SPIKE TV'S 2007 "VIDEO GAME AWARDS"
Spike TV Announces Categories and Nominees for 5th Annual 'Video Game Awards'
We've just finished the carpet for the Video Game Awards and are waiting for the show to start. The biggest highlight on the carpet again was Samuel Jackson, the host for tonight's Video Game Awards. I'm always amazed by how bright, intelligent, and how willing he is to talk on the red carpet.
Mission. Deliver Vector monkey. Jumping out of the helicopter Who is that? Jumping, yes those are the kids that were on the carpet, Urban Freeflow. Pressing their bodies to physical lengths in the sport of parkour. How high, how far could they jump? Watch them do handstands down the escalator. No, I wouldn't recommend that. Here they come into the arena at the Mandalay Bay. Running into the events center to introduce no other than Samuel L. Jackson.
"Welcome to the 2007 Video Game Awards. Spike is rolling in Sin City this year...What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas does not apply to"...guess you'll have to watch the show. Jackson's holding the Vector Monkey by designer Frank Kozzi. We'll be handing this out each night by the trophy girls. "A great read---reading is fun - damental." The trophy girls are painted from head to toe with graphics, hmmm can can you see lines? Steve brings us the King of Kong. First tv appearance of Videogameslive.
"When did Dick Cheney get a gig at Rock Star?" SJ
"What question did Beowoulf answer for kids everywhere?" (Yes, you can motion capture tits.)
Hottest Newcomer, Kristen Bell from Assassin's Creed and the tv shows Heroes and Veronica Mars. Dressed in a gold sequin strapless shimmering cocktail dress. "This is an honor. I've never had anything that looked like this...This now justifies all my years of sore thumbs."
The mindfreak himself, Criss Angel was introduced. The game he's introducing is his favorite.
"People play video games to do things they can't do in real life" shares Angel, "Tom Clancy Rainbow Six Vegas. "Are you ready for the World Premiere?" Ubisoft - Sin City. "Where everything is up for the taking. Tonight it is time to gamble with more from chips. The best are back. If you go all in."
Back from commercial, Samuel Jackson, now dressed in black, introduces Dave Navarro
Beowolf
You can’t mo cap a mo cap
There’s too many balls.
Accepting for The Simpsons Game for Best Gam Based on a Movie or TV Show - the Matts and Denise
Next was Tony Hawk. He was able to announce, the performers for the soundtrack from Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground. This is what he was looking forward to the most at the Video Game Awards - announcing the Foo Fighters, who just received 5 Grammy nominations yesterday
Samuel Jackson, now in a grey sweats, presents Don King - “only in America baby. You may think I just promote boxing, but I also promote video games. Tetris, I call it the school of hard knocks. Gravity vs. The blocks…”
Best Rhythm Game was awarded to the developers for Rock Band, Daniel Sussman and Helen McWilliams. Thy created Guitar Hero and later Rock Band. I wanted this one so much.“ We have nothing without the bands that contribute to our games.
Once again bring out the Foo Fighters. “Looking for..”
Back from commercial - Samuel Jackson introduced Afro Samarai Xbox - World Premiere, “My new video game” “Nothing personal. It’s just revenge.”
Mad Tv’s “Bobby Lee now on stage - “I love playing video games. Every time I loose I blame the controller.”
Dramatizations of video game players.
Best Team Sports Game is Madden NFL 08. Matt Leinart and Chris Irv accepting the award. Matt Leinart is dressed in a suit with a burgundy tie. Do you remember those USC colors?
Chingy now on stage. Gran Turismo - can you do that in a rap - as he announced the World Premiere of Gran Turismo. His favorite car to drive, as he shared on the red carpet - the Ferrari.
Verizon wireless sponsored the Hottest Wireless Games
Stan Lee, the creator of Spiderman, X-Men
“Thank you, I have to tell you, damm, I love video games. Years ago, when I was in the Marvel bull pen I was in complete control…now..you game players can have more control over superheroes than I ever had.”
You want to see the World Premiere of Iron Man the video game
Ralphie May from Last Comic Standing
"I’m a big everything, but I’m really big game fan…Can someone fix my --Xbox? ... This is my first time being here in Vegas. I lost before I knew I was playing. I promised this to Mr. Stan Lee. I love your work.”
Best Individual Sports Game is skate. Mr. Mike Vogel came on stage with Ralphie May
We look like the number 10. “I like individual sports games, because you can roll out of bed and play them.”
Acceping on behalf of skate - Danny Way, legendary skater “Thank you everybody. It’s my first time being here. They came to me about 2-1\2 years ago.”
Kurt and Karen Angle, introduced the World Premiere of TNA Impact - you can play as my husband or as girl as Samoa Joe.
