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)


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 GTA: 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


BEST MILITARY GAME

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Activision)
Conflict: Vietnam (Global Star Software)
Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ)
Rome: Total War (Activision)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (THQ)


BEST PC GAME

Doom 3 (Activision)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
Rome: Total War (Activision)
The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)


BEST WIRELESS GAME

CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004 (Mforma)
Jamdat Sports NFL 2005 (Jamdat Mobile)
Might and Magic (Ubisoft – Gameloft)
National Treasure (Starwave)


BEST GRAPHICS

Doom 3 (Activision)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo)


BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY

Half-Life 2 engine (Vivendi Universal Games / Valve)
Nintendo DS (Nintendo)
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (NVIDIA)
Spherex XBOX 5.1 Surround Sound System (Spherex Inc.)


BEST HANDHELD

Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Sega)
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Nintendo)
Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo)
Pokemon FireRed Version (Nintendo)


BEST MASS MULTI-PLAYER GAME

City of Heroes (NCsoft)
Everquest II (Sony Online Entertainment)
Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix)


BEST RPG

The Bard’s Tale (InXile Entertainment)
Fable (Microsoft Game Studios)
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (Atlus Co.)
X-Men Legends (Activision)

Some very hard competition in almost all the catagories.

Thanks Mass X. I always aplaude people who add stuff like this. It' s nice to see what other people think. I take it it was voted by the public?

Here' s my picks for each category, for what I think will win, what I think SHOULD win, and what my personal pick is (whether it' s a nominee or not):

GAME OF THE YEAR:

What will win: Halo 2
What should win: Either Halo 2 or Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
My pick: Chronicles of Riddick, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Halo 2 (in that order)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE

What will win: Spider-Man 2
What should win: Chronicles of Riddick
My pick: Chronicles of Riddick

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN-FEMALE

Who will win: Heidi Klum
Who should win: Either Judi Dench or Heidi Klum
My pick: None, really.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN-MALE

Who will win: Samuel L. Jackson
Who should win: Vin Diesel
My pick: Vin Diesel

HOTTEST VIDEO VIXENS

Who will win: Carmen Electra
Who should win: Either Electra or Tina
My pick: Hitomi (DoA 3)

BEST DRIVING GAME

What will win: Need for Speed Underground 2
What should win: Either Burnout 3 or NFS: U2
My pick: GRAN TURISMO 4 (The year' s not over, idiots)

BEST SPORTS GAME

What will win: Madden NFL 2005
What should win: Either Madden NFL 2005 or ESPN NFL 2k5
My pick: See above

BEST FIGHTING GAME

What will win: Def Jam: FfNY
What should win: DoA: Ultimate
My pick: DoA: Ultimate

BEST ACTION GAME

What will win: GTA: San Andreas
What should win: GTA: San Andreas
My pick: GTA: San Andreas

BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION

What will win: Halo 2
What should win: Halo 2
My pick: Halo 2

BEST SONG IN A VIDEO GAME

Who will win: Whichever artist they can get to perform
Who should win: Don' t really care; they always only nominate popular songs, they never nominate instrumental tracks.
My pick: Not sure.

BEST SOUNDTRACK

What will win: GTA: San Andreas
What should win: Either GTA or Halo 2
My pick: Either of the above, or Burnout 3

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Who will win: Jason Jones and Bungie
Who should win: Either Sam Houser and Rockstar North or Jason Jones and Bungie
My pick: See above

MOST ADDICTIVE GAME- VIEWER’S CHOICE

What will win: The Sims 2
What should win: City of Heroes
My pick: GTA: San Andreas or Champions of Norrath

BEST GAMING PUBLICATION-FAN FAVORITE

What will win: EGM
What should win: EGM
My pick: EGM

BEST GAMING WEB SITE-FAN FAVORITE

What will win: GameSpot.com
What should win: GameSpot.com
My pick: KIKIZO.COM :)

BEST MILITARY GAME

What will win: Full Spectrum Warrior
What should win: Call of Duty: Finest Hour
My pick: Either CoD or Rome: Total War

BEST PC GAME

What will win: Half-Life 2
What should win: Half-Life 2
My pick: Half-Life 2

BEST WIRELESS GAME

You have no idea how little I care.

BEST GRAPHICS

What will win: Halo 2
What should win: DOOM 3
My pick: DOOM 3 or Chronicles of Riddick

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY

What will win: Nintendo DS
What should win: Half-Life 2 engine
My pick: DOOM 3 engine

BEST HANDHELD

What will win: Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
What should win: Metroid: Zero Mission
My pick: Metroid: Zero Mission

BEST MASS MULTI-PLAYER GAME

What will win: City of Heroes
What should win: Everquest II
My pick: Don' t really have one.

BEST RPG

What will win: Fable
What should win: Fable
My pick: Either Star Ocean: ' Til the End of Time, Champions of Norrath, or Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Wow Im surprised som1 went thru all the nominations. Now I feel impelled to do so.

GAME OF THE YEAR
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Vivendi Universal Games)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN-FEMALE
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)

HOTTEST VIDEO VIXENS
BloodRayne - BloodRayne 2 (Majesco Games)

BEST DRIVING GAME
Burnout 3: Takedown - (Electronic Arts)

BEST SPORTS GAME
ESPN NFL 2K5 (Sega)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Dead or Alive Ultimate (Tecmo)



BEST ACTION GAME
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)



BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION
Far Cry (Ubisoft)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)

BEST SONG IN A VIDEO GAME
Green Day “American Idiot” Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
Jimmy Eat World - “Pain” Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 (Activision)


BEST SOUNDTRACK
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)


DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Sam Houser and Rockstar North, for GTA: 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)

MOST ADDICTIVE GAME- VIEWER’S CHOICE
The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)

BEST GAMING PUBLICATION-FAN FAVORITE
Havent read the mags in a while. Ill go with OXM just cuz of the disc...keeps me happy with updates til I get Live back

BEST GAMING WEB SITE-FAN FAVORITE
www.gamespot.com

BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Activision)
Full Spectrum Warrior (THQ)

BEST PC GAME
Doom 3 (Activision)

BEST WIRELESS GAME
Ya I know nothign about these as well...

BEST GRAPHICS
Doom 3 (Activision)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games)
Halo 2 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo)
--undecided

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY
Half-Life 2 engine (Vivendi Universal Games / Valve)
Nintendo DS (Nintendo)

BEST HANDHELD
Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo)


BEST MASS MULTI-PLAYER GAME
City of Heroes (NCsoft)

BEST RPG
Fable (Microsoft Game Studios)

I don' t see Metroid Prime...I see Metroid Zero Mission.

Metroid Prime 2 probably didn' t make it out in time for these nominations, and neither will Gran Turismo 4, another game guaranteed to be deserving of some. That' s a MAJOR problem with this list, IMO. Since when can we have an annual game awards when you don' t let the year FINISH before making the nominations?