11:00 - It's over FOR REAL. Oh no, they're showing the VGAs again! Get the fuck out of here. I'm going to bed. Good night, hope you guys enjoyed this mess as much as it possibly could be enjoyed. Thanks for keeping me company.

10:54 - Oh, wait, Weezer is performing to close the show. Coop tells me that this isn't a bad song, but I'm done listening to Coop forever, since he's the one who said it would be a good idea to liveblog the VGAs.

10:52 - Jack Black is on a swing, the show is over. Awesome. It wasn't as tacky as last year, but it wasn't exactly... anything. One thing I can say for sure is that I will certainly never get those two hours of my life back. At least Brutal Legend will probably be awesome!

10:50 - Grand Theft Auto IV wins Game of the Year. I'd share my opinions on GOTY, but now is not the time.

10:49 - Wow, how did they manage to make Megan Fox unattractive? That's talent. She's presenting Game of the Year. Nominees: Grand Theft Auto IV, LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Gears of War 2.

10:48 - Wow, a whole trailer and not just two seconds of footage? ROCK.

10:46 - "This game will win every video game award next year!" - Jack Black

10:45 - I FUCKING LOVE TIM FREAKING SCHAFER. There, I said it.

10:44 - Jack Black is here to premiere "the greatest video game ever made." Fucking finally! Here comes Tim freakin' Schafer, FUCK YES. He will be awesome. I predict it.

10:40 - Twenty minutes left, I just want to turn this shit off and go to bed. Brutal Legend isn't showing up till the last minute, it seems.

10:38 - Tony Hawk claims that his game is coming back next year with something "revolutionary, I don't think you guys are ready for it." I'm guessing it will either copy Skate in every possible way, or just be exactly the same as the last four Tony Hawk games.

10:36 - Now the rest of the awards are presented in a fucking montage. Ugh, why did I think this wouldn't suck? Professor Layton wins best handheld. Boom Blox wins best Wii game. Shaun White Snowboarding wins a fucking award? Get the hell out of here. I quit.

10:34 - Media Molecule wins. I want to be happy and agree, but it's the VGAs, so I can't take it seriously.

10:33 - Some UFC fighter is howling, it's time to look at the Studio of the Year nominees. Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet), RockStar North (GTA IV), Harmonix (Rock Band 2), Bethesda (Fallout 3). Let's see who has the most advertising best studio.

10:30 - Kevin James and some dude on a skateboard are... I don't know. I don't even know anymore.

10:29 - Rock Band 2 wins Best Music Game, I don't have to start shouting obscenities. (Yet).

10:27 - Two guys from Weezer come to explain why their music sucks present the nominees for Best Music Game: Guitar Hero World Tour, Wii Music, Rock Band 2, SingStar. What? This category is fucking dumb.

10:26 - Watchmen: The End is Nigh premiere. Yeah, this won't suck at all.

10:22 - Commercial again. Can we get some fucking awards? Seriously? I guess they were all given out at the pre-show or something.

10:18 - 50 Cent is performing. Oh joy.

10:17 - Now it's time for the world premiere of Mafia II.

10:15 - Two chicks I couldn't care less about are presenting Terminator Salvation.

10:10 - Brutal Legend is coming up next. AGAIN.

10:09 - We see a bit of cinematic from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. I can't wait.

10:07 - Busta Rhymes is pimping his next album. Who cares. Now we're going to see some Uncharted 2 footage, hopefully it's good.

10:06 - Fallout 3 wins. No surprises there. I liked that The World Ends With You got a nod, but wtf, no Persona 4? One of the developers from Bethesda in his acceptance speech: "I just want to say to my kids at home, stop playing Left 4 Dead and go to bed." Nice.

10:04 - Kristin Kreuk and Chris Klein from The Legend of Chun Li are presenting Best RPG. Noms: Fable II, Fallout 3, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, The World Ends With You.

10:02 - We're back. Oh, Jack Black! I forgot he was here.

9:58 - Another commercial break, still no Brutal Legend. Liars.

9:56 - GTA IV DLC "The Lost and the Damned" footage. New characters, new weapons. You'll buy it if you haven't traded in GTA IV yet.

9:54 - So, good, one hour in and we're on our third award. Will Wright gives his acceptance speech.

9:52 - Tony Hawk is here to introduce Will Wright. Ooh, Will Wright montage. Will Wright is getting the Gamer God award.

9:51 - Why do I think Dante's Inferno might be cool? As expected, there's almost no footage, just a flash of images. I don't know. The concept was interesting, now I'm not so sure.

