Force</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diner_Dash" title="Diner Dash">Diner Dash</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tower_Bloxx" class="mw-redirect" title="Tower Bloxx">Tower Bloxx</a></i></li> <li><i>Super KO Boxing!</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Critic's Choice (released after November 15, 2006, and before December 31, 2006) </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Resistance:_Fall_of_Man" title="Resistance: Fall of Man">Resistance: Fall of Man</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Medieval_II:_Total_War" title="Medieval II: Total War">Medieval II: Total War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six:_Vegas" title="Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas">Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wii_Sports" title="Wii Sports">Wii Sports</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Breakthrough Performance </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosario_Dawson" title="Rosario Dawson">Rosario Dawson</a> as Tina, <i>Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Character of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sparrow" title="Jack Sparrow">Jack Sparrow</a> portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a>, <i>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow</i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_awards">2005 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2005 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2005 VGAs was held December 10, 2005, at the <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Amphitheatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Gibson Amphitheatre">Gibson Amphitheatre</a> in Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first VGAs hosted by <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a>, the show featured world premieres of <i><a href="/wiki/24:_The_Game" title="24: The Game">24: The Game</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/2K_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2K Games">2K Games</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Spy_Hunter:_Nowhere_to_Run" class="mw-redirect" title="Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run">Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/Midway_Games" title="Midway Games">Midway Games</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Empire_at_War" title="Star Wars: Empire at War">Star Wars: Empire at War</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/LucasArts" class="mw-redirect" title="LucasArts">LucasArts</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Scarface:_The_World_Is_Yours" title="Scarface: The World Is Yours">Scarface: The World Is Yours</a></i>, as well as a 25th anniversary comic tribute to <i><a href="/wiki/Pac-Man" title="Pac-Man">Pac-Man</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/Namco" title="Namco">Namco</a>. Musical performances were by <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a>, and show appearances by <a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiefer_Sutherland" title="Kiefer Sutherland">Kiefer Sutherland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vin_Diesel" title="Vin Diesel">Vin Diesel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carson_Daly" title="Carson Daly">Carson Daly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donald_Faison" title="Donald Faison">Donald Faison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Pressly" title="Jaime Pressly">Jaime Pressly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josie_Maran" title="Josie Maran">Josie Maran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xzibit" title="Xzibit">Xzibit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Electra" title="Carmen Electra">Carmen Electra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natasha_Bedingfield" title="Natasha Bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dane_Cook" title="Dane Cook">Dane Cook</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_2" title="Call of Duty 2">Call of Duty 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F.E.A.R._(video_game)" title="F.E.A.R. (video game)">F.E.A.R.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2005_video_game)" title="God of War (2005 video game)">God of War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Action Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2005_video_game)" title="God of War (2005 video game)">God of War</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson%27s_King_Kong:_The_Official_Game_of_the_Movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie">Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Warriors_(video_game)" title="The Warriors (video game)">The Warriors</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/50_Cent:_Bulletproof" title="50 Cent: Bulletproof">50 Cent: Bulletproof</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Individual Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_American_Wasteland" title="Tony Hawk's American Wasteland">Tony Hawk's American Wasteland</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_06" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SSX_On_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="SSX On Tour">SSX On Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Spin_(video_game)" title="Top Spin (video game)">Top Spin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_Round_2" title="Fight Night Round 2">Fight Night Round 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Team Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_06" title="Madden NFL 06">Madden NFL 06</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blitz:_The_League" title="Blitz: The League">Blitz: The League</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K6" title="NBA 2K6">NBA 2K6</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_Soccer_Winning_Eleven_8_International" class="mw-redirect" title="World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International">World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Street_V3" title="NBA Street V3">NBA Street V3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cyber Vixen of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Menounos" title="Maria Menounos">Maria Menounos</a> as Eva, <i>James Bond 007: From Russia with Love</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a> as Æon Flux, <i>Æon Flux</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Alba" title="Jessica Alba">Jessica Alba</a> as <a href="/wiki/Invisible_Woman" title="Invisible Woman">Invisible Woman</a>, <i>Fantastic 4</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traci_Lords" title="Traci Lords">Traci Lords</a> as Cassandra Hartz, <i>True Crime: New York City</i></li> <li>Laurence Bouvard as <a href="/wiki/Joanna_Dark" title="Joanna Dark">Joanna Dark</a>, <i>Perfect Dark Zero</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based on a Movie </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson%27s_King_Kong:_The_Official_Game_of_the_Movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie">Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront_II_(2005_video_game)" title="Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)">Star Wars Battlefront II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Warriors_(video_game)" title="The Warriors (video game)">The Warriors</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Russia_with_Love_(video_game)" title="From Russia with Love (video game)">James Bond 007: From Russia With Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Matrix:_Path_of_Neo" title="The Matrix: Path of Neo">The Matrix: Path of Neo</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Black" title="Jack Black">Jack Black</a> as <a href="/wiki/Carl_Denham" title="Carl Denham">Carl Denham</a>, <i>Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> as himself, <i>50 Cent: Bulletproof</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Chiklis" title="Michael Chiklis">Michael Chiklis</a> as <a href="/wiki/Thing_(comics)" title="Thing (comics)">Thing</a>, <i>Fantastic 4</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Connery" title="Sean Connery">Sean Connery</a> as <a href="/wiki/James_Bond" title="James Bond">James Bond</a>, <i>James Bond 007: From Russia With Love</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TC_Carson" class="mw-redirect" title="TC Carson">TC Carson</a> as <a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a>, <i>God of War</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Supporting Male Performance </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Walken" title="Christopher Walken">Christopher Walken</a> as Gabriel Whitting, <i>True Crime: New York City</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> as himself, <i>50 Cent: Bulletproof</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> as himself, <i>50 Cent: Bulletproof</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Clarke_Duncan" title="Michael Clarke Duncan">Michael Clarke Duncan</a> as <a href="/wiki/The_Suffering:_Ties_That_Bind#Characters" title="The Suffering: Ties That Bind">Blackmore</a>, <i>The Suffering: Ties That Bind</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Diddy" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Diddy">P. Diddy</a> as Dip, <i>Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron" title="Charlize Theron">Charlize Theron</a> as Æon Flux, <i>Æon Flux</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Watts" title="Naomi Watts">Naomi Watts</a> as Ann Darrow, <i>Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josie_Maran" title="Josie Maran">Josie Maran</a> as Mia Townsend, <i>Need for Speed: Most Wanted</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Alba" title="Jessica