Are you folks ready for the big reveals of the Spike Video Game Awards?!?
Geoff Keighley has been making some big promises, telling us that the show will feature over 12 world premiere exclusives, including some never-before-revealed games. Oh, and there’s those awards, too. Will your favorite game win? Will Megan Fox win an award for her riveting performance in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen?!!?!
We can’t wait to find out, and we’ll be live-blogging every second of it. Can’t watch it at home? Follow along. Sitting at home in your underwear on this Saturday evening? Watch it with it! Hit the jump for our live-blog. We’ll also be updating separate stories with any hot, breaking news, so if you’re not interested in following along, keep your eye on the site.
Show starts at 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central/5:00 PM Pacific.
Nominees below. Winners are in bold, and will be updated as they’re announced.
Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Studio of the Year
- Infinity Ward
- Naughty Dog
- Rocksteady Studios
- Valve
Best Independent Game Fueled by Dew
- ‘Splosion Man
- Flower
- Osmos
- Trials HD
Best Xbox 360 Game
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Halo 3: ODST
- Forza Motorsport 3
- Left 4 Dead 2
Best PS3 Game
- inFAMOUS
- Killzone 2
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Wii Game
- Madworld
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Punch-Out!!
- Wii Sports Resort
Best PC Game
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Plants vs. Zombies
- The Sims 3
Best Handheld Game
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
- Scribblenauts
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Killzone 2
- Left 4 Dead 2
Best Fighting Game
- Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
- Street Fighter IV
- Tekken 6
Best Action Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Brutal Legend
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best RPG
- Borderlands
- Demon’s Souls
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Best Multi-player Game
- Borderlands
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Left 4 Dead 2
Best Individual Sports Game
- Fight Night Round 4
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
- UFC 2009 Undisputed
- Wii Sports Resort
Best Driving Game
- Dirt 2
- Forza Motorsport 3
- Gran Turismo (PSP)
- Need for Speed Shift
Best Music Game
- DJ Hero
- Guitar Hero 5
- LEGO Rock Band
- The Beatles: Rock Band
Best Soundtrack
- Brutal Legend
- DJ Hero
- Guitar Hero 5
- The Beatles: Rock Band
Best Original Score
- Assassin’s Creed 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Graphics
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Killzone 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
Best Performance by a Human Female
- Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
- Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
- Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
- Tricia Helfer as Dare
Best Performance by a Human Male
- Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
- Samuel L Jackson as Afro Samurai/Ninja Ninja
- Shia LeBeouf as Sam Witwicky
- Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick
Best Cast
- Brutal Legend
- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game
- South Park: Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
- Wolverine
Best Voice
- Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
- Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
- Mark Hamill as The Joker
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake
Best Downloadable Game
- Battlefield 1943
- Fat Princess
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Shadow Complex
Best DLC
- Fallout 3 – Broken Steel
- Fallout 3 – Point Lookout
- Grand Theft AUto IV: The Lost and the Damned
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated Game
- BioShock 2
- God of War III
- Mass Effect 2
- Starcraft II