9:50 - Oh, good, Kim Kardashian is here. Is she famous for anything other than making a sex tape? She's announcing Dante's Inferno. "It's based on a book. Giggle!" Wow, she's a fucking moron.

9:49 - GameStop commercial: Hey kids, better tell your parents you want a gift from GameStop, or they'll go searching through your room and find your porn and other contraband materials!

9:46 - Wow, that was terrible. Brutal Legend is coming after the break, woo. Hope it's more than two seconds long.

9:42 - Ugh, All American Rejects take the stage. Time to tune out.

9:39 - Eliza Dushku is there to be really hot. And introducing a voice actor whose name I didn't catch, from Call of Duty World at War. Oh, it's Kiefer Sutherland, oops. He's getting a hideous award for his work.

9:35 - Pearl Jam's Ten is coming to Rock Band DLC, Luke just had a heart attack and pooped his pants at the same time.

9:33 - Neil doesn't have a winner card. This time it's NOT a bit, and it's awkward and ridiculous, the winner is called out over the loudspeaker. It's World of Goo.

9:32 - Noms for best independent game fueled by Dew (WTF?): Audiosurf, Braid, Pixeljunk Eden, World of Goo. Good choices, but I'm going with Braid.

9:31 - Neil Patrick Harris is talking about stuff, someone in the audience keeps calling him Doogie. This is totally spontaneous and not a bit. Neil shoots him. No, really, he's dead now.

9:30 - The trailer shows 80s Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali in a big match-up. Fantasy becomes reality. I bet somewhere, Mikeyraw is really excited.

9:29 - Peter Moore just presented Mike Tyson... NOW can we see some footage?

9:28 - Peter Moore's here to present Fight Night Round 4. Maybe we'll get more than half a second of vague footage.

9:22 - Commercial break, we'll be seeing Fight Night Round 4 soon. Supposedly.

9:21 - God of War III. Hey, Kratos is in it! And that's about all you see. Oh, good, a plug for pre-ordering at GameStop. Really?

9:20 - Gears 2 wins the award for Best Shooter. Cliffy B takes the stage. I hope he says something obnoxious. He loves everyone. Wow, those awards are hideous! One of the Epic producers is wearing the Penny Arcade chainsaw rainbow shirt, that rules.

9:19 - Footage time? No, we're giving it up for LL Cool J, and presenting the award for best shooter. Oh, right, awards! Noms: Far Cry 2, Resistance 2, Left 4 Dead, Gears of War 2.

9:17 - Now we get exclusive footage of the upcoming UFC game... wait, they're just announcing the match-ups for the pay-per-view fight at the end of the month as a bunch of UFC fighters take the stage with LL.

9:16 - "UFC super fan" LL Cool J is performing.

9:11 - We're only a few minutes away from LL Cool J and UFC! Oh yeah.

9:07 - Some model named Marissa Miller talks about how hot she is, and how "psyched" she is about Gears 2. Sure you are. Now we get a sneak peek at the Combustible Map Pack DLC, which will be available on Xbox Live tonight. Uh... I guess that's breaking news?

9:07 - Jack Black teases sneak peeks at games, including "The game to end all games, Brutal Legend." Yeah, hurry up with that.

9:02 - Opening muscial number. About men gaming in their underwear, or something.

9:00 - Here we go, pre-recorded opening showing a romantic evening between Jack Black and an Xbox 360. And a PS3. This is... a little disturbing. Okay, a LOT disturbing. Oh good, now there's a Wii, and Jack Black is naked. I'm going to pretend I never saw that.

8:57 - Someone in my house is not thrilled that I turned off the football game to watch the VGAs. They should be starting as soon as this UFC fight ends. Can you feel the excitement?! Yeah, me neither.

No, I’m not actually at the 2008 Video Game Awards, and I’m not necessarily sure that’s a bad thing. I will, however, be watching them live from the comfort of my living room, providing updates and (hopefully) hilarious and witty commentary about all the awards, naked presenters, special guests, and whatever else the show has to offer. So far, it’s shaping up to be more tolerable than last year—that is to say, not completely unwatchable—with Jack Black hosting and a whole slew of new footage and gaming-related surprises. Yeah, we’ll see.

Keep hitting that refresh button as I sit through Spike’s 2008 VGAs so you don’t have to. The show is set to air at 9:00 Eastern time and run for two hours. If you are watching, play along in the comments and let us know what you think of the inevitable shenanigans. It's going to be a long night.

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