Spike TV Video Game Award

The Spike Video Game Awards (V GA) is an award show hosted by Spike TV that recognizes the beJust computer and video games of the year. The VGAs feature live music performances and appearances by popular performers in music, movies, and television. Additionally, preview trailers for upcoming games are highlighted. The show is produced by GameTrailers TV's Geoff Keighley. The event has been held at various locations in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California as well as Las Vegas, Nevada.

The program has encountered criticism for its selection of both nominees and winners by the gaming community. Bias for specific platforms and products has been claimed by critics. Additionally, winners are selected via online polling leading to critics calling the results merely a "popularity contest."[1]

2010 Awards

The 2010 VGAs were held Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA at the L.A. Convention Center and returned to using a host which was Neil Patrick Harris.[2] Unlike previous years, all the awards were not awarded during the show. The 2010 VGAs were the world's biggest global gaming event broadcasted in over 175 territories worldwide.[3]

BioWare announced Mass Effect 3 at the 2010 Awards. Batman: Arkham City had another CGI trailer debut at the 2010 awards along with the sequel to Prototypewith gameplay footage. Acclaimed movie director Guillermo del Toro announced his video game, inSANE, which is being developed by Saints Row's Volition team. Bethesda Softworks also announced their next entry into The Elder Scrolls series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The first trailer of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception aired during the 2010 awards. Other new games previewed included Mortal Kombat featuring Kratos, Resistance 3, Portal 2, SSX: Deadly Descents, and Forza Motorsport 4.

With appearances by the cast members of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Danny Devito, Kaitlin Olson, Rob McElhenney, Academy Award Nominated Director Guillermo Del Toro, Halo: Reach star and VGA Nominee Nathan Fillion, Thor: God of Thunder star Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Munn, AnnaLynne McCord, and Tony Hawk, among others. Including musical performances by award winning violinist Diana Yukawa,[4] My Chemical Romance and José González.[5]

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year Red Dead Redemption
Studio of the Year Bioware, Mass Effect 2
  • Blizzard Entertainment, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
  • Bungie Studios, Halo: Reach
  • Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption
Character of the Year Sgt. Frank Woods, Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  • Kratos, God of War III
  • John Marston, Red Dead Redemption
Best Xbox 360 Game Mass Effect 2
  • Alan Wake
  • Fable III
  • Halo: Reach
Best PS3 Game God of War III
Best Wii Game Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best PC Game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Handheld Game God of War: Ghost of Sparta
  • Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
  • Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
  • Super Scribblenauts
Best Shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Battlefield: Bad Company 2
  • BioShock 2
  • Halo: Reach
Best Action Adventure Game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Best RPG Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer Halo: Reach
Best Individual Sports Game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
  • EA Sports MMA
  • Shaun White Skateboarding
  • UFC Undisputed 2010
Best Team Sports Game NBA 2K11
  • FIFA 11
  • Madden NFL 11
  • MLB 10: The Show
Best Driving Game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
  • Blur
  • ModNation Racers
  • Split/Second
Best Music Game Rock Band 3
  • Dance Central
  • DJ Hero 2
  • Def Jam Rapstar
Best Soundtrack DJ Hero 2
  • Def Jam Rapstar
  • Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
  • Rock Band 3
Best Song in a Game "Far Away" by José González, Red Dead Redemption
Best Original Score Red Dead Redemption
Best Graphics God of War III
Best Adapted Video Game Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
  • Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  • Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
  • Transformers: War for Cybertron
Best Performance by a Human Male Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Best Performance by a Human Female Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
  • Dame Judi Dench as M, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
  • Danica Patrick as Herself, Blur
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady, Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Felicia Day as Veronica Santangelo, Fallout: New Vegas
  • Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (female version), Mass Effect 2
  • Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  • Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson, Mass Effect 2
Best Downloadable Game Costume Quest
  • Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
  • Monday Night Combat
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Best DLC Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Best Independent Game Limbo
  • Joe Danger
  • Super Meat Boy
  • The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Most Anticipated Game Portal 2
Strongest Heroes of All Time
  • Master Chief, Halo series
  • Samus Aran, Metroid series
  • Marcus Fenix, Gears of War series
Best Original Game Red Dead Redemption N/A
Best Zombie Game Red Dead Redemption N/A
Best Dressed Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood N/A
Biggest Badass Kratos, God of War III N/A

