The Video Game Awards (Dec 14th, 9pm) Credit where its Dew

Zombie Monkey

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Up for nomination

Game of the Year

Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
Fallout 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gears of War 2

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

SoulCalibir 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 (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Guitar Hero World Tour (RedOctane/ Activision Publishing/ Neversoft Entertainment)
Wii Music (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios London)

Best Driving Game

Burout 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
Resistance 2
LittleBigPlanet
Grant 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
LittleBigPlanet

Best Multiplayer Game

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

Best Performance by a Human Male

Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic in GTA IV
David Hayter as Old Snake in MGS 4
Stephen Fry as The Narrator in LBP
Jason Zumwalt as Roman Bellic in GTA IV

Best Performance by a Human Female

Nathalie Cox as Juno Eclipse in The Force Unleashed
Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh: MGS 4
Paula Tiso as Silvia Christel in No More Heroes
Keeley Hawes Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Underworld

Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew

World of Goo
PixelJunk Eden
Braid
Audio Surf


World Premieres

Official site

Faffel

These lists are fucking terrible.

EDIT: WAIT, WHAT? BRUTAL LEGEND IS BEING PREMIERED? FUCK YES! I will be wearing all of my metal paraphernalia while watching this.

Zombie Monkey

My composition or the choices in general?

Faffel

The choices. The OP is good. You done good, son.

Zombie Monkey

I have much pride in me, could hardly believe there was not a thread on this already

Though...seeing a few of the previous ones perhaps these arent the oscars of the gaming world as we had hoped

Rami

Fallout 3 for GOTY, but not for PC GOTY?

TehSpectre

Isn't there a thread for this already?

Edit: Lemme go find it.

Faffel

Zombie Monkey wrote: »

I have much pride in me, could hardly believe there was not a thread on this already

Though...seeing a few of the previous ones perhaps these arent the oscars of the gaming world as we had hoped

Yeah, no. I am totally excited for Brutal Legend, though. As a ridiculously gigantic metalhead, as well as a fan of Schafer's work, I'm so fucking stoked. Guy even shares a name with Iced Earth's leadman.

Zombie Monkey

Rami wrote: »

Fallout 3 for GOTY, but not for PC GOTY?

I think the theme of the year is "diversity", contradicitons can be overlooked in the name of diversity

Honk

I hope Fallout 3 claims Game of the Year instead of the overrated bitch that is GTAIV.

"Hi. I'm exactly like GTA 3 with kinda bad missions but better graphics..." - GTA IV

"Best game ever!!!" - Plebes

Zombie Monkey

TehSpectre wrote: »

Isn't there a thread for this already?

Edit: Lemme go find it.

I did two searches and couldnt find one

TehSpectre

Zombie Monkey wrote: »

TehSpectre wrote: »

Isn't there a thread for this already?

Edit: Lemme go find it.

I did two searches and couldnt find one

Ah, here is it.

Zombie Monkey

TehSpectre wrote: »

Zombie Monkey wrote: »

TehSpectre wrote: »

Isn't there a thread for this already?

Edit: Lemme go find it.

I did two searches and couldnt find one

Ah, here is it.

Yeah but that was just a general thread baout the nominees, not about the show...The fact it had not been updated for a month implied as much

This is a thread about the show

TehSpectre

Zombie Monkey wrote: »

TehSpectre wrote: »

Zombie Monkey wrote: »

TehSpectre wrote: »

Isn't there a thread for this already?

Edit: Lemme go find it.

I did two searches and couldnt find one

Ah, here is it.

Yeah but that was just a general thread baout the nominees, not about the show...The fact it had not been updated for a month implied as much

This is a thread about the show

I would argue that the OPs are basically the same and that games with threads up before they are released do not get new threads when they are released, they just continue in the old thread, but I don't care enough.

Your OP is shinier anyhow.

Zombie Monkey

And a snappy title

OneWingedOtaku

It is quite obvious to me that these lists we keep seeing recently are not written by gamers at all. Frankly the lists are predicatable, stupid and do not reflect what most serious gamers think.

Dr.Funkenstein

Such a dumb list. Left 4 Dead needs to be nominated for game of the year

TehSpectre

Seriously though, while Spike's VGA show gets better each year, it still has a way to go.

They had L4D nominated for best shooter before the game was even released, I am pretty sure Mirror's Edge was nominated before it was released as well.

Not to mention the RPG section is a joke.

Wii Fit for best Wii game? Really?

I don't mind if Mountain Dew sponsors the show...they don't need to insert the stupid "fueled by Dew" onto Best Independant Game.

They still are heavily influenced by money, but it isn't as bad as when they first aired it.

Zombie Monkey

Anyone have a list of the judges?

TehSpectre

I'll mainly be watching for the musical performances (who do they have this year?) and the world premiers.

Antihippy

Holy shit there's a Watchmen game?

TehSpectre

Antihippy wrote: »

Holy shit there's a Watchmen game?

It's in development, yes.

It will be a beat em up featuring Rorshach & Nite Owl in a prequel to the graphic novel.

Zack Snyder grabbed up a producer credit in order to keep the game from (hopefully) being terrible.

I am cautiously optimistic.

Zombie Monkey

TehSpectre wrote: »

I'll mainly be watching for the musical performances (who do they have this year?) and the world premiers.

I was scouting gametrailers and apparently the God of war trialer is only 20secs with minimal footage, a letdown

Lanrutcon

Best PC Game

Spore (Wtf)
Crysis Warhead (Some more Wtf)
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (What the hell is this even doing here?)
Left 4 Dead

Holy shit this is badly done.

TehSpectre

Zombie Monkey wrote: »

TehSpectre wrote: »

I'll mainly be watching for the musical performances (who do they have this year?) and the world premiers.