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. Tequila looks at the various game controllers. Nintendo Wii. PS3 a high roller and very high maintenance. And now you, Xbox 360, your name says it all. Now comes the really hard part. I’m a tri-gamual - multiplayer.
Welcome back with Samuel Jackson, he’s as funny as I am sexy. .. Show your love for Brian Posehn.
“A good game should create it’s own world, and make you think you’re really good, until you go online and get beat by some kid.
“For stone half naked guys by stone half naked guys.”
From the creators of Harmonix, a little something special - Thank you Spike"
Sexy as hell, and newly Grammy nominated, Tia Carrere - it's Vegas Baby so go all in. The one and only - Kid Rock"
We saw another side of Kid Rock at the CMT's Tribute to Hank Williams Jr. He's a very talented country performer, even more talented as a country performer than rock performer.
Comedian Patton Oswalt
“Video games ad revenue to the adult diaper industry , who wants to pause when they’re playing BioShock”
This is the only one voted on by you the players. The Most Addictive Game - Halo 3.
Samuel Jackson appears again, with enough changes tonight that any clothes horse would be envious.
"Since this is an election year, we give equal time to other views" This is one you'll have to see with world political figures playing games.
Kristen Bell announces the World Premiere of Borderlands.
Going to the Green Room with the King of Kong. The monkey is going down.
A live performance by videogameslive. Odd to see a game played on large monitors with an orchestra, brings me back to the visuals with Disney's Fantasia. They played through various games such as Tetris, Pong, you name it, the classics.
The President of UFC, Dana White
"I have a little surprise for you - a VGA exclusive - the coaches from the hit tv show - Forrest Griffin and Quinton Rampage Jackson
Call of Duty 4 - we went deep we went hard - the first time we've won 2 awards.
Vida Guerra and Rocket Ismail announced the World Premiere of Prototype.
Chuck's Zachary Levi & Joshua Gomez. "Zachary shares, my favorite would be Brittany's Dance Beat. Joshua's, "Barbie's Horse Adventures." Announces the World Premiere of Little Big Planet.
The very tall Hayden Christensen and the very petite cute Rachel Bilson announced the Video Game of the Year Award.
In closing, Jackson jumped to change the view "remember gamer nation, all you need is games."
Heard a rumor floating around about a video game entitled "Find Brittany's Panties"
If you're a gamer, you're in heaven, with long awaited World Premieres of more games you can count on a hand.
And now below, the nominations and winners...
GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston - 2K Australia)
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
2K Boston/ 2K Australia
Bungie Studios
Valve
Harmonix
BEST SHOOTER
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston - 2K Australia)
BEST RPG
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)
Eternal Sonata (Namco Bandai Games/ tri-Crescendo)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix/ Square Enix)
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (Atlus/ Atlus)
BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft/ Red Storm Entertainment - Ubisoft Paris)
World in Conflict (Sierra/ Massive Entertainment)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft/ Ubisoft Montreal)
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
skate (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon)
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (Activision/ Neversoft)
Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega/ Sega-AM2)
BEST HANDHELD GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix/ Square Enix)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3Publisher/ Infinite Interactive)
Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Sony Bend)
BEST GRAPHICS
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston - 2K Australia)
Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts/ EA Redwood Shores)
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Ubisoft/ Ubisoft Montreal)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (Midway Games – Turbine/ Turbine)
John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Midway Games/ Midway Games)
BEST RHYTHM GAME
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision/ Neversoft)
Jam Sessions (Ubisoft/ Plato)
Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s (Activision/ Harmonix)
BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Turn 10 Studios)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bizarre Creations)
DiRT (Codemasters/ Codemasters)
Need for Speed Prostreet (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box)
BEST ACTION GAME
God of War II (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios Santa Monica)
Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft/ Ubisoft Montreal)
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Insomniac Games)
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon)
NHL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Canada)
NBA 2K8 (2K Sports/ Visual Concepts)
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (Konami/ Konami)
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision/ Neversoft)
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston – 2K Australia)
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (Activision/ Neversoft)
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
The Orange Box/ Portal (Valve/ Valve)
Halo 3 – Saved Films/ Theatre Mode (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek)
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston – 2K Australia)
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)
BEST WII GAME
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo/ Retro Studios)
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
Super Paper Mario (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
BEST PS3 GAME
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Insomniac Games)
Heavenly Sword (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Ninja Theory)
Warhawk (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Incognito Entertainment)
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Naughty Dog)
BEST PC GAME
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)
World in Conflict (Sierra/ Massive Entertainment)
Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek)
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston – 2K Australia)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston – 2K Australia)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)
God of War II (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios Santa Monica)
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision/ Neversoft)
Wii Sports (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
Landmark Award Show Returns To Sin City For Its Fifth Anniversary On December 7; Premieres Sunday, December 9 at 9 PM
Halo 3 And BioShock Lead This Year's Class With Seven Nominations Each, Including Game Of The Year
Spike TV's "Video Game Awards" returns this year with a 5th anniversary celebration that will gather some of the world's hottest creators and designers as they honor the year's greatest achievements gaming. This year, Halo 3 and BioShock lead the way with seven nominations apiece, including the night's most prestigious category, Game of the Year.
Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" tapes Friday, December 7 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will premiere Sunday, December 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
"Since Spike TV's inception, the 'Video Game Awards' and developing video game programming has been a priority and an integral part of our brand," says Casey Patterson senior vice president, event production and executive producer of the 2007 'Video Game Awards,'" "In our 5th year of the 'VGA's,' I'm thrilled with how far we've come as a network to establish our overall presence in the video game world. With the success of Spike TV's late night series, 'Game Head' and the integration of GameTrailers into the MTVN family, we continue to expand our in-house expertise. In addition, we've brought together an advisory council of some of the most respected and influential experts in the video game industry to select this year's winners. The 'VGA's' are all about giving gamers one definitive, major entertainment event to celebrate the best games of the year and the emerging superstars who make them."
The year's biggest celebration for gamers returns to Las Vegas for the fifth anniversary. Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" will be a multi- platform event, integrating special categories exclusive to mobile voting. These mobile-exclusive categories include Mobile Game of the Year, Best Action Game, Best Casual Game, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Visual Design and a special award for Innovation in Mobile Gaming.
Nominees for Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well respected experts in the industry who, for the first time in history, will also determine the show's winners. Games released between November 16, 2006 and December 1, 2007 were eligible for nomination. Fan voting, however, will not be left out, as the winner in the Most Addictive Game category will be solely determined by the fans. Voting for the award begins today only at www.vga.spiketv.com and will close Saturday, December 8. Categories and nominees are listed below.
The official sponsors of Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" are Burger King(R), GameStop(TM), Mountain Dew, Stride(TM) Gum, Tag(TM), U.S. Air Force, and Verizon Wireless.
Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the industry. The awards also provide a glimpse at the future of gaming -- including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the most anticipated games of 2007 and beyond.
Following are the nominees for Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards:" GAME OF THE YEAR BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve) Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare) STUDIO OF THE YEAR 2K Boston/ 2K Australia Bungie Studios Valve Harmonix BEST SHOOTER Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward) The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve) BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) BEST RPG Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare) Eternal Sonata (Namco Bandai Games/ tri-Crescendo) Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix/ Square Enix) Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (Atlus/ Atlus) BEST MILITARY GAME Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft/ Red Storm Entertainment -- Ubisoft Paris) World in Conflict (Sierra/ Massive Entertainment) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft/ Ubisoft Montreal) BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME skate (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon) Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Activision/ Neversoft) Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega/ Sega-AM2) BEST HANDHELD GAME The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo/ Nintendo) Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix/ Square Enix) Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3Publisher/ Infinite Interactive) Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Sony Bend) BEST GRAPHICS BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward) Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare) BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts/ EA Redwood Shores) Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (Ubisoft/ Ubisoft Montreal) The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (Midway Games -- Turbine/ Turbine) John Woo Presents Stranglehold (Midway Games/ Midway Games) BEST RHYTHM GAME Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision/ Neversoft) Jam Sessions (Ubisoft/ Plato) Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s (Activision/ Harmonix) BEST DRIVING GAME Forza Motorsport 2 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Turn 10 Studios) Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bizarre Creations) DiRT (Codemasters/ Codemasters) Need for Speed Prostreet (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box) BEST ACTION GAME God of War II (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios Santa Monica) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft/ Ubisoft Montreal) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Insomniac Games) BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon) NHL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Canada) NBA 2K8 (2K Sports/ Visual Concepts) Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (Konami/ Konami) BEST SOUNDTRACK Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision/ Neversoft) BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Activision/ Neversoft) BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix) The Orange Box/ Portal (Valve/ Valve) Halo 3 -- Saved Films/ Theatre Mode (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek) BEST XBOX 360 GAME BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare) The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve) BEST WII GAME Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo/ Retro Studios) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo) Super Paper Mario (Nintendo/ Nintendo) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo/ Nintendo) BEST PS3 GAME Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Insomniac Games) Heavenly Sword (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Ninja Theory) Warhawk (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Incognito Entertainment) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Sony Computer Entertainment/ Naughty Dog) BEST PC GAME The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve) World in Conflict (Sierra/ Massive Entertainment) Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek) BioShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) BiShock (2K Games/ 2K Boston -- 2K Australia) Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare) God of War II (Sony Computer Entertainment/ SCE Studios Santa Monica) BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve) Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward) MOST ADDICTIVE GAME Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios) The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision/ Neversoft) Wii Sports (Nintendo/ Nintendo)
FOUR-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ROCK BAND, FOO FIGHTERS,
TO PERFORM AT SPIKE TV'S 2007 "VIDEO GAME AWARDS"
IN SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR ALL-NEW
"ROCK BAND" VIDEO GAME
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson; Premieres Sunday, December 9 At 9:00 PM
New York, NY, December 5, 2007 - Spike TV announced today that multi-platinum recording artists, Foo Fighters, will take the stage at Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards." Fresh off the release of their highly anticipated new album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," the Foo Fighters are set to rock out in front of some of Hollywood's hottest talent and the video game world's top creators and designers. Hailed by The Independent (UK) as "the last great American rock band," Foo Fighters are featured in Rock Band; which will be one of the biggest games of the year. This performance will be a monster. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the "Video Game Awards" tapes at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Friday, December 7 and premieres on Spike TV Sunday, December 9 (9:00-11:00PM, ET/PT).
