VGA 2011: Nominees and Winners
by Staff on December 10, 2011 @ 7:04 pm
Here are the nominees and winners from the Spike TV Video Game Awards. The winners are in bold.
GAME OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
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
Nominees:
Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Nominees:
Batman: Arkham City
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Portal 2
BEST PS3 GAME
Nominees:
inFAMOUS 2
Killzone 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST Wii GAME
Nominees:
Disney’s Epic Mickey
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Lost in Shadow
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST PC GAME
Nominees:
Battlefield 3
Minecraft
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Portal 2
BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Nominees:
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Infinity Blade
Super Mario 3D Land
Jetpack Joyride
BEST SHOOTER
Nominees:
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Rage
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Nominees:
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST RPG
Nominees:
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dragon Age II
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Nominees:
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Portal 2
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Nominees:
Fight Night Champion
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
Top Spin 4
Virtua Tennis 4
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Nominees:
FIFA Soccer 12
NBA 2K12
NHL 12
MLB ’11: The Show
BEST DRIVING GAME
Nominees:
DiRT 3
Driver: San Francisco
Forza Motorsport 4
Need For Speed: The Run
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Nominees:
The King of Fighters XIII
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Mortal Kombat
WWE All Stars
BEST MOTION GAME
Nominees:
Child of Eden
Dance Central 2
The Gunstringer
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Nominees:
Bastion
Minecraft
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
The Binding of Isaac
BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Nominees:
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
Nominees:
“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
“Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton – Portal 2
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Nominees:
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2
BEST GRAPHICS
Nominees:
Batman: Arkham City
LA Noire
Rage
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Nominees:
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
Nominees:
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
Nominees:
Bastion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Stacking
Trenched
BEST DLC
Nominees:
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
Mass Effect 2: Arrival
Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
Portal 2 Peer Review
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Nominees:
BioShock: Infinite
Diablo III
Halo 4
Mass Effect 3
The Last Guardian
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