Previous winners

2009 Awards

The 2009 VGAs were held on December 12, 2009 at the Nokia Event Deck in Los Angeles, California[6] and were the first and only VGAs to have a number of differnt host.(Jake Gyllenhaal)(Kristen Bell), (Felicia Day),(Tony Hawk), (Tricia Helfer),(Alyssa Milano), (Zachary Quinto),(Mike Tyson), (Olivia Wilde).,[7] It opened with a trailer announcing the sequel to Batman Arkham Asylum. There were other exclusive looks at Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, UFC 2010 Undisputed, Halo: Reach, and others. Samuel L. Jackson previewed LucasArts newest upcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. In addition, Green Day: Rock Band was announced and accompanied with a trailer.

With appearances from Stevie Wonder, MTV Jersey Shore cast, Green Day and Jack Black, live music performances at the 2009 awards included Snoop Dogg and The Bravery.[6]

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Studio of the Year Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew Flower
  • Osmos
  • Splosion Man
  • Trials HD
Best Xbox 360 Game Left 4 Dead 2
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Forza Motorsport 3
  • Halo 3: ODST
Best PS3 Game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • inFamous
  • Killzone 2
  • Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Best Wii Game New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • MadWorld
  • Punch-Out!!
  • Wii Sports Resort
Best PC Game Dragon Age: Origins
Best Handheld Game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  • Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
  • Scribblenauts
Best Shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Action Adventure Game Assassin's Creed II
Best RPG Dragon Age: Origins
  • Borderlands
  • Demon's Souls
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Best Multiplayer Game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Fighting Game Street Fighter IV
  • BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
  • Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
  • Tekken 6
Best Individual Sports Game UFC 2009 Undisputed
  • Fight Night Round 4
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
  • Wii Sports Resort
Best Team Sports Game NHL 10
  • Madden NFL 10
  • NBA 2K10
  • FIFA 10
Best Driving Game Forza Motorsport 3
Best Music Game The Beatles: Rock Band
  • DJ Hero
  • Guitar Hero 5
  • LEGO Rock Band
Best Soundtrack DJ Hero
Best Original Score Halo 3: ODST
Best Graphics Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Game Based On A Movie/TV Show South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
Best Performance By A Human Female Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Best Performance By A Human Male Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Best Cast X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • Brütal Legend
  • Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game
  • South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Best Voice Jack Black for the voice of Eddie Riggs, Brütal Legend
  • Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Mark Hamill as The Joker, Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Downloadable Game Shadow Complex
Best DLC Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
  • Fallout 3: Broken Steel
  • Fallout 3: Point Lookout
  • Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
Most Anticipated Game of 2010 God of War III
Best Comedy Game Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard N/A

2008 Awards

The 2008 VGAs were held on December 14, 2008.[8] The show, hosted by Jack Black, featured ten previews of upcoming games. Musical performances included 50 Cent, The All-American Rejects, Weezer, and LL Cool J.[9]

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto IV
Studio of the Year Media Molecule, LittleBigPlanet
  • Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Harmonix, Rock Band 2
  • Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout 3
Gamer God Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore N/A
Best Shooter Gears of War 2
Best RPG Fallout 3
  • Fable II
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
  • The World Ends With You
Best Individual Sports Game Shaun White Snowboarding
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
  • Wii Fit
  • Skate It
Best Handheld Game Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Best Graphics Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Gears of War 2
  • Fallout 3
  • LittleBigPlanet
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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
Best Soundtrack Rock Band 2
Best Xbox 360 Game Gears of War 2
Best Wii Game Boom Blox
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Wii Fit
  • No More Heroes
Best PS3 Game LittleBigPlanet
Best PC Game Left 4 Dead
  • Spore
  • Crysis Warhead
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Best Original Score Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Fallout 3
  • Spore
  • LittleBigPlanet
Best Multiplayer Game Left 4 Dead
  • Gears of War 2
  • Resistance 2
  • Call of Duty: World at War
Best Independent Game Fueld By Dew World of Goo
  • PixelJunk Eden
  • Braid
  • Audio surf
Best Fighting Game Soulcalibur IV
  • Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Best Male Voice Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV
  • David Hayter as Old Snake, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Stephen Fry as The Narrator, LittleBigPlanet
  • Jason Zumwalt as Roman Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Female Voice Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Nathalie Cox as Juno Eclipse, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • Paula Tiso as Silvia Christel, No More Heroes
  • Keeley Hawes as Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: Underworld
Big Name in the Game Male Kiefer Sutherland as Sgt. Roebuck, Call of Duty: World at War N/A
Big Name in the Game Female Jenny McCarthy as Special Agent Tanya Adams, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 N/A
Best Team Sports Game NHL 09
  • Madden NFL 09
  • NBA 2K9
  • FIFA Soccer 09