Alba">Jessica Alba</a> as <a href="/wiki/Invisible_Woman" title="Invisible Woman">Invisible Woman</a>, <i>Fantastic 4</i></li> <li>Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Belli" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiona Belli">Fiona Belli</a>, <i>Haunting Ground</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Supporting Female Performance </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Traci_Lords" title="Traci Lords">Traci Lords</a> as Madam Cassandra Hartz, <i>True Crime: New York City</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Menounos" title="Maria Menounos">Maria Menounos</a> as Eva, <i>James Bond 007: From Russia With Love</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosario_Dawson" title="Rosario Dawson">Rosario Dawson</a> as Tina, <i>Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natasha_Bedingfield" title="Natasha Bedingfield">Natasha Bedingfield</a> as Elizabeth Stark, <i>James Bond 007: From Russia With Love</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariska_Hargitay" title="Mariska Hargitay">Mariska Hargitay</a> as Deena Dixon, <i>True Crime: New York City</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Song </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Bulletproof_(soundtrack)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulletproof (soundtrack)">Maybe We Crazy</a>" by <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>, <i>50 Cent: Bulletproof</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Lights_and_Sounds" title="Lights and Sounds">Lights and Sounds</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Yellowcard" title="Yellowcard">Yellowcard</a>, <i>Burnout Revenge</i></li> <li>"When I Get Angry" by <a href="/wiki/Spider_Loc" title="Spider Loc">Spider Loc</a>, <i>Madden NFL 06</i></li> <li>"Getting Up Anthem: Part I" by Talib Kweli and Rakim, <i>Mark Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</i></li> <li>"Error Operator" by <a href="/wiki/Taking_Back_Sunday" title="Taking Back Sunday">Taking Back Sunday</a>, <i>Fantastic 4</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_(2005_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guitar Hero (2005 video game)">Guitar Hero</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Liberty_City_Stories" title="Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories">Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/50_Cent:_Bulletproof" title="50 Cent: Bulletproof">50 Cent: Bulletproof</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_American_Wasteland" title="Tony Hawk's American Wasteland">Tony Hawk's American Wasteland</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SSX_On_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="SSX On Tour">SSX On Tour</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Original Score </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/We_Love_Katamari" title="We Love Katamari">We Love Katamari</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_2" title="Call of Duty 2">Call of Duty 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2005_video_game)" title="God of War (2005 video game)">God of War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Indigo_Prophecy" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigo Prophecy">Indigo Prophecy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Dark_Zero" title="Perfect Dark Zero">Perfect Dark Zero</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Designer of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Jaffe" title="David Jaffe">David Jaffe</a>, <i>God of War</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Pardo" title="Rob Pardo">Rob Pardo</a>, <i>World of Warcraft</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Ancel" title="Michel Ancel">Michel Ancel</a>, <i>Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a>, <i>Nintendogs</i></li> <li>Craig Hubbard, <i>F.E.A.R.</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_Revenge" title="Burnout Revenge">Burnout Revenge</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_4" title="Gran Turismo 4">Gran Turismo 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Rush" title="L.A. Rush">L.A. Rush</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_(2005_video_game)" title="Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)">Forza Motorsport</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Club_3:_DUB_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition">Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Addictive Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Love_Katamari" title="We Love Katamari">We Love Katamari</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lumines" title="Lumines">Lumines</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nintendogs" title="Nintendogs">Nintendogs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meteos" title="Meteos">Meteos</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_Round_2" title="Fight Night Round 2">Fight Night Round 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Soulcalibur_III" title="Soulcalibur III">Soulcalibur III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tekken_5" title="Tekken 5">Tekken 5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Darkstalkers_Chronicle:_The_Chaos_Tower" title="Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower">Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat:_Shaolin_Monks" title="Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks">Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best First-Person Action </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/F.E.A.R._(video_game)" title="F.E.A.R. (video game)">F.E.A.R.</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_2" title="Call of Duty 2">Call of Duty 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Far_Cry_Instincts" title="Far Cry Instincts">Far Cry Instincts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2" title="Battlefield 2">Battlefield 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Dark_Zero" title="Perfect Dark Zero">Perfect Dark Zero</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Military Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_2" title="Call of Duty 2">Call of Duty 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms:_Earned_in_Blood" title="Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood">Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2" title="Battlefield 2">Battlefield 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory" title="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory">Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_3_U.S._Navy_SEALs" title="SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs">SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson%27s_King_Kong:_The_Official_Game_of_the_Movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie">Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_2" title="Call of Duty 2">Call of Duty 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F.E.A.R._(video_game)" title="F.E.A.R. (video game)">F.E.A.R.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PGR_3" class="mw-redirect" title="PGR 3">PGR 3</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lumines" title="Lumines">Lumines</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Liberty_City_Stories" title="Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories">Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nintendogs" title="Nintendogs">Nintendogs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Meteos" title="Meteos">Meteos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_Legends" title="Burnout Legends">Burnout Legends</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Multiplayer Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guild_Wars" title="Guild Wars">Guild Wars</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_3_U.S._Navy_SEALs" title="SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs">SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2" title="Battlefield 2">Battlefield 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Villains" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Villains">City of Villains</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Breakthrough Technology </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Facial_motion_capture" title="Facial motion capture">Facial motion capture</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_06" title="NBA Live 06">NBA Live 06</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speech_recognition" title="Speech recognition">Speech recognition</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Nintendogs" title="Nintendogs">Nintendogs</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unreal_Engine_3" title="Unreal Engine 3">Unreal Engine 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jade_Empire" title="Jade Empire">Jade Empire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Legends_II:_Rise_of_Apocalypse" title="X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse">X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Siege_II" title="Dungeon Siege II">Dungeon Siege II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_II:_The_Sith_Lords" title="Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords">Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2" title="Battlefield 2">Battlefield 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_2" title="Call of Duty 2">Call of Duty 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F.E.A.R._(video_game)" title="F.E.A.R. (video game)">F.E.A.R.