2011 VGAs – all nominees announced

[Chaos Raiden]

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 PS3 Game
inFamous 2
Killzone 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Uncharted 3

Best Wii Game
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
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 RPG
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
Mortal Kombat
WWE All Stars

 

[Vergil's Waifu]

No chance of Fable 3 Game of the Year edition then :/

I think Portal 2 will win that.

I'd like to see LA Noire win the graphics Category, but i think Uncharted might do quite well. (or Batman...)

 

[Chaos Raiden]

Best Motion Game
Child of Eden
Dance Central 2
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Gunstringer

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 Original Game
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2

Best Graphics
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. 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 Downloadable Game
Bastion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Stacking
Trenched

Best DLC
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
Mass Effect 2 – Arrival
Mortal Kombat – Freddy Krueger
Portal 2 – Peer Review

GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer
Batman: Arkham City – Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer
Dark Souls – Ignite ’11 Debut Trailer
Dead Island – GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Purity First Infomercial
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – In-Game Debut Trailoer
Hitman: Absolution – E3 2011 Trailer
Prey 2 – E3 2011 Trailer
Tomb Raider – E3 2011 Trailer
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – E3 2011 Trailer

Best Song In A Game
“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

Best Original Score
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2

Most Anticipated Game
BioShock: Infinite
Diablo III
Halo 4
Mass Effect 3
The Last Guardian

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

Source: http://gamingeverything.com/11925/2011-vgas-all-nominees-announced/

My own picks:

Studio of the Year - Either Naughty Dog or Rocksteady Studios
Best PS3 Game - Either Infamous 2 or Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best Action Adventure Game - Either Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Batman: Arkham City or Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best RPG - Dark Souls
Best Fighting Game - Either Mortal Kombat or Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Best Adapted Video Game - Batman: Arkham City
Best Original Game - Batman: Arkham City
Best Graphics - Either Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire or Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best Performance By A Human Male - Either Nolan North or Mark Hamill
GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year - Either Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Tomb Raider, Hitman: Absolution or Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best Original Score - Batman: Arkham City
Most Anticipated Game - Either Mass Effect 3 or The Last Guardian
Game of the Year - Either Batman: Arkham City or Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

A bit disappointed that Catherine is not nominated in a category, specifically the Best Original Game category.

 

[CoolDemon]

Best rpg:
I'd say Skyrim or Dark Souls

Best studio:
Bethesda because Skyrim is a wonder in gaming from what i have seen.

 

[Angel]

I would agree totally with CoolDemon about Skyrim (and Bethesda) - of course I can see graphical flaws and the odd weird moment when people just fall out of thin air and start talking to me like nothing happened, but that's nothing game breaking nor even that bothersome unless you're some sort of gaming purist. Fabulous game - so many things in there that I always wanted from a video game but no one ever had the ability/time/money/balls to put them in.

 

[Haven]

Wait, Batman Arkham City, Portal 2 and Deus Ex are in the 'best original' category?! It'd be cool if Trails in the Sky made it into the best handheld or rpg list, guess its too much of a niche title compared to the rest .

Anyway, here's my list:

Studio of the Year
Valve, portal 2 is the only game I played from any of the developers on that list (stupid ps3 breaking )

Best Xbox 360 Game
Portal 2, ok I don't own a 360 but my ps3 died this year and portal 2 isn't on the best ps3 game.

Best Handheld
None of them, haven't played them . But I would definitely vote 'Trails in the Sky' if it was there.

Best Original Game
Portal 2 (despite being a sequel)

Best Performance
J.K Simmons as Cave Johnson- Portal 2

Trailer of the Year
Assassin's Creed Revelations E3 Trailer

Best Song in a Game
What! No 'Want you Gone'?!

Best Original Score
Portal 2.......again

Most Anticipated Game
The Last Guardian

Game of the Year
Do I even have to say (psst, Portal 2 )

 

[Dark Drakan]

Studio of the Year - Bethesda Game Studios
Best 360 Game - Gears Of War 3
Best Action Adventure Game - Batman: Arkham City
Best RPG - The Elder Scolls V: Skyrim though i loved Deus Ex
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield 3
Best individual sports game: Fight Night Champion
Best team sports game: Fifa 12
Best Adapted Video Game - Batman: Arkham City
Best Original Game - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Best Graphics - L.A. Noire
Best Performance By A Human Male - Mark Hamill though honourable mention for Stephen Merchant for making me laugh.
GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year - Assassin's Creed: Revelations or Elder Scrolls Skyrim
Best Original Score - Deus Ex Human Revolution
Best Song in a game - Portal 2
Most Anticipated Game - Mass Effect 3
Game of the Year - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

 

[lorddemolatron]

Studio of the Year - Bethesda Game Studios
Best 360 Game - Gears Of War 3
Best Action Adventure Game - Batman: Arkham City
Best RPG - The Elder Scolls V: Skyrim though i loved Deus Ex
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield 3
Best individual sports game: Fight Night Champion
Best team sports game: Fifa 12
Best Adapted Video Game - Batman: Arkham City
Best Original Game - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Best Graphics - L.A. Noire
Best Performance By A Human Male - Mark Hamill though honourable mention for Stephen Merchant for making me laugh.
GameTrailers.com Trailer of the Year - Assassin's Creed: Revelations or Elder Scrolls Skyrim
Best Original Score - Deus Ex Human Revolution
Best Song in a game - Portal 2
Most Anticipated Game - Mass Effect 3
Game of the Year - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim​

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These are my favourites too ​

 

[CoolDemon]

If Legend of Zelda wins Game of The Year i will go balistic.

Just look at Skyrim -.-

 

[Dark Drakan]

If Legend of Zelda wins Game of The Year i will go balistic.

Just look at Skyrim -.-

For a game of its size its truly gorgeous and such an amazing game world.

 

[CoolDemon]

For a game of its size its truly gorgeous and such an amazing game world.

LEgend of Zelda deserves respect but honestly. I never got the chance to play the original games so it sucks. But honestly i keep seeing "NEw Zelda new Zelda". It annoys me because it seems they are still playing on nostaligi and the impact first time Zelda was out had on players.

And Skyrim....Skyriiiiim is AWEsoooooooooooome. It's truly a great game just like how great Red Dead Redemption represented The Wild West.