Kotaku: Video Game Awards

The 2011 VGAs: All the Videos, All the Games, All the Awards

Owen Good — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST

The Spike Video Game Awards are an event that says more about the coming year than it does about the current one. Last night gave us more than a dozen trailers, half of which concerned games about which we knew nothing, or next to nothing, before Zachary Levi started handing out the hardware. As to that, there were plenty of strange scenes on the stage and in the crowd, from the puerile to the cringe-inducing to the bizarre. More »

Blink and You'll Miss the First Footage From the Next Big BioWare Franchise

Mike Fahey — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST

Earlier this month Game Informer gave us the first dust-filled image from BioWare's mysterious new franchise. Now Spike delivers the first footage from the title, nearly three whole seconds that tell us absolutely nothing. More »

The Video Game Awards Nominees For 2011: Invasion of the Smartphone Games

Brian Crecente — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:20:00 EST

The nominees for 2011's Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn't just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres. More »

New Alan Wake to be Revealed, More on Metal Gear Solid: Rising Promised Next Month

Brian Crecente — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:40:00 EDT

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Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception all made the cut for the annual Video Game Awards' game of the year shortlist. But you may be surprised what didn't. More »

VGAs' Overall Television Ratings Slide For Fourth Straight Year

Owen Good — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:20:00 EST

The Video Game Awards are a high-profile event, but trade mainstream exposure for a production some gamers find cheaply stereotypical. That bargain still hasn't conclusively paid off; overall ratings declined for a third straight year, but gained in some demographics. More »

Red Dead Redemption Cleans Up At The VGAs

Owen Good — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST

To keep the show to two hours, they didn't hand out all the hardware on stage at last night's 2010 Video Game Awards. Here is the complete list of honorees. Neil Patrick Harris' compensation was limited to just one award. More »

Batman: Arkham City Gets A Little More Strange

Owen Good — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:12:00 EST

The debut trailer for Batman: Arkham City just aired at the 2010 Video Game Awards. Batman's nemesis this go around will be Dr. Hugo Strange, who knows the Dark Knight's darkest secret. More »

You'll Get Gameplay In Resistance 3's VGA Video

Owen Good — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:20:00 EST

The Video Game Awards means the silly season of teasers, trailers, and teaser trailers is upon us. Though Resistance 3's been featured in much longer cinematics, this one promises you'll see actual real honest gameplay on Dec. 11. More »

Stevie Wonder's Plea for Accessibility in Games

Owen Good — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Undoubtedly, the Spike Video Game Awards' Best Music Game was going to go to The Beatles: Rock Band, and the show lined up a presenter with enough star power to do the job last night: Motown legend Stevie Wonder. More »

Rounding Up the Winners and Videos from the VGAs

Owen Good — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST

I'll respectfully disagree with Geoff Keighley, the announcement of Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 doesn't quite deliver the "biggest surprise premiere!" thrill he told us to expect. Granted, the Spike Video Game Awards have a history that is all of seven broadcasts long. More »

Hey, Looky That. UFC Undisputed 2010's Dated

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST

Big ups to reader Philip C. for spotting something my sandy eyes missed this morning when I was doing Weekend Coupons. UFC Undisputed 2010 has a release date of May 25, according to the latest Gamestop ad. More »

VGAs Promise 'Biggest Surprise Premiere' in First Five Minutes Tonight

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST

Geoff Keighley's stoking buzz for tonight's Video Game Awards on Spike (8 p.m. U.S. Eastern). Since we already know of Halo: Reach, the new Medal of Honor and others, it sounds like a total wildcard will open the show. More »

UFC Undisputed 2010 to Debut at VGA Awards

Owen Good — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

THQ's acclaimed UFC 2009 Undisputed is up for a Video Game Award, which make's Spike's broadcast this Saturday the perfect time to debut the mixed martial arts title's highly anticipated sequel. More »

One Man's VGA Picks

Owen Good — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:35:00 EST

How long until our generation starts a VGA pool, the way Oscar pools are now run? Here are my picks for tonight's honors. Choices that have already been named by rumor are marked. More »

More Leaks from the VGA Rehearsal

Owen Good — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:10:00 EST

In addition to the Gears 2 rumor, attentive spies listening to the VGA rehearse logged a slew of award winners. We can verify that some actual announcements slipped out, but can't specify which. More »

Your Half-Assed Viewer's Guide to Tonight's VGAs

Owen Good — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST

Geoff Keighley went on Major Nelson's podcast to tease a bunch of details for tonight's Video Game Awards. Working from his info, here's some tips on what to watch for, if you're tuning in. More »

