Video Game Awards 2009 Discussion Thread

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Nominees for SpikeTV's 2009 Video Game Awards were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well-respected experts in the industry of leading game media outlets such as GameTrailers.com, Game Informer, USA Today, Wired, Penny Arcade, GameSpot and IGN. Games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009 were eligible for nomination.

NOMINATIONS

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Assassin's Creed 2
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Left 4 Dead 2
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

• Infinity Ward
• Naughty Dog
• Rocksteady Studios
• Valve

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

• Batman: Arkum Asylum
• Halo 3: ODST
• Forza Motorsport 3
• Left 4 Dead

BEST PS3 GAME

• Infamous
• Killzone 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BEST WII GAME

• Mad World
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Punch-Out!!
• Wii Sports Resort

BEST PC GAME

• Dragon Age: Origins
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Plants Vs Zombies
• The Sims 3

BEST HANDHELD GAME

• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
• Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story
• Professor Layton And The Diabolical Box
• Scribblenauts

BEST SHOOTER GAME

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Halo 3: ODST
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Killzone 2

BEST FIGHTING GAME

• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
• SoulCaliber: Broken Destiny
• Street Fighter IV
• Tekken 6

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

• Assassin's Creed 2
• Batman: Arkum Asylum
• Brutal Legend
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BEST RPG

• Borderlands
• Demon's Souls
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME

• Borderlands
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Halo 3: ODST
• Left 4 Dead 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

• Fight Night 4
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
• UFC 2009 Undisputed
• Wii Sports Resort

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

• FIFA Soccer 10
• Madden NFL 10
• NBA 2K10
• NHL 10

BEST DRIVING GAME

• DiRT 2
• Forza Motorsport 3
• Gran Turismo PSP
• Need For Speed Shift

BEST MUSIC GAME

• DJ Hero
• Guitar Hero 5
• LEGO Rock Band
• The Beatles: Rock Band

BEST SOUNDTRACK

• Brutal Legend
• DJ Hero
• Guitar Hero 5
• The Beatles: Rock Band

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Assassin's Creed 2
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Halo 3: ODST
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BEST GRAPHICS

• Batman: Arkum Asylum
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Killzone 2
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BEST GAME BASED ON MOVIE/TV SHOW

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• South Park Let's Go Play Tower Defense Play!
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena
• X-men Origins: Wolverine

BEST PEFROMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

• Eliza as Rubi Malone
• Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
• Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
• Tricia Hefner as Bane
• Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
• Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
• Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja
• Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
• Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick

BEST CAST

• Brutal Legend
• Eat Lead: Return of Matt Hazard
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
• X-men Origins: Wolverine

BEST VOICE

• Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
• Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
• Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
• Mark Hamill as The Joker
• Nolan North as Nathan Drake

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW

• 'Splosion Man
• Flower
• Osmos
• Trials HD

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

• Battlefield 1943
• Fat Princess
• Plant Vs Zombies
• Shadow Complex

BEST DLC

• Fallout 3: Broken Steel
• Fallout 3: Point Lookout
• GTAIV: The Lost and Damned
• GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

• Bioshock 2
• God of War 3
• Mass Effect 2
• StarCraft 2
• Viewers Choice

Nominees for SpikeTV's 2009 Video Game Awards were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well-respected experts in the industry of leading game media outlets such as GameTrailers.com, Game Informer, USA Today, Wired, Penny Arcade, GameSpot and IGN. Games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009 were eligible for nomination.

WINNERS

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

• Rocksteady Studios

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

• Left 4 Dead

BEST PS3 GAME

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BEST WII GAME

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii

BEST PC GAME

• Dragon Age: Origins

BEST HANDHELD GAME

• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

BEST SHOOTER GAME

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

BEST FIGHTING GAME

• Street Fighter IV

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

• Assassin's Creed 2

BEST RPG

• Dragon Age: Origins

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

• UFC 2009 Undisputed

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

• NHL 10

BEST DRIVING GAME

• Forza Motorsport 3

BEST MUSIC GAME

• The Beatles: Rock Band

BEST SOUNDTRACK

• DJ Hero

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Halo 3: ODST

BEST GRAPHICS

• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BEST GAME BASED ON MOVIE/TV SHOW

• South Park Let's Go Play Tower Defense Play!

