Spike Video Game Awards

The Spike Video Game Awards (VGA) is an award show that recognizes the best computer and video games of the year. Started in 2004, the Spike TV Video Game Awards garnered much attention, since video game awards were not common prior to its introduction.

Video Game Award Results

2007 Awards

Game of the Year:
BioShock

Studio of the Year:
Harmonix

Best Shooter:

Best RPG:
Mass Effect

Best Military Game:

Best Individual Sports Game:
Skate

Best Handheld Game:

Best Graphics:
Crysis

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show:
The Simpsons Game

Best Rhythm Game:
Rock Band

Best Driving Game:

Best Action Game:
Super Mario Galaxy

Best Team Sports Game:
Madden NFL 08

Best Soundtrack:
Rock Band

Breakthrough Technology:
Portal

Best Xbox 360 Game:
BioShock

Best Wii Game:
Super Mario Galaxy

Best PS3 Game:

Best Mobile Game:
Prey Mobile 3D

Best PC Game:
The Orange Box

Best Original Score:
BioShock

Best Multiplayer Game:
Halo 3

Most Addictive Video Game:
Halo 3

2006 Awards

*Game of the Year - " Before PS3 Version" (Bethesda Softworks)
*Action Game of the Year - "Dead Rising" (Capcom)
*Best Individual Sports Game - "Tony Hawk's Project 8" (Activision/Neversoft)
*Best Team Sports Game - "NBA 2K7" (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
*Cyber Vixen of the Year - Alyx Vance - "" (Valve)
*Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show - "" (LucasArts/Traveller's Tales)
*Best Performance by a Human (male) - Patrick Stewart in "" (Bethesda Softworks)
*Best Supporting Male Performance - James Gandolfini in "" (THQ/7 Studios)
*Best Performance by a Human (female) - Vida Guerra in "" (Vivendi/Radical Entertainment)
*Best Supporting Female Performance - Rachael Leigh Cook in "Kingdom Hearts II" (Square Enix)
*Best Cast - "Family Guy Video Game!" (2K Games/High Voltage Software)
*Best Song - "Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard in "Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
*Best Soundtrack - "Guitar Hero II" (Red Octane/Harmonix)
*Best Original Score - "" (Bethesda Softworks)
*Studio of the Year - Cliff Bleszinski / Epic Games ("Gears of War")
*Best Driving Game Award - "Burnout Revenge" (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
*Most Addictive Game - "" (Bethesda Softworks)
*Best Fighting Game - "" (Midway Games)
*Best Shooter - "Gears of War" (Microsoft/Epic Games)
*Best Military Game - "Company of Heroes" (THQ/Relic)
*Best Graphics - "Gears of War" (Microsoft/Epic Games)
*Best Handheld Game - "New Super Mario Bros." (Nintendo/Nintendo EAD)
*Best Multiplayer Game - "Gears of War" (Microsoft/Epic Games)
*Best Breakthrough Technology - Wii (Nintendo)
*Best RPG - "" (Bethesda Softworks)
*Best PC Game - "Company of Heroes" (THQ/Relic)
*Best Wireless Game - "SWAT Force" (Vivendi/KAOLink)
*Critic's Choice (released after 11/15/2006 and before 12/31/2006) - "" (Nintendo/Nintendo EAD)

Previous Awards

* 2004 Spike TV Video Game Awards Results
* 2005 Spike TV Video Game Awards Results

Parodies

* The Video Game Awards were parodied on an episode of "MADtv", highlighting the fictional 1st Annual Video Game Awards on June 21, 1977, hosted by Joe Namath (played by Michael McDonald) and Farrah Fawcett (played by Arden Myrin), musical guest The Jackson Five, and award presenter Mark Spitz (played by Ike Barinholtz). "Pong" and "Asteroids" were the only video games nominated for all of the awards presented, even though "Asteroids" wasn't released in the arcade until 1979. The categories shown in the sketch were "Best Graphics in a Video Game" ("Asteroids" wins), and "Most Realistic Sound in a Video Game" ("Pong" and "Asteroids" win in a tie). Bobby Lee accepts an award as a designer of "Asteroids". "Space Invaders" is shown to display the future of video games, although it was released before "Asteroids" in 1978.MADtv Episode #1121, Air Date: May 13, 2006.]

ee also

*Spike Guys' Choice Awards

References

External links

* [http://www.spike.com/network/spike Spike Official site]