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DD_GameAwards.sTitle = "Daily Diversion: The best in video games";
DD_GameAwards.appDeck = "The best in video gamesHere are results from the second annual Video Game Awards, hosted by SpikeTV."; DD_GameAwards.appFooter = "Source: SpikeTV, Gamespot.com"; DD_GameAwards.rowAlt = "#EEEEEE"; DD_GameAwards.appNavStyle = 3; DD_GameAwards.appLayout = 1; DD_GameAwards.copyHeight = 413; DD_GameAwards.copyMargin = 9; DD_GameAwards.sDeckStyle = "font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;"; DD_GameAwards.headlineStyle = "font-weight:none;"; DD_GameAwards.cellBorder = "#FFFFFF"; DD_GameAwards.aColWidths = new Array(604,0); i=0; DD_GameAwards.rows = new Array(); DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Game of the year"; DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\" (Rockstar Games)
Other finalists:
\"Burnout 3: Takedown\" (Electronic Arts)
\"Half-Life 2\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
\"Halo 2\" (Microsoft Game Studios)
\"Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater\" (Konami)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best game based on a movie";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
Other finalists:
\"GoldenEye: Rogue Agent\" (Electronic Arts)
\"Spider-Man 2\" (Activision)
\"Star Wars: Battlefront\" (LucasArts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best performance by a human (female)";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: Brooke Burke - \"Need for Speed Underground 2\" (Electronic Arts)
Other finalists:
Judi Dench - \"GoldenEye: Rogue Agent\" (Electronic Arts)
Carmen Electra - \"Def Jam: Fight for NY\" (Electronic Arts)
Jennifer Garner - \"Alias\" (Acclaim)
Heidi Klum - \"James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing\" (Electronic Arts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best performance by a human (male)";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: Samuel L. Jackson - \"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\" (Rockstar Games)
Other finalists:
Vin Diesel - \"The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay \"(Vivendi Universal Games
Hugh Jackman - \"Van Helsing\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
Christopher Lee - \"GoldenEye: Rogue Agent\" (Electronic Arts)
Tobey McGuire - \"Spider-Man 2\" (Activision)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Cyber Vixen of the Year";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: BloodRayne - \"BloodRayne 2\" (Majesco Games)
Other finalists:
Tina Armstong - \"Dead or Alive Ultimate\" (Tecmo)
Carmen Electra - \"Def Jam: Fight for NY\" (Electronic Arts)
Luba Licious - \"Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
Rachel Teller (played by Brooke Burke) - \"Need for Speed Underground 2\" (Electronic Arts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Driving Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Burnout 3: Takedown\" (Electronic Arts)
Other finalists:
\"NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup\" (Electronic Arts)
\"Need for Speed Underground 2\" (Electronic Arts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Sports Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Madden NFL 2005\" (Electronic Arts)
Other finalists:
\"ESPN NFL 2K5\" (Sega)
\"NBA Ballers\" (Midway)
\"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005\" (Electronic Arts)
\"Tony Hawk's Underground 2\" (Activision)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Fighting Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Mortal Kombat: Deception\" (Midway)
Other finalists:
\"Def Jam: Fight for NY\" (Electronic Arts)
\"Dead or Alive Ultimate\" (Tecmo)
\"Fight Night 2004\" (Electronic Arts)
\"WWE: SmackDown! vs. Raw\" (THQ)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Action Game ";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\" (Rockstar Games)
Other finalists:
\"Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater\" (Konami)
\"Ninja Gaiden\" (Tecmo)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best First-Person Action";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Halo 2\" (Microsoft Game Studios)
Other finalists:
\"Doom 3\" (Activision)
\"Far Cry\" (Ubisoft)
\"Half-Life 2\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
\"Unreal Tournament 2004\" (Atari)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Song in a Video Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: Green Day - \"American Idiot,\" Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
Other finalists:
Chingy - \"I Do,\" Need for Speed Underground 2 (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)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Soundtrack";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\" (Rockstar Games)
Other finalists:
\"GoldenEye: Rogue Agent\" (Electronic Arts)
\"Halo 2\" (Microsoft Game Studios)
\"Katamari\" Damacy (Namco)
\"Madden NFL 2005\" (Electronic Arts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Designer of the Year";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: Jason Jones and Bungie Studios - \"Halo 2\" (Microsoft Game Studios/Bungie Software)
Other finalists:
Sam Houser and Rockstar North - \"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas\" (Rockstar Games/Rockstar North)
Tomonobu Itagaki and Team Ninja - \"Ninja Gaiden\" (Tecmo/Team Ninja)
Hideo Kojima - \"Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater\" (Konami/KCEJ)
Alex Ward and Criterion - \"Burnout 3: Takedown\" (Electronic Arts/Criterion)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Military Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Call of Duty: Finest Hour\" (Activision)
Other finalists:
\"Conflict: Vietnam\" (Global Star Software)
\"Full Spectrum Warrior\" (THQ)
\"Rome: Total War\" (Activision)
\"Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War\" (THQ)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best PC Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Half-Life 2\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
Other finalists:
Doom 3 (Activision)
Rome: Total War (Activision)
The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Wireless Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Might and Magic\" (Ubisoft/Gameloft)
Other finalists:
\"CBS Sportsline Baseball 2004\" (Mforma)
\"Jamdat Sports NFL 2005\" (Jamdat Mobile)
\"National Treasure\" (Starwave)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Graphics";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Half-Life 2\" (Vivendi Universal Games)
Other finalists:
\"Doom 3\" (Activision)
\"Halo 2\" (Microsoft Game Studios)
\"Ninja Gaiden\" (Tecmo)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best New Technology";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: Nintendo DS (Nintendo)
Other finalists:
Half-Life 2 Engine (Vivendi Universal Games/Valve)
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (Nvidia)
Spherex Xbox 5.1 Surround Sound System (Spherex)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Handheld: ";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Metroid: Zero Mission\" (Nintendo)
Other finalists:
\"Astro Boy: Omega Factor\" (Sega)
\"Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour\" (Nintendo)
\"Pokemon FireRed Version\" (Nintendo)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Massively Multiplayer Game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"City of Heroes\" (NCsoft)
Other finalists:
\"EverQuest II\" (Sony Online Entertainment)
\"Final Fantasy XI\" (Square Enix)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Role playing game";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Fable\" (Microsoft Game Studios)
Other finalists:
\"The Bard's Tale\" (InXile Entertainment)
\"Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne\" (Atlus)
\"X-Men Legends\" (Activision)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Most Addictive Game - Viewer's Choice";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: \"Burnout 3: Takedown\" (Electronic Arts)
Other finalists:
\"City of Heroes\" (NCsoft)
\"Donkey Konga\" (Nintendo)
Katamari Damacy (Namco)
\"The Sims 2\" (Electronic Arts)","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Gaming Publication - Fan Favorite";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: Game Informer
Other finalists:
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Official PlayStation Magazine
Official Xbox Magazine
GMR","");
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = "Best Gaming Web Site - Fan Favorite ";
DD_GameAwards.rows[i++] = new Array("Winner: GameSpot.com
Other finalists:
Gamespy.com
IGN.com
Shacknews.com
1up.com","");
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