2007 Awards

The 2007 VGAs aired December 9, 2007. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the winners were announced ahead of the event which was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The show featured performances by Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, and exclusive world videogame premieres of Borderlands, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 and TNA iMPACT![10]

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year BioShock
Studio of the Year Harmonix, Rock Band
  • Bungie, Halo 3
  • 2K Boston/2K Australia, BioShock
  • Valve, The Orange Box
Best Shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • BioShock
  • Halo 3
  • The Orange Box
Best RPG Mass Effect
Best Military Game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Individual Sports Game skate
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
  • Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
  • Virtua Tennis 3
Best Handheld Game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
  • Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Best Graphics Crysis
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show The Simpsons Game
  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
  • Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
  • Stranglehold
Best Rhythm Game Rock Band
Best Driving Game Colin McRae: Dirt
  • Forza Motorsport 2
  • Need for Speed: ProStreet
  • Project Gotham Racing 4
Best Action Game Super Mario Galaxy
Best Team Sports Game Madden NFL 08
  • NBA 2K8
  • NHL 08
  • Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
Best Soundtrack Rock Band
Breakthrough Technology The Orange Box/Portal
  • Crysis
  • Halo 3 - Saved Films / Theatre Mode
  • Rock Band
Best Xbox 360 Game BioShock
Best Wii Game Super Mario Galaxy
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
  • Super Paper Mario
Best PS3 Game Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Best PC Game The Orange Box
Best Original Score BioShock
Best Multiplayer Game Halo 3
Most Addictive Video Game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

2006 Awards

The 2006 VGAs featured musical performances by Tenacious D and AFI and show appearances by 50 Cent, Eva Mendes, Sarah Silverman, Seth Green, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Brandon Routh, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tony Hawk, Michael Irvin, Method Man, Maria Menounos, Tyrese, Xzibit, James Gandolfini, Kurt Angle, among others. In character as Stewie Griffin and Tom Tucker from Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane served as the voice of the VGAs.[11] The awards aired December 13, 2006 and were hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.[12]

