"GRAND THEFT AUTO IV" is 2008 game of the year in Spike TV's 2008 "Video Game Awards", (list of winners)
"GRAND THEFT AUTO IV" was crowned Game of the Year of 2008 by Spike TV and was presented by the sultry Megan Fox.
Spike TV's 2008 "Video Game Awards" is hosted by Kun Fu Panda star Jack Black. The awards event pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the world of video games.
The event also presents exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere clip of some of the hottest and most anticipated games of 2009 and beyond.
It premieres 10 upcoming games that includes "Brutal Legend," "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves," EA Sports' "Fight Night Round 4," "Mafia II," "Terminator Salvation," "Watchmen: The End is Nigh," "Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned," "Dante's Inferno," "God of War III" gameplay for PlayStation 3TM and the announcement of the "Gears of War 2" combustible map pack.
Checkout below Spike TV's 2008 "Video Game Awards" list of winners..
GAME OF THE YEAR
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
MEDIA MOLECULE
GAMER GOD
WILL WRIGHT
BEST SHOOTER
GEARS OF WAR 2 (Microsoft Game Studios / Epic Games)
BEST MUSIC GAME
ROCK BAND 2 (MTV Games / Harmonix)
BEST SOUNDTRACK
ROCK BAND 2 (MTV Games / Harmonix)
BEST RPG
FALLOUT 3 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW
WORLD OF GOO (2D Boy / 2D Boy)
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NHL 09 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Montreal)
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURES (LucasArts/Traveler's Tales Games)
BIG NAME IN THE GAME MALE
KIEFER SUTHERLAND AS "SGT. ROEBUCK"
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR (Activision Publishing)
BIG NAME IN THE GAME FEMALE
JENNY MCCARTHY AS "TANYA"
COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 3 (Electronic Arts)
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
GEARS OF WAR 2 (Microsoft Game Studios / Epic Games)
BEST PS3 GAME
LITTLEBIGPLANET (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media Molecule)
BEST Wii GAME
BOOM BLOX (Electronic Arts / EA Casual Studios)
BEST PC GAME
LEFT 4 DEAD (VALVE / VALVE)
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
LEFT 4 DEAD (VALVE / VALVE)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
SOULCALIBUR IV (NAMCO BANDAI Games / Project Soul)
BEST HANDHELD GAME
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE (Nintendo / Level-5)
BEST DRIVING GAME
BURNOUT PARADISE (Electronic Arts / Criterion Games)
BEST GRAPHICS
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
(Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc / Kojima Productions)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
(Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc / Kojima Productions)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
MICHAEL HOLLICK AS "NIKO BELLIC"
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
DEBI MAE WEST AS "MERYL SILVERBURGH"
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc)
Spike TV's 2008 "Video Game Awards" is hosted by Kun Fu Panda star Jack Black. The awards event pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the world of video games.
The event also presents exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere clip of some of the hottest and most anticipated games of 2009 and beyond.
It premieres 10 upcoming games that includes "Brutal Legend," "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves," EA Sports' "Fight Night Round 4," "Mafia II," "Terminator Salvation," "Watchmen: The End is Nigh," "Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned," "Dante's Inferno," "God of War III" gameplay for PlayStation 3TM and the announcement of the "Gears of War 2" combustible map pack.
Checkout below Spike TV's 2008 "Video Game Awards" list of winners..
GAME OF THE YEAR
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
MEDIA MOLECULE
GAMER GOD
WILL WRIGHT
BEST SHOOTER
GEARS OF WAR 2 (Microsoft Game Studios / Epic Games)
BEST MUSIC GAME
ROCK BAND 2 (MTV Games / Harmonix)
BEST SOUNDTRACK
ROCK BAND 2 (MTV Games / Harmonix)
BEST RPG
FALLOUT 3 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW
WORLD OF GOO (2D Boy / 2D Boy)
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NHL 09 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Montreal)
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURES (LucasArts/Traveler's Tales Games)
BIG NAME IN THE GAME MALE
KIEFER SUTHERLAND AS "SGT. ROEBUCK"
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR (Activision Publishing)
BIG NAME IN THE GAME FEMALE
JENNY MCCARTHY AS "TANYA"
COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 3 (Electronic Arts)
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
GEARS OF WAR 2 (Microsoft Game Studios / Epic Games)
BEST PS3 GAME
LITTLEBIGPLANET (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media Molecule)
BEST Wii GAME
BOOM BLOX (Electronic Arts / EA Casual Studios)
BEST PC GAME
LEFT 4 DEAD (VALVE / VALVE)
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
LEFT 4 DEAD (VALVE / VALVE)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
SOULCALIBUR IV (NAMCO BANDAI Games / Project Soul)
BEST HANDHELD GAME
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE (Nintendo / Level-5)
BEST DRIVING GAME
BURNOUT PARADISE (Electronic Arts / Criterion Games)
BEST GRAPHICS
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
(Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc / Kojima Productions)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
(Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc / Kojima Productions)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
MICHAEL HOLLICK AS "NIKO BELLIC"
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
DEBI MAE WEST AS "MERYL SILVERBURGH"
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc)
