Best Breakthrough Technology
Sony PSP (Sony Computer Ent. America)
Xbox 360 (Microsoft Game Studios)
Nintendogs Voice Recognition (Nintendo Co. Ltd.)
Unreal Engine 3 (Epic Games Inc.)
Facial Mo-cap NBA LIVE 06 (Electronic Arts)

Best PC Game
CALL OF DUTY 2 (Activision Inc.)
F.E.A.R. (Vivendi Universal Games)
SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION IV (2K Games)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Blizzard Ent.)
BATTLEFIELD 2 (Electronic Arts)

Best RPG
JADE EMPIRE (Microsoft Game Studios)
X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF THE APOCALYPSE (Activision Inc.)
DUNGEON SIEGE II (Microsoft Game Studios)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC II: THE SITH LORDS (LucasArts)
WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Blizzard Ent.)

Best Wireless Game
MARC ECKO'S GETTING UP: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE (Atari, Inc. & Glu)
NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 (EA Mobile)
MASSIVE SNOWBOARDING (Gameloft)
THE INCREDIBLES 3D (Disney Mobile)
TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL CHAOS THEORY (Gameloft)

Best Gaming News Publication
GAME INFORMER
OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE
EGM

BEST GAMING WEBSITE
www.1up.com
www.gamespot.com
www.ign.com

BEST GAMING BLOG
www.kotaku.com
www.joystiq.com
games.slashdot.org

Ballots were sent out to the VGA Advisory Board, which was responsible for advising on categories and determining nominees in selected award categories. Winners of the VGAs are determined by votes from the Video Game Industry Voting Council, which is made up of more than 200 industry journalists. Winners in two "Viewers Choice" categories will solely be determined by viewer voting.

The Spike TV Video Game Awards 2005 pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the world of videogames. The awards also provide a glimpse at the future of gaming — including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the hottest and most anticipated games of 2006 and beyond.

Spike TV (www.spiketv.com/), the first network for men, is available in 88 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks, which is a division of Viacom International Inc.