GTA IV named Game of Year at VGAs

Gears of War 2, Rock Band 2 and MGS 4 also do well

15 December 2008 17:11 GMT / By Verity Burns

Grand Theft Auto IV was crowned the Game of the Year at the Video Games' Awards in the US.

But it wasn't just that. Rockstar's game also walked away with best action adventure, and best performance by a human male for Michael Hollick, he voice behind main character Niko.

Other games that walked away with more than one award included Gears of War 2, which took the awards for best shooter and best Xbox 360 game, Rock Band 2, which beat off Guitar Hero for best soundtrack and best music game, Left 4 Dead was named best multiplayer game and best PC game and Metal Gear Solid 4 picked up three awards including best graphic, best original score and best female human performance.

LittleBigPlanet rounded off the multiple award winners with best PS3 game and studio of the year for Media Molecule.

Here's the full list:

* Best Independent Game: World of Goo (2D Boy)
* Studio of the Year: Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet)
* Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
* Best Team Sports Game: NHL 09 (EA Canada)
* Big Name in the Game Female: Jenny McCarthy (C&C: Red Alert 3)
* Big Name in the Game Male: Kiefer Sutherland (CoD: World at War)
* Best Performance by a Human Female: Debbie Mae West (MGS4)
* Best Performance by a Human Male: Michael Hollick (GTA IV)
* Best Multi-Player Game: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
* Best Original Score: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
* Best PC Game: Left 4 Dead (Valve)
* Best PS3 Game: LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
* Best Wii Game: Boom Blox (EA Casual Studios)
* Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
* Best Soundtrack: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
* Best Action Adventure Game: Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games)
* Best Driving Game: Burnout Paradise (Criterion)
* Best Music Game: Rock Band 2 (Harmonix)
* Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: LEGO Indiana Jones (Traveller’s Tales)
* Best Graphics: Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
* Best Handheld Game: Professor Layton and the Curios Village (Level 5)
* Best Individual Sports Game: Shaun White Snowboarding (Ubisoft Montreal)
* Best Fighting Game: Soul Calibur IV (Project Soul)
* Best RPG: Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios)
* Best Shooter: Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)