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Civilization_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Sid Meier's Civilization IV">Sid Meier's Civilization IV</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wireless Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Marc_Eck%C5%8D%27s_Getting_Up:_Contents_Under_Pressure" class="mw-redirect" title="Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure">Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Underground_2" title="Need for Speed: Underground 2">Need for Speed: Underground 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Massive_Snowboarding" title="Massive Snowboarding">Massive Snowboarding</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredibles_(video_game)" title="The Incredibles (video game)">The Incredibles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory" title="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory">Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Cast </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson%27s_King_Kong:_The_Official_Game_of_the_Movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie">Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie</a></i> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004_awards">2004 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2004 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2004 VGAs was held in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Monica">Santa Monica</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> on December 14, 2004, at the Barker Hangar and hosted by <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>. The show featured exclusive world premiere game play and footage of <a href="/wiki/Midway_Games" title="Midway Games">Midway Games</a>' <i>Fear & Respect</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather:_The_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="The Godfather: The Game">The Godfather: The Game</a></i> from <a href="/wiki/John_Singleton" title="John Singleton">John Singleton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Underground_Rivals" class="mw-redirect" title="Need for Speed: Underground Rivals">Need for Speed: Underground Rivals</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a>. Musical performances included <a href="/wiki/Sum_41" title="Sum 41">Sum 41</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a>, and a special live performance by Snoop Dogg and the remaining members of <a href="/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a> performing "Riders on the Storm". Other performances included Snoop Dogg and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharrell">Pharrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe" title="Mötley Crüe">Mötley Crüe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Method_Man" title="Method Man">Method Man</a> and <a href="/wiki/Redman_(rapper)" title="Redman (rapper)">Redman</a> in the first-ever <i><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam:_Fight_For_NY" class="mw-redirect" title="Def Jam: Fight For NY">Def Jam: Fight For NY</a></i> performance. Celebrity appearances included <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Burke" title="Brooke Burke">Brooke Burke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vin_Diesel" title="Vin Diesel">Vin Diesel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Ribisi" title="Giovanni Ribisi">Giovanni Ribisi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gabrielle_Union" title="Gabrielle Union">Gabrielle Union</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tara_Reid" title="Tara Reid">Tara Reid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papa_Roach" title="Papa Roach">Papa Roach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk" title="Tony Hawk">Tony Hawk</a>, John Singleton, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Masterson" title="Danny Masterson">Danny Masterson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Muniz" title="Frankie Muniz">Frankie Muniz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bai_Ling" title="Bai Ling">Bai Ling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Perlman" title="Ron Perlman">Ron Perlman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bam_Margera" title="Bam Margera">Bam Margera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Adu" title="Freddy Adu">Freddy Adu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fabolous" title="Fabolous">Fabolous</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Crosby" title="Bobby Crosby">Bobby Crosby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Rodriguez" title="Michelle Rodriguez">Michelle Rodriguez</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas" title="Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_3:_Takedown" title="Burnout 3: Takedown">Burnout 3: Takedown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater" title="Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater">Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based on a Movie </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick:_Escape_from_Butcher_Bay" title="The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay">The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/GoldenEye:_Rogue_Agent" title="GoldenEye: Rogue Agent">GoldenEye: Rogue Agent</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_2_(2004_video_game)" title="Spider-Man 2 (2004 video game)">Spider-Man 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Battlefront" title="Star Wars: Battlefront">Star Wars: Battlefront</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Female </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooke_Burke" title="Brooke Burke">Brooke Burke</a> as Rachel Teller, <i>Need for Speed: Underground 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judi_Dench" title="Judi Dench">Judi Dench</a> as <a href="/wiki/M_(James_Bond)" title="M (James Bond)">M</a>, <i>Goldeneye: Rogue Agent</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Electra" title="Carmen Electra">Carmen Electra</a> as herself, <i>Def Jam: Fight For NY</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Garner" title="Jennifer Garner">Jennifer Garner</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Bristow" title="Sydney Bristow">Sydney Bristow</a>, <i>Alias</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidi_Klum" title="Heidi Klum">Heidi Klum</a> as Katya Nadanova, <i>James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human Male </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Jackson" title="Samuel L. Jackson">Samuel L. Jackson</a> as <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas_characters&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas characters (page does not exist)">Sergeant Frank Tenpenny</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Diesel" title="Vin Diesel">Vin Diesel</a> as <a href="/wiki/Richard_B._Riddick" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard B. Riddick">Richard B. Riddick</a>, <i>The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Jackman" title="Hugh Jackman">Hugh Jackman</a> as <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Van_Helsing" class="mw-redirect" title="Gabriel Van Helsing">Gabriel Van Helsing</a>, <i>Van Helsing</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lee" title="Christopher Lee">Christopher Lee</a> as <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Scaramanga" title="Francisco Scaramanga">Francisco Scaramanga</a>, <i>GoldenEye: Rogue Agent</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobey_Maguire" title="Tobey Maguire">Tobey Maguire</a> as <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a>, <i>Spider-Man 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cyber Vixen of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rayne_(BloodRayne)" title="Rayne (BloodRayne)">BloodRayne</a>, <i>BloodRayne 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Tina Armstrong, <i>Dead or Alive Ultimate</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Electra" title="Carmen Electra">Carmen Electra</a>, <i>Def Jam: Fight For NY</i></li> <li>Luba Licious, <i>Leisure Suit Larry: Magda Cum Laude</i></li> <li>Rachel Teller (played by <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Burke" title="Brooke Burke">Brooke Burke</a>), <i>Need for Speed: Underground 2</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_3:_Takedown" title="Burnout 3: Takedown">Burnout 3: Takedown</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_2005:_Chase_for_the_Cup" title="NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup">NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Need_For_Speed:_Underground_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Need For Speed: Underground 2">Need For Speed: Underground 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2005" title="Madden NFL 2005">Madden NFL 2005</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_NFL_2K5" title="ESPN NFL 2K5">ESPN NFL 2K5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Ballers" title="NBA Ballers">NBA Ballers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_2005" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Underground_2" title="Tony Hawk's Underground 2">Tony Hawk's Underground 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat:_Deception" title="Mortal Kombat: Deception">Mortal Kombat: Deception</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam:_Fight_For_NY" class="mw-redirect" title="Def Jam: Fight For NY">Def Jam: Fight For NY</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_Ultimate" title="Dead or Alive Ultimate">Dead or Alive Ultimate</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Night_2004" title="Fight Night 2004">Fight Night 