Spike TV Reveals Full List of VGA Nominees

Did your favorite game get nominated for this year's awards?

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The clock is ticking as the date for Spike’s annual Video Game Awards approaches. With the show only a few weeks away, Spike TV has finally revealed the complete list of nominees for the various categories. Make your picks now and let us know who you want to see win because “someone” on the staff has a little bit of a say. Our very own VG editor Tina Amini (@TinaAmini) is one of the official judges for this year’s awards.

Some of the highlights of this year’s categories include:

Game of the Year

  • Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
  • Portal 2 (Valve)
  • Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Studio of the Year

  • Bethesda Game Studios
  • Naughty Dog
  • Rocksteady Studios
  • Valve 

Best Shooter

  • Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts / DICE)
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision / Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Games)
  • Gears of War 3 (Microsoft Studios / Epic Games)
  • Rage (Bethesda Softworks / Id Software)

Best Independent Game

  • Bastion (Supergiant Games)
  • Minecraft (Mojang)
  • Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
  • The Binding of Isaac (Edmund McMillen)

The full list of nominees can be found on the VGA website.

Spike TV will also begin a new tradition this year with the inaugural presentation of the Spike TV Video Game Hall of Fame Award. Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda franchise will be the first ever recipient of the award. 

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