Spike/MTV Announce Nominees For 10th Annual Video Game Awards

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Spike TV Announces Nominees For 10th Annual Video Game Awards

By Spike TV
Published: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 - 4:06 pm

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV today announced the nominees of "VGA TEN" (#VGA) – the network's tenth annual live televised event to celebrate the best in video games. "VGA TEN," hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, will feature exclusive world premieres as well as musical performances by Linkin Park and Tenacious D. The interactive multiplatform special will premiere LIVE from Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, CA on Friday, December 7 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on Spike TV. Additionally, "VGA TEN" will simulcast on MTV 2, MTV Tr3s, Xbox LIVE, Spike.com and GameTrailers.com.

Spike TV and Microsoft also unveiled plans to broadcast the 2012 Video Game Awards to Xbox LIVE users in multiple countries this December. Fans will be able to view the "VGA's" on Xbox consoles in the United States and additional countries to be confirmed at a later date.* The show will also be streamed internationally on Spike.com and GameTrailers.com.

Airing alongside the tenth anniversary television broadcast, the U.S. Xbox LIVE stream of the VGAs will showcase groundbreaking interactivity that lets users "play" the show as it happens live in Los Angeles. Responses to poll questions will be tabulated in real time on screen for the Xbox LIVE audience and users with Xbox Smartglass will get a unique second-screen experience that updates in real time alongside the show content.

"This unprecedented partnership with Xbox will make 'VGA TEN' the biggest worldwide gaming event ever; we're thrilled to be the first awards show presented on Xbox where our fans play every day," said Casey Patterson, Executive Producer of the "VGAs" and Executive Vice President of Production for Entertainment Group. "There is no more innovative producer than Mark Burnett to engage the fans on a whole new level in our big anniversary year."

"I am blown away by how cool Xbox LIVE is. It brings the 'VGAs' to gamers in a completely new and innovative way," said Mark Burnett, Executive Producer of the Video Game Awards. "Now viewers will not only watch the show but actually interact with it and our host Samuel L. Jackson in real time like a video game, creating a 360 degree conversation between the 'VGAs' and all of the fans watching at the same time. And the only thing cooler than Xbox is Samuel L. Jackson."

"Xbox makes your entertainment more amazing, and we can't wait to team up with Viacom and Mark Burnett to make the VGAs the first-ever interactive TV awards show to be broadcast on Xbox LIVE," said Marc Whitten, Corporate Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft. "Our teams are working together to create a groundbreaking interactive TV experience that will turn VGA viewers into VGA participants."

Also revealed today, Grammy Award-winning recording artists Linkin Park will perform a show-stopping rendition of "Castle of Glass," from their album "Living Things." "Castle of Glass" is also nominated for "Best Song in a Game" for EA's "Medal of Honor: Warfighter." Tenacious D will also return to the VGAs with a live performance of "Rize of the Fenix." This will mark the band's second VGA performance to date.

Exclusive world premieres debuting at "VGA TEN" include Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us," Epic Games' "Gears of War: Judgment" and Obsidian Entertainment's "South Park: The Stick of Truth," with additional exclusive World Premieres to be announced in the weeks to come. "You will freak out at this year's short films," said Burnett, who then added, "Can you say, 'Sam Jackson Mode?'"

Leading "VGA TEN," with seven nominations each are "Borderlands 2" (2K Games/Gearbox Software), "Halo 4" (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries) and "Journey" (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany). Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed III," is not far behind with six nominations while Bethesda Softworks' "Dishonored," EA's "Mass Effect 3," and Telltale Games' "The Walking Dead: The Game" all have five nominations each.

Nominees for Spike TV's "VGA TEN" were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of some of the most well-respected video game journalists from media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, Game Informer, Joystiq, Kotaku, Polygon, IGN, GameTrailers, Gamespot, Wired.com, USA Today and Associated Press.

Below are the nominees and categories for Spike TV's "VGA TEN."

Vote Here: http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2012-nominees/voting/game-of-the-year

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  • [Deleted User]
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  • focus
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    aint been no ? ten years... ? outta here ? .

    The 2003 VGAs were the first VGAs to be hosted by Spike TV. It was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2, 2003 and aired on December 4, 2003.
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  • RichPorterOfTheIC
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    edited November 2012
    focus wrote: »
    aint been no ? ten years... ? outta here ? .

    The 2003 VGAs were the first VGAs to be hosted by Spike TV. It was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2, 2003 and aired on December 4, 2003.

    Lol I remember watching that. They gave the most coveted award of the night game of the year at the begging of the show to madden lmao. Funk flex was hosting
  • focus
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    Yea, in the early years they gave GOTY to ? like Madden and the show was terrible in general. But in the last years they have been much better about picking the nominees, dropping world premieres and making the show overall more entertaining.
  • CottonCitySlim
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    fake ass award show is trash.

    it took angry joe calling out the top man and angry letters from fans to finally try and be legit
  • focus
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    edited November 2012
    MobTown wrote: »
    fake ass award show is trash.

    it took angry joe calling out the top man and angry letters from fans to finally try and be legit

    So, now that it is, lets all move on. Or are the VGA's now of the list along with E3 as "things only "gamers" on the IC hate?"
  • focus
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    edited November 2012
    Geoff Keighley teases “amazing” VGA announcement for old-school gamers
    November 26th, 2012 Posted in General Gaming, News

    It’s about this time of year when we start getting hints and teases related to the Video Game Awards that take place in December.