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_vs._Raw" title="WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw">WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas" title="Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater" title="Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater">Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ninja_Gaiden" title="Ninja Gaiden">Ninja Gaiden</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best First-Person Action </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Doom_3" title="Doom 3">Doom 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Far_Cry" title="Far Cry">Far Cry</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_2004" title="Unreal Tournament 2004">Unreal Tournament 2004</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Song in a Video Game </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/American_Idiot_(song)" title="American Idiot (song)">American Idiot</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a>, <i>Madden NFL 2005</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>"I Do" by <a href="/wiki/Chingy" title="Chingy">Chingy</a>, <i>Need for Speed Underground 2</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pain_(Jimmy_Eat_World_song)" title="Pain (Jimmy Eat World song)">Pain</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Eat_World" title="Jimmy Eat World">Jimmy Eat World</a>, <i>Tony Hawk's Underground 2</i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lean_Back" title="Lean Back">Lean Back</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Terror_Squad_(group)" title="Terror Squad (group)">Terror Squad</a>, <i>Need for Speed Underground 2</i></li> <li>"Go" by <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am">Will.i.am</a>, <i>NBA Live 2005</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Soundtrack </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soundtracks_of_Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas" title="Soundtracks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/GoldenEye:_Rogue_Agent" title="GoldenEye: Rogue Agent">GoldenEye: Rogue Agent</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Katamari_Damacy" title="Katamari Damacy">Katamari Damacy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2005" title="Madden NFL 2005">Madden NFL 2005</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Designer of the Year </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Jones_(programmer)" title="Jason Jones (programmer)">Jason Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a>, <i>Halo 2</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houser" title="Sam Houser">Sam Houser</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rockstar_North" title="Rockstar North">Rockstar North</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomonobu_Itagaki" title="Tomonobu Itagaki">Tomonobu Itagaki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Team_Ninja" title="Team Ninja">Team Ninja</a>, <i>Ninja Gaiden</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a>, <i>Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater</i></li> <li>Alex Ward and <a href="/wiki/Criterion_Games" title="Criterion Games">Criterion</a>, <i>Burnout 3: Takedown</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Military Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Finest_Hour" title="Call of Duty: Finest Hour">Call of Duty: Finest Hour</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Conflict:_Vietnam" title="Conflict: Vietnam">Conflict: Vietnam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Spectrum_Warrior" title="Full Spectrum Warrior">Full Spectrum Warrior</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rome:_Total_War" title="Rome: Total War">Rome: Total War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Dawn_of_War" title="Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War">Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Doom_3" title="Doom 3">Doom 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rome:_Total_War" title="Rome: Total War">Rome: Total War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims_2" title="The Sims 2">The Sims 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Wireless Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Might_and_Magic" title="Might and Magic">Might and Magic</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i>CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004</i></li> <li><i>Jamdat Sports NFL 2005</i></li> <li><i>National Treasure</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Graphics </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Doom_3" title="Doom 3">Doom 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ninja_Gaiden" title="Ninja Gaiden">Ninja Gaiden</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best New Technology </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Source_(game_engine)" title="Source (game engine)">Source Engine</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GeForce_6_series#GeForce_6800_Series" title="GeForce 6 series">GeForce 6800 Series</a></li> <li>Spherex <a href="/wiki/Xbox_(console)" title="Xbox (console)">Xbox</a> 5.1 Surround Sound System</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Metroid:_Zero_Mission" title="Metroid: Zero Mission">Metroid: Zero Mission</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Astro_Boy:_Omega_Factor" title="Astro Boy: Omega Factor">Astro Boy: Omega Factor</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mario_Golf:_Toadstool_Tour" title="Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour">Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_FireRed_Version" class="mw-redirect" title="Pokémon FireRed Version">Pokémon FireRed Version</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Massively Multiplayer Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Heroes" title="City of Heroes">City of Heroes</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/EverQuest_II" title="EverQuest II">EverQuest II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XI" title="Final Fantasy XI">Final Fantasy XI</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best RPG </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fable_(2004_video_game)" title="Fable (2004 video game)">Fable</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bard%27s_Tale_(2004_video_game)" title="The Bard's Tale (2004 video game)">The Bard's Tale</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Nocturne" class="mw-redirect" title="Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne">Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Legends" title="X-Men Legends">X-Men Legends</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Addictive Game (viewer's choice) </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burnout_3:_Takedown" title="Burnout 3: Takedown">Burnout 3: Takedown</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/City_of_Heroes" title="City of Heroes">City of Heroes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Konga" title="Donkey Konga">Donkey Konga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Katamari_Damacy" title="Katamari Damacy">Katamari Damacy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims_2" title="The Sims 2">The Sims 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Gaming Publication (fan favorite) </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer">Game Informer</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Official_U.S._PlayStation_Magazine" title="Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine">Official PlayStation Magazine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/GMR_(magazine)" title="GMR (magazine)">GMR</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Official_Xbox_Magazine" title="Official Xbox Magazine">Official Xbox Magazine</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Gaming Web Site (fan favorite) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1UP.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1UP.com">1UP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shack_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Shack News">Shack News</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003_awards">2003 awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2003 awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2003 Spike Video Game Awards was the first video game award show to be hosted by Spike TV. It was held at the <a href="/wiki/MGM_Grand_Garden_Arena" title="MGM Grand Garden Arena">MGM Grand Garden Arena</a> in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2, 2003, and aired on December 4. The event was hosted by <a href="/wiki/David_Spade" title="David Spade">David Spade</a> and featured appearances by <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Kim" title="Lil' Kim">Lil' Kim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Pressly" title="Jaime Pressly">Jaime Pressly</a>, <a href="/wiki/DMX_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="DMX (rapper)">DMX</a>, <a href="/wiki/P.O.D." title="P.O.D.">P.O.D.