The Video Game Awards Nominees For 2011_ Invasion of the Smartphone Games

The nominees for 2011’s Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn’t just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Have a look, and then make your counter-arguments below. 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 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: Drake’s Deception BEST Wii GAME Disney’s 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: Assassins of Kings Portal 2 BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME Ghost Trick: [[link]] 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 MULTI-PLAYER 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: Fate of Two Worlds Mortal Kombat WWE All Stars BEST MOTION GAME Child of Eden Dance Central 2 The Gunstringer The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 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 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 [[link]] 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 Bastion Batman: Arkham City Deus Ex: Human Revolution Portal 2 BEST GRAPHICS Batman: Arkham City LA 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 PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2 Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – [[link]] Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City 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 MOST ANTICIPATED GAME BioShock: Infinite Diablo III Halo 4 Mass Effect 3 The Last Guardian You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.