On Saturday night, Spike TV held its annual Video Game Awards. The show, hosted by Chuck star Zach Levi, featured numerous awards, game trailers, and guest stars, including Felicia Day, Shigeru Miyamoto, and gaming icon LL Cool J. I’ve listed a few of the bigger winners after the jump. For the complete list, hit up the official website. Feel free to share your thoughts on the event in the comment section.

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Written by: Simon Moore

Epic has been building up its new console game, promising something completely different than what they usually create. Their upcoming game, Fortnite, has been described as Minecraft meets the tower defense genre. Reports state the game will be split into day and night, with the daytime gameplay involving cooperatively collecting resources and the night gameplay revolving around third-person shooting and building defenses.

Manufacturer: RedMere
Written by: Ethan Nixon

RedMere sent me two HDMI cables to review, and I was a little taken aback with the request, since I have never reviewed an HDMI cable before. The company RedMere makes the individual chips that lay inside most company’s thin HDMI cables, like Monster and Vizio. Naturally, they sent me an ultra-thin HDMI cable, one HDMI-to-HDMI and another Mini HDMI-to-HDMI.

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Written by: Simon Moore

There are two ways to get your very own Cylon for Christmas. You can beg Santa or you can enter Battlestar Galactica Online’s latest competition. All you need to do is log into BGO five times during the month of December and you’ll be automatically entered to win. The fact that the game is both free-to-play and browser-based, means this shouldn’t be a big chore for anyone with an internet connection. Head over to the official forum for the terms and conditions.

Written by: Simon Moore

An unnamed Japanese developer seems to have leaked the technical specs of the upcoming Wii U. According to various internet reports, the new console will sport a 3 GHz PowerPC-based 45nm CPU, with 768MB-1GB of memory. It will also apparently have an ATI-based graphics card. While these specs are better than the current crop of consoles, they still fall somewhat short of those proposed for the new Xbox and PlayStation machines, expected in 2013-14. Developers have said that they would like to have at least 2GB of RAM to play with, so the Wii U might be behind the count on the first day of release. The console is expected to hit shelves in 2012.

Last week, we reported on a Half-Life 3 shirt making an appearance and speculated the game may be coming soon. Some of you were understandably skeptical. The HL3 sightings continue with the release of a screenshot featuring the alleged achievements from the game. Grab the biggest grain of salt you can find and head over here to check it out for yourself.

Two new Xbox Live apps are available today for smartphone users. Windows Phone 7 users can now download the Xbox Companion app, which allows you to search movies, music, and games and play them on your Xbox. iOS’ My Xbox LIVE app gives you access to your avatar, friends list, and more from the palm of your hand.

Written by: Simon Moore

Firefly Studios has released a small patch for their medieval castle storming title, Stronghold 3. In addition to the standard bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, this latest update features a new Free-Build mode control panel and “Threefish River” map. You can find the full list of updates here.

Written by: Simon Moore

Cyanide continues to work on the A Game of Thrones RPG. The plot centers around Night’s Watch brother Mors and formerly exiled Red Priest Alester. These original characters are set to cross with everyone from Queen Cersei to Varys to Night’s Watch Lord Commander Mormont. Apparently, the game’s “grand quest” will see you visit King’s Landing, The Wall, and many other well-known regions in Westeros. The official develop statements reads “In A Game of Thrones, you will choose the class of your characters, find your fighting style, reach a good balance between your strengths and weaknesses, and get ready for epic battles!” Check out some new screen shots below.

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Publisher: ChangYou
Developer: Zeonix
Genre: CCG (collectible card game)
Requirements: Any Flash enabled web browser
Release Date: 2012 (projected mid first quarter)
Written by: Mindy Hartman

Korean game developer Zeonix will be releasing a new online collectible card game, Sword Girls, which will go into closed beta 2 on December 7, 2011 and be released sometime in 2012. This CCG is anime-based, featuring over 500 hundred cards (at release, with more to come) of original art, though it is not tied to any real card game or television show. Players will have the ability to earn/trade/create countless cards and build unique decks so they can battle dungeons or other players in pvp matches.

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Publisher: Muzzy lane
Developer: Muzzy Lane
System requirements: Windows XP SP2/Vista/Win 7 (Also available on Mac), 3.0 GHz Pentium IV or greater, 256 MB graphics card, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB hard-drive space
Genre: Strategy
ESRB rating: Teen
Release date: Available now
Written by: Ian Davis

You’re something of a nerd. When asked what you read, you say “history.” What upset you about the movie Valkyrie wasn’t Tom Cruise, but the liberties taken with the actual facts. You regularly brag that were you Stalin (as you wiggle your thick mustache), you would have made a pre-war land-grab for Africa. Muzzy Lane Software understands you, unlike your so-called “friends”. “We know of your desires,” Muzzy whispers softly in your ear. “We know you yearn for more than just a wargame, but a mature, full-featured simulator of the mid-20th century.” Muzzy slips a disc from its coat and slyly passes it to you. It’s labeled Making History II: The War of the World. A shiver runs through your body. Can it be?

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There’s some new DLC headed to the Xbox 360 for Robot Entertainment’s Orcs Must Die! The upcoming content, The Lost Adventures, will feature new fortresses, new enemies, new traps, and new upgrades. The DLC hits the XBLA this month and will cost 400 points.

Some people count down to a game’s release with a big clock that slowly ticks away seconds, minutes, and hours. BioWare is counting down to Star Wars: The Old Republic in a much more festive way. BioWare will release one of the game’s songs on YouTube every day until it releases on December 20. The first track, “The Mandalorian Blockade,” is accompanying this post.

First-person shooter Brink is free-to-play on Steam this week. The game features single and multiplayer combat, including several game modes and weapon types. People happy with the game can then purchase it on Steam for 75% off. More details on the sale can be found here.

Save your game and grab the popcorn! Zachary Levi, the Star of NBC’s “Chuck and voice actor for “Fallout: New Vegas,” will host Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards”. Telecasting from Los Angeles, and featuring some of the most notable names in gaming, the two-hour event honoring the outstanding achievements within the industry over the past year will premiere on Spike TV Saturday, December 10 at 8:00pm ET.