14 DAY TRIAL // As we near the beginning of December, the Spike TV Video Game Awards are nearing their start, to the nominees for this year's edition have finally been unveiled to the public.
Quite surprisingly, at least considering the other hugely marketed titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops or Halo: Reach, BioWare's Mass Effect 2 leads with the most nominations (10), followed by Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption, with 9, and then by Black Ops and Reach, each with 7.
The winners will be chosen by a panel of journalists, who also chose the final list of nominees for this year's awards ceremony.
Check out all of the Spike TV Video Game Awards nominees below.
Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Black Ops God of War III Halo: Reach Mass Effect 2 Red Dead Redemption
Studio of the Year
BioWare Blizzard Entertainment Bungie Studios Rockstar San Diego
Best Xbox 360 Game
Alan Wake Fable III Halo: Reach Mass Effect 2
Best PS3 Game
God of War 3 Heavy Rain Modnation Racers Red Dead Redemption
Best Wii Game
Donkey Kong Country Returns Kirby's Epic Yarn Metroid Other M Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best PC Game
Fallout: New Vegas Mass Effect 2 Sid Meier's Civilization V Starcraft II Wings of Liberty
Best Handheld Game
God of War: Ghost of Sparta Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Super Scribblenauts
Best Shooter
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 BioShock 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops Halo: Reach
Best Action Adventure Game
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood God of War III Red Dead Redemption Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best RPG
Fable III Fallout: New Vegas Final Fantasy XIII Mass Effect 2
Best Multi-player
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops Halo: Reach Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Individual Sports Game
EA Sports MMA Shaun White Skateboarding Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 UFC Undisputed 2010
Best Team Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 11 Madden NFL 11 NBA 2K11 MLB 10: The Show
Best Driving Game
Blur Modnation Racers Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Split/Second
Best Music Game
Dance Central DJ Hero 2 Def Jam Rapstar Rock Band 3
Best Soundtrack
Def Jam Rapstar DJ Hero 2 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Rock Band 3
Best Song in a Game
"Basket Case" "Black Rain" "Far Away" "GoldenEye" "Won't Back Down" "Replay/Rude Boy Mashup"
Best Original Score
God of War III Halo: Reach Mass Effect 2 Red Dead Redemption
Best Graphics
God of War III Heavy Rain Kirby's Epic Yarn Red Dead Redemption
Best Adapted Video Game
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Transformers: The War for Cybertron
Best Performance By A Human Male
Daniel Craig as James Bond (Blood Stone 007) Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov (Call of Duty Black Ops) John Cleese as Jasper (Fable III) Martin Sheen as Illusive Man (Mass Effect 2) Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck (Halo Reach) Neil Pattrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions) Rob Wiethoff as John Marston (Red Dead Redemption) Sam Worthington as Alex Mason (Call of Duty Black Ops)
Best Performance by a Human Female
Dame Judi Dench as M (Blood Stone 007) Danica Patrick as Danica Patrick (Blur) Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady (Call of Duty Back Ops) Felicia Day as Veronica (Fallout New Vegas) Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard (Mass Effect 2) Kristin Bell as Lucy Stillman (Assassin's Creed Brotherhood) Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan (Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty) Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect 2)
Best Downloadable Game
Costume Quest Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Monday Night Combat Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Best DLC
BioShock 2 "Minerva's Den" Borderlands "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx" Mass Effect 2 "Lair of the Shadow Broker" Red Dead Redemption "Undead Nightmare"
Best Independent Game
Joe Danger Limbo Super Meat Boy The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Most Anticipated Game
Batman: Arkham City BioShock: Infinite Gears of War 3 Portal 2
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