No recent wiki edits to this page. Overview The first annual Video Game Awards were hosted in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2, 2003. They were hosted by David Spade. There were guest appearances by Lil’Kim, Jaime Pressly, DMX, P.O.D., Orlando Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, and wrestling superstars, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Trish Stratus, and Victoria. Nominees Game of the Year Madden NFL 2004 Madden NFL 2004 – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts Freedom Fighters – IO Interactive / Electronic Arts Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Rockstar North / Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo EAD / Nintendo SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs – Zipper Interactive / Sony Computer Entertainment America SSX 3 – EA Sports BIG / Electronic Arts Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell – Ubisoft Montreal Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment Star Wars Galaxies – An Empire Divided – Sony Online Entertainment / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Tony Hawk’s Underground – Neversoft Entertainment / Activision Best Action Game True Crime: Streets of LA True Crime: Streets of LA – Luxoflux Corp. / Activision Freedom Fighters – IO Interactive / Electronic Arts Hitman 2: Silent Assassin – IO Interactive / Eidos Interactive Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne – Remedy Entertainment Ltd. / Rockstar Games Panzer Dragoon Orta – Smilebit / Sega Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War – Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Inc. / Activision SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs – Zipper Interactive / Sony Computer Entertainment America Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III – Rebel Strike – Factor 5, LLC / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC XIII – Ubisoft Paris Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment Best Sports Game Tony Hawk's Underground Tony Hawk’s Underground – Neversoft Entertainment / Activision Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball – Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. ESPN NFL Football – Visual Concepts / Sega Madden NFL 2004 – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts NBA Live 2004 – EA Canada / Electronic Arts NBA Street Vol. 2 – EA Sports BIG / Electronic Arts SSX 3 – EA Sports BIG / Electronic Arts Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 – Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. / Electronic Arts World Series Baseball 2K3 – Blue Shift, Inc. / Sega WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain – Yuke’s Co. Ltd. / THQ Best Animation Game Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball – Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. / Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Rockstar North / Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.Resident Evil: Code: Veronica X – Capcom / Capcom The Getaway – SCEE Studio Soho / Sony Computer Entertainment America The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Griptonite Games / Electronic Arts True Crime: Streets of LA – Luxoflux Corp. / Activision Warcraft III: Frozen Throne – Blizzard Entertainment / Blizzard Entertainment Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht – Monolith Software, Inc. / Namco Bandai Games Inc. XIII – Ubisoft Paris Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment Best Driving Game Nascar Thunder 2004 NASCAR Thunder 2004 – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts auto modellista – Capcom Production Studio 1 / Capcom The Simpson's: Hit & Run – Radical Entertainment Inc. / Sierra Entertainment, Inc.Colin McRae Rally 3 – Codemasters / Codemasters F1 Career Challenge – Image Space Inc. / Electronic Arts MotoGP 2 – Climax Group, The / THQ Midnight Club II – Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar Games The Getaway – SCEE Studio Soho / Sony Computer Entertainment America F-Zero GX – Sega / Nintendo Best Game Based on a Movie Enter the Matrix Enter the Matrix – Shiny Entertainment, Inc. / Atari SA Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – LightWeight Co., Ltd. / Ubisoft Entertainment Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup – Mere Mortals / Electronic Arts Hulk – Radical Entertainment Inc. / Vivendi Games Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb – The Collective / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC 007: Nightfire – Gearbox Software LLC / Electronic Arts The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Griptonite Games / Electronic Arts Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III – Rebel Strike – Factor 5, LLC / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – BioWare / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Tron 2.0 – Monolith Productions, Inc. / Buena Vista Interactive Best Music in a Game Def Jam: Vendetta Def Jam: Vendetta – AKI USA, Inc. / EA Sports Big Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Rockstar North / Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Madden NFL 2004 – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts NBA Live 2004 – EA Canada / Electronic Arts NBA Street Vol. 2 – EA Sports BIG / Electronic Arts SSX 3 – EA Sports BIG / Electronic Arts Tony Hawk’s Underground – Neversoft Entertainment / Activision True Crime: Streets of LA – Luxoflux Corp. / Activision Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray – Small Rockets / Activision Best Performance by a Human Ray Liotta Ray Liotta in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Christina Aguilera in The Sims: Superstar Christopher Walken in True Crime: Streets of LA David Duchovny in XIII DMX, Method Man & More in Def Jam: Vendetta Giovani Ribisi in Call of Duty Jada Pinkett-Smith in Enter the Matrix Jenna Jameson in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Snoop Dogg in True Crime: Streets of LA Most Anticipated Game Halo 2 Halo 2 – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Dead or Alive ONLINE - Tecmo Koei Co., Ltd. Doom 3 – id Software / Activision Driv3r – Reflections Interactive Limited / Atari SA Fable – Lionhead Studios Ltd. / Microsoft Game Studios Full Spectrum Warrior – Pandemic Studios / THQ Gran Turismo 4 – Polyphony Digital Inc. / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated Half-Life 2 – Valve Corporation / Electronic Arts 007 : Everything or Nothing – Visceral Games / Electronic Arts Medal of Honor: Rising Sun – EA Los Angeles / Electronic Arts Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc. / Konami Corporation The Sims 2 – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts Starcraft Ghost – Blizzard Entertainment / Blizzard Entertainment Most Addictive Game Soul Calibur II Soul Calibur II – Project Soul / Namco Bandai Games Inc. Anarchy Online: Shadowlands – Funcom Oslo A/S / Funcom Oslo A/S Donkey Kong Country (GBA) – Rare, Ltd. / Nintendo ESPN NHL Hockey – Kush Games / Sega Madden NFL 2004 (Online) – EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts Planetside – Sony Online Entertainment / Sony Online Entertainment The Sims: Superstar – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts Viewtiful Joe – Clover Studio / Capcom Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution – SEGA-AM2 / Sega Best PC Game Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved – Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Age of Mythology: The Titans – Ensemble Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome – Digital Illusions CE AB / Electronic ArtsCommand & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour – EA Los Angeles / Aspyr Media, Inc. Freedom Fighters – IO Interactive / Electronic Arts Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne – Remedy Entertainment Ltd. / Rockstar Games The Sims: Superstar – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy – Raven Software / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Warcraft III: Frozen Throne – Blizzard Entertainment / Blizzard Entertainment Best Online Game Final Fantasy XI Online Final Fantasy XI Online – Square Enix / Ubisoft Entertainment Anarchy Online: Shadowlands – Funcom Oslo A/S / Funcom Oslo A/S Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome – Digital Illusions CE AB / Electronic Arts Everquest – Westlake Interactive / Sony Online Entertainment Midnight Club II – Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar Games Neverwinter Nights – BioWare / Atari SA Planetside – Sony Online Entertainment / Sony Online Entertainment The Sims: Online – Maxis Software / Electronic Arts Star Wars Galaxies – An Empire Divided – Sony Online Entertainment / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC Best Handheld Game Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell – Ubisoft Montreal Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment Best Fighting Game WWE Smackdown! 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