Spike TV и вторая игровая премия.

Spike TV и вторая игровая премия.

Spike TV объявила кандидатов и номинации своей, уже 2-ой, ежегодной премии Video Game Awards. Торжественная часть мероприятия пройдет в Лос-Анджелесе и будет транслироваться в прямом эфире 14 декабря.

 

Главные действующие лица этого забега: Halo 2 от Microsoft, Half-Life 2 от Vivendi Universal и Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas от Rockstar. Эти игры пересекают дорожки друг другу в номинации «Игра Года». Другие кандидаты категории «GOTY»: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater от Konami и Burnout 3: Takedown от Electronic Arts. Номинации были «упрощены» в этом году, количество участников было сокращено до пяти кандидатов в каждой. К слову, в прошлом году их было целых 10.

 

Новыми в этом году являются награды: Designer of the Year, Technology of the Year, и Hottest Video Vixen. Прошлогодняя Best Performance by a Human теперь разбита на мужские и в женские категории.

 

Кандидаты и победители выбираются Video Game Awards Advisory Board, состоящей из нескольких экспертов игровой промышленности. Зрители и геймеры (что, вероятно, идентичные понятия) будут иметь возможность повлиять на три категории: Most Addictive Game, Best Gaming Publication и Best Gaming Web site.

 

А номинации следующие:

 

GAME OF THE YEAR

Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
        Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
        Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
        Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
        Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami)

 

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Vivendi Universal Games)
        GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
        Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
        Star Wars: Battlefront (LucasArts)

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN--FEMALE

Brooke Burke - Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)
        Judi Dench - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
        Carmen Electra - Def Jam: Fight for NY (Electronic Arts)
        Jennifer Garner - Alias (Acclaim)
        Heidi Klum - James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Electronic Arts)

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN--MALE

Vin Diesel - The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Vivendi Universal Games)
        Hugh Jackman - Van Helsing (Vivendi Universal Games)
        Samuel L. Jackson - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
        Christopher Lee - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
        Tobey McGuire - Spider-Man 2 (Activision)

 

HOTTEST VIDEO VIXENS

Tina Armstong - Dead or Alive Ultimate (Tecmo)
        Carmen Electra - Def Jam: Fight for NY (Electronic Arts)
        BloodRayne - BloodRayne 2 (Majesco Games)
       Luba Licious - Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (Vivendi Universal Games)
       Rachel Teller (played by Brooke Burke) - Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)

 

GTO PONTIAC BEST DRIVING GAME

Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
        NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup (Electronic Arts)
        Need For Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)

 

BEST SPORTS GAME

ESPN NFL 2K5 (Sega)
        Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
        NBA Ballers (Midway)
        Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Electronic Arts)
        Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Activision)

 

BEST FIGHTING GAME

Def Jam: Fight for NY (Electronic Arts)
        Dead or Alive Ultimate (Tecmo)
        Fight Night 2004 (Electronic Arts)
        Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway)
        WWE: SmackDown! vs. Raw (THQ)

 

BEST ACTION GAME

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
        Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami)
        Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo)

 

BEST FIRST-PERSON ACTION

Doom 3 (Activision)
        Far Cry (Ubisoft)
        Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
        Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
        Unreal Tournament 2004 (Atari)

 

BEST SONG IN A VIDEO GAME

Chingy - "I Do" Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)
        Green Day - "American Idiot" Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
        Jimmy Eat World - "Pain" Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Activision)
        Terror Squad -"Lean Back" Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)
        Will I Am -"GO" NBA Live 2005 (Electronic Arts)

 

BEST SOUNDTRACK

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
        Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
        Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
        Katamari Damacy (Namco)
        Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)

 

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Sam Houser and Rockstar North, for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games/Rockstar North)
        Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja, for Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo/Team Ninja)
        Jason Jones and Bungie Studios, for Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/Bungie Software)
        Hideo Kojima for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami/KCEJ)
        Alex Ward and Criterion, for Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts/Criterion)

 

MOST ADDICTIVE GAME--VIEWER'S CHOICE

Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
        City of Heroes (NCsoft) 
        Donkey Konga (Nintendo)
        Katamari Damacy (Namco)
        The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)

 

BEST GAMING PUBLICATION--FAN FAVORITE

Electronic Gaming Monthly
       Game Informer
       Official PlayStation Magazine
       Official Xbox Magazine
       GMR

 

BEST GAMING WEB SITE--FAN FAVORITE

GameSpot
        Gamespy
        IGN
        Shacknews
        1up

 

BEST MILITARY GAME

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Activision)
        Conflict: Vietnam (Global Star Software)
        Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ)
        Rome: Total War (Activision)
        Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (THQ)

 

BEST PC GAME

Doom 3 (Activision) 
        Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
        Rome: Total War (Activision)
        The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)

 

BEST WIRELESS GAME

CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004 (Mforma)
        Jamdat Sports NFL 2005 (Jamdat Mobile)
        Might and Magic (Ubisoft/Gameloft)
        National Treasure (Starwave)

 

BEST GRAPHICS

Doom 3 (Activision)
        Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
        Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
        Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo)

 

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY

Half-Life 2 engine (Vivendi Universal Games/Valve)
        Nintendo DS (Nintendo)
        NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (Nvidia)
        Spherex XBOX 5.1 Surround Sound System (Spherex)

 

BEST HANDHELD

Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Sega)
        Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Nintendo)
        Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo)
        Pokemon FireRed Version (Nintendo)

 

BEST MASS MULTIPLAYER GAME

City of Heroes (NCsoft)
        Everquest II (Sony Online Entertainment)
        Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix)

 

BEST RPG

The Bard's Tale (InXile Entertainment) 
        Fable (Microsoft Game Studios)
        Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (Atlus)
        X-Men Legends (Activision)