game of the year

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 winners, game announcements and world premiere trailers

by GamingBits on December 12, 2009

Spike TV’s Video Game Award Show 2009 took place tonight, unveiling new games, world premiere game trailers and 2009 game industry winners.

World premiere trailers introduced included:
(click name to view HD trailer)

Batman Arkham Asylum 2 game teaser (arkhamhasmoved.com)
Crackdown 2
Deadliest Warrior: The Game (based on TV show)
Green Day: Rock Band
Halo: Reach (2010)
Medal of Honor (Fall 2010)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (May 2010)
Spec Ops: The Line
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (lucasarts.com)
TRON Evolution (Holiday 2010 release)
True Crime
UFC Undisputed 2010

Congratulations to the VGA 2009 winners:

Game of the Year:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best PS3 game:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Graphics:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Xbox 360 game:
Left 4 Dead 2

Best Wii game:
New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Best PC Game:
Dragon Age: Origins

Best Shooter:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Best Multiplayer game:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Best Action Adventure game:
Assassin’s Creed II

Best Role-Playing Game:
Dragon Age: Origins

Best Music game:
The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Driving game:
Forza 3

Best Team Sports game:
NHL 10

Best Fighting game:
Street Fighter IV

Best Independent Game Fueled By Dew:
Flower

Best Handheld game:
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)

Best Soundtrack:
DJ Hero

Best Original Score:
Halo 3 ODST

Most anticipated game:
God of War III

Best Downloadable Game:
Shadow Complex

Best game based on a movie/TV show:
South Park: Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!

Best Comedy Game
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard

Best Voice:
Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend)

Studio of the Year:
Rocksteady Studios

Best Performance By a Human Male:
Hugh Jackman (X-men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition)

Best Cast:
X-men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Individual Sports game:
UFC 2009 Undisputed

Best Performance By a Human Female:
Megan Fox
as Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)

Best DLC:
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

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Spike TV’s 7th Annual ‘Video Game Awards 2009′ tonight at 8pm ET

by GamingBits on December 12, 2009

in General Gaming News Bits

Tonight at 8:00 PM ET, Spike TV is hosting its 7th Annual Video Game Awards 2009. Visit the Spike TV VGA page here starting at 3pm ET today, where the pre-show VGA rehearsals will be and where you can catch a world premiere game trailer. A few world premiere game trailers are anticipated to be revealed tonight, including new trailers for upcoming games such as Crackdown 2, Halo Reach, Medal of Honor, Tron, UFC Undisputed 2010, and “the next Star Wars game.” See a few game teaser trailers here, here and here. See more videos from the VGAs here on GameTrailers.com.

See the nominees of the Spike TV 7th Annual Video Game Awards.

Many celebrities and musicians will be at the VGA 2009 show, along with a preview of the upcoming Prince of Persia film.

From Spike TV:
“Academy Award nominated Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will be on hand to dole out the night’s most prestigious honor, Game of the Year, as well as to present a special look at his upcoming Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, future blockbuster “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” Grammy Nominated rapper and gamer Snoop Dogg will be performing at this year’s live event.

Also scheduled to appear at the “VGAs” are Kristen Bell, Felicia Day, Green Day, Tony Hawk, Tricia Helfer, Forrest Griffin, Alyssa Milano, Zachary Quinto, Mike Tyson, Olivia Wilde and the stars of Spike TV’s forthcoming original comedy series “Blue Mountain State” – Alan Ritchson, Darin Brooks and Chris Romano.”

Tune in to Spike TV tonight at 8pm ET and see if your favorite game makes Game of the Year and what new games and game trailers are revealed!

UPDATE: See the winners of the 2009 Video Game Awards here, as well as announced games.

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Recipients of 9th annual Game Developers Choice Awards announced

by GamingBits on March 26, 2009

in General Gaming News Bits

Game Developers Conference 2009

Last night at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, the recipients of the 9th annual Game Developers Choice Awards were announced.

Fallout 3 took the Game of the Year award. The game winning the most awards was LittleBigPlanet. Dead Space once again received recognition for its audio. Hideo Kojima received the Lifetime Achievement Award, but Metal Gear Solid 4 was snubbed from any award. See the awarded games below, a list of games you should try if you haven’t already.

Congratulations to all the game developers involved below, who were recognized by their industry peers!

The recipients of the 9th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards are:

Game of the Year
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)

Best Game Design:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Writing:
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)

Best Technology:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Visual Arts:
Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Debut Game:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Handheld Game:
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (Ready at Dawn)

Innovation Award:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Audio:
Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores)

Best Downloadable Game:
World Of Goo (2D Boy)

Recipients for the evening’s special awards were:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Hideo Kojima

Pioneer Award
Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy

Ambassador Award
Tommy Tallarico

See more at gamechoiceawards.com.

From Gamasutra

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Fallout 3: $300 Million Launch Week

by GamingBits on November 6, 2008

in General Gaming News Bits

Bethesda Softworks has announced record sales and shipments of Fallout 3
during last week’s launch.

From Bethesda Softworks: “Approximately 4.7 million units of Fallout 3 were shipped worldwide last week for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and Games for Windows representing retail sales in excess of $300 million.

Released on October 28 in North America at midnight store openings in over 2,000 retail outlets nationwide jammed with fans eager to get the game, Fallout 3 quickly became one of the industry’s top sellers around the world. For example, in the United Kingdom where it was not released until Friday, October 31 the rapid sales of Fallout 3 have led the game to be ranked number one among all video games, as well as being the number one game on each of its three platforms.”

Fallout 3 may just be destined for the game of the year for 2008. See more on Fallout 3 at fallout.bethsoft.com and prepareforthefuture.com.

From Bethesda Softworks