BEST PEFROMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

• Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes

BEST PERFORMANCE BY HUMAN MALE

• Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

BEST CAST

• X-men Origins: Wolverine

BEST VOICE

• Jack Black as Eddie Riggs

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW

• Flower

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

• Shadow Complex

BEST DLC

• GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

• God of War 3

I'm not really expecting anything good out of the VGAs, it'll probably just disappoint me like usual.

I'm not really expecting anything good out of the VGAs, it'll probably just disappoint me like usual.

agentfred

Im glad Demon Souls is on the list. now hope it does win

How do I watch this?

That's legit. Pretty good and varied list.

How do I watch this?

RedCat65

http://www.spike.com/event/vga2009

[QUOTE="agentfred"]

I'm not really expecting anything good out of the VGAs, it'll probably just disappoint me like usual.

Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="RedCat65"]

How do I watch this?

gago-gago

http://www.spike.com/event/vga2009

Count-down says that there is still a day to go.

[QUOTE="gago-gago"]

[QUOTE="RedCat65"]

How do I watch this?

RedCat65

http://www.spike.com/event/vga2009

Count-down says that there is still a day to go.

No best strategy game? and they have sims 3 instead of something like empires total war or DOW 2 as best pc game?adamosmaki

VGA's has always favored consoles.

For some reason Gametrailers had the count down ending at 11:00 PM Eastern, but on my TV guide it showed it starting at 8:00 PM Eastern...

If I'm home I'll definitely watch it. I always forget about VGA's though so I've missed it the last couple years. I think the last one I saw 2007. That kinda sucks that they have a "best handheld" category instead of giving DS and PSP their own categories, but maybe its always like that. I forget :P

Does anyone know if this will be on Virgin Media services? And if so what channel?

This is ridiculous. No NSMB Wii or Wii Sports Resort in "Best multiplayer game" category? Very nice how the Game of the Year category is all blockbuster multiplats, with not one big Wii release in there. Good job, guys. Really nice.

This is ridiculous. No NSMB Wii or Wii Sports Resort in "Best multiplayer game" category? Very nice how the Game of the Year category is all blockbuster multiplats, with not one big Wii release in there. Good job, guys. Really nice.

_Teron_

Nothing on the Wii this year really had a shot at GOTY. Especially with 5 nominations only.

When does it start? How many hours left? I'm having a hard time (hehe) figuring out when it starts in my timezone.

The show is on at 5PM Pacific Time for me on DirectTV on channel 241 I think. I have it set to record on the DVR. Ha.Stevo_the_gamer

TC,I canappreciate the interest in talking about a video games award show at avideo game forum, but I don't know why you did seeing as 90% of the comments you'll be getting is "the VGAs are terrible/pointless/clueless/ect."

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]The show is on at 5PM Pacific Time for me on DirectTV on channel 241 I think. I have it set to record on the DVR. Ha.tagyhag

This is ridiculous. No NSMB Wii or Wii Sports Resort in "Best multiplayer game" category? Very nice how the Game of the Year category is all blockbuster multiplats, with not one big Wii release in there. Good job, guys. Really nice.

_Teron_

Okay kids, play nice in the sticky. :P

Okay kids, play nice in the sticky. :P

Teufelhuhn

Kids? Hey. That's condescending.

*reports Teuf*

[spoiler] :P [/spoiler]

Hi guys just to check, what time does it start in UK? Is it 1am?

I really hope Star Wars Battlefront 3 is shown.

Hi guys just to check, what time does it start in UK? Is it 1am?

I really hope Star Wars Battlefront 3 is shown.

ajames_123

[QUOTE="ajames_123"]

Hi guys just to check, what time does it start in UK? Is it 1am?

I really hope Star Wars Battlefront 3 is shown.

Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

Okay kids, play nice in the sticky. :P

Stevo_the_gamer

Kids? Hey. That's condescending.

*reports Teuf*

:P

now why isnt mlb 09 the show a nominee for best team sports game? nba 2k10 shouldnt be on that list over mlb09 the show...

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

Okay kids, play nice in the sticky. :P

Kids? Hey. That's condescending.

*reports Teuf*

:P

Why is Vin Diesel nominated for best Female?

Edit: And all the other dudes.

I guaruntee that MW2 wins each category it's nominated for.

Apparently, they are going to announce Green Day: Rock Band. Just a rumor.angelkimne

If true then wow activision.

