Spike TV has announced the finalists for its annual Video Game Awards ceremony, and as usual , some of their choices are raising eyebrows around the interwebz.<\/p>\n
The winners will be announced on December 11, and the nominees are as follows:<\/p>\n
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Studio of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n – BioWare<\/p>\n – Blizzard Entertainment<\/p>\n – Bungie Studios<\/p>\n – Rockstar San Diego<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Wii Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Donkey Kong Country Returns<\/p>\n – Kirby’s Epic Yarn<\/p>\n – Metroid: Other M<\/p>\n – Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Xbox 360 Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Alan Wake<\/p>\n – Fable III<\/p>\n – Halo: Reach<\/p>\n – Mass Effect 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best PS3 Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – God of War III<\/p>\n – Heavy Rain<\/p>\n – ModNation Racers<\/p>\n – Red Dead Redemption<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best PC Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Fallout: New Vegas<\/p>\n – Mass Effect 2<\/p>\n – Sid Meier’s Civilization V<\/p>\n – StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Handheld Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – God of War: Ghost of Sparta<\/p>\n – Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker<\/p>\n – Professor Layton and the Unwound Future<\/p>\n – Super Scribblenauts<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Shooter<\/strong><\/p>\n – Battlefield: Bad Company 2<\/p>\n – BioShock 2<\/p>\n – Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/p>\n – Halo: Reach<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Action-Adventure Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood<\/p>\n – God of War III<\/p>\n – Red Dead Redemption<\/p>\n – Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best RPG<\/strong><\/p>\n – Fable III<\/p>\n – Fallout: New Vegas<\/p>\n – Final Fantasy XIII<\/p>\n – Mass Effect 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Multiplayer Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Battlefield: Bad Company 2<\/p>\n – Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/p>\n – Halo: Reach<\/p>\n – StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Individual Sports Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – EA Sports MMA<\/p>\n – Shaun White Skateboarding<\/p>\n – Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11<\/p>\n – UFC Undisputed 2010<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Team Sports Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – FIFA Soccer 11<\/p>\n – Madden NFL 11<\/p>\n – NBA 2K11\u2028- MLB ’10: The Show<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Driving Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Blur<\/p>\n – ModNation Racers<\/p>\n – Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit<\/p>\n – Split\/Second<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Music Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Dance Central<\/p>\n – DJ Hero 2<\/p>\n – Def Jam Rapstar<\/p>\n – Rock Band 3<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Soundtrack<\/strong><\/p>\n – Def Jam Rapstar<\/p>\n – DJ Hero 2<\/p>\n – Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock<\/p>\n – Rock Band 3<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Song in a Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Basket Case by Green Day<\/p>\n – Black Rain by Soundgarden<\/p>\n – Far Away by José González<\/p>\n – GoldenEye by Nicole Scherzinger<\/p>\n – Replay\/Rude Boy Mashup by Iyaz & Rihanna<\/p>\n – Won’t Back Down by Eminem<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Original Score<\/strong><\/p>\n – God of War III<\/p>\n – Halo: Reach<\/p>\n – Mass Effect 2<\/p>\n – Red Dead Redemption<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n – God of War III<\/p>\n – Heavy Rain<\/p>\n – Kirby’s Epic Yarn<\/p>\n – Red Dead Redemption<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Adapted Video Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – LEGO: Harry Potter: Years 1-4<\/p>\n – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game<\/p>\n – Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions<\/p>\n – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II<\/p>\n – Transformers: War for Cybertron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Performance by a Human Male<\/strong><\/p>\n – Daniel Craig as James Bond<\/p>\n – Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov<\/p>\n – John Cleese as Jasper<\/p>\n – Martin Sheen as Illusive Man<\/p>\n – Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck<\/p>\n – Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker\/Amazing Spider-Man<\/p>\n – Rob Wiethoff as John Marston<\/p>\n – Sam Worthington as Alex Mason<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Performance by a Human Female<\/strong><\/p>\n – Dame Judi Dench as M<\/p>\n – Danica Patrick as Herself<\/p>\n – Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady<\/p>\n – Felicia Day as Veronica<\/p>\n – Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard<\/p>\n – Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman<\/p>\n – Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan<\/p>\n -Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Downloadable Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Costume Quest<\/p>\n – Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light<\/p>\n – Monday Night Combat<\/p>\n – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best DLC<\/strong><\/p>\n – BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den<\/p>\n – Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx<\/p>\n – Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker<\/p>\n – Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best Independent Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Joe Danger<\/p>\n – Limbo<\/p>\n – Super Meat Boy<\/p>\n – The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most Anticipated Game<\/strong><\/p>\n – Batman: Arkham City<\/p>\n – BioShock: Infinite<\/p>\n – Gears of War 3<\/p>\n – Portal 2<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Game of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n – Call of Duty: Black Ops<\/p>\n – God of War III<\/p>\n – Halo: Reach<\/p>\n – Mass Effect 2<\/p>\n – Red Dead Redemption<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s not terrible list in my opinion, and the likes of Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, StarCraft II, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 are well represented, which is good enough for me.<\/p>\n Having said that, my own nominations for game of the year would be StarCraft II, Bad Company 2, Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption, with Black Ops possibly sneaking in if Treyarch can sort out the bugs pronto.<\/p>\n