Spike Video Game Awards 2008

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The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2008.

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 Overview

The sixth annual Video Game Awards were hosted by Jack Black. The event was held on December 14th, 2008.

 Nominees 

    

Game of the Year

Grand Theft Auto IV    

Grand Theft Auto IV (Game) – Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

LittleBigPlanet (Game) – Media Molecule (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

Fallout 3 (Game) – Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Kojima Productions (Company) / Konami Corporation

Gears of War 2 (Game) – Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

 

       

Studio of the Year

 Media Molecule

Media Molecule (Company)

Rockstar North (Company)

Harmonix

Bethesda Softworks (Company)

 

 

Best Shooter

Gears of War 2     

Gears of War 2 (Game) – Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios 

Far Cry 2 (Game) – Ubisoft Montreal Studios (Company) / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)

Resistance 2 (Game) – Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

Left 4 Dead (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company)

 

         

Best RPG

Fallout 3    

Fallout 3 (Game) – Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) 

Fable II (Game) – Lionhead Studios Ltd. / Microsoft Game Studios

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – Mythic Entertainment (Company) / EA Games (Company)

The World Ends With You – Square Enix (Company) / Square Enix (Company)

 

       

Best Fighting Game

Soul Calibur IV     

Soul Calibur IV – Project Soul (Company) / Namco Bandai Games Inc.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – NetherRealm Studios (Company) / Midway Games (Company)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Monolith Software, Inc. / Nintendo (Company)

Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit – Dimps Corporation (Company) / Atari SA (Company)

 

         

Best Individual Sports Game

Shaun White Snowboarding     

Shaun White Snowboarding (Game) – Ubisoft Montreal Studios (Company) / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (Game) – EA Tiburon (Company) / EA Sports (Company)

Wii Fit (Game) –Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

Skate It (Game) – EA Montreal (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

 

           

Best Handheld Game

 Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Game) – Procyon Studio (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

God of War: Chains of Olympus – Ready at Dawn Studios, LLC / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

Patapon (Game) – SCE Japan Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – Konami Corporation / Konami Corporation

 

       

Best Graphics

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots     

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Kojima Productions (Company) / Konami Corporation   

Fallout 3 (Game) – Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) 

LittleBigPlanet (Game) – Media Molecule (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated  

Gears of War 2 (Game) – Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

 

         

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show

 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures – Traveller’s Tales Ltd. / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC (Company)

Quantum of Solace (Game) – Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC (Company) / LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC (Company)

Naruto: The Broken Bond – Ubisoft Montreal Studios (Company) / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)

 

     

Best Music Game

Rock Band 2     

Rock Band 2 (Game) – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / EA Games (Company)

Guitar Hero World Tour (Game) – Neversoft Entertainment (Company) / Activision (Company)

Wii Music (Game) – Nintendo Randamp;amp;D1 / Nintendo (Company)

SingStar – SCE London Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

 

       

Best Driving Game

Burnout Paradise     

Burnout Paradise (Game) – Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Pure (Game) – Black Rock Studio (Company) / Disney Interactive Studios

Midnight Club: Los Angeles – Rockstar San Diego (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Mario Kart Wii (Game) – Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

 

         

Best Action Adventure Game

Grand Theft Auto IV     

Grand Theft Auto IV (Game) – Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) 

Dead Space (Game) – Visceral Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Mirror’s Edge – DICE (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Kojima Productions (Company) / Konami Corporation

 

           

Best Team Sports Game

NHL 09     

NHL 09 (Game) – EA Canada (Company) / EA Sports (Company)

Madden NFL 09 (Game) – EA Tiburon (Company) / EA Sports (Company)

NBA 2K9 (Game) – Visual Concepts (Company) / 2K Sports (Company)

FIFA Soccer 09 (Game) – EA Canada (Company) / EA Sports (Company)

 

         

Best Soundtrack

Rock Band 2     

Rock Band 2 (Game) – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / EA Games (Company) 

LittleBigPlanet (Game) – Media Molecule (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

Grand Theft Auto IV (Game) – Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Guitar Hero World Tour (Game) – Neversoft Entertainment (Company) / Activision (Company)

 

 

         

Best Xbox 360 Game

Gears of War 2     

Gears of War 2 (Game) – Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios 

Fable II (Game) – Lionhead Studios Ltd. / Microsoft Game Studios 

Grand Theft Auto IV (Game) – Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

Fallout 3 (Game) – Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

 

       

Best Wii Game

Boom Blox     

Boom Blox (Game) – EA Los Angeles (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)

Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Monolith Software, Inc. / Nintendo (Company)

Wii Fit (Game) – Nintendo EAD / Nintendo (Company)

No More Heroes (Game) – Feel Plus (Company) / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company)

