Last year, Red Dead Redemption took the grand prize of “Game of the Year” and two weeks ago the nominees for the 2011 game of the year were announced. The event has a lot of amazing games in the running to win this year and Game Rant can only wait in anticipation to see who will take home this year’s “Game of the Year,” even though the real excitement comes from the new trailers and announcements.
There are many exclusives which have been mentioned already. At this year’s Spike VGAs, Hideo Kojima will reveal truths behind Metal Gear Solid: Rising and the Transformers: Fall of Cybertron trailer will also be revealed. Alan Wake 2 will also make a special appearance.
The Legend of Zelda franchise will also be honored in the first ever “Hall of Fame” award. Geoff Keighley, publisher relations of Spike said, “It is only natural to start with ‘Zelda,’” in terms of the first inductee. Casey Patterson, executive producer of the VGAs and executive vice president of event production for Viacom Media Networks Entertainment Group spoke on behalf of the new award:
View the entire list of 26 categories and their 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
The 2011 Spike VGAs will premiere live Saturday, December 10 at 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific.
Who do you expect to win “Game of the Year”?
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Source: Sacbee
