The 2010 Game Developers Choice Awards, the highest honors in video game development, is beginning the announcement of its Special Awards for the tenth annual ceremony, taking place at GDC 2010 this March, and has named Valve co-founder Gabe Newell as the winner of this year's Pioneer Award.

Actor Michael C. Hall stars in the new Lionsgate Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc and DVD release, GAMER. The acclaimed actor is having a convergence moment. Best known for playing a serial killer who tries only to kill the bad guys in Showtime’s “Dexter,” Hall can be seen on the small screen as Ken Castle, a videogame tycoon who blends real people with virtual games, in GAMER. Hall has also gone virtual in Marc Ecko Entertainment’s and developer Icarus Studios’ Dexter videogame, which is out now on iPhone and iPod Touch. Hall took some time to talk about his latest movie and his first venture into videogames in this exclusive interview.

LAS VEGAS -- A new family-friendly massively multiplayer online (MMO) game from LEGO was on display at CES 2010 in Las Vegas. Developed by The LEGO Group and NetDevil, LEGO Universe will bring the iconic brick online in the first MMO game based on the LEGO play experience. The game will enable fans of all ages to build, create, interact with friends, battle, and explore LEGO worlds – past, present and future. Jo Garcia talks to the game's creator in the video below to get an exclusive preview of the upcoming title.

LAS VEGAS -- Mad Catz Interactive showcased a variety of new gaming products at CES 2010. One of the highlights of its line-up at the Consumer Electronics Show was the Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick: Tournament Edition “S” available in one of two unique designs along with new character artwork for four newly licensed FightPads. Both the new Tournament Edition “S” and FightPads  are available for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360.

LEGO Universe is coming to life at CES 2010 with hands-on demos, beta sign ups, and the debut game trailer. Booth visitors can also meet LEGO fans helping to co-create the game alongside the professional development team. The first MMO – massively-multiplayer online  – game based on the LEGO play experience, LEGO Universe will launch on the PC during the second half of 2010.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina – Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 technology is fueling a major new government and commercial partnership that will send gamers to the moon, Mars and Beyond. Virtual Heroes has partnered with serious game developers Motion in Place and Project Whitecard to develop a new massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game with the help and resources of NASA. This new subscription-based game, Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond, will launch in phases beginning with a playable demo late this year.

We are coming to you live from SpikeTV's Video Game Awards 2009 in Los Angeles with host Jo Garcia, Playboy's 2008 Cybergirl of the Year. She's hot and our coverage will be hot so stay tuned here as we beam to you live video reports from the VGAs as we interview the top developers and, of course, celebrities on the Red Carpet, Backstage and in the Green Room. It all starts at 8pm Eastern Time.