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Spike TV introduces Video Game Awards (2008 December 14)

In the video gaming industry everyone is always is seeking for the best and for to many gamers it means a lot to what is BEST. It is finally the end of 2008 and also the time to answer the question that who was really the BEST of 2008 in gaming history, so if you have been curious to find out who is BEST of 2008 then tune into Spike TV on December 14th at 9:00 PM to get your answers. Be sure to watch it believe me you don’t want to miss out the biggest gaming event of 2008 after E3 2008.

VGA’s

NOMINEES:

Game of the Year
  • Gears of War 2
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Fallout 3
Studio of the Year
  • Media Molecule
  • Rockstar North
  • Harmonix
  • Bethesda Game Studios
Best Shooter
  • Far Cry 2
  • Resistance 2
  • Gears of War 2
  • Left 4 Dead
Best RPG
  • Fable II
  • Fallout 3
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
  • The World Ends With You
Best Fighting Game
  • Soul Calibur IV
  • Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Best Individual Sports Game
  • Shaun White Snowboarding
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
  • Wii Fit
  • Skate It
Best Handheld Game
  • God of War: Chains of Olympus
  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village
  • Patapon
  • Castlevania Order of Eccelsia
Best Graphics
  • Gears of War 2
  • Fallout 3
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Game Based on a Movie or a TV Show
  • Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
  • Quantum of Solace
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • Naruto: The Broken Bond
Best Music Game
  • Rock Band 2
  • Guitar Hero: World Tour
  • Wii Music
  • SingStar
Best Driving Game
  • Burnout Paradise
  • Pure
  • Midnight Club: Los Angeles
  • Mario Kart Wii
Best Action Adventure Game
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Dead Space
  • Mirror’s Edge
  • Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Team Sports Game
  • NHL 09
  • Madden NFL 09
  • NBA 2K9
  • FIFA Soccer 09
Best Soundtrack
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Rock Band 2
  • Guitar Hero World Tour
Best Xbox 360 Game
  • Fable II
  • Gears of War 2
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Fallout 3
Best Wii Game
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Boom Blox
  • Wii Fit
  • No More Heroes
Best PS3 Game
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • Resistance 2
  • LittleBigPlanet
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
Best PC Game
  • Spore
  • Crysis Warhead
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
  • Left 4 Dead
Best Original Score
  • Fallout 3
  • Spore
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  • LittleBigPlanet
Best Multiplayer Game
  • Gears of War 2
  • Left 4 Dead
  • Resistance 2
  • Call of Duty: World at War
Big Name In The Game (Male)
  • Michael Hollick (Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV)
  • David Hayter (Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 4)
  • Stephen Fry (Narrator, LittleBigPlanet)
  • Jason Zumwalt (Roman Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV)
Big Name In The Game (Female)
  • Nathalie Cox (Juno Eclipse, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
  • Debi Mae West (Meryl Silverburgh, Metal Gear Solid 4)
  • Paula Tiso (Silvia Christel, No More Heroes)
  • Keeley Hawes (Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: Underworld)
Best Independent Game (Fueled By Dew)
  • World of Goo
  • PixelJunk Eden
  • Braid
  • Audiosurf

September 2008 Gaming Machine

CSX Orange Flame Stacker ATX Full Tower Case - Limited Edition (CX-830ORFL-01-GP)

Product Description
The features on this case are so realistic, that you can almost feel the blazing flames reaching out and the scorching heat on your face. This case went over 26 hours of manual labor to create the surprising illusion of these blazing torches. World’s first NVIDIA SLI certified chassis Dual GeForce 8800 GTX! (Taiwan Patent No.M276245, Taiwan Patent No.M276264) CM Stacker 830 has proven to be the leader among all chassis with its streamlined aluminum design, extremely powerful functionality, and brilliant modularized mechanism to support both ATX/BTX form factors. Now, CM Stacker 830 Evolution, the newer and improved Stacker series not only is equipped with all the highly praised features from its predecessor, but also incorporates the support for the new Raptor X technology. In addition, enhanced airflow design and extra support for 230mm EPS power supply make Stacker 830 Evolution a must-have every PC Enthusiasts want to lay their hands on. This ground-breaking chassis is designed with value-added functionality, unmatched upgradeability, tool-free user friendliness, and the superior thermal management.