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Jones" title="Orlando Jones">Orlando Jones</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cedric_the_Entertainer" title="Cedric the Entertainer">Cedric the Entertainer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event also featured a <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> tag team wrestling match with the superstars <a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trish_Stratus" title="Trish Stratus">Trish Stratus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Marie_Varon" title="Lisa Marie Varon">Victoria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:15%">Award </th> <th style="width:20%">Winner </th> <th style="width:65%">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2004" title="Madden NFL 2004">Madden NFL 2004</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Fighters_(video_game)" title="Freedom Fighters (video game)">Freedom Fighters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" class="mw-redirect" title="Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_II_U.S._Navy_SEALs" title="SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs">SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SSX_3" title="SSX 3">SSX 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Galaxies" title="Star Wars Galaxies">Star Wars Galaxies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_(video_game)" title="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell_(video_game)" title="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game)">Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Underground" title="Tony Hawk's Underground">Tony Hawk's Underground</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Sports Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Underground" title="Tony Hawk's Underground">Tony Hawk's Underground</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive:_Extreme_Beach_Volleyball" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball">Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_NFL_Football" title="ESPN NFL Football">ESPN NFL Football</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2004" title="Madden NFL 2004">Madden NFL 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_2004" title="NBA Live 2004">NBA Live 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Street_Vol._2" title="NBA Street Vol. 2">NBA Street Vol. 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SSX3" class="mw-redirect" title="SSX3">SSX3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods_PGA_Tour_2004" title="Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004">Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_Series_Baseball_2K3" title="World Series Baseball 2K3">World Series Baseball 2K3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_Here_Comes_the_Pain" title="WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain">WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Action Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/True_Crime:_Streets_of_LA" title="True Crime: Streets of LA">True Crime: Streets of LA</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Fighters_(video_game)" title="Freedom Fighters (video game)">Freedom Fighters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hitman_2:_Silent_Assassin" title="Hitman 2: Silent Assassin">Hitman 2: Silent Assassin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Max_Payne_2:_The_Fall_of_Max_Payne" title="Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne">Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panzer_Dragoon_Orta" title="Panzer Dragoon Orta">Panzer Dragoon Orta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_to_Castle_Wolfenstein" title="Return to Castle Wolfenstein">Return to Castle Wolfenstein</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_II_U.S._Navy_SEALs" title="SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs">SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_III:_Rebel_Strike" title="Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike">Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/XIII_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="XIII (video game)">XIII</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Animation </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_Xtreme_Beach_Volleyball" title="Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball">Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Getaway_(video_game)" title="The Getaway (video game)">The Getaway</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_Code:_Veronica_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Evil Code: Veronica X">Resident Evil Code: Veronica X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King_(video_game)" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/True_Crime:_Streets_of_LA" title="True Crime: Streets of LA">True Crime: Streets of LA</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xenosaga_Episode_I:_Der_Wille_zur_Macht" class="mw-redirect" title="Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht">Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/XIII_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="XIII (video game)">XIII</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Game Based on a Movie </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Enter_the_Matrix" title="Enter the Matrix">Enter the Matrix</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon" title="Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon">Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Harry_Potter:_Quidditch_World_Cup" title="Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup">Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hulk_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hulk (video game)">The Hulk</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Emperor%27s_Tomb" title="Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb">Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Bond_007:_Nightfire" title="James Bond 007: Nightfire">James Bond 007: Nightfire</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Return_of_the_King_(video_game)" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)">The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Rogue_Squadron_III:_Rebel_Strike" title="Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike">Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_(video_game)" title="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tron_2.0" title="Tron 2.0">Tron 2.0</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Driving Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Thunder_2004" title="NASCAR Thunder 2004">NASCAR Thunder 2004</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Auto_Modellista" title="Auto Modellista">Auto Modellista</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Colin_McRae_Rally_3" title="Colin McRae Rally 3">Colin McRae Rally 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F1_Career_Challenge" title="F1 Career Challenge">F1 Career Challenge</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/F-Zero_GX" title="F-Zero GX">F-Zero GX</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Getaway_(video_game)" title="The Getaway (video game)">The Getaway</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Club_II" title="Midnight Club II">Midnight Club II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MotoGP:_Ultimate_Racing_Technology_2" title="MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology 2">MotoGP 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Hit_%26_Run" title="The Simpsons: Hit & Run">The Simpsons: Hit & Run</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Music </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Vendetta" title="Def Jam Vendetta">Def Jam Vendetta</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_Vice_City" title="Grand Theft Auto: Vice City">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2004" title="Madden NFL 2004">Madden NFL 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_2004" title="NBA Live 2004">NBA Live 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Street_Vol._2" title="NBA Street Vol. 2">NBA Street Vol. 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SSX3" class="mw-redirect" title="SSX3">SSX3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk%27s_Underground" title="Tony Hawk's Underground">Tony Hawk's Underground</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/True_Crime:_Streets_of_LA" title="True Crime: Streets of LA">True Crime: Streets of LA</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wakeboarding_Unleashed_featuring_Shaun_Murray" class="mw-redirect" title="Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray">Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Performance by a Human </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Liotta" title="Ray Liotta">Ray Liotta</a> as <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Vercetti" title="Tommy Vercetti">Tommy Vercetti</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a> as herself, <i>The Sims: Superstar</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Walken" title="Christopher Walken">Christopher Walken</a> as <a href="/wiki/True_Crime:_Streets_of_LA#Characters" title="True Crime: Streets of LA">George</a>, <i>True Crime: Streets of LA</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Duchovny" title="David Duchovny">David Duchovny</a> as <a href="/wiki/XIII_(video_game)#Characters" class="mw-redirect" title="XIII (video game)">XIII</a>, <i>XIII</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DMX_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="DMX (rapper)">DMX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Method_Man" title="Method Man">Method Man</a>, and more as themselves, <i>Def Jam Vendetta</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Ribisi" title="Giovanni Ribisi">Giovanni Ribisi</a> as Pvt Elder, <i>Call of Duty</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jada_Pinkett_Smith" title="Jada Pinkett Smith">Jada Pinkett Smith</a> as <a href="/wiki/Niobe_(The_Matrix)" title="Niobe (The Matrix)">Niobe</a>, <i>Enter the Matrix</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenna_Jameson" title="Jenna Jameson">Jenna Jameson</a> as <a href="/wiki/Candy_Suxxx" class="mw-redirect" title="Candy Suxxx">Candy Suxxx</a>, <i>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> as himself, <i>True Crime: Streets of LA</i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Anticipated </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_or_Alive_Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead or Alive Online">Dead or Alive Online</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Doom_3" title="Doom 3">Doom 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Driv3r" class="mw-redirect" title="Driv3r">Driv3r</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fable_(2004_video_game)" title="Fable (2004 video game)">Fable</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Spectrum_Warrior" title="Full Spectrum Warrior">Full Spectrum Warrior</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_4" title="Gran Turismo 4">Gran Turismo 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/James_Bond_007:_Everything_or_Nothing" title="James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing">James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor:_Rising_Sun" title="Medal of Honor: Rising Sun">Medal of Honor: Rising Sun</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater" title="Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater">Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims_2" title="The Sims 2">The Sims 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Starcraft:_Ghost" class="mw-redirect" title="Starcraft: Ghost">Starcraft: Ghost</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Most Addictive </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Soulcalibur_II" title="Soulcalibur II">Soulcalibur II</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anarchy_Online#Expansions" title="Anarchy Online">Anarchy Online: Shadowlands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Donkey_Kong_Country" title="Donkey Kong Country">Donkey Kong Country</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_NHL_Hockey" title="ESPN NHL Hockey">ESPN NHL Hockey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madden_NFL_2004" title="Madden NFL 2004">Madden NFL 2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PlanetSide_(video_game)" title="PlanetSide (video game)">PlanetSide</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims:_Superstar" title="The Sims: Superstar">The Sims: Superstar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Viewtiful_Joe_(video_game)" title="Viewtiful Joe (video game)">Viewtiful Joe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Virtua_Fighter_4:_Evolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution">Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best PC Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved" title="Halo: Combat Evolved">Halo: Combat Evolved</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Mythology:_The_Titans" title="Age of Mythology: The Titans">Age of Mythology: The Titans</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_1942:_The_Road_to_Rome" title="Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome">Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Generals_%E2%80%93_Zero_Hour" title="Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour">Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Fighters_(video_game)" title="Freedom Fighters (video game)">Freedom Fighters</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jedi_Knight:_Jedi_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy">Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Max_Payne_2:_The_Fall_of_Max_Payne" title="Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne">Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims:_Superstar" title="The Sims: Superstar">The Sims: Superstar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Online Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XI" title="Final Fantasy XI">Final Fantasy XI</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anarchy_Online#Expansions" title="Anarchy Online">Anarchy Online: Shadowlands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_1942:_The_Road_to_Rome" title="Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome">Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/EverQuest_Online_Adventures" title="EverQuest Online Adventures">EverQuest Online Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Club_II" title="Midnight Club II">Midnight Club II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Neverwinter_Nights:_Shadows_of_Undrentide" title="Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide">Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PlanetSide_(video_game)" title="PlanetSide (video game)">PlanetSide</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sims_Online" title="The Sims Online">The Sims Online</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Galaxies" title="Star Wars Galaxies">Star Wars Galaxies</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Handheld Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell_(video_game)" title="Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game)">Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Advance_Wars_2:_Black_Hole_Rising" title="Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising">Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Aria_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow">Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics_Advance" title="Final Fantasy Tactics Advance">Final Fantasy Tactics Advance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Iridion_II" title="Iridion II">Iridion II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mega_Man_and_Bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Mega Man and Bass">Mega Man and Bass</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ninja_Five-O" title="Ninja Five-O">Ninja Five-O</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rayman_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Rayman 3">Rayman 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Advance_2" title="Sonic Advance 2">Sonic Advance 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fighting Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_Here_Comes_the_Pain" title="WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain">WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Backyard_Wrestling:_Don%27t_Try_This_at_Home" title="Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home">Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bloody_Roar_4" title="Bloody Roar 4">Bloody Roar 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Capcom_vs._SNK_2_EO" class="mw-redirect" title="Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO">Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Def_Jam_Vendetta" title="Def Jam Vendetta">Def Jam Vendetta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pride_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Pride FC">Pride FC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soulcalibur_II" title="Soulcalibur II">Soulcalibur II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Virtua_Fighter_4:_Evolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution">Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_WrestleMania_XIX_(video_game)" title="WWE WrestleMania XIX (video game)">WWE WrestleMania XIX</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best First Person Action </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_(video_game)" title="Call of Duty (video game)">Call of Duty</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_1942:_Secret_Weapons_of_WWII" title="Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII">Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chrome_(video_game)" title="Chrome (video game)">Chrome</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved" title="Halo: Combat Evolved">Halo: Combat Evolved</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PlanetSide_(video_game)" title="PlanetSide (video game)">PlanetSide</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Six_3:_Raven_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield">Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_to_Castle_Wolfenstein:_Tides_of_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War">Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon:_Island_Thunder" title="Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder">Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/XIII_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="XIII (video game)">XIII</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Fantasy Game </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_(video_game)" title="Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (video game)">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/.Hack_Part_1_Infection" class="mw-redirect" title=".Hack Part 1 Infection">.Hack Part 1 Infection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Cloud_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Dark Cloud 2">Dark Cloud 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/EverQuest_Online_Adventures" title="EverQuest Online Adventures">EverQuest Online Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XI" title="Final Fantasy XI">Final Fantasy XI</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skies_of_Arcadia_Legends" class="mw-redirect" title="Skies of Arcadia Legends">Skies of Arcadia Legends</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Galaxies" title="Star Wars Galaxies">Star Wars Galaxies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Xenosaga_Episode_I:_Der_Wille_zur_Macht" class="mw-redirect" title="Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht">Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht</a></i></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spike's_Video_Game_Hall_of_Fame"><span id="Spike.27s_Video_Game_Hall_of_Fame"></span>Spike's Video Game Hall of Fame</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Spike's Video Game Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Spike's Video Game Hall of Fame</b> was established to recognize video game "franchises throughout history that have brought the industry to where it is today" – Casey Patterson, executive producer of the VGAs and executive vice president of event production for Viacom Media Networks Entertainment Group. The only inductee, due to the award show ending in 2013, was awarded at the ninth annual Spike Video Game Awards on December 10, 2011. The inaugural, and subsequently only, recipient was <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(franchise)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (franchise)">The Legend of Zelda</a></i> franchise. <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a> accepted the award.