- announced today that multi-platinum recording artists, Foo Fighters, will take the stage at Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards." Fresh off the release of their highly anticipated new album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," the Foo Fighters are set to rock out in front of some of Hollywood's hottest talent and the video game world's top creators and designers. Hailed by The Independent (UK) as "the last great American rock band," Foo Fighters are featured in Rock Band; which will be one of the biggest games of the year. This performance will be a monster. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the "Video Game Awards" tapes at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and premieres on Spike TV (9:00-11:00PM, ET/PT).To kick off the party, celebrities will have their music abilities tested, as Spike TV will feature the all-new platform designed for music fans and gamers, MTV Games’ Rock Band on the red carpet. The red carpet will never be the same as celebrities will show off their video game prowess in front of their loyal fans. While, inside the walls of the Mandalay Bay Events Center, a who's who of the video game industry will gather to witness mind-blowing, never-before-seen world premieres of some of the most anticipated releases to date. Borderlands (2K), Gran Turismo™ 5 Prologue (Sony Computer Entertainment America), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft) and TNA iMPACT! (Midway) will all be unveiled. Also, viewers will have a first look at the new DLC Halo 3 Maps from Microsoft Game Studios.
Talent includes some of the industry's hottest celebrities, sports stars, comedians and the hottest women in gaming. The night will feature award presentations and appearances by actress Rachel Bilson, actor Hayden Christensen, "Heroes" Kristen Bell, legendary boxing promoter Don King, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, rock star Kid Rock, “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, magician Criss Angel, "TNA" wrestling stars Kurt and Karen Angle, actress Tia Carrere, artist Chingy, "Rob & Big's" Rob Dyrdek and Big Boykin, "Chuck" stars Joshua Gomez and Zachary Levi, former NFL star Rocket Ismail, UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and "Ultimate Fighter 1" champ Forrest Griffin, "Mad TV" star Bobby Lee, MTV reality couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, NFL quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Matt Leinart, rock star Dave Navarro, "Jackass" Steve-O, comedian Patton Oswalt, comedian and Comedy Central star Brian Posehn, MTV's Tila Tequila and professional skateboarder Danny Way and many more to be announced shortly. In addition, the world's leading video game concert series, Video Games Live, will make their national television debut. Comedian Ralphie May was just added to perform.
The official sponsors of Spike TV’s 2007 “Video Game Awards” are Burger King®, GameStop™, Mountain Dew, Stride® Gum, Tag™, U.S. Air Force and Verizon Wireless.
Spike TV will launch a "Video Game Awards" mobile channel cross carrier on December 3rd. The mobile "VGA" winners will be announced on the red carpet at the event and will air on Spike mobile beginning December 10th and run all week.
Nominees for Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well-respected experts in the industry who, for the first time in history, will also determine the show's winners. Games released between November 16, 2006 and December 1, 2007 were eligible for nomination. Fan voting, however, will not be left out as the winner in the Most Addictive Game category will be solely determined by the fans. To vote for this award, go to www.vga.spiketv.com- through Saturday, December 8.
Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards" pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the industry. The awards also provide a glimpse at the future of gaming, including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the most anticipated games of 2007 and beyond.
Albie Hecht, Oscar®-nominated producer and co-creator of the "Kids' Choice" and "Video Game Awards," and Casey Patterson, senior vice president, event production & talent development for Spike TV will serve as executive producers of Spike TV's 2007 "Video Game Awards." Greg Sills is supervising producer, Alicia Portugal is producer and Scott Fishman is executive in charge of production.
Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.