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Spike Video Game Awards full nominees list revealed

The nominees for Spike TV’s Video Game Awards (or VGA) have been fully revealed today. We had been teased with the nominees for Game Of The Year, and Most Anticipated Game about two weeks ago, but now the list for all 27 categories in totally available.

Get ready for a lot of Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Portal 2, and Skyrim, which all deserve a spot. We have to admit though, there are a few games that seem to be missing from these nominees. Say for example, oh, I don’t know… Dead Space 2? See the full list of nominees below.

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 Detective

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 MULTI-PLAYER

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 Fighters XIII

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

Mortal Kombat

WWE All Stars

 

BEST MOTION GAME

Child of Eden

Dance Central 2

The Gunstringer

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

 

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

Bastion

Minecraft

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery 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 Jonathan 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

 

GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer

Batman: Arkham City – Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer

Dark Souls – Ignite ’11 Debut Trailer

Dead Island – GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Purity First Infomercial

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – In-Game Debut Trailer

Hitman: Absolution – E3 2011 Trailer

Prey 2 – E3 2011 Trailer

Tomb Raider – E3 2011 Trailer

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – E3 2011 Trailer

 

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