Monday, December 14

VGAs 2009 Recap: Everything You Need To Know


The epic battle that was the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards has finally passed. People who didn't get to tune into the show should check out the new trailers for all of the announced games and mark them off on your calendar.

Below is a recap of all the categories, nominees and winners of this year's show.

Do you disagree or agree? What games would you liked to have seen get nominated? Feel free to express your opinions in the comments below!

Most Anticipated Game

-
Bioshock 2
- God of War 3 (WINNER)
- Mass Effect 2
-
Starcraft 2

Best DLC
- Fallout 3: Point Lookout
- Fallout 3: Broken Steel
-
GTA4: The Lost and the Damned
-
GTA4: The Ballad of Gay Tony (WINNER)

Best Downloadable Game
- Plants Vs. Zombies
- Battlefield 1943
- Fat Princess
- Shadow Complex (WINNER)

Best Voice
- Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
- Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (WINNER)
- Mark Hamill as The Joker
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake

Best Cast
- Brutal Legend
- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
-
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Uncaged Edition (WINNER)

Best Performance By A Human Male
- Bill Murray as Peter Venkman
- Hugh
Jackman as Wolverine (WINNER)
- Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja
-
Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
- Vin Diesel as Richard B.
Riddick

Best Performance By A Human Female
- Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
- Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
- Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes (WINNER)
- Tricia
Helfer as Dare

Best Game Based On A Movie/TV Show
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- South Park: Let's Go Tower Defense Play! (WINNER)
- The Chronicles of
Riddick: Assault of Dark Athena
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Uncaged Edition

Best Graphics
-
Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
-
Killzone 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (WINNER)

Best Original Score
- Assassin's Creed 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3:
ODST (WINNER)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Soundtrack
-
Brutal Legend
- DJ Hero (WINNER)
- Guitar Hero 5
- The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Music Game
-
DJ Hero
- Guitar Hero 5
- Lego Rock Band
- The Beatles: Rock Band (WINNER)

Best Driving Game
-
DiRT 2
-
Forza Motorsport 3 (WINNER)
- Gran
Turismo PSP
- Need For Speed Shift

Best Team Sports Game
-
FIFA Soccer 10
- Madden NFL 10
- NBA 2K10
- NHL 10 (WINNER)

Best Individual Sports Games
-
EA Sports: Fight Night Round 4
- Tiger Woods
PGA Tour 10
-
UFC 2009 Undisputed (WINNER)
-
Wii Sports Resort

Best Multi-Player Game
-
Borderlands
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (WINNER)
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Halo 3:
ODST

Best RPG
-
Borderlands
- Demon's Souls
- Dragon Age Origins (WINNER)
- Mario & Luigi:
Bowser's Inside Story

Best Action Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed 2 (WINNER)
- Batman:
Arkham Asylum
- Brutal Legend
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Fighting Game
-
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Soul
Calibur: Broken Destiny
- Street Fighter IV (WINNER)
-
Tekken 6

Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (WINNER)
- Halo 3:
ODST
-
Killzone 2
- Left 4 Dead 2

Best Handheld Game
-
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Mario & Luigi:
Bowser's Inside Story
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
-
Scribblenauts

Best PC Game
-
Dragon Age Origins (WINNER)
- Sims 3
- Plants Vs. Zombies
- Left 4 Dead 2

Best Wii Game
-
Madworld
- New Super Mario Bros.
Wii (WINNER)
- Punch-out!!
-
Wii Sports Resort

Best PS3 Game
-
inFAMOUS
-
Killzone 2
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (WINNER)

Best Xbox 360 Game
-
Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Halo 3:
ODST
-
Forza Motorsport 3
- Left 4 Dead 2 (WINNER)

Best Independent Game Fueled By Dew
-
'Splosion Man
- Flower (WINNER)
-
Osmos
- Trials
HD

Best Studio Of The Year
-
Infinity Ward
- Naughty Dog
-
Rocksteady Studios (WINNER)
- Valve

Game Of The Year
-
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Batman:
Arkham Asylum
- Assassin's Creed 2
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (WINNER)

12/14/09 Colton West

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