Red: My choice who should win
Green: My guess who will win

NOMINATIONS

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Assassin's Creed 2 Winner
• Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Left 4 Dead 2
• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Winner

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

• Infinity Ward
• Naughty Dog Winner
• Rocksteady Studios Winner
• Valve

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

• Batman: Arkum Asylum Winner
• Halo 3: ODST
• Forza Motorsport 3
• Left 4 Dead Winner

BEST PS3 GAME

• Infamous
• Killzone 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves WinnerWinner

BEST WII GAME

• Mad World Winner
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii Winner
• Punch-Out!!
• Wii Sports Resort

BEST PC GAME

• Dragon Age: Origins WinnerWinner
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Plants Vs Zombies
• The Sims 3

BEST HANDHELD GAME

• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars WinnerWinner
• Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story
• Professor Layton And The Diabolical Box
• Scribblenauts

BEST SHOOTER GAME

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Winner
• Halo 3: ODST
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Killzone 2Winner

BEST FIGHTING GAME

• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Winner
• SoulCaliber: Broken Destiny
• Street Fighter IV Winner
• Tekken 6

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

• Assassin's Creed 2 Winner
• Batman: Arkum Asylum
• Brutal Legend
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Winner

BEST RPG

• Borderlands Winner
• Demon's Souls Winner
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Mario & Luigi: Bower's Inside Story

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME

• Borderlands
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 WinnerWinner
• Halo 3: ODST
• Left 4 Dead 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

• Fight Night 4 Winner
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
• UFC 2009 Undisputed Winner
• Wii Sports Resort

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

• FIFA Soccer 10
• Madden NFL 10
• NBA 2K10
• NHL 10 WinnerWinner

BEST DRIVING GAME

• DiRT 2
• Forza Motorsport 3 WinnerWinner
• Gran Turismo PSP
• Need For Speed Shift

BEST MUSIC GAME

• DJ Hero Winner
• Guitar Hero 5
• LEGO Rock Band
• The Beatles: Rock BandWinner

BEST SOUNDTRACK

• Brutal Legend Winner
• DJ Hero Winner
• Guitar Hero 5
• The Beatles: Rock Band

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Assassin's Creed 2
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Halo 3: ODST Winner
• Uncharted 2: Among ThievesWinner

BEST GRAPHICS

• Batman: Arkum Asylum
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Killzone 2
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves WinnerWinner

BEST GAME BASED ON MOVIE/TV SHOW

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game WinnerWinner
• South Park Let's Go Play Tower Defense Play!
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena
• X-men Origins: Wolverine

BEST PEFROMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

• Eliza as Rubi Malone Winner
• Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
• Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
• Tricia Hefner as Bane Winner

Human Male

• Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
• Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
• Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja WinnerWinner
• Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
• Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick

BEST CAST

• Brutal Legend WinnerWinner
• Eat Lead: Return of Matt Hazard
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
• X-men Origins: Wolverine

BEST VOICE

• Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
• Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
• Jack Black as Eddie Riggs WinnerWinner
• Mark Hamill as The Joker
• Nolan North as Nathan Drake

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW

• 'Splosion Man
• Flower WinnerWinner
• Osmos
• Trials HD

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

• Battlefield 1943 WinnerWinner
• Fat Princess
• Plant Vs Zombies
• Shadow Complex

BEST DLC

• Fallout 3: Broken Steel WinnerWinner
• Fallout 3: Point Lookout
• GTAIV: The Lost and Damned
• GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

• Bioshock 2 Winner
• God of War 3 Winner
• Mass Effect 2
• StarCraft 2

[QUOTE="_Teron_"]

This is ridiculous. No NSMB Wii or Wii Sports Resort in "Best multiplayer game" category? Very nice how the Game of the Year category is all blockbuster multiplats, with not one big Wii release in there. Good job, guys. Really nice.

brennan7777

The lack of Wii stuff in the GotY nominations is annoying, but at least understandable. They're traditionally grandiose blockbusters, and NSMB and Wii Sports definitely do not fit that bill. Their absence from the Multiplayer game of the year nominations, however, is inexcusable.

I jsut want to see the trailers. Anyone think the star wars thing is going to be BF3?

Just a thought: the 'MASSIVE SUPRISE!!!' might be a new Treyarch CoD.angelkimne