Los Angeles - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, a fantasy role-playing game, was the top winner at the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, taking home five prizes, including "Game of the Year" and "Most Addictive."
Gears Of War, an alien shooting title, captured four honors, including "Studio of the Year" for developer Epic Games.
Nintendo's new Wii video game console, which has wooed gamers with its intuitive one-handed motion sensing controller, took home the prize for "Breakthrough Technology."
A partial list of winners follows:
Game of the Year:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Take-Two Interactive Software/ Bethesda Softworks)
Studio of the Year:
Gears of War developer Epic Games
Best Performance by a Human - Male:
Patrick Stewart in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Performance by a Human - Female:
Vida Guerra in Scarface: The World is Yours (Vivendi/Radical Entertainment)
Most Addictive:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Critics' Choice:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
Cyber Vixen of the Year:
Alyx Vance in Half-Life 2: Episode 1 (Valve)
Best Original Score:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Graphics:
Gears of War (Microsoft/ Epic Games)
Breakthrough Technology:
Nintendo Wii - AFP