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GTAIV, Media Molecule top Spike's VGAs

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Dec 15, 2008 11:28 am PT

Rockstar's acclaimed action adventure scores network's Game of the Year; Little Big Planet developer named Studio of the Year.

Over the weekend, Spike TV officially inaugurated award season 2008 with the first batch of year-end accolades. Hosted this year by Jack Black (star of Double Fine's EA-published Brutal Legend), the VGAs laid laurels at the feet of a number of sure-to-be stalwarts of the award season, as well as featured trailers from several 2009 hopefuls.

Walking away with top honors at the event was Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV. One of two games to score a 10 from GameSpot this year, GTAIV also won a number of other awards, including Best Performance by a Human Male (Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic) and overall Best Action Adventure.

GameSpot's other top-rated game, Metal Gear Solid 4 from Konami, scored a number of its own nods, including Best Performance by a Human Female (Debbie Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh), Best Original Score, and Best Graphics.

Another big-name exclusive for Sony, Little Big Planet from Media Molecule, was also honored in abundance. The Sackboy-led platformer was named best PlayStation 3 title, and SpikeTV named Media Molecule proper as Studio of the Year, beating out GTAIV makers Rockstar North, Rock Band 2 creators Harmonix, and Fallout 3 survivors Bethesda Softworks.

SpikeTV's VGAs also featured trailers from a number of hotly anticipated games, including Sony's God of War III, Naughty Dog's Uncharted II: Among Thieves, Rockstar's GTAIV: The Lost and the Damned, Double Fine's Brutal Legend, Warner Bros. Watchmen, and EA's just-announced Dante's Inferno.

The full lineup of SpikeTV's VGA nominees and winners is listed below. Category winners have been bolded.

Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Fallout 3
Gears of War 2
Little Big Planet

Studio of the Year
Media Molecule
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda

Best Team Sports Game
NHL 09
FIFA Soccer 09
NBA 2K9
Madden NFL 09

Big Name in the Game - Female
Jenny McCarthy - C&C: Red Alert 3
Judi Dench - Quantum of Solace
Eliza Dushku - Saints Row 2
Liv Tyler - The Incredible Hulk

Big Name in the Game - Male
Kiefer Sutherland - Call of Duty: World at War
Liam Neeson - Fallout 3
Ricky Gervais - Grand Theft Auto IV
Daniel Craig - Quantum of Solace

Best Performance by a Human Female
Debbie Mae West - Metal Gear Solid 4
Keeley Hawes - Tomb Raider: Underworld
Paula Tiso - No More Heroes
Nathalie Cox - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Best Performance by a Human Male
Michael Hollick - Grand Theft Auto IV
Stephen Fry - Little Big Planet
David Hayter - Metal Gear Solid 4
Jason Zumwalt - Grand Theft Auto IV

Best Multiplayer Game
Left 4 Dead
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Resistance 2

Best Original Score
Metal Gear Solid IV
Fallout 3
Little Big Planet
Spore

Best PC Game
Left 4 Dead
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Crysis Warhead
Spore

Best PS3 Game
Little Big Planet
Grand Theft Auto IV
Resistance 2
Metal Gear Solid 4

Best Wii Game
Boom Blox
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
No More Heroes
Wii Fit

Best Xbox 360 Game
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Fable II

Best Soundtrack
Rock Band 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Guitar Hero World Tour
Little Big Planet

Best Action Adventure Game
Grand Theft Auto IV
Metal Gear Solid 4
Mirror's Edge
Dead Space

Best Driving Game
Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart Wii
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
PURE

Best Music Game
Rock Band 2
SingStar
Wii Music
Guitar Hero World Tour

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show
Lego Indiana Jones
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Quantum of Solace

Best Graphics
Metal Gear Solid 4
Fallout 3
Little Big Planet
Gears of War 2

Best Handheld Game
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Patapon
God of War: Chains of Olympus

Best Individual Sports Game
Shaun White Snowboarding
Skate It
Wii Fit
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09

Best Fighting Game
Soulcalibur IV
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Best RPG
Fallout 3
The World Ends With You
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Fable II

Best Shooter
Gears of War 2
Left 4 Dead
Resistance 2
Far Cry 2

Best Independent Game Fueled By Dew
World of Goo
PixelJunk Eden
Braid
Audiosurf

323 Comments

  • Davidooooo

    Posted Jan 2, 2009 10:57 am PT

    Now, everyone can have and has an oppinion.. I just say I dont agree - GTA 4 ? (PC) + the Best game ? Sorry, that doesnt really link together in my oppinion..