    In terms of games, The Last of Us and Gears of War: Judgment have already been confirmed as premiers for the event. But what about surprises?

    A short while ago, Geoff Keighly tweeted:

    “Have an amazing VGA announcement coming together for old-school gaming fans….this one is very special to me personally.”
  • focus
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    Airs tonight

    Confirmed World Premieres for:

    Bioshock Infinite
    Tomb Raider
    The Last of Us
    Gears of War: Judgement
  • CallMeWelvin
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  • funkdocdamc
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    I just looked at the nominees for best Xbox360/PS3...smh @ this ? :

    XBOX360:
    Assassin's Creed 3
    Borderlands 2
    Dishonored
    Halo 4 (Obvious winner, deservedly so)

    PS3:
    Assassin's Creed 3
    Borderlands 2
    Dishonored
    Journey


    Really? 3 of the same multiplat games for each system and a PSN title that was MAYBE 2-3 hours long. SMH & LOL @ Twisted Metal & Starhawk not being mentioned at all. I didn't really ? with either one, but still.....

    Oh well, the show should be good for trailers of upcoming ? .
  • vagrant-718
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    Need to be a rule that a console nominees should only be exclusive
  • vagrant-718
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    I got a metal gear vibe from phantom pain
  • Co_Town_Michael
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    All gaming award shows are full of ? -riding and bias anyways.
    The only thing worth watching is the world premieres and that's it.
  • PSN-Canibuss
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    edited December 2012
    I got a metal gear vibe from phantom pain

    It is Metal Gear... Metal Gear V

    http://i.imgur.com/ANStk.jpg
  • ocelot
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    2012 Spike Video Game Award Nominees & * Winners

    Game of the Year
    * The Walking Dead
    Assassin's Creed III
    Dishonored
    Journey
    Mass Effect 3

    Best Action Adventure Game
    * Dishonored
    Assassin's Creed III
    Darksiders II
    Sleeping Dogs

    Best Shooter
    * Borderlands 2
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II
    Halo 4
    Max Payne 3

    Best RPG
    * Mass Effect 3
    Diablo III
    Torchlight II
    Xenoblade Chronicles

    Best Multi-Player Game
    * Borderlands 2
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II
    Guild Wars 2
    Halo 4

    Best Fighting Game
    * Persona 4 Arena
    Dead or Alive 5
    Street Fighter X Tekken
    Tekken Tag Tournament 2

    Best Driving Game
    * Need for Speed Most Wanted
    DiRT: Showdown
    F1 2012
    Forza Horizon

    Best Team Sports Game
    * NBA 2K13
    FIFA Soccer 13
    Madden NFL 13
    NHL 13

    Best Individual Sports Game
    * WWE '13
    Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
    SSX
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

    Best Xbox 360 Game
    * Halo 4
    Assassin's Creed III
    Borderlands 2
    Dishonored

    Best PS3 Game
    * Journey
    Assassin's Creed III
    Borderlands 2
    Dishonored

    Best Wii/Wii U Game
    * New Super Mario Bros. U
    The Last Story
    Xenoblade Chronicles
    ZombiU

    Best PC Game
    * XCOM: Enemy Unkown
    Diablo III
    Guild Wars 2
    Torchlight II

    Best Handheld/Mobile Game
    * Sound Shapes
    Gravity Rush
    LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
    New Super Mario Bros. 2

    Best Social Game
    * You Don't Know Jack
    Draw Something
    Marvel: Avengers Alliance
    SimCity Social

    Best Downloadable Game
    * The Walking Dead
    Fez
    Journey
    Sound Shapes

    Best DLC
    * Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    Leviathan – Mass Effect 3
    Mechromancer Pack – Borderlands 2
    Perpetual Testing Initiative – Portal 2

    Best Independent Game
    * Journey
    Dust: An Elysian Tail
    Fez
    Mark of the Ninja

    Best Adapted Video Game
    * The Walking Dead
    Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
    Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
    Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

    Studio of the Year
    * Telltale Games
    343 Industries
    Arkane Studios
    Gearbox Software

    Most Anticipated Game
    * Grand Theft Auto V
    BioShock Infinite
    South Park: The Stick of Truth
    The Last of Us
    Tomb Raider

    Best Graphics
    * Halo 4
    Assassin's Creed III
    Dishonored
    Journey

    Best Song in a Game
    * "Cities" by Beck – Sound Shapes
    "Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park – Medal of Honor Warfighter
    "I Was Born For This" by Austin Wintory – Journey
    "Tears" by Health – Max Payne 3

    Best Original Score
    * Journey
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II
    Halo 4
    Max Payne 3

    Best Performance by a Human Male
    * Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack – Borderlands 2
    Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret – The Walking Dead
    James Mccaffrey as Max Payne – Max Payne 3
    Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker – Spec Ops: The Line

    Best Performance by a Human Female
    * Melissa Hutchison as Clementine – The Walking Dead
    Emma Stone as Amanda Cartwright – Sleeping Dogs
    Jen Taylor as Cortana – Halo 4
    Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard – Mass Effect 3

    Character of the Year
    * Claptrap – Borderlands 2
    Connor – Assassin's Creed III
    Commander Shepard – Mass Effect 3
    Master Chief – Halo 4
    Raul Menendez – Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

    Game of the Decade
    * Half-Life 2
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
    World of Warcraft
    Shadow of the Colossus
    Wii Sports
    BioShock
    Portal
    Mass Effect 2
    Red Dead Redemption
    Batman: Arkham City