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Okami
  • Gears of War
  • Guitar Hero 2
Studio of the Year Epic Games, Gears of War
  • Clover Studio, Okami
  • Relic Entertainment, Company of Heroes
  • Bethesda Game Studios, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Harmonix, Guitar Hero
Cyber Vixen of the Year Alyx Vance, Half-Life 2: Episode One
  • Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: Legend
  • Princess Peach, Super Mario Bros.
  • Enrica, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
  • Jen, Prey
Best Individual Sports Game Tony Hawk's Project 8
  • Rockstar Presents Table Tennis
  • Fight Night Round 3
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
  • Top Spin 2
Best Team Sports Game NBA 2K7
  • Madden NFL 07
  • NCAA Football 07
  • FIFA 07
  • NHL 07
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  • The Godfather: The Game
  • Scarface: The World is Yours
  • The Sopranos: Road to Respect
  • Family Guy Video Game!
Best Performance by a Human Male Patrick Stewart, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Seth McFarlane, Family Guy Video Game!
  • Gerry Rosenthal, Bully
  • Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
  • Keifer Sutherland, 24
Best Supporting Male Performance James Gandolfini, The Sopranos: Road to Respect
  • Seth Green, Family Guy Video Game!
  • James Woods, Scarface: The World is Yours
  • James Cann, The Godfather: The Game
  • Philip Micahel Thomas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Best Performance by a Human Female Vida Guerra, Scarface: The World Is Yours
  • Tia Carrere, Saints Row
  • Emmanuelle Vaugier, Need For Speed: Carbon
  • Keely Hawes, Lara Croft
  • Rosario Dawson, Marc Ecko's Getting Up Contents Under Pressure
Best Supporting Female Performance Rachael Leigh Cook, Kingdom Hearts II
Best Cast Family Guy Video Game!
  • The Godfather: The Game
  • Scarface: The World is Yours
  • Saint's Row
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Song "Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard, Burnout Revenge
  • "Loco Roco No Uta", Loco Roco
  • "Heavenly Star", Lumines 2
  • "Helicopter" by Bloc Party, Mark ecko's getting Up and Burnout 2
  • "Summer Shudder" by AFI, Maddden NFL 07
Best Soundtrack Guitar Hero II
  • Madden NFL 07
  • Scarface: The World is Yours
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Best Original Score The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Bully
  • Electroplankton
  • Okami
Best Driving Game Award Burnout Revenge
  • Need For Speed: Carbon
  • TOCA Race Driver 3
  • GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game
Most Addictive Game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
  • Gears of War
  • Guitar Hero II
  • Company of Heroes
Best Fighting Game Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
  • Tekken: Dark Resurrection
  • Dead or Alive 4
  • Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
  • God Hand
Best Action Game Dead Rising
  • New Super Mario Bros
  • Okami
  • Saint's Row
  • Bully
Best Shooter Gears of War
Best Military Game Company of Heroes
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • Call of Duty 3
  • The Outfit
  • Battlefield 2142
Best Graphics Gears of War
  • Okami
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Company of Heroes
Best Handheld Game New Super Mario Bros.
  • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • Tetris DS
  • Loco Roco
Best Multiplayer Game Gears of War
  • Company of Heroes
  • Metal Gear Solid Substance
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Breakthrough Technology Wii
Best RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best PC Game Company of Heroes
Best Wireless Game SWAT Force
Critic's Choice (released after 11/15/2006 and before 12/31/2006) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Gamer's Choice-Breakthrough Performance Rosario Dawson, Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure N/A
Gamer's Choice-Character of the Year Jack Sparrow portrayed by Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow N/A

2005 Awards

The 2005 VGAs were held December 10, 2005 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.[13][14] This was the first year that Samuel L. Jackson hosted the VGAs.

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year Resident Evil 4
Action Game of the Year God of War
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
  • The Warriors
  • 50 Cent: Bulletproof
Best Individual Sports Game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
  • SSX On Tour
  • Top Spin
  • Fight Night Round 2
Best Team Sports Game Madden NFL 06
  • Blitz: The League
  • NBA 2K6
  • World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International'
  • NBA Street V3
Cyber Vixen of the Year Maria Menounos as Eva, James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
Best Game Based on a Movie Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Best Performance by a Human Male Jack Black, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official game of the Movie
Best Supporting Male Performance Christopher Walken, True Crime: New York City
Best Performance by a Human Female Charlize Theron, Æon Flux
  • Naomi Watts, Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
  • Josie Maran, Need for Speed: Most Wanted
  • Jessica Alba, Fantastic 4
  • Cornelia Hayes O’Herlihy as Fiona Belli, Haunting Ground
Best Supporting Female Performance Traci Lords, True Crime: New York City
  • Maria Menounos as Eva, James Bond 007: From Russia With Love
  • Rosario Dawson, Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
  • Natasha Bedingfield, James Bond 007: From Russia With Love
  • Mariska Hargitay, True Crime: New York City
Best Original Song "Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent, 50 Cent: Bulletproof
  • "Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard, Burnout Revenge
  • "When I Get Angry" by Spider Loc, Madden NFL 06
  • "Getting Up Anthem: Part I" by Talib Kweli and Rakim, Mark Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
  • "Error Operator" by Taking Back Sunday, Fantastic 4
Best Soundtrack Guitar Hero
Best Original Score We Love Katamari
Designer of the Year David Jaffe, God of War
  • Rob Pardo, World of Warcraft
  • Michel Ancel, Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
  • Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendogs
  • Craig Hubbard, F.E.A.R.
Pontiac Best Driving Game Award (Viewer's Choice) Burnout Revenge
  • Gran Turismo 4
  • L.A. Rush
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
Most Addictive Game Fueled by Mountain Dew World of Warcraft
  • We Love Katamari
  • Lumines
  • Nintendogs
  • Meteos
Best Fighting Game Fight Night Round 2
Best First-Person Action F.E.A.R.
Best Military Game Call of Duty 2
  • Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
  • Battlefield 2
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
  • SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs
Best Graphics Resident Evil 4
  • 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
  • Call of Duty 2
  • F.E.A.R.
  • PGR 3
Best Handheld Game Lumines
Best Multiplayer Game World of Warcraft
Best Breakthrough Technology PSP
  • Xbox 360
  • Nintendogs Voice Recognition
  • Unreal Engine 3
  • Facial Mo-cap NBA Live 06
Best RPG World of Warcraft
  • Jade Empire
  • X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
  • Dungeon Siege II
  • Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Best PC Game World of Warcraft
Best Wireless Game Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

