Spike TV’s Video Game Awards 2009 Recap

Held this past Saturday, Spike TV’s Video Games Awards showcased the latest and greatest of 2009. Utilizing fan based voting, gamers could hop on Spike TV’s website and vote for their favorite games that have hit this year. Although awards were a main showing, Spike TV promised gamers a night  they would never forget with over 6 new reveals occurring as well. In case you didn’t get a chance to watch it (like me, at work) we have the breakdown of awards as follows:

Awards

Game of the Year

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Voice Actor

Jack Black for Brutal Legend

Best Action Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed II

Best Studio

Rocksteady

Best Sports Game

NHL 10

Best Indie Game

Flower

Best RPG

Dragon Age: Origins

Best PC Game

Dragon Age: Origins

Best Performance by a Male

Hugh Jackman in Wolverine

Best Performance by a Female

Megan Fox in Transformers

Best DLC

GTA: Balled of Gay Tony

Most Anticipated Game

God of War III

Best First Person Shooter

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Best Multiplayer

Call of Duty-Modern Warfare 2

Best Fighting Game

Street Fighter IV

Best Handheld Game

GTA: Chinatown Wars

Best Driving Game

Forza Motorsports 3

Best Soundtrack

DJ Hero

Best Xbox 360 Game

Left 4 Dead 2

Best Original Score

Halo 3: ODST

Best Game Based on Movie or TV Show

South Park: Lets go Tower Defense

Best Music Game

The Beatles: Rock Band

As for the exclusive reveal some of them were pretty lackluster, although there were a few pleasant surprises. What do you think about the awards and reveals? Anything excite you? or were you hoping for more?

Reveals

Batman Arkham Asylum 2

Halo Reach In-Game Trailer

Metal of Honor

Star Wars: Forced Unleashed 2

Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands

Spec Ops: The Line

Rock Band: Green Day

Crackdown 2

UFC Undisputed 2010

Deadliest Warrior

Tron: Evolution

True Crime

To see all these trailers in action here is a convenient link here. (don’t want to embed youtube due to copyrights)