 

       

Best PS3 Game

LittleBigPlanet     

LittleBigPlanet (Game) – Media Molecule (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated 

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Kojima Productions (Company) / Konami Corporation     

Resistance 2 (Game) – Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated 

Grand Theft Auto IV (Game) – Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company)

 

             

Best PC Game

Left 4 Dead   

Left 4 Dead (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company) 

Spore (Game) – Maxis Software (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) 

Crysis Warhead (Game) – Crytek GmbH / Electronic Arts (Company)

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – Mythic Entertainment (Company) / EA Games (Company)

 

         

Best Original Score

Metal Gear Solid 4     

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Kojima Productions (Company) / Konami Corporation 

Fallout 3 (Game) – Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)

Spore (Game) – Maxis Software (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)  

LittleBigPlanet (Game) – Media Molecule (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

   

 

       

Best Multiplayer Game

Left 4 Dead     

Left 4 Dead (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company) / Valve Corporation (Company) 

Gears of War 2 (Game) – Epic Games (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Resistance 2 (Game) – Insomniac Games (Company) / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated

Call of Duty: World at War – Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)

 

             

Best Performance by a Human Male

 Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic

Michael Hollick (Person) as Niko Bellic (Character) in  Grand Theft Auto IV (Game)

David Hayter (Person) as Old Snake in  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Stephen Fry (Person) as The Narrator in  LittleBigPlanet (Game)

Jason Zumwalt (Person) as Roman Bellic (Character) in  Grand Theft Auto IV (Game)

 

         

Best Performance by a Human Female

Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh     

Debi Mae West (Person) as Meryl Silverburgh (Character) in  Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Nathalie Cox (Person) as Juno Eclipse (Character) in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Paula Tiso (Person) as Silvia Christel in No More Heroes (Game)

Keeley Hawes (Person) as Lara Croft (Character) in Tomb Raider: Underworld

 

       

Big Name in the Game Male

 Kiefer Sutherland as Sgt. Roebuck

Kiefer Sutherland (Person) as “Sgt. Roebuck” in Call of Duty: World at War

Ricky Gervais (Person) as “Himself” in  Grand Theft Auto IV (Game)

Liam Neeson (Person) as “Father” in  Fallout 3 (Game)

Daniel Craig (Person) as “James Bond (Character)” in Quantum of Solace (Game)

 

             

Big Name in the Game Female

 Jenny McCarthy as Tanya

Jenny McCarthy (Person) as “Tanya” in Command andamp;amp; Conquer: Red Alert 3

Liv Tyler (Person) as “Betty Ross” in The Incredible Hulk

Eliza Dushku (Person) as “Shaundi (Character)” in Saints Row 2 (Game)

Dame Judi Dench as “M” in Quantum of Solace (Game)

 

         

Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew

 World of Goo

World of Goo (Game) – 2D Boy (Company) / Nintendo (Company)

PixelJunk Eden (Game) – Q-Games Ltd. / Sony Computer Entertainment America

Braid (Game) – Number None Inc (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios

Audiosurf (Game) – Valve Corporation (Company)

Games view all →]

• Boom Blox (Game)
• Burnout Paradise (Game)
• Fallout 3 (Game)
• Gears of War 2 (Game)
• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Game)
• Left 4 Dead (Game)
• LittleBigPlanet (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Game)
• NHL 09 (Game)
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Game)
• Rock Band 2 (Game)
• Shaun White Snowboarding (Game)
• Soulcalibur IV (Game)
• World of Goo (Game)

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Spike Video Game Awards 2008

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Video Game Awards 2008,VGA 2008,Spike VGA 2008,spike 2008

Games

• Boom Blox (Game)
• Burnout Paradise (Game)
• Fallout 3 (Game)
• Gears of War 2 (Game)
• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Game)
• Left 4 Dead (Game)
• LittleBigPlanet (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Game)
• NHL 09 (Game)
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Game)
• Rock Band 2 (Game)
• Shaun White Snowboarding (Game)
• Soulcalibur IV (Game)
• World of Goo (Game)
• view all →

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• Has franchises: Soul (Franchise), Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Indiana Jones (Franchise), Metal Gear (Franchise), Metal Gear Solid (Franchise), Gears of War (Franchise), Burnout (Franchise), Fallout (Franchise), Professor Layton (Franchise), EA Sports NHL (Franchise), National Hockey League (Franchise), LittleBigPlanet (Franchise), LEGO (Franchise), LEGO Indiana Jones (Franchise), Shaun White (Franchise), Shaun White Snowboarding (Franchise), Left 4 Dead (Franchise), Rock Band (Franchise), Boom Blox (Franchise)

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