GAME OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST RPG
Borderlands (2K Games / Gearbox Software)
Demon’s Souls (Atlus / FromSoftware)
Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo / AlphaDream)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Aksys Games / Arc System Works)
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (NAMCO BANDAI Games / Project Soul)
Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom/Dimps)
Tekken 6 (NAMCO BANDAI Games)

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon)
UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ / Yuke’s Media Creations)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

BEST HANDHELD GAME
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo / AlphaDream)
Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box (Nintendo / Level-5)
Scribblenauts (Warner Bros. Interactive / 5th Cell)

BEST GRAPHICS
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / DoubleSix)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Atari / Starbreeze AB)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing / Raven Software)

BEST MUSIC GAME
DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
LEGO Rock Band (MTV Games – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Traveler’s Tales Games – Harmonix)
The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

BEST DRIVING GAME
Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Gran Turismo (PSP) (Sony Computer Entertainment / Polyphony Digital)
Need for Speed SHIFT (Electronic Arts / Slightly Mad Studios)

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
FIFA Soccer 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)
Madden NFL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon)
NBA 2K10 (2K Sports / Visual Concepts)
NHL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST Wii GAME
MadWorld (SEGA / Platinum Games)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Punch-Out!! (Nintendo / Next Level Games)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

BEST PS3 GAME
inFAMOUS (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sucker Punch)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Sony Computer Entertainment / Insomniac Games)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST PC GAME
Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games)
The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts / The Sims Studio)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Borderlands (2K Games / Gearbox Software)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts / DICE)
Fat Princess (Sony Computer Entertainment / Titan Studios)
Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games)
Shadow Complex (Microsoft Game Studios / Chair Entertainment)

BEST DLC
Fallout 3 – Broken Steel (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Fallout 3 – Point Lookout (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Bioshock 2 (2K Games / 2K Marin)
God of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios Santa Monica)
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Starcraft II (Blizzard Entertainment)

mine r the ones in bold the show airs on spike 12/12/09

U2 should be getting alot

Keep in mind: This is Spike. Don't expect them to make credible picks or anything. Here are my guesses:

Game of the Year: Modern Warfare 2
Studio of the Year: Infinity Ward
Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
Best RPG: Borderlands
Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter 4
Single Sports: Fight Night 4
Best Portable Game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Best Graphics: Modern Warfare 2
Licensed Game: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Music Game: Rock Band: Beatles
Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 3
Best Action/Adventure: Assassin's Creed 2
Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL '10
Best Soundtrack: Brutal Legend
Xbox 360: Halo 3 ODST
Best Wii: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best PS3: Killzone 2
Best PC: Left 4 Dead 2
Best Original Score: Halo 3 ODST
Best Multi-Player: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Downloadable: Shadow Complex (in my dreams. Battlefield is winning this one).
Best DLC: GTA 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated: God of War 3

Also, expect a focus on celebrities and not on games, stars who mis-quote the games that they loved when they were children who loved gaming so much, and previews of games you won't be playing in 2010.

So confident am I in my predictions that I challenge ANYONE to guess more winners than me. Whoever beats my score, I will personally gift them the Wii-Ware or Virtual Arcade Game of their choice (on the Wii).

Someone must either quote you, or I will simply write down your choices. Any challengers?

My choices are in red.

GAME OF THE YEAR
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Valve

BEST SHOOTER
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST RPG
Borderlands (2K Games / Gearbox Software)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom/Dimps)

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ / Yuke’s Media Creations)

BEST HANDHELD GAME
Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box (Nintendo / Level-5)

BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality

BEST MUSIC GAME
The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

BEST DRIVING GAME
Gran Turismo (PSP) (Sony Computer Entertainment / Polyphony Digital)

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
FIFA Soccer 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)

BEST Wii GAME
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

BEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST PC GAME
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts / DICE)

BEST DLC
Fallout 3 – Broken Steel (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Starcraft II (Blizzard Entertainment)

These are my personal choices.

"Spike's VGA!!!

Now the game of the year(brought by Activision) is......."

Modern Warfare 2....out of question.

But Uncharted 2 should win. MW2 is a forgotable experience, in 10 years nobody will rebember this game, but U2 IMO is a instant classic title.

Game of the Year: Uncharted 2
Studio of the Year: Naughty Dog
Best Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
Best RPG: Demon Souls
Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter 4
Single Sports: Fight Night 4
Best Portable Game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Best Graphics: Uncharted 2
Licensed Game: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Music Game: Rock Band: Beatles
Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 3
Best Action/Adventure: Uncharted 2
Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL '10
Best Soundtrack: Brutal Legend
Xbox 360: Halo 3 ODST
Best Wii: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best PS3: Killzone 2
Best PC: Left 4 Dead 2
Best Original Score: Uncharted 2
Best Multi-Player: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Downloadable: Shadow Complex (in my dreams. Battlefield is winning this one).
Best DLC: GTA 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated: God of War 3

This is what we're up against, guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Video_Game_Awards



Don't make the mistake of taking them seriously.

Look for a lot of multiplat games to win awards, and not exclusives. They have a history of choosing multiplats so they don't offend anyone, which is sad.

Well I'm pulling for Batman but I doubt it'll get it. Released too earlier in the year compared to the rest. Modern Warfare 2 will probably win it though.

Bungie wins everything when they show Halo Reach.