The controversial, mediocre, and over the top Spike TV Video Game Awards air in a few nights. Just like last year's, though it is obvious their finger is not on the pulse of the average gamer, they still managed to pick a nice list of games - albeit with an obvious Xbox 360 bias.

There are some choices I did not expect and some I am happy to see, but overall the list doesn’t have any huge upsets for me. I am happy to see skate and Portal both get their respective nods.

However, it does seem weird to have Drake’s Fortune off of the list. I haven’t gotten around to playing it yet but the rumblings around the intertubes are that it was “pwnd” by Ratchet and Clank by Spike. I mean, hell, it should have at least gotten PS3 Game of the Year.

I also find it funny that in order to give Halo 3 more awards they essentially added a new category just for it. In fact, that is what many of the choices seem like. "Best Military Game?" "Best Individual Sports Game?" They seem like they picked the games first, then the categories. At least you can’t say they didn’t try. The full list is below, anything piss you off? Any surprises?

Game of the Year: BioShock

Studio of the Year: Harmonix

Best Shooter: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Best RPG: Mass Effect

Best Military Game: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Best Individual Sports Game: skate

Best Handheld Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Best Graphics: Crysis

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: The Simpsons Game

Best Rhythm Game: Rock Band

Best Driving Game: DiRT

Best Action Game: Super Mario Galaxy

Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL 08

Best Soundtrack: Rock Band

Breakthrough Technology: The Orange Box/ Portal

Best Xbox 360 Game: BioShock

Best Wii Game: Super Mario Galaxy

Best PS3 Game: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best PC Game: The Orange Box

Best Original Score: BioShock

Best Multiplayer Game: Halo 3

Most Addictive Video game Fueled by Dew: Halo 3