Spike TV's 2004 Video Game Awards Nominees

Hosted by Snoop Dogg and including performances by SUM 41, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and The Doors, Spike TV has announced the best and the brightest of the digital realm. The awards show will take place live in Los Angeles on the 14th and aired on SpikeTV (check local listings). Check out video and screenshots at SpikeTV.com

And the nominee’s are (in alphabetical order):

GAME OF THE YEAR
Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Vivendi Universal Games)
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
Star Wars: Battlefront (LucasArts)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN-FEMALE
Brooke Burke – Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)
Judi Dench – Goldeneye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
Carmen Electra – Def Jam: Fight For New York (Electronic Arts)
Jennifer Garner – Alias (Acclaim)
Heidi Klum – James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Electronic Arts)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN-MALE
Vin Diesel – The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Vivendi Universal Games)
Hugh Jackman – Van Helsing (Vivendi Universal Games)
Samuel L. Jackson – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Christopher Lee – GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
Tobey McGuire – Spider-Man 2 (Activision)

HOTTEST VIDEO VIXENS
Tina Armstong – Dead or Alive Ultimate (Tecmo)
Carmen Electra – Def Jam: Fight For NY (Electronic Arts)
BloodRayne – BloodRayne 2 (Majesco Games)
Luba Licious – Leisure Suit Larry: Magda Cum Laude (Vivendi Universal Games)
Rachel Teller (played by Brooke Burke) – Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)

GTO PONTIAC BEST DRIVING GAME
Burnout 3: Takedown – (Electronic Arts)
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup – (Electronic Arts)
Need For Speed Underground 2 – (Electronic Arts)

BEST SPORTS GAME
ESPN NFL 2K5 (Sega)
Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
NBA Ballers (Midway)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (Electronic Arts)
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Activision)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Def Jam: Fight For New York (Electronic Arts)
Dead or Alive Ultimate (Tecmo)
Fight Night 2004 (Electronic Arts)
Mortal Kombat: Deception (Midway)
WWE: Smackdown! vs. Raw (THQ)

BEST ACTION GAME
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami)
Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo)

BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION
Doom 3 (Activision)
Far Cry (Ubisoft)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (Atari)

BEST SONG IN A VIDEO GAME
Chingy – “I Do” Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)
Green Day – “American Idiot” Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
Jimmy Eat World – “Pain” Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Activision)
Terror Squad -“Lean Back”- Need for Speed Underground 2 (Electronic Arts)
Will I Am -“GO” NBA Live 2005 (Electronic Arts)

BEST SOUNDTRACK
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Electronic Arts)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Katamari Damacy (Namco)
Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Sam Houser and Rockstar North, for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja, for Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo / Team Ninja)
Jason Jones and Bungie Studios, for Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie Software)
Hideo Kojima for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami / KCEJ)
Alex Ward and Criterion, for Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts / Criterion)

MOST ADDICTIVE GAME- VIEWER’S CHOICE
Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts)
City of Heroes (NCsoft)
Donkey Konga (Nintendo)
Katamari Damacy (Namco)
The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)

BEST GAMING PUBLICATION-FAN FAVORITE
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)
Game Informer
Official Playstation Magazine
Official Xbox Magazine
GMR

BEST GAMING WEB SITE-FAN FAVORITE
www.1up.com
www.gamespot.com
www.gamespy.com
www.ign.com
www.shacknews.com