Spike TV has sent out a press release detailing the full list of nominees for this years VGA show.
As expected, the likes of Uncharted 3 and Batman: Arkham City have several nominations this year along with Portal 2 and The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.
Interestingly enough, mega shooting titles, Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3 and Gears of War 3 are nominated in several categories too but NOT for “Game of the Year”.
Check out all the nominees below:
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
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
