Winners were announced this weekend for the 3rd annual Spike TV "Video
Game Awards 2005" ceremony held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, CA. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the
two-hour show will air on Spike TV Saturday, December 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Resident Evil 4 took away the Vector Monkey trophy for "Game of the
Year" as well as "Best Graphics." Peter Jackson's King Kong won three
awards and World of Warcraft won four awards. The ceremony featured
musical performances by 50 Cent, Def Leppard and Missy Elliott and show
appearances by Charlize Theron, Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Black, The Red Hot Chili
Peppers, The Rock, Vin Diesel, Carson Daly, Donald Faison, Jaime Pressly, Josie
Maran, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Carmen Electra, Natasha Bedinfield and Dane Cook,
among others.
The show also featured the Television world Ppremieres of 24: The Game , Spyhunter: Nowhere to Run, Star Wars: Empire of War , Scarface ,
as well as a 25th anniversary comic tribute to Pac Man .
Categories and winners for the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2005 are:
GAME OF THE YEAR
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
BEST ACTION GAME
God of War (SCEA)
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts)
CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR
Maria Menounos in James Bond : From Russia With Love (EA)
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
Peter Jackson's King Kong (Ubisoft)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN — MALE
Jack Black in Peter Jackson's King Kong (Ubisoft)
BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Christopher Walken in True Crime: New York City (Activision)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN — FEMALE
Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux (Majesco)
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Traci Lords in True Crime: New York City (Activision)
BEST CAST
Peter Jackson's King Kong (Ubisoft)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Maybe We Crazy" 50 Cent: Bulletproof (VU Games)
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Guitar Hero (RedOctane)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
We Love Katamari (Namco)
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
David Jaffe for God of War (SCEA)
BEST DRIVING GAME AWARD (Viewer's Choice)
Burnout Revenge (Electronic Arts)
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME (Viewer's Choice)
World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
BEST WIRELESS GAME (Viewer's Choice)
Marc Ecko's Getting Up (Atari)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Fight Night Round 2 (Electronic Arts)
BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION
F.E.A.R. (Vivendi Universal Games)
BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
BEST GRAPHICS
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Lumines (Ubisoft)
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
BEST BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Sony PSP (SCEA)
BEST PC GAME
World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
BEST RPG
World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
