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Spike TV Video Game Awards Air Live on December 14

Added by Jeff on Nov. 17, 2008 41 comments

You're invited to tune in on your televisions!

Spike TV has announced the nominees for its fifth annual Video Game Awards. The awards show will be airing live this year, which is probably a great improvement over the previous shows, which were pre-taped, so the winners were always given out earlier than the broadcast.

This is my second year as a judge for the awards. Actually, it might be my third. Dude, it's kind of a blur. Anyway, being a judge entails selecting nominees, then voting on those nominees to select a winner. The nominees are listed below. You can find out the winners at the same time I do, when the show broadcasts on Spike on December 14th.

This year, the judges didn't vote on the sponsored "Fueled By Dew" category for best independent game. If we did, I'd be totally torn between Braid and Audiosurf. Nothing says independence quite like Mountain Dew, I say.

And now, the fat list of nominees. Who do you think got robbed? And who do you think will win?

Game of the Year

Gears of War 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Fallout 3

Studio of the Year

Media Molecule
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios

Best Shooter

Far Cry 2
Resistance 2
Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead

Best RPG

Fable II
Fallout 3
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
The World Ends With You

Best Fighting Game

Soul Calibur IV
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit

Best Individual Sports Game

Shaun White Snowboarding
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
Wii Fit
Skate It

Best Handheld Game

God of War: Chains of Olympus
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Patapon
Castlevania Order of Eccelsia

Best Graphics

Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet
Metal Gear Solid 4

Best Game Based on a Movie or a TV Show

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Quantum of Solace
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Naruto: The Broken Bond

Best Music Game

Rock Band 2
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Wii Music
SingStar

Best Driving Game

Burnout Paradise
Pure
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Mario Kart Wii

Best Action Adventure Game

Grand Theft Auto IV
Dead Space
Mirror’s Edge
Metal Gear Solid 4

Best Team Sports Game

NHL 09
Madden NFL 09
NBA 2K9
FIFA Soccer 09

Best Soundtrack

LittleBigPlanet
Grand Theft Auto IV
Rock Band 2
Guitar Hero World Tour

Best Xbox 360 Game

Fable II
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Fallout 3

Best Wii Game

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Boom Blox
Wii Fit
No More Heroes

Best PS3 Game

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Resistance 2
LittleBigPlanet
Grand Theft Auto IV

Best PC Game

Spore
Crysis Warhead
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Left 4 Dead

Best Original Score

Fallout 3
Spore
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
LittleBigPlanet

Best Multiplayer Game

Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead
Resistance 2
Call of Duty: World at War

Big Name In The Game (Male)

Michael Hollick (Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV)
David Hayter (Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 4)
Stephen Fry (Narrator, LittleBigPlanet)
Jason Zumwalt (Roman Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV)

Big Name In The Game (Female)

Nathalie Cox (Juno Eclipse, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
Debi Mae West (Meryl Silverburgh, Metal Gear Solid 4)
Paula Tiso (Silvia Christel, No More Heroes)
Keeley Hawes (Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: Underworld)

Best Independent Game (Fueled By Dew)

World of Goo
PixelJunk Eden
Braid
Audiosurf

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41 Comments

DanceDanceKennypants
on Nov. 17, 2008

I think, given the way games are going, we are all winners.

If someone had shown the ten year old me Metal Gear Solid 4, I'd have peed myself.

That's no help at all. Sorry.

GUnitVer1
on Nov. 17, 2008

I'm actually looking forward for the exclusive game reveals like Fight Night Round 4 (hopefully they deliver). I'm pretty sure the show will be the same as last year. Some games will deserve wiil win and some will robbed along with watching crappy bands perform.

archsoldier1
on Nov. 17, 2008

Hard to pick the winners...

MrMuise
on Nov. 17, 2008

We're all winners! Except world of goo, which is 90% loser.

Pibo47
on Nov. 17, 2008

I have my winners picked. Me and a few buddies are betting on it. ALways fun with a few bets.

FallopianTube
on Nov. 17, 2008

Dude metal gear vs gears for graphics. thats a tough one

trecipticon
on Nov. 17, 2008

Best Music Game

Rock Band 2
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Wii Music
SingStar

There is no point in even putting Wii music or SingStar here. You know they're not going to win over Rock Band/Guitar Hero
Just filler.

RHCPfan24
on Nov. 17, 2008

Actually that is a pretty solid list. Reminds me how great this year has been.

I wish Braid could have fit in more categories though. Why isn't there a best downloadable game category?

Kiro
on Nov. 17, 2008

I'll seriously cry if Wii Music takes "best music game". I bet they put it in there just to fill up the spots

MKO619
on Nov. 17, 2008

its obvious that Mario Kart Wii and Smash Bros are going to win, what a shame. Seriously If Burnout or MK doesnt win then the comitee will be the equivilant to crap. It seems a little weird that the sports game catogorie is almost all EA games.

trav3ler
on Nov. 17, 2008

These lists... suck. Castle Crashers is not on the indie game list. Not to mention that MGS4 shouldn't be up for GOTY, it swooped a spot that by all rights should have been either Left 4 Dead's or SSBB's.

Also, the best game based on a movie category is an absolute joke, Gears 2 should have gotten the nod for best soundtrack AND original score over LBP, and the fact that the guy who does Cole isn't in the best Male voice category makes me cry.

Congrats, Spike TV, for showing once again you know shit about video games.

Death_Burnout
on Nov. 17, 2008

As much as i like Michael Hollick i totally want Stephen Fry to win that Big Name In The Game award...theres no way he will but God dammit he should, he was in Fable II also! legend!

Ok im done.

unangbangkay
on Nov. 17, 2008

Nice of them to consider games that aren't out yet or have only been for a couple of weeks (to the consumer, at least). Also, where's Valkyria Chronicles in that Best Graphics list? We're going to need a spot of color in all that grey and brown.

jakob187 is online
on Nov. 17, 2008

I can already list the winners based solely on the fact that these retarded-every-year awards are airing on Spike still:

Grand Theft Auto IV

Rockstar North

Grand Theft Auto IV

Fable II

Guitar Hero

Grand Theft Auto IV

with the announcement trailer being shown for

Grand Theft Guitar Hero V: Albion's Revenge

dsplayer1010
on Nov. 17, 2008

Good list of nominees.

Phished0ne
on Nov. 17, 2008

If David Hayter dosent win i will RAAAAAGGGGEEE!

keyhunter
on Nov. 17, 2008

I'm pretty sure Gears 2 should be in the best original score category.

dcpc10
on Nov. 17, 2008

LOL trav3ler you gotta be kidding me

Demilich
on Nov. 17, 2008

Why isn't L4D a GOTY nominee dammit.

Kane
on Nov. 17, 2008

all these games are winners,pretty good matchups, but um, best sports game should NOT be a catagory, i love sports games but there all made by EA, and all pretty much the same, so its kinda stupid

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