I was scouting gametrailers and apparently the God of war trialer is only 20secs with minimal footage, a letdown

The world premiers are supposed to be...world premiers.

I doubt it will be the same trailer as the one on Game Trailers.

Antihippy

TehSpectre wrote: »

Antihippy wrote: »

Holy shit there's a Watchmen game?

It's in development, yes.

It will be a beat em up featuring Rorshach & Nite Owl in a prequel to the graphic novel.

Zack Snyder grabbed up a producer credit in order to keep the game from (hopefully) being terrible.

I am cautiously optimistic.

This would be great if it's Rorshach only.

Who's the development team?

-SPI-

Left 4 Dead deserves to win every single category it's nominated for.

Also why would WAR be nominated for the RPG category and not the multiplayer one? It's an online PvP game first and foremost.

Crysis Warhead not being nominated in best graphics is confusing to say the least.

Why the fuck isn't TWEWY in the best handheld category along with the RPG one?

Fallout 3 should be in the best soundtrack category AND SHOULD WIN IT. Also Malcolm McDowell should be nominated in the "best performance by a human male" category and should win that too. Because after all, he's the president of your heart.

Antihippy

-SPI- wrote: »

Why the fuck isn't TWEWY in the... along with the RPG one?

That's because there's Valkyria Chronicles.

aaronsedge

So is the winner whoever pays the most money or what?

TehSpectre

Antihippy wrote: »

TehSpectre wrote: »

Antihippy wrote: »

Holy shit there's a Watchmen game?

It's in development, yes.

It will be a beat em up featuring Rorshach & Nite Owl in a prequel to the graphic novel.

Zack Snyder grabbed up a producer credit in order to keep the game from (hopefully) being terrible.

I am cautiously optimistic.

This would be great if it's Rorshach only.

Who's the development team?

Deadline Games

Their only notable release is Total Overdose, which got mediocre to decent reviews for what was an over the top action game with little plot.

-SPI-

Antihippy wrote: »

-SPI- wrote: »

Why the fuck isn't TWEWY in the... along with the RPG one?

That's because there's Valkyria Chronicles.

Jesus, I didn't even notice that. Lack of Valkyria Chronicles is a really good point.

Although the whole thing is completely invalidated by the lack of Malcolm McDowell anyway.

Zombie Monkey

aaronsedge wrote: »

So is the winner whoever pays the most money or what?

Voted on by judges from 27(?) games sites and publications

Also apparently to distance themself from any fears of that Spike have taken precautions over who to accept advertisement from

Apparently

DodgeBlan

The guy who plays the mad russian scientist in RA3 should be best human male

MAH DIME MA SHEEN

Zoku Gojira

Game of the Year

Fallout 3 - Has to be. LBP would only be GOTY for a segment of the gaming public, as it's not a cross-platform release. GTAIV met expectations, and played safely within well-explored territory from previous games in the series. Fallout 3 took risks, big risks, and succeeded beyond anyone's expectations.

Studio of the Year

Bethesda Game Studios - Follows the above.

Best Shooter

Left 4 Dead - Considering it's the only non-sequel and does more to distinguish itself from generic action games than the other titles on this list.

Best RPG

Fallout 3 - Again, follows the above. Also, Fable 2 sacrificed a bit too much in the name of accessibility, practically playing itself. A horrible inventory and skill management system didn't help, either.

Best Fighting Game

I'll sit this one out, having played Soul Calibur 4 for like a half-hour and never even trying the other games on this list.

Best Individual Sports Game

Same.

Best Handheld Game

Same. I liked what I played of Layton, but I must confess to using my DS more often as an alarm clock than a gaming system.

Best Graphics

Pass on this one, haven't played 3 of the titles.

Best Game Based on a Movie or a TV Show

None of the above. Honestly, when you put those four games on a list together, that Wall*E game starts looking tolerable by comparison.

Seriously though, I'm tempted to say The Force Unleashed. But I'm one of about eight people in the world who appear to like it.

Best Music Game

Toy Instrument Fad Hero

Best Driving Game

Where the fuck is Grid? You know what? Fuck these guys and their list.

Lanrutcon

L4D won't beat Gears 2 for best shooter. It probably should (*shrug*) but it won't.

Fencingsax

Zoku Gojira wrote: »

Best RPG

Fallout 3 - Again, follows the above. Also, Fable 2 sacrificed a bit too much in the name of accessibility, practically playing itself. A horrible inventory and skill management system didn't help, either.

Did you play TWEWY? It's definitely a "non-sequel and does more to distinguish itself from generic RPGs than the other titles on this list" Also, it is not hampered by shitty menus.

Edit: I actually Hate "Best of" lists like this where there's a number one, because these things are completely subjective, so I guess Spike succeeds in making me feel like a hypocritical moron.

Unco-ordinated

Who cares about the awards? To me it's the God of War 3, Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend show with shitty filler in-between.

The_Scarab

Haha what a completely wrong list, all of it.

Best PC game Crysis Warhead. bwahahahaha.

Willeth

Unco-ordinated wrote: »

Who cares about the awards? To me it's the God of War 3, Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend show with shitty filler in-between.

Yes. I am interested in every game that's being premiered save maybe Terminator, and even then I would like to be surprised by a good Terminator game, which if done right could be incredible.

There's also supposed to be a few surprises. I'm thinking more Ghostbusters.

Food

ra ra ra I disagree!

ra ra ra where is my favorite game!

ra rarrara real gamers!

I just summed up every list thread ever.


But, hey, brutal legend!

Faffel

Food wrote: »

But, hey, brutal legend!

Yes.