Product Description
Aluminum. 4 (Hidden) 3.5″ Drive bays from one 4-in-3 Device Module included;, Two 3.5 face plates included. 9 exposed 5.25″ Drive Bays. Cooling System: One 120×120x25 mm front fan (Blue LED), One 120×120x25 mm rear fan (exhaust)), Support up to 9 x 120 mm fans : Front fan x 3,top fan x 1, rear fan x 1,side fan x 4, (side fan tray can be installed with 140 mm fan), Retailing liquid holes. 7 Expansion Slots I/O Panel Dual I/O Panel in the front and top USB 2.0 x 4, IEEE 1394 x 1, MIC x 1, SPK x 1(Support HD Audio) Optional Power Supply Standard ATX PS2 / EPS 12V sold separately.

Z600 Cooler

Diamond 4870X2PE52G ATI Radeon HD 4870X2 PCIE 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Video Card

Product Description
The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series of GPUs bring the power of graphics supercomputing to gaming. Advance to the next generation of HD game performance and life-like realism thanks to DirectX 10.1 capabilities and plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU upgradeability. Watch the latest Blu-ray and HD-DVD videos in full 1080p HD ¿ and upscale beyond - without placing huge demands on your CPU. Technical Specs: 2GB Memory, 750Mhz Core Clock x2, 990Mhz Memory Clock x2, GDDR5 Memory Configuration, 256-bit Memory Interface x2, Display Formats: Hydravision 4 Dual Link DVI, Superscale unified shader architecture, PCI Express x 16 2.0 support, 800 Stream Processing units x2, 180.6 GB per second memory bandwidth, Direct X 10.1 / Shader Model 4.1, ATI Crossfire X Multi-GPU Support for highly scalable performance (Up to four GPU support with an AMD 790FX based motherboard), High-speed 128-bit-HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering, Up to 24x Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing, 55nm process technology, ATI Avivo HD Video and Display Technology, Game Physics processing capability, Built-in HDMI with Multi-channel 7.1 surround audio, Support for the ATI Radeon DVI to HDMI adapter, Unified Video Decoder (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD DVD, ATI PowerPlay energy conserving technology, Built-in DisplayPort technology, OpenGL 2.0 Support System Requirements: AMD Athlon or Intel Pentium 4, PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard, 250 Watt or greater power supply (450 Watt for ATI CrossFireX with two 6-pin connectors) , 1GB of system memory, Installation software requires CD-ROM drive, DVD playback requires DVD drive, Blu-ray / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive.

Product Description
Diamond Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card Redefine HD Gaming with the Diamond Radeon HD 4870 X2 video card. It delivers a cinematic gaming experience with unprecedented performance. The powerful new TeraScale graphics will propel you deep into your gameplay with seamless frame rates and high resolutions. Enhanced anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering create striking graphics with unparalleled realism so you can max out the settings of the most demanding next-generation games or revitalize your favorite titles. Play today while preparing for tomorrow with tessellation, support for DirectX 10.1 and scalable ATI CrossFireX technology.

MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Phenom Socket AM2+ PC2-8500 DDR2-1066 ATX Motherboard

Western Digital Hard Drive VelociRaptor 300GB SATAII 10000rpm 16MB RoHS WD3000GLFS

Product Description
“Engineered for maximum speed WD VelociRaptor, the newest member of our unique class of 10,000 RPM SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that is up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother. Key Features & Detailed Specifications: Average Latency 5.5 ms, Warranty 5 Years, Formatted Capacity 300 GB, Form Factor 3.5″”-internal, Spindle Speed 10000 rpm, Compliant Standards RoHS, Interface Type SATA 3G, Cache/Buffer Size 16MB (Read: Adaptive & Write: Yes) and Average Seek Time 4.2 ms, User Sectors Per Drive — 586,072,368. Transfer Rates: Buffer To Host (Serial ATA): 3 Gb/s (Max) and Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk): 120 MB/s (Sustained). Average latency is 5.5 ms. Drive ready time — 7.0 sec (average), 10 sec (maximum), Error rate (non-recoverable) <1 in 10e15 bits read. Supports LBA. Seek time: Read: 4.2 ms (average) & Write: 4.7 ms (average), Track-to-track seek time — 0.7 (maximum). Load/unload cycles — 50,000 minimum. Limited warranty — 5-year ”

Product Description
Engineered for maximum speed! WD VelociRaptor combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that’s up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.

Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1 64-bit for System Builders - 1 pack

This OEM software is intended for system builders only and cannot be transferred to another PC once it is installed. The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end-user support for the software.

Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 is the choice for those who want to have it all. Easily shift between the worlds of productivity and play with the most complete edition of Windows Vista. Ultimate provides the power, security, and mobility features needed for work, and all the entertainment features that you want for fun.