2004 Awards

The 2004 VGAs were held in Santa Monica, California at the Barker Hangar. They were hosted by Snoop Dogg.[15] The event featured musical performances including Sum 41, Ludacris and a special live performance by Snoop Dogg and the remaining members of The Doors performing "Riders on the Storm".[16][17]

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Best Game Based on a Movie The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
  • GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Star Wars: Battlefront
Best Performance by a Human Female Brooke Burke, Need for Speed: Underground 2
Best Performance by a Human Male Samuel L. Jackson, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Cyber Vixen of the Year BloodRayne, BloodRayne 2
  • Tina Armstong, Dead or Alive Ultimate
  • Carmen Electra, Def Jam: Fight For NY
  • Luba Licious, Leisure Suit Larry: Magda Cum Laude
  • Rachel Teller (played by Brooke Burke), Need for Speed: Underground 2
Best Driving Game Burnout 3: Takedown
Best Sports Game Madden NFL 2005
  • ESPN NFL 2K5
  • NBA Ballers
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
  • Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Best Fighting Game Mortal Kombat: Deception
  • Def Jam: Fight For NY
  • Dead or Alive Ultimate
  • Fight Night 2004
  • WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
Best Action Game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Best First-Person Action Halo 2
Best Song in a Video Game "American Idiot" by Green Day, Madden NFL 2005
  • "I Do" by Chingy, Need for Speed Underground 2
  • "Pain" by Jimmy Eat World, Tony Hawk's Underground 2
  • "Lean Back" by Terror Squad, Need for Speed Underground 2
  • "GO" by Will I Am, NBA Live 2005
Best Soundtrack Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Designer of the Year Jason Jones and Bungie Studios, Halo 2
  • Sam Houser and Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
  • Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja, Ninja Gaiden
  • Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
  • Alex Ward and Criterion, Burnout 3: Takedown
Best Military Game Call of Duty: Finest Hour
  • Conflict: Vietnam
  • Full Spectrum Warrior
  • Rome: Total War
  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Best PC Game Half-Life 2
Best Wireless Game Might and Magic
  • CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004
  • Jamdat Sports NFL 2005
  • National treasure
Best Graphics Half-Life 2
  • Doom 3
  • Halo 2
  • Ninja Gaiden
Best New Technology Nintendo DS
  • Half-Life 2 engine
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6800
  • Spherex Xbox 5.1 Surround Sound System
Best Handheld Metroid: Zero Mission
  • Astro Boy: Omega Factor
  • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
  • Pokemon FireRed Version
Best Massively Multiplayer Game City of Heroes
Best RPG Fable
  • The Bard's Tale
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
  • X-Men Legends
Most Addictive Game (viewer's choice) Burnout 3: Takedown
Best Gaming Publication (fan favorite) Game Informer
Best Gaming Web Site (fan favorite) GameSpot

2003 Awards

The 2003 VGAs were the first VGAs to be hosted by Spike TV. They were held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2, 2003 and aired on December 4, 2003. The event was hosted by David Spade and featured appearances by Lil' Kim, Jaime Pressly, DMX, P.O.D., Orlando Jones, and Cedric the Entertainer.[1][18] The event also featured a WWE tag team wrestling match with the superstars Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Trish Stratus, and Victoria.

