Spike Reveals Video Game Awards Winners

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Spike TV Tuesday night announced the winners of its Video Game Awards 2004.

The ceremony was taped Tuesday night and will air on the network Saturday from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (EST/PST) and 1 a.m.-3 a.m., as well as Monday, Dec. 20 at 11 p.m.

Snoop Dogg hosted Video Game Awards 2004, which featured live performances by Snoop Dogg and Pharrell; Motley Crue; Ludacris; Sum 41; and Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Red Man.

The winners:

• Game of the Year: “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” (Rockstar Games).

• Best Game Based on a Movie: “The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay” (Vivendi Universal Games).

• Best Performance by a Human, Female: Brooke Burke, “Need for Speed Underground 2” (Electronic Arts).

• Best Performance by a Human, Male: Samuel L. Jackson, “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.”

• Cyber Vixen of the Year: BloodRayne, “BloodRayne 2” (Majesco Games).

• Best Driving Game: “Burnout 3: Takedown” (EA).

• Best Sports Game: “Madden NFL 2005” (EA).

• Best Fighting Game: “Mortal Kombat: Deception” (Midway).

• Best Action Game: “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.”

• Best First-Person Action: “Halo 2” (Microsoft Game Studios/Bungie Studios).

• Best Song in a Video Game: Green Day, "American Idiot," “Madden NFL 2005.”

• Best Soundtrack: “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.”

• Designer of the Year: Jason Jones and Bungie Studios, “Halo 2.”

• Most Addictive Game, Viewers Choice: “Burnout 3: Takedown.”

• Best Gaming Publication, Fan Favorite: Game Informer.

• Best Gaming Web Site, Fan Favorite: GameSpot (www.gamespot.com).

• Best Military Game: “Call of Duty: Finest Hour” (Activision).

• Best PC Game: “Half-Life 2” (Vivendi Universal).

• Best Wireless Game: “Might and Magic” (Gameloft).

• Best Graphics: “Half-Life 2.”

• Best New Technology: “Nintendo DS” (Nintendo).

• Best Hand-Held: “Metroid: Zero Mission” (Nintendo).

• Best Mass Multiplayer Game: “City of Heroes” (NCsoft).

• Best RPG: “Fable” (Microsoft).