The VGAs Getting There, One Step At a Time

Brian Crecente — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

The New York Times has an interesting, albeit meandering, look at this Sunday's Video Game Awards show in their Media and Advertising section today. More »

Patton Oswalt Calls Spike VGAs "Godawful"

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:20:00 EST

Comedian Patton Oswalt, who, in addition to lending his voice talents to Pixar's Ratatouille, was responsible for handing out this year's "Most Addictive Game Fueled By Dew" at the Spike Video Game Awards. Shockingly, Halo 3 won that coveted prize. Who would've ever thought it possible? Anyway, Mr. Oswalt had less than kind words for his stint on the Spike VGAs, as he filed it under "Godawful" in his most recent MySpace blog entry. Something tells me Patton won't be invited back after referring to Spike's annual ode to the best in gaming as a "bullshit award show" as the VGAs and its ilk "herd a bunch of confused teens into an airplane hangar, assault them with lights and noise and explosions, and get them to yell at nothing." More »

Foo Fighters Performing At Spike's VGAs

Mike Fahey — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:20:45 EST

If you were planning on attending the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Las Vegas this Friday and are Foo or Foo-related, then you'd better come armed. The channel has announced that multi-platinum recording artists Foo Fighters will be performing live at the event as a sort of promotional Rock Band tie-in sort of deal. With that in mind, I'd expect they'd be performing "Learn To Fly" from the game, perhaps one of my favorite songs from the band. I might have to make my way over to the house of someone with one of them new-fangled cable-TV boxes to check it out when the show airs on Sunday night - if not for the Foo Fighters, then for the MTV Games' Rock Band platform set up on the red carpet, which will encourage celebrities to embarrass themselves publicly. This brings me joy. More »

Spike VGAs: Nominees Announced

geoff — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EST

Yes, the game of the year discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect. Don't agree with the nominees? Blame Crecente and this here guest editor, who are both part of the judge advisory panel. For all full list of all the nominees, check after the jump. Watch the show Sunday, December 9 at 9 PM to see if this year's host can pronounce my last name correctly. More »

Spike 2007 VGA Nominees Announced

geoff — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST

The Spike TV Videogame Awards are coming up on December 9. Over at Spike.com they've posted the list of this year's nominees, decided on by a panel that includes Kotaku's own Brian Crecente and this week's guest editor Geoff Keighley. For Game of the Year, the nominees are Orange Box, Mass Effect, BioShock and Halo 3. Check out all the other nominees over on the official site. More »

Spike TV Video Game Awards Winners

fdemarco — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:00:23 EST

Spike TV held their Video Game Awards show Friday night and I'm sure you've all been hanging on the edge of your seats for us to print the winners list. Actually, I forgot it was happening and somehow I really couldn't get up the energy to care. Thankfully, the robots at Destructoid never sleep and already went to the trouble of putting this list together so I didn't have to. For those of you who can't wait for the December 13 show date to see the outcome, make the jump for the list of winners. Some highlights appear below... More »

Spike VGAs Happen Tonight. Who's Going?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:00:26 EST

The Spike TV Video Game Awards are being filmed tonight, so who's going? Tickets were free, so you cheap-asses have no excuse for not being there. Well, I can understand if you don't live in the southern California area how that might be an obstacle, but c'mon. B and C-level celebrities, painful musical acts like 50 Cent and AFi, Samuel L. Jackson... it's going to be fun! More »

Spike TV Video Game Awards Voting Starts Now

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:00:04 EST

Samuel L. Jackson may have had it with these motherfucking snakes, but he's clearly not had it with these motherfucking video game awards shows. The Kangol Hatted One is coming back to host the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards which will air on the network for bro's and dudes the second week of December. More »

BTW, Resident Evil is Best Game of the Year

kourosh — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:14:46 EST

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Heh. I mentioned in my previous post that I attended the Spike TV Video Game Awards and I forgot to mention who won. Doh! More »

Chillin' With 50 Cent

kourosh — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:00:35 EST

Went to Spike TV 2005 Video Game Awards last night in Los Angeles, since Kotaku has been nominated as "Best Gaming Blog" (of course). Had a good time to my surprise. I had watched the VGA the previous two years and didn't think much of the award show. This year, maybe it was because I was sitting a couple rows away from Samuel L. Jackson and 50 Cent, but I had rocking good time in the audience. More »