Description Spike TV has revealed the finalists in sixteen wide-ranging awards categories for the network's first annual "Video Game Awards" (VGAs), hosted by actor/comedian David Spade from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This unprecedented, non-traditional awards show premieres on Spike TV on Thursday, December 4 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Your vote counts towards the final result, Viewers choice -- Most Addictive and Most Anticipated is determined 100 per cent by online voting.
The full list of categories and nominations is as follows:
Game of the Year
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games) - Madden NFL 2004 (EA Sports) - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubi Soft)
Best Sports Game
- Madden NFL 2004 (EA Sports) - NBA Street Vol. 2 (EA Big) - Tony Hawk's Underground (Activision)
Best Action Game
- Freedom Fighters (EA Games) - Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Rockstar Games) - True Crime: Streets of LA (Activision)
Best Animation
- Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Tecmo) - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games) - Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (Blizzard Entertainment)
Best Game Based on Movie
- Enter the Matrix (Atari) - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (EA Games) - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (LucasArts)
Best Driving Game
- F-Zero GX (Nintendo) - NASCAR Thunder 2004 (EA Sports) - The Simpson's: Hit & Run (VU Games)
Best Music
- Def Jam Vendetta (EA Big) - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar Games; PC Version) - Madden NFL 2004 (EA Sports)
Best Performance By A Human
- Def Jam Crew - DMX / Ludacris / Method Man / Red Man (Def Jam Vendetta; EA Big) - Jenna Jameson (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; Rockstar Games) - Ray Liotta (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; Rockstar Games) - Snoop Dogg (True Crime: Streets of LA; Activision) - David Duchovny XIII (Ubi Soft)