  • mikeyg756

    Posted Jan 1, 2009 8:05 am PT

    Thank god they didn't pick crappy gear solid 4. Bad enough gamespot picked that as game of the year, despite it having the worst story i have every came across in a game. Only reason anyone likes it is becuase they make the story seem alot bigger than it actually is.

  • King_Jeremy_77

    Posted Dec 31, 2008 6:36 am PT

    Left 4 Dead is the better shooter.

  • keatman

    Posted Dec 30, 2008 9:40 pm PT

    chill guys, it's just awards. it wont be remembered for long. hope there will be better games next though.

  • Proman84

    Posted Dec 29, 2008 9:15 pm PT

    Hooray for Boom Blox for the best Wii game! Way to go!!!

  • nebacadneezer

    Posted Dec 26, 2008 6:41 pm PT

    Funny, I must have missed all the fabulous wii titles... I mean why else would they sell 45 million + units...oh wait...people are so stupid

  • TheClown24

    Posted Dec 26, 2008 9:00 am PT

    fallout 3 is the rightful winner, i hated GTAIV and yes deadspace should have been in the mix the people at "spike" got it all wrong

  • Great-1

    Posted Dec 25, 2008 5:11 am PT

    no
    that really should have ben metal gear
    but i dont care

    cos the way i see it mgs4 IS the game of the year

  • Nokoryous

    Posted Dec 24, 2008 10:48 am PT

    shameful for GTA IV to win this. shameful for Gamespot to hand it a 10. and pointing out Niko's voice acting as a plus!? am i losing my mind here? the voice acting in this game drove me crazy!

  • Steel_Rain777

    Posted Dec 23, 2008 5:52 pm PT

    Also, I agree with farigor, Where the hell is Deadspace?

  • Steel_Rain777

    Posted Dec 23, 2008 5:51 pm PT

    Ok out of MGS 4, GEoW2, LBP, and fallout 3, The award goes to GTA IV...??? THis is why I the VGA's suck, The show has been a crock of $hit since it started. GTA IV should get "Most Dissappointing Game of theYear" award. The other 4 games are clearly superior to this. LBP, MGS4, or Fallout 3 would've been my vote, screw the VGAy's

  • farigor

    Posted Dec 22, 2008 10:10 pm PT

    Hey man... where is DEADSPACE ????!!!!????!!!! sh**

  • annegab

    Posted Dec 22, 2008 7:50 pm PT

    Killzone 2 will crush next year.

  • SPARKY329spx

    Posted Dec 22, 2008 1:06 pm PT

    gta 4 was the worst game that was nominated. game of the year my @ss!!!

  • TaintedSaint666

    Posted Dec 20, 2008 11:23 am PT

    Media_Mind.
    You know that's a stupid comment.

    List seems fair, not bought like News of the World....

  • Media_Mind

    Posted Dec 20, 2008 9:10 am PT

    MGS4 should of taken them all!

  • Vito126

    Posted Dec 19, 2008 4:27 pm PT

    GoDofWaR7845, u are obviously a PS3 fanboy

  • GoDofWaR7845

    Posted Dec 19, 2008 12:26 pm PT

    Most is alright but

    Game of the year should've been MGS4
    best shooter should've been resistance 2.
    and best multiplayer resistance 2.

  • beekayjay

    Posted Dec 19, 2008 4:13 am PT

    I'm sick and tired of the GTA4 dong-suck. It is seriously the most over-rated game in the history of games. Massively over-rated. In fact, I will go on record in saying that I get more enjoyment from Super Puzzle Fighter, a downloadable 10 buck game than I did from GTA4. GOTY???? Seriously???? Garbage.

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