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Spike’s 2011 Video Game Awards Nominees

Written by Quaisha T

Spike TV brings you the annual Video Game Awards. Will you be watching?

Last year’s VGA was an abomination and the year before that it was the same thing. I stopped watching MTV as well as it’s corny Movie and Music Award Shows to avoid the putrid that is celebrity humor but only to have it’s presence at the Video Game Awards. I had to stop watching even that for one year. However, I still like to give the benefit of the doubt and I’m glad I did this year because the nominees and categories are pretty good.

I am not sure how winners are picked for the VGAs but here’s to hoping more categories having a longer stage time then last year’s 10-second announcement.

Categories

 

Game Of the Year

Batman: Arkham City

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Portal 2

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Studio of the Year

Bethesda Game Studios

Naughty Dog

Rocksteady Studios

Valve

Best Xbox 360 Game

Batman: Arkham City

Forza Motorsport 4

Gears of War 3

Portal 2

Best PS3 Game

inFAMOUS 2

Killzone 3

LittleBigPlanet 2

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Wii Game

Disney’s Epic Mickey

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

Lost in Shadow

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best PC Game

Battlefield 3

Minecraft

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Portal 2

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

Ghost Trick: Phantom Device

Infinity Blade

Super Mario 3D Land

Jetpack Joyride

Best Shooter

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gears of War 3

RAGE

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Batman: Arkham City

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best RPG

Dark Souls

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Dragon Age II

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best Multiplayer

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gears of War 3

Portal 2

Best Individual Sports Game

Fight Night Champion

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters

Top Spin 4

Virtua Tennis 4

Best Team Sports Game

FIFA Soccer 12

NBA 2K12

NHL 12

MLB 11: The Show

Best Driving Game

DiRT 3

Driver: San Francisco

Forza Motorsport 4

Need for Speed: The Run

Best Fighting Game

The King of Fighter XIII

Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Mortal Kombat

WWE All Stars

Best Motion Game

Child of Eden

Dance Central 2

The Gunslinger

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Independent Game

Bastion

Minecraft

Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP

The Binding of Isaac

Best Adapted Video Game

Back to the Future: The Game

Batman: Arkham City

Captain America: Super Soldier

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Best Song in a Game

“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion

“Exile Vilify” by The National – Portal 2

“I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + The Machine – Dragon Age II

“Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion

“Want You Gone” by Johnathan Coulton – Portal 2

Best Original Score

Bastion

Batman: Arkham City

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Portal 2

Best Graphics

Batman: Arkham City

LA Noire

RAGE

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Performance by a Human Male

J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2

Mark Hamill as The Joker – Batman: Arkham City

Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

Best Performance by a Human Female

Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2

Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City

Best Downloadable Game

Bastion

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Stacking

Trenched

Best DLC

Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues

Mass Effect 2: Arrival

Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger

Portal 2 Peer Review

Most Anticipated Game

BioShock: Infinite

Diablo III

Halo 4

Mass Effect 3

The Last Guardian

Spike TV’s Video Game Awards premieres Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 8pm EST with host Zachary Levi as “Chuck” from the NBC show, Chuck.

About the author

Quaisha T

I'm a freelance writer and a Gaming Goddess. I also moonlight as a Social Media Marketing Consultant and the Founder/CEO of GameYourTherapy.com. My current activities involves blogging, participating in a mentoring program and starting up my own business.

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