We’re moments away from the televised broadcast of the 2008 Spike Video Game Awards, live from Los Angeles, California.
Now despite the fact that I am on the2008 VGA Advisory Councilthis year, helping to pick both nominees and award winners, I’m not able to attend in person. That honor goes to our very own Chad Concelmo, who just a few moments ago text messaged me “ZOMG FAMOUS PEOPLE!” after seeing what I can only assume to be be actual “famous people.”
And since you can’t be there either, here’s what we at Destructoid propose — we all watch it together! The show is airing live on Spike TV (check your local listings) at 9 PM EST. If you don’t have cable or are too lazy to turn on your television,you can also check the broadcast fromfour different anglesonline.
Hit the jump for our full live blog, along with a list of nominees (and my own personal choices as a VGA Advisory Council member — yes, I expect to get flamed for some of them).
Fun things are fun!
[Update:Long-time Dtoider and swell guy Electro Lemon will be streaming the broadcast live, and has set up a chat stream via Ustream.tv. We’ll all be in there watching the show … come join us!]
[Update 2:The show is over, as is the live chat, which quickly turned into close to 200 people just yelling at each other. Thanks for watching along with us. We’ll be posting all of the world premiere trailers over the next day, so be sure to check back.
Winners (in bold) after the jump.]
Game of the YearGrand Theft Auto IV(Nick’s pick)LittleBigPlanetFallout 3Metal Gear Solid 4Gears of War 2
Studio of the YearMedia MoleculeRockstar NorthHarmonixBethesda Game Studios(Nick’s pick)
Best ShooterFar Cry 2Resistance 2Gears of War 2(Nick’s pick)Left 4 Dead
Best RPGFable IIFallout 3(Nick’s pick)Warhammer: Age of ReckoningThe World Ends With You
Best Fighting GameSoulCalibur IV(Nick’s pick)Mortal Kombat Vs. DC UniverseSuper Smash Bros. BrawlDragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Best Individual Sports GameShaun White Snowboarding(Nick’s pick)Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09Wii FitSkate It
Best Handheld GameGod of War: Chains of Olympus(Nick’s pick)Professor Layton and the Curious VillagePataponCastlevania Order of Eccelsia
Best GraphicsGears of War 2(Nick’s pick)Fallout 3LittleBigPlanetMetal Gear Solid 4
Best Game Based on a Movie or a TV ShowLego Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresQuantum of Solace(Nick’s pick)Star Wars: The Force UnleashedNaruto: The Broken Bond
Best Music GameRock Band 2 (MTV Games/ Harmonix)(Nick’s pick)Guitar Hero World Tour (RedOctane/ Activision Publishing/ Neversoft Entertainment)Wii Music (Nintendo/ Nintendo)SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios London)
Best Driving GameBurnout Paradise(Nick’s pick)PureMidnight Club: Los AngelesMario Kart Wii
Best Action Adventure GameGrand Theft Auto IV(Nick’s pick)Dead SpaceMirror’s EdgeMetal Gear Solid 4
Best Team Sports GameNHL 09(Nick’s pick)Madden NFL 09NBA 2K9FIFA Soccer 09
Best SoundtrackLittleBigPlanetGrand Theft Auto IVRock Band 2(Nick’s pick)Guitar Hero World Tour
Best Xbox 360 GameFable IIGears of War 2Grand Theft Auto IV(Nick’s pick)Fallout 3
Best Wii GameSuper Smash Bros. BrawlBoom Blox(Nick’s pick)Wii FitNo More Heroes
Best PS3 GameMetal Gear Solid 4Resistance 2LittleBigPlanet(Nick’s pick)Grant Theft Auto IV
Best PC GameSporeCrysis WarheadWarhammer Online: Age of ReckoningLeft 4 Dead(Nick’s pick)
Best Original ScoreFallout 3SporeMetal Gear Solid 4(Nick’s pick)LittleBigPlanet
Best Multiplayer GameGears of War 2(Nick’s pick)Left 4 DeadResistance 2Call of Duty:World at War
Best Performance by a Human MaleMichael Hollick as Niko Bellic in GTA IVDavid Hayter as Old Snake in MGS 4Stephen Fry as The Narrator in LBPJason Zumwalt as Roman Bellic in GTA IV(Nick’s pick)
Best Performance by a Human FemaleNathalie Cox as Juno Eclipse in The Force UnleashedDebi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh: MGS 4Paula Tiso as Silvia Christel in No More Heroes(Nick’s pick)Keeley Hawes Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Underworld
Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew(Chosen by viewers)World of GooPixelJunk EdenBraidAudioSurf
