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Video
Games
Spike Video Game Awards
The
excitement revved up as the Spike TV Video Game Awards official
list of nominees were announced on November 18, 2009.
The 7th edition
of the Video Game Awards aired live on Spike TV on December 12
at 8PM ET/PT featuring a bevy of stars from the world of video
games, Hollywood and pop music including appearances by Zachary
Quinto, Jake Gyllenhaal, Olivia Wilde, Samuel L. Jackson and Alyssa
Milano.
Leading with
the most nods this year include Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with
eight nominations and Batman: Arkham Asylum with seven. The Beatles:
Rock Band was named in two categories including Best Music Game,
going up against DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, and LEGO Rock Band.
Along with
Game of the Year, the annual "best of" list that is
traditionally featured during the annual presentation includes
awards for innovative graphics, technology, and the hottest video
action & adventure.
This year,
games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009
were eligible to be nominated.
Besides honoring
a current crop of video game successes, fans usually get a sneak
peak at upcoming titles as producers vie for advertising spots
for new releases during the broadcast.
More about
the Spike Video Game Awards around the Web:
Around the
Web, check out more buzz on the video game industry's biggest
night of the year, along with a complete list of nominees up for
top honors...
Spike
Video Game Awards
- Complete list of nominees, online voting, recaps, pics, video
clips, with related industry news.
Spike
Video Game Awards - Wikipedia entry including background
history, a complete list of recent winners, a discussion on criticism
and controversies, related references.
2009 Spike Video Game Award Nominees & *Winners
Game Of
The Year
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment
/ Naughty Dog)
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity
Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Studio
Of The Year
* Rocksteady Studios
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Valve
Best Shooter
* Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing
/ Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Best RPG
* Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Borderlands (2k Games / Gearbox Software)
Demon's Souls (Atlus / Fromsoftware)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo / Alphadream)
Best Fighting
Game
* Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom/Dimps)
Blazblue: Calamity Trigger (Aksys Games / Arc System Works)
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (Namco Bandai Games / Project Soul)
Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai Games)
Best Individual
Sports Game
* UFC 2009 Undisputed (Thq / Yuke's Media Creations)
Ea Sports Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts / Ea Canada)
Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Tiburon)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
Best Handheld
Game
* Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Games / Rockstar
Leeds)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo / Alphadream)
Professor Layton And The Diabolical Box (Nintendo / Level-5)
Scribblenauts (Warner Bros. Interactive / 5th Cell)
Best Graphics
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment
/ Naughty Dog)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity
Ward)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Best Game
Based On A Movie Or TV Show
* South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft
/ Doublesix)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena (Atari / Starbreeze
Ab)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing
/ Raven Software)
Best Music
Game
* The Beatles: Rock Band (Mtv Games / Harmonix)
Dj Hero (Activision Publishing / Freestylegames)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
Lego Rock Band (Mtv Games - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
/ Traveler's Tales Games - Harmonix)
Best Driving
Game
* Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
Gran Turismo (Psp) (Sony Computer Entertainment / Polyphony Digital)
Need For Speed Shift (Electronic Arts / Slightly Mad Studios)
Best Action
Adventure Game
* Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Brutal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty
Dog)
Best Team
Sports Game
* NHL 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Canada)
FIFA Soccer 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Canada)
Madden Nfl 10 (Electronic Arts / Ea Tiburon)
NBA 2K10 (2k Sports / Visual Concepts)
Best Soundtrack
* DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / Freestylegames)
Brutal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Mtv Games / Harmonix)
Best XBox
360 Game
* Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Best Wii
Game
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Madworld (Sega / Platinum Games)
Punch-Out!! (Nintendo / Next Level Games)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
Best PS3
Game
* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment
/ Naughty Dog)
Infamous (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sucker Punch)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (Sony Computer Entertainment
/ Insomniac Games)
Best PC
Game
* Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Plants Vs. Zombies (Popcap Games)
The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts / The Sims Studio)
Best Original
Score
* Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity
Ward)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty
Dog)
Best Multi-Player
Game
* Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing
/ Infinity Ward)
Borderlands (2k Games / Gearbox Software)
Halo 3: Odst (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Best Performance
By A Human Male
* Hugh Jackman As Wolverine In X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged
Edition (Activision Publishing)
Bill Murray As Dr. Peter Venkman In Ghostbusters: The Video Game
(Atari)
Samuel L. Jackson As Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja In Afro Samurai
(Surge)
Shia Labeouf As Sam Witwicky In Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
(Activision Publishing)
Vin Diesel As Richard B. Riddick In The Chronicles Of Riddick:
Assault On Dark Athena (Atari)
Best Performance
By A Human Female
* Megan Fox As Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge Of
The Fallen / Activision Publishing)
Eliza Dushku As Rubi Malone In Wet (Bethesda Softworks)
Kristen Bell As Lucy Stillman In Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
Tricia Helfer As Dare (Halo 3: Odst / Microsoft Game Studios)
Best Cast
* X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision
Publishing / Raven Software)
Brutal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Eat Lead: The Return Of Matt Hazard (D3 Publisher / Vicious Cycle)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / Doublesix)
Best Voice
* Jack Black As Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend / Electronic
Arts)
Arleen Sorkin As Harley Quinn In Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos
Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Claudia Black As Chloe Frazer In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony
Computer Entertainment)
Mark Hamill As The Joker In Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Nolan North As Nathan Drake In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony
Computer Entertainment)
Best Downloadable
Game
* Shadow Complex (Microsoft Game Studios / Chair Entertainment)
Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts / Dice)
Fat Princess (Sony Computer Entertainment / Titan Studios)
Plants Vs. Zombies (Popcap Games)
Best DLC
* Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony (Rockstar Games
/ Rockstar North)
Fallout 3 - Broken Steel (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Fallout 3 - Point Lookout (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game
Studios)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (Rockstar Games / Rockstar
North)
Best Independent
Game
* Flower (Thatgamecompany)
'Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel)
Osmos (Hemisphere Games)
Trials Hd (Redlynx)
Most Anticipated
Game
* God Of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sce
Studios Santa Monica)
Bioshock 2 (2k Games / 2k Marin)
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Starcraft Ii (Blizzard Entertainment)
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