Questa notte si sono tenuti a Los Angeles i Video Game Awards 2009, manifestazione organizzata da Spike TV, e , tra le tante sorprese ed i nuovi giochi annunciati, non poteva di certo mancare la premiazione dei migliori giochi commercializzati nel corso del 2009. Di seguito la lista completa di tutte le nomination ed i relativi vincitori:

Best Wii Game

– MadWorld
– New Super Mario Bros. Wii
– Punch-Out!!
– Wii Sports Resort

Game of the Year

– Assassin?s Creed 2
– Batman: Arkham Asylum
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
– Left 4 Dead
? Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Studio of the Year

– Infinity Ward
– Naughty Dog
– Rocksteady Studios
– Valve

Best Independent Game Fueled by Mountain Dew

– ?Splosion Man
– Flower
– Osmos
– Trials HD

Best Xbox 360 Game

– Batman: Arkham Asylum
– Halo 3: ODST
– Forza Motorspot 3
– Left 4 Dead 2

Best PS3 Game

– inFamous
– Killzone 2
– Rachet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
? Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best PC Game

– Dragon Age: Origins
– Left 4 Dead 2
– Plants vs. Zombies
– The Sims 3

Best Handheld Game

– Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
– Mario & Luigi: Bowser?s Inside Story
– Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
– Scribblenauts

Best Shooter

– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
– Halo 3: ODST
– Killzone 2
– Left 4 Dead 2

Best Fighting Game

– BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
– Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
– Street Fighter IV
– Tekken 6

Best Action Adventure Game

– Assassin?s Creed 2
– Batman: Arkham Asylum
– Brutal Legend
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best RPG

– Borderlands
– Demon?s Souls
– Dragon Age: Origins
– Mario & Luigi: Bowser?s Inside Story

Best Multiplayer Game

– Borderlands
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
– Halo 3: ODST
– Left 4 Dead 2

Best Individual Sports Game

– EA Sports Fight Night Round 4
– Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
– UFC 2009 Undisputed
– Wii Sports Resort

Best Team Sports Game

– FIFA Soccer 10
– Madden NFL 10
– NBA 2K10
– NHL 10

Best Driving Game

– Dirt 2
– Forza Motorsport 3
– Gran Turismo (PSP)
– Need for Speed Shift

Best Music Game

– DJ Hero
– Guitar Hero 5
– LEGO Rock Band
– The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Soundtrack

– Brutal Legend
– DJ Hero
– Guitar Hero 5
– The Beatles: Rock Band

Best Original Score

– Assassin?s Creed 2
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
– Halo 3: ODST
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Graphics

– Batman: Arkham Asylum
– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
– Killzone 2
– Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Game Based on a Movie/TV Show

– Ghostbusters: The Video Game
– South Park Let?s Go Tower Defense Play!
– The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
– X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Performance by a Human Female

– Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone
– Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
– Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
– Tricia Helfer as Dare

Best Performance by a Male

– Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
– Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
– Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja
– Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky
– Vin Diessel as Richard B. Riddick

Best Cast

– Brutal Legend
– Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
– Ghostbusters: The Video Game
– South Park Let?s Go Tower Defense Play!
– X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition

Best Voice

– Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn
– Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
– Jack Black as Eddie Riggs
– Mark Hamill as The Joker
– Nolan North as Nathan Drake

Best Downloadable Game

– Battlefield 1943
– Fat Princess
– Plants vs. Zombies
– Shadow Complex

Best DLC

– Fallout 3 ? Broken Steel
– Fallout 3 ? Point Lookout
– GTA IV: The Lost and Damned
– GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Most Anticipated Game

– Bioshock 2
– God of War III
– Mass Effect 2
– Starcraft II