Award Winner Nominees
Game of the Year Madden NFL 2004
  • Freedom Fighters
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
  • SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals
  • SSX 3
  • Star Wars Galaxies
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
  • Tony Hawk's Underground
Best Sports Game Madden NFL 2004
  • Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball
  • ESPN NFL Football
  • NBA Live 2004
  • NBA Street Vol. 2
  • SSX3
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
  • Tony Hawk's Underground
  • World Series Baseball 2K3
  • WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
Best Action Game True Crime: Streets of LA
  • Freedom Fighters
  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
  • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
  • Panzer Dragoon Orta
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein
  • SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals
  • Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Best Animation Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Best Game Based on a Movie Enter the Matrix
Pontiac/GTO Driving Award NASCAR Thunder 2004
  • Auto Modellista
  • Colin McRae Rally 3
  • F1 Career Challenge
  • F-Zero GX
  • The Getaway
  • Midnight Club II
  • MotoGP 2
  • The Simpsons: Hit and Run
Best Music Def Jam Vendetta
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  • Madden NFL 2004
  • NBA Live 2004
  • NBA Street Vol. 2
  • SSX3
  • Tony Hawk's Underground
  • True Crime: Streets of LA
  • Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray
Best Performance by a Human Ray Liotta, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Most Anticipated Halo 2
Most Addictive Soulcalibur II
  • Anarchy Online: Shadowlands
  • Donkey Kong Country
  • ESPN NHL Hockey
  • Madden NFL 2004
  • PlanetSide
  • The Sims: Superstar
  • Viewtiful Joe
  • Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Best PC Game Halo: Combat Evolved
Best Online Game Final Fantasy XI
Best Handheld Game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Best Fighting Game WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
  • Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home
  • Bloody Roar 4
  • Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO
  • Def Jam Vendetta
  • Pride FC
  • Soulcalibur II
  • Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
  • WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Best First Person Action Call of Duty
  • Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
  • Chrome
  • Halo: Combat Evolved
  • Planetside
  • Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
  • XIII
Best Fantasy Game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Criticism

Templat:Ref improve section The Video Game Awards have been heavily criticized since its inception (the first one in particular was universally panned for numerous reasons). One common criticism is that the VGAs are merely a popularity contest. This means that console games are more likely to win or be nominated over PC games. The show has also shown a lack of Japanese gaming in the later years of the show as less Japanese games are nominated or win each year.

In the very first VGAs, Halo on the PC won the best shooter category when it was technically a two year old game ported to another system by this point and should have been an invalid choice. A similar situation arose the next year when Samuel L. Jackson repeatedly referred to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as "Grand Theft Auto 2", though San Andreas is the fifth game in the series. The game was also shown as "Grand Theft Auto 3: San Andreas" when displayed.[19] Also at the first VGAs, Madden NFL 2004 took Game of the Year, though up against titles such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

The 2005 awards had also received criticism for having nominations for Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie and 50 Cent: Bulletproof (the latter of which was nominated for game of the year, despite being panned by critics and gamers alike). Both games had just been released when the special had aired, but after the filming, citing the possibility that the show was merely used as an advertising campaign for both games. The same could likely go for letting the TNA iMPACT! video game having a sneak peak at the awards, and possibly not letting WWE video games get nominated, since TNA iMPACT! is a Spike show, in hopes of avoiding more competition.

For the 2010 awards, Super Mario Galaxy 2 failed to earn a nomination for Game of the Year despite being the highest rated game of the year and one of the highest rated games of all time (ranked 3rd according to Game Rankings).[20] StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Bayonetta, Vanquish and a few others, even though rated higher than several of the other titles put up for selection for the Game of the Year nominations. For Best Performance by a Human Male category, Nathan Fillion was nominated for his voiceover role as Sergeant Edward Buck in Halo: Reach, even though he did little voice work and was only for firefight mode if the player chooses Sergeant Edward Buck's voice. Winning the catergory was Neil Patrick Harris for his voice work as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.

Parodies

  • The Video Game Awards were parodied on an episode of MADtv, highlighting the fictional 1st Annual Video Game Awards on June 21, 1977, hosted by Joe Namath (played by Michael McDonald) and Farrah Fawcett (played by Arden Myrin), musical guest The Jackson 5, and award presenter Mark Spitz (played by Ike Barinholtz). Pong and Asteroids were the only video games nominated for all of the awards presented, even though Asteroids wasn't released in the arcade until 1979. The categories shown in the sketch were "Best Graphics in a Video Game" (Asteroids wins), and "Most Realistic Sound in a Video Game" (Pong and Asteroids win in a tie). Bobby Lee accepts an award as a designer of Asteroids. Space Invaders is shown to display the future of video games, although it was released before Asteroids in 1978.[21]

Referensi

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  21. MADtv Episode #1121, Air Date: May 13, 2006.

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