Featuring world premiere footage from twelve of the most highly anticipated releases and a slew of unbelievable moments, Spike TV’s seventh annual “Video Game Awards” was a night to remember celebrating the outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the gaming industry in 2009.
Uncharted 2 took home the Game of the Year Award at the end of the show, other big moments were the announcement of Batman: Arkham Asylam sequel and the first cinematic trailer of Halo: Reach.
Video Game Awards 2009 Winners
GAME OF THE YEAR UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves
STUDIO OF THE YEAR Rocksteady Studios
BEST SHOOTER Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
BEST RPG Dragon Age: Origins
BEST FIGHTING GAME Street Fighter IV
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME UFC 2009 Undisputed
BEST HANDHELD GAME Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
BEST GRAPHICS UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves
BEST MUSIC GAME The Beatles: Rock Band
BEST DRIVING GAME Forza Motorsport 3
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME Assassin’s Creed II
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME NHL 10
BEST SOUNDTRACK DJ Hero
BEST XBOX 360 GAME Left 4 Dead 2
BEST Wii GAME New Super Mario Bros. Wii
BEST PS3 GAME UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves
BEST PC GAME Dragon Age: Origins
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Halo 3: ODST
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!
BEST CAST X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
BEST VOICE Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend)
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME Shadow Complex
BEST COMEDY GAME Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
BEST DLC Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW Flower
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME God of War III
List of games that premiered with their exclusive debut trailers at 2009 VGAs were
Medal of Honor Link to the Trailer
Halo: Reach Link to the Trailer
Crackdown 2(Trailer 2) Link to the Trailer
Tron: Evolution Link to the Trailer
Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 Link to the Trailer
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Link to the Trailer
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Link to the Trailer
Greenday: Rock Band, True Crime Link to the Trailer
Spec Ops: The Line Link to the Trailer
UFC: Undisputed 2010 Link to the Trailer
Deadliest Warrior: The Game. Link to the Trailer