<sup id="cite_ref-2011vga_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011vga-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Inductee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(franchise)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (franchise)">The Legend of Zelda</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomination">Nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the exception of the fan-voted "Most Anticipated Game", "Character of the Year", and a few other non-annual categories, the award nominees and winners are voted by an advisory council, featuring over 20 journalists from various media outlets. Fans, however, can vote online for which games they think should win each category. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>VGX Advisory Council as of November 2013<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Member </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Publication </th></tr> <tr> <td>Andy McNamara</td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer">Game Informer</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ben Silverman</td> <td>Writer</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Games">Yahoo! Games</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Crecente" title="Brian Crecente">Brian Crecente</a></td> <td>News Editor</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website)">Polygon</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chris Grant</td> <td>Editor</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website)">Polygon</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chris Kohler</td> <td>Games Editor</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wired (website)">Wired</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dale North</td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Destructoid" title="Destructoid">Destructoid</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Darren Franich</td> <td>Staff Writer</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Francesca Reyes</td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Official_Xbox_Magazine" title="Official Xbox Magazine">Official Xbox Magazine</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a></td> <td>Host/Executive Producer</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers_TV_with_Geoff_Keighley" title="GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley">GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley</a></i>/<a href="/wiki/Spike_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Spike TV">Spike TV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gerstmann" title="Jeff Gerstmann">Jeff Gerstmann</a></td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giant_Bomb" title="Giant Bomb">Giant Bomb</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jeremy Parish</td> <td>Editorial Director</td> <td>usgamer.net </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Holkins" title="Jerry Holkins">Jerry Holkins</a></td> <td>Co-Creator</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Penny_Arcade_(webcomic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penny Arcade (webcomic)">Penny Arcade</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Justin Calvert</td> <td>Executive Editor</td> <td><a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Logan Decker</td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/PC_Gamer" title="PC Gamer">PC Gamer</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lou Kesten</td> <td>Reviewer/Editor</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ludwig Kietzmann</td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joystiq" title="Joystiq">Joystiq</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Krahulik" title="Mike Krahulik">Mike Krahulik</a></td> <td>Co-Creator</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Penny_Arcade_(webcomic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Penny Arcade (webcomic)">Penny Arcade</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mike Snider</td> <td>Entertainment Reporter</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Russ Frushtick</td> <td>Senior Editor</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website)">Polygon</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sophia Tong</td> <td>Editor in Chief</td> <td><a href="/wiki/GamesRadar" class="mw-redirect" title="GamesRadar">GamesRadar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stephen Totilo</td> <td>Deputy Editor</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tal Blevins</td> <td>VP Games Content</td> <td><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tina Amini</td> <td>Coordinator Editor</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Video game journalism veteran <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Green_(writer)" title="Jeff Green (writer)">Jeff Green</a> has been vocal in his criticism of the Spike Video Game Awards. In his assessment of the 2010 VGAs, Green laments that Spike TV alienated viewers due to their decision to focus the awards on its own primary demographic, rather than the video game community at large. Green states that this leads to appearances by celebrities who "either didn't want to be or know why they were there."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2011 VGA host Zachary Levi recognized this and prior to hosting the event, told <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> in an interview that, "I'm happy to work on the VGAs on Spike and make the network happy, but I want to be respectful to the community of gamers because I am one myself. And [with] the humor involved, I want it to be smart, I want it to be honest, and accurate."<sup id="cite_ref-MTVVGAZacharyLeviInterview_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTVVGAZacharyLeviInterview-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Giant_Bomb" title="Giant Bomb">Giant Bomb</a>'s Alex Navarro has also commented on the VGAs, questioning the importance of the awards themselves next to the VGA's focus on its exclusive reveals.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2011 VGAs were given similar criticisms. <a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a> reported that VGA nominees <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hamill" title="Mark Hamill">Mark Hamill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tara_Strong" title="Tara Strong">Tara Strong</a> were disappointed that they were present at the event but their respective categories were not present at the show, only finding out the results of the "Best Performance by a Human Male" and "Best Performance by a Human Female" awards after the show.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wired.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Wired.com">Wired.com</a> writer Jason Schreier addressed Spike TV after the event in reference to food eating segments by <a href="/wiki/Felicia_Day" title="Felicia Day">Felicia Day</a> and the host Zachary Levi having simulations of a <a href="/wiki/Tea_bag_(sexual_act)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tea bag (sexual act)">sexual act</a> performed on him. Schreier said, "It's not hard to find the root of the problem here: You think we're dumb. You think your audience is so stupid that they'll be amused by YouTube rants and health potion gags. You think we get our jollies out of watching girls bite cupcakes off conveyor belts. You think video game references make a good substitute for humor." Schreier also quoted <a href="/wiki/Joystiq" title="Joystiq">Joystiq</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Justin_McElroy" title="Justin McElroy">Justin McElroy</a>, who voiced his concern at many awards being shown together in a short montage. Praise was given for the handling of <i>The Legend of Zelda's</i> induction into the Hall of Fame including the video package of the franchise's releases and an appearance by creator <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2013 VGX received considerable negative press after airing;<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> much of the criticism was aimed at host McHale's insults towards the developers and the audience.