All the Trailers and Awards from the 2009 VGA's
by Jeff Mattas, Dec 14, 2009 4:10pm PSTSpike's Video Game Awards have come and gone once again leaving the typical flurry of accolades and new trailers in their wake. That being the case, we decided to compile all of these new media morsels into one handy thread so that you can easily catch up on anything you may have missed over the weekend.
First and foremost is the flood of new trailers and announcements teasing some future gaming releases:
- Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel Announcement
- First Halo: Reach Footage
- New True Crime Announcement
- New Crackdown 2 Trailer
- Spec Ops: The Line Announcement
- Medal of Honor Debut Trailer
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Premier Trailer
- Green Day: Rock Band Announcement
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Announcement
- Deadliest Warrior Announcement
- Tron Evolution Announcement and Trailer
This past Saturday, the VGA's also doled out awards in 28 different categories encompassing the major gaming platforms. As with all game of the year lists there may be many debates on the winners but all of the vote-casters were regular gamers in this case, not industry insiders.
- Game of the Year - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Studio of the Year - Rocksteady Studios
- Best Independent Game - Flower
- Best Xbox 360 Game - Left 4 Dead 2
- Best PS3 Game - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Best Wii Game - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Best PC Game - Dragon Age: Origins
- Best Handheld Game - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Best Shooter - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Best Fighting Game - Street Fighter IV
- Best Action Adventure Game - Assassin's Creed 2
- Best RPG - Dragon Age: Origins
- Best Multiplayer Game - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Best Individual Sports Game - UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Best Team Sports Game - NHL 10
- Best Driving Game - Forza Motorsport 3
- Best Music Game - The Beatles: Rock Band
- Best Soundtrack - DJ Hero
- Best Original Score - Halo 3: ODST
- Best Graphics - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show - South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
- Best Performance by a Human Female - Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
- Best Performance by a Human Male - Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
- Best Cast - X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
- Best Voice - Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
- Best Downloadable Game - Shadow Complex
- Best DLC - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Most Anticipated Game - God of War III
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Comments
I would totally go with L4D2 over Dragon Age for Best PC Game, but Dragon Age is pretty damn good, so I can see why they chose that. It's just that the characters in DA:O all act like weird marionettes with a broomstick up their ass.
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also, trials hd.
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