No recent wiki edits to this page. Overview The second annual Video Game Awards were hosted in the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on December 14, 2004. They were hosted by Snoop Dogg. There were musical performances by Sum 41, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and The Doors. Nominees Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Konami Corporation Entertainment Japan, Inc. / Konami Corporation Best Game Based on a Movie The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Starbreeze Studios AB / Vivendi Games GoldenEye: Rogue Agent – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts Spider-Man 2 – Treyarch / Activision Star Wars: Battlefront – Pandemic Studios / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Best Performance by a Human-FemaleBrooke Burke Brooke Burke - Need for Speed Underground 2 Judi Dench - Goldeneye: Rogue Agent Carmen Electra - Def Jam: Fight For NY Jennifer Garner – Alias Heidi Klum - 007: Everything or Nothing Best Performance by a Human-Male Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Vin Diesel - The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Hugh Jackman - Van Helsing Christopher Lee - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Tobey McGuire - Spider-Man 2 Hottest Video Vixen Blood Rayne Blood Rayne - BloodRayne 2 Tina Armstong - Dead or Alive Ultimate Carmen Electra - Def Jam: Fight For NY Luba Licious - Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Rachel Teller - Need for Speed Underground 2 Best Driving Game Burnout 3: Takedown Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts Need for Speed Underground 2 – EA Black Box / Electronic Arts Best Sports Game Madden NFL 2005 Madden NFL 2005 – Exient Entertainment / Electronic Arts ESPN NFL 2K5 – Visual Concepts / Global Star Software Inc. NBA Ballers – Midway Games / Midway games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 – Headgate Studios Inc. / Aspyr Media, Inc. Tony Hawk ’ s Underground 2 – Neversoft Entertainment / Activision Best Fighting Game Mortal Kombat: Deception Mortal Kombat: Deception – Midway Games / Midway Games Def Jam: Fight For NY – EA Canada / Electronic Arts Dead or Alive Ultimate – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. Fight Night 2004 – EA Canada / Electronic Arts WWE: Smackdown! vs. Raw – Yuke’s Co. Ltd. / THQ Best Action Game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Konami Corporation Entertainment Japan, Inc. / Konami Corporation Ninja Gaiden – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. Best First Person Action Halo 2 Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Doom 3 – id Software / Activision Far Cry – Crytek GmbH / Ubisoft Entertainment Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation Unreal Tournament 2004 – Epic Games / Atari SA Best Song in a Video Game Green Day Green Day "American Idiot" – Madden NFL 2005 Chingy "I Do" – Need for Speed Underground 2Jimmy Eat World "Pain" – Tony Hawk ’ s Underground 2 Terror Squad "Lean Back" – Need for Speed Underground 2 Will I Am "GO" – NBA Live 2005 Best Soundtrack Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – Rockstar North / Rockstar Games GoldenEye: Rogue Agent – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Katamari Damacy – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Namco Bandai Games Inc. Madden NFL 2005 – Exient Entertainment / Electronic Arts Designer of the Year Jason Jones Jason Jones and Bungie Studios for Halo 2 Sam Houser and Rockstar North for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja for Ninja Gaiden Hideo Kojima for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Alex Ward and Criterion for Burnout 3: Takedown Most Addictive Game – Viewer’s Choice Burnout 3: Takedown Burnout 3: Takedown – Criterion Games / Electronic Arts City of Heroes – Cryptic Studios / NCsoft NA Donkey Konga – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Nintendo Katamari Damacy – Namco Bandai Games Inc. / Namco Bandai Games Inc. The Sims 2 – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts Best Gaming Publication – Fan Favorite Game Informer Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Official Playstation Magazine Official Xbox MagazineGMR Best Gaming Web Site – Fan Favorite www.gamespot.com www.1up.com www.gamespy.com www.ign.com www.shacknews.com Best Military Game Call of Duty: Finest hour Call of Duty: Finest Hour – Spark Unlimited / Activision Conflict: Vietnam – Pivotal Games Ltd. / SCi Games Ltd. Full Spectrum Warrior – Pandemic Studios / THQ Rome: Total War – The Creative Assembly / Activision Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Relic Entertainment / THQ Best PC Game Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation Doom 3 – id Software / Activision Rome: Total War – The Creative Assembly / Activision The Sims 2 – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts Best Wireless Game Might and Magic – Gameloft CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004 – Mforma Jamdat Sports NFL 2005 - Jamdat Mobile Inc. National Treasure – Starwave Best Graphics Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Valve Corporation Doom 3 – id Software / Activision Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Ninja Gaiden – Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. Best New Technology Nintendo DS Nintendo DS Half-Life 2 Engine NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Spherex XBOX 5.1 Surround Sound System Best Hanheld Metroid: Zero Mission Metroid: Zero Mission – Nintendo R&D1 / Nintendo Astro Boy: Omega Factor – Hitmaker / Sega Mario Golf: Advance Tour – Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo Pokemon FireRed Version – Creatures, Inc. / Nintendo Best Mass Multi-Player Game City of Heroes City of Heroes – Cryptic Studios / NCsoft NA Everquest II – Sony Online Entertainment / Square Enix Final Fantasy XI Online – Square Enix / Ubisoft Entertainment Best RPG Fable Fable – Lionhead Studios Ltd. / Microsoft Game Studios The Bard’s Tale – inXile Entertainment, Inc. / 1C Company Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne – Atlus Co., Ltd. / Ubisoft Entertainment X-Men Legends – Raven Software / Activision
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