14 DAY TRIAL // Spike has announced that video games that will be battling for the Game of the Year awards at the 2011 Video Game Awards, which will be presented on December 10 during a ceremony which will also see a number of game reveals, including a new title from BioWare.
Here's the full list of nominees:
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 PlayStation 3 Game
inFAMOUS 2 Killzone 3 LittleBigPlanet 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Nintendo 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 Role Playing Game
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: Fate of Two Worlds Mortal Kombat WWE All Stars
Best Motion Powered 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 for Bastion “Exile Vilify” by The National in Portal 2 “I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine from Dragon Age II “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb in Bastion “Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton for 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 Downloadable Content
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