Video Game Awards on Spike TV

[Odonadon]

Spike TV to hold video game awards

NEW YORK (AP) -- Spike TV -- "the first network for men" -- will hold its inaugural Video Game Awards show in Las Vegas next month, with actor-comedian David Spade as host.

The show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will premiere on Spike TV on Dec. 4 (9 p.m. EST).

"The VGAs celebrate those games that have blistered our fingers poised on the joystick and kept us up all night," Albie Hecht, president of Spike TV, said in a statement Monday.

"We're throwing out all the boring and stagnant elements of traditional awards shows and focusing on what matters -- the characters, game play, animation, music and performances that have made an impact on the video game community throughout the past year."

Awards will be presented in 16 categories, including game of the year, best online game and best game based on a movie.

Gaming industry experts, public opinion via Spike TV's website and the network's editorial board will determine the winners.

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[Frostillicus]

That's cool.  You can go to their site and vote.  But I question the decision of a "best game based on a movie" award - were there any good ones this year (are there ever?)

Halo and splinter cell all the way

That's cool.  You can go to their site and vote.  But I question the decision of a "best game based on a movie" award - were there any good ones this year (are there ever?)

Halo and splinter cell all the way

I always thought ET for the 2600 rocked

[paigeoliver]

I must say that was a huge joke. I went and voted. They didn't list a single game I had ever played in my entire life as an option for anything other than the classic games option.

Of course then they botched the classic games section too by making it only titles over 25 years old, basically eliminating nearly EVERYTHING that anyone remembers other than Space Invaders.

I had to write in votes on every single category except for classic games, in which I picked Atari Football.