Well 2009 is rounding out and with it come the slew of award shows. The first major offering for the year is the VGA's (Video Game Awards) hosted by Spike TV. The Winners are as follows.

Game of the Year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Studio of the Year: Rocksteady Studios
Best Independent Game Fueld by Dew: Flower
Best Xbox 360 Game: Left 4 Dead 2
Best PS3 Game: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Wii Game: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Best PC Game: Dragon Age: Origins
Best Handheld Game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Best Shooter: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter IV
Best Action Adventure Game: Assassin's Creed II
Best RPG: Dragon Age: Origins
Best Multiplayer Game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best Individual Sports Game: UFC 2009 Undisputed
Best Team Sports Game: NHL 10
Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 3
Best Music Game: The Beatles: Rock Band
Best Soundtrack: DJ Hero
Best Original Score: Halo 3: ODST
Best Graphics: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Game Based On A Movie/TV Show: South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
Best Performance By A Human Female: Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Best Performance By A Human Male: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Best Cast: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Best Voice: Jack Black for the voice of Eddie Riggs in Brütal Legend
Best Downloadable Game: Shadow Complex
Best DLC: Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Most Anticipated Game of 2010: God of War III

Among the awards a slew of new information and announcements were made. Among them being that Batman: Arkahm Asylum and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be recieving sequels next year.

Hello twenty something AC readers and listeners. Today I am making the official announcement that in early January Artificial Continuum will be opening its own youtube channel, and hosting the first annual AC Awards for all things nerdy. These awards given to the most amazing achievments in nerddom of the year will be presented in video form through youtube. However, this year we will also be featuring AC Decade Awards for the best nerd achievements of the decade. Nominees will be announced later this month.

The Catergories include:

Movies:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Voice Talent in an Animated Film
Best Animated Feature
Best Original Story
Best Adapted Story
Best Art Design
Best Cinematography
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Effects/Mixing
Best Score
Best Action Sequence
Best Overall Scene or Sequence

Television:
Best Drama Series
Best Comedy Series
Best Animated Series
Best New Series

Video Games:
Best XBOX 360 Game of the Year
Best PS3 Game of the Year
Best Handheld Game of the Year
Best Wii Game of the Year
Best PC Game of the Year
Indy Game of the Year
Best DLC
Best Story
Best Graphics
Best Voice Talent/Acting
Character of the Year
Game of the Year

Comics:
Best Ongoing Series
Best Event
Best Art
Best Webcomic

Anime/Manga
Best Anime of the Year
Best Manga of the Year

Overall Nerd Awards
Best Nerd Moment of the Year
Biggest WTF!?! of the Year



AC Decade Awards
Top 5 Movies of the Decade
Top 5 Games of the Decade
Top 5 Television Shows of the Decade
Top 3 Biggest Comics of the Decade