Grand Theft Auto IV: Game of the Year!

In the video game world, sequels are often the titles to beat. All the nominees for game of the year were the latest and greatest editions of popular games. On Sunday night, Grand Theft Auto IV grabbed the award for 2008 Video Game of the Year from the Spike TV Video Game Awards.

Breaking sales records in every category except highest selling game of all time, GTA IV won the hearts of reviewers. It also grabbed accolades for best Action Adventure Game.

Here is the full list of the winners in every category:

Best Shooter: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
Best Indie Game (voted by fans): World of Goo (2D Boy)
Big Name in a Game: Kiefer Sutherland (Call of Duty: World at War)
Gamer God Inductee: Will Wright
Best RPG: Fallout 3 (Bethesda)
Best Music Game: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
Best Soundtrack in a Game: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
Studio of the Year: Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet)
Best PS3 Game: LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
Best Driving Game: Burnout Paradise (Criterion)
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: Lego Indiana Jones (Traveller's Tales)
Best Fighting Game: Soul Calibur 4 (Project Soul)
Best Multiplayer Game: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
Best PC Game: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
Best Portable Game: Professor Layton (Level 5)
Best Wii Game: Boom Blox (EA Casual)
Best Individual Sports Game: Shaun White Snowboarding (Ubi Montreal)
Best Female in a Game: Jenny McCarthy as Tanya in Red Alert 3 (EA Westwood)
Best Performance by a Human Male: Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic (Grand Theft Auto IV)
Best Performance by a Human Female: Debbie Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh (Metal Gear Solid 4)
Best Graphics: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
Best Original Score: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
Best Action Adventure Game: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)