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parodies">Parodies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Parodies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Video <i><a href="/wiki/MADtv" class="mw-redirect" title="MADtv">MADtv</a></i>, highlighting the fictional 1st Annual Video Game Awards on June 21, 1977, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a> (played by <a href="/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael McDonald (actor)">Michael McDonald</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Farrah_Fawcett" title="Farrah Fawcett">Farrah Fawcett</a> (played by <a href="/wiki/Arden_Myrin" title="Arden Myrin">Arden Myrin</a>), musical guest <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">The Jackson 5</a>, and award presenter <a href="/wiki/Mark_Spitz" title="Mark Spitz">Mark Spitz</a> (played by <a href="/wiki/Ike_Barinholtz" title="Ike Barinholtz">Ike Barinholtz</a>). <i><a href="/wiki/Pong" title="Pong">Pong</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game)" title="Asteroids (video game)">Asteroids</a></i> were the only video games nominated for all of the awards presented, even though <i>Asteroids</i> wasn't released in the arcade until 1979. The categories shown in the sketch were "Best Graphics in a Video Game" (<i>Asteroids</i> wins), and "Most Realistic Sound in a Video Game" (<i>Pong</i> and <i>Asteroids</i> win in a tie). <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lee" title="Bobby Lee">Bobby Lee</a> accepts an award as a designer of <i>Asteroids</i>. <i><a href="/wiki/Space_Invaders" title="Space Invaders">Space Invaders</a></i> is shown to display the future of video games, although it was released before <i>Asteroids</i> in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-madtv_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-madtv-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spike_Video_Game_Awards&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2011vga-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2011vga_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2011vga_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2011vga_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSpike_Press_Release2011" class="citation web cs1">Spike Press Release (November 16, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.spike.com/press/2011/11/16/spike-announces-first-video-game-hall-of-fame-award-and-complete-list-of-vga-nominees/">"Spike Announces VGA Nominees & Honors "Legend Of Zelda" With First Ever Video Game Hall Of Fame Award"</a>. 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href="/wiki/American_Digger_(TV_series)" title="American Digger (TV series)">American Digger</a></i> (2012–13)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Auction_Hunters" title="Auction Hunters">Auction Hunters</a></i> (2010–15)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bar_Rescue" title="Bar Rescue">Bar Rescue</a></i> (2011–17)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blade:_The_Series" title="Blade: The Series">Blade: The Series</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Mountain_State" title="Blue Mountain State">Blue Mountain State</a></i> (2010–11)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boom!_(TV_series)" title="Boom! (TV series)">Boom!</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Bullrun</i> (2007–10)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Car_Lot_Rescue" title="Car Lot Rescue">Car Lot Rescue</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Carpocalypse</i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Casino_Cinema" title="Casino Cinema">Casino Cinema</a></i> (2004–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catch_a_Contractor" title="Catch a Contractor">Catch a Contractor</a></i> (2014–15)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Club_(2004_TV_series)" title="The Club (2004 TV series)">The Club</a></i> (2004–05)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Coal_(TV_series)" title="Coal (TV series)">Coal</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cops_(TV_program)" title="Cops (TV program)">Cops</a></i> (2013–17)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DEA_(2008_TV_series)" title="DEA (2008 TV series)">DEA</a></i> (2008–09)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior" title="Deadliest Warrior">Deadliest Warrior</a></i> (2009–11)</li> <li><i>Disorderly Conduct: Video on Patrol</i> (2006–09)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dudesons" title="The Dudesons">The Dudesons</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Factory_(TV_series)" title="Factory (TV series)">Factory</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flip_Men" title="Flip Men">Flip Men</a></i> (2011–12)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers_TV_with_Geoff_Keighley" title="GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley">GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley</a></i> (2005–13)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gary_the_Rat" title="Gary the Rat">Gary the Rat</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Half_Pint_Brawlers" title="Half Pint Brawlers">Half Pint Brawlers</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey!_Spring_of_Trivia" title="Hey! Spring of Trivia">Hey! Spring of Trivia</a></i> (2004–05)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotlines" title="Hotlines">Hotlines</a></i> (2003–04)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Hate_My_Job" title="I Hate My Job">I Hate My Job</a></i> (2004–05)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ink_Master" title="Ink Master">Ink Master</a></i> (2012–18)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ink_Master:_Angels" title="Ink Master: Angels">Ink Master: Angels</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ink_Master" title="Ink Master">Ink Master: Redemption</a></i> (2015–16)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Invasion_Iowa" title="Invasion Iowa">Invasion Iowa</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jail_(TV_series)" title="Jail (TV series)">Jail</a></i> (2015–17)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Joe_Schmo_Show" title="The Joe Schmo Show">The Joe Schmo Show</a></i> (2003–04; 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_John_Henson_Project" title="The John Henson Project">The John Henson Project</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kill_Point" title="The Kill Point">The Kill Point</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_Vegas" title="King of Vegas">King of Vegas</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lance_Krall_Show" title="The Lance Krall Show">The Lance Krall Show</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lip_Sync_Battle" title="Lip Sync Battle">Lip Sync Battle</a></i> (2015–17)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manswers" title="Manswers">Manswers</a></i> (2007–11)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mist_(TV_series)" title="The Mist (TV series)">The Mist</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Most_Extreme_Elimination_Challenge" title="Most Extreme Elimination Challenge">Most Extreme Elimination Challenge</a></i> (2003–07)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Playbook_(2005_TV_series)" title="The Playbook (2005 TV series)">The Playbook</a></i> (2005–06)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Players_(2010_TV_series)" title="Players (2010 TV series)">Players</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Raising_the_Roofs" title="Raising the Roofs">Raising the Roofs</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ren_%26_Stimpy_%22Adult_Party_Cartoon%22" title="Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"">Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Repo_Games" title="Repo Games">Repo Games</a></i> (2011–12)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ride_with_Funkmaster_Flex" title="Ride with Funkmaster Flex">Ride with Funkmaster Flex</a></i> (2003–04)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Robot_Wars_(TV_series)" title="Robot Wars (TV series)">Robot Wars</a></i> (2001–03)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scrappers" title="Scrappers">Scrappers</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scream_Awards" title="Scream Awards">Scream Awards</a></i> (2005–12)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shannara_Chronicles" title="The Shannara Chronicles">The Shannara Chronicles</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Small_Shots" title="Small Shots">Small Shots</a></i> (2001–03)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Spike Video Game Awards</a></i> (2003–13)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stripperella" title="Stripperella">Stripperella</a></i> (2003–04)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Agent" title="Super Agent">Super Agent</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surviving_Disaster_(TV_series)" title="Surviving Disaster (TV series)">Surviving Disaster</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Just_In!" title="This Just In!">This Just In!</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Card" title="Top Card">Top Card</a></i> (1989–1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tut_(miniseries)" title="Tut (miniseries)">Tut</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Revenge" title="Ultimate Revenge">Ultimate Revenge</a></i> (2001–03)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Undercover_Stings" title="Undercover Stings">Undercover Stings</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unsolved_Mysteries" title="Unsolved Mysteries">Unsolved Mysteries</a></i> (2008–10)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Tarzan" title="Urban Tarzan">Urban Tarzan</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i>When Good Pets Go Bad</i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_World_of_Spike" title="Wild World of Spike">Wild World of Spike</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Most_Amazing_Videos" title="World's Most Amazing Videos">World's Most Amazing Videos</a></i> (2006–08)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Wildest_Police_Videos" title="World's Wildest Police Videos">World's Wildest Police Videos</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Worst_Tenants" title="World's Worst Tenants">World's Worst Tenants</a></i> (2012–13)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/AFL_on_TNN" title="AFL on TNN">AFL on TNN</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bellator_MMA" title="Bellator 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