Spike Video Game Awards (VGA) 2011, ecco le nomination

Gli Spike Awards 2011 si avvicinano. La notte degli oscar dei videogiochi (confidenzialmente chiamata VGA) si terrà sabato 10 dicembre e nel frattempo, Spike TV ha pubblicato oggi la lista completa delle nomination. C’è anche l’annuncio riguardante The Legend of Zelda che sarà la prima serie ad essere inclusa nel video Game Hall of Fame.
Oltre alle premiazioni, Gli Spike Awards sono sempre occasione di grandi annunci e video importanti. L’anno scorso ricordiamo quello di The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Per quest’anno, tra i trailer esclusivi sono già annunciati quelli del nuovo Alan Wake; Metal Gear Solid Rising; Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots; Transformers: Fall of Cybertron; BioShock Infinite e quello su un non ancora identificato titolo BioWare.
A seguire la lista delle nomination nelle quasi trenta categorie.

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

Best Wii Game

• 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
• 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 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 Fighters XIII
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Mortal Kombat
• WWE All Stars

Best Motion Game

• Child of Eden
• Dance Central 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• The Gunstringer

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 Original Game

• Bastion
• Batman: Arkham City
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Portal 2

Best Graphics

• Batman: Arkham City
• L.A. 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 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

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

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

Best Original Score

• Bastion
• Batman: Arkham City
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Portal 2

Most Anticipated Game

• BioShock: Infinite
• Diablo III
• Halo 4
• Mass Effect 3
• The Last Guardian
• 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