14 DAY TRIAL // The nominees and categories of the Spike TV Video Game Awards (VGX) have just been revealed and the most popular titles are BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto 5, The Last of Us, and Tomb Raider.
As opposed to previous years, Spike TV is rebranding its Video Game Awards ceremony, dumping the VGA name in favor of the VGX, and it's just revealed a huge list of categories and nominees for the 2013 edition of the special ceremony.
As always, a few games have earned quite a few nominations, including BioShock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto 5. What's more, quite a few independent titles and studios have also received plenty of nominations, like Gone Home from The Fullbright Company.
Check out the full list below, via the official site.
Game Of The Year
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games • Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North • Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo • The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog • Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics
Studio of the Year
• Irrational Games • Naughty Dog • Rockstar North • The Fullbright Company
Best Shooter
• Battlefield 4 - Electronic Arts / DICE • BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games • Call of Duty: Ghosts - Activision / Infinity Ward • Metro: Last Light - Deep Silver / 4A Games
Best Action Adventure Game
• Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal • Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North • The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog • Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics
Best Sports Game
• FIFA 14 - Electronic Arts / EA Canada • MLB 13: The Show - Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios San Diego • NBA 2K14 - 2K Sports / Visual Concepts • NHL 14 - Electronic Arts / EA Canada
Best Independent Game
• Gone Home Watch - The Fullbright Company • Kentucky Route Zero - Cardboard Computer • Papers, Please - Lucas Pope • The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe
Best RPG
• Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn - Square Enix • Fire Emblem: Awakening - Nintendo • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Namco Bandai / Level-5 / Studio Ghibli • Pokemon X/Y - Nintendo / Game Freak
Best Fighting Game
• Divekick - Iron Galaxy Studios / One True Game Studios • Injustice: Gods Among Us - Warner Bros Interactive / NetherRealm Studios • Killer Instinct - Microsoft Studios / Double Helix Games / Rare • Tekken Revolution - Namco Bandai Games
Best Driving Game
• F1 2013 - Codemasters • Grid 2 - Codemasters • Forza Motorsport 5 - Microsoft Studios / Turn 10 Studios • Need For Speed Rivals - Electronic Arts / Ghost Games / Criterion Games
Best
DLC
• Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep - 2K Games / Gearbox Software • Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall - Bethesda Softworks / Arkane Studios • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal • Mass Effect 3: Citadel - EA / BioWare
Best Xbox Game
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - 505 Games / Starbreeze • Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North • Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics
Best PlayStation Game
• Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North • Rayman Legends - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier • The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog • Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics
Best Nintendo Game
• Pikmin 3 - Nintendo • Rayman Legends - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montpellier • Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo • The Wonderful 101 - Nintendo / PlatinumGames
Best PC Game
• Battlefield 4 - Electronic Arts / DICE • Gone Home - The Fullbright Company • Papers, Please - Lucas Pope • The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe
Best Handheld Game
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo • Pokemon X/Y - Nintendo • Tearaway - Sony Computer Entertainment / Media Molecule • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Nintendo
Best Casual Game
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo • Disney Infinity - Disney Interactive Studios / Avalanche Software • Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time - PopCap Games • Skylanders Swap Force - Activision / Vicarious Visions / n-Space / Beenox
Best Voice Actor
• Troy Baker as Joel - The Last of Us • Troy Baker as Booker DeWitt - BioShock Infinite • Steven Ogg as Trevor Philips - Grand Theft Auto V • Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins - Beyond: Two Souls
Best Voice Actress
• Ashley Johnson as Ellie - The Last of Us • Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth - BioShock Infinite • Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft - Tomb Raider • Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes - Beyond: Two Souls
Best Soundtrack
• BioShock Infinite - 2K Games / Irrational Games • Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games / Rockstar North • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Namco Bandai / Level-5 • The Last of Us - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog
Best Song in a Game
• “A.D.H.D.” performed by Kendrick Lamar - Grand Theft Auto V • “Sleepwalking” performed by The Chain Gang of 1974 - Grand Theft Auto V • “Survival” performed by Eminem - Call of Duty: Ghosts • “Will the Circle be Unbroken” performed by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker - BioShock Infinite
Most Anticipated Game
• Destiny - Activision / Bungie • Titanfall - Electronic Arts / Respawn Entertainment • South Park: The Stick of Truth - Ubisoft / Obsidian Entertainment • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Warner Bros Interactive / CD Projekt • Watch Dogs - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal
The 2013 VGX awards will be held on December 7 and the awards will be decided by a council of game journalists.