VGA's Preview

[BlueStripedBox]

So, as you all know, we will be having a reaction thread going Saturday night for the Video Game Awards.

Well here is the official list of nominees in each category, and let's hear your opinion. What do you think will take GOTY?

Studio of the Year   

- BioWare
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Bungie Studios
- Rockstar San Diego

Best Wii Game

- Donkey Kong Country Returns
- Kirby?s Epic Yarn
- Metroid: Other M
- Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best Xbox 360 Game

- Alan Wake
- Fable III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2

Best PS3 Game

- God of War III
- Heavy Rain
- ModNation Racers
- Red Dead Redemption

Best PC Game

- Fallout: New Vegas
- Mass Effect 2
- Sid Meier?s Civilization V
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Handheld Game

- God of War: Ghost of Sparta
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
- Super Scribblenauts

Best Shooter

- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- BioShock 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach

Best Action-Adventure Game

- Assassin?s Creed: Brotherhood
- God of War III
- Red Dead Redemption
- Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best RPG

- Fable III
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Mass Effect 2

Best Multiplayer Game

- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Halo: Reach
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Individual Sports Game

- EA Sports MMA
- Shaun White Skateboarding
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
- UFC Undisputed 2010

Best Team Sports Game

- FIFA Soccer 11
- Madden NFL 11
- NBA 2K11
- MLB ?10: The Show

Best Driving Game

- Blur
- ModNation Racers
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Split/Second

Best Music Game

- Dance Central
- DJ Hero 2
- Def Jam Rapstar
- Rock Band 3

Best Soundtrack

- Def Jam Rapstar
- DJ Hero 2
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- Rock Band 3

Best Song in a Game

- Basket Case by Green Day
- Black Rain by Soundgarden
- Far Away by Jos? Gonz?lez
- GoldenEye by Nicole Scherzinger
- Replay/Rude Boy Mashup by Iyaz & Rihanna
- Won?t Back Down by Eminem

Best Original Score

- God of War III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption

Best Graphics

- God of War III
- Heavy Rain
- Kirby?s Epic Yarn
- Red Dead Redemption

Best Adapted Video Game

- LEGO: Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Transformers: War for Cybertron

Best Performance by a Human Male

- Daniel Craig as James Bond
- Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov
- John Cleese as Jasper
- Martin Sheen as Illusive Man
- Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck
- Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man
- Rob Wiethoff as John Marston
- Sam Worthington as Alex Mason

Best Performance by a Human Female

- Dame Judi Dench as M
- Danica Patrick as Herself
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady
- Felicia Day as Veronica
- Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard
- Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman
- Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan
- Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson

Best Downloadable Game

- Costume Quest
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Monday Night Combat
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Best DLC

- BioShock 2: Minerva?s Den
- Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
- Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
- Red Dead Redemption ? Undead Nightmare

Best Independent Game

- Joe Danger
- Limbo
- Super Meat Boy
- The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

Most Anticipated Game

- Batman: Arkham City
- BioShock: Infinite
- Gears of War 3
- Portal 2

Game of the Year

- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- God of War III
- Halo: Reach
- Mass Effect 2
- Red Dead Redemption

[failed_factor]

I'd love to see Mass Effect 2 win GOTY, but knowing its  a popularity contest makes me say Black Ops.

Bioware Im hoping gets studio of the year for giving us two amazing titles in the last year. Dragon Age and ME2.

I do find it hard to believe that Fable 3 is up for 360 GOTY considering how much crap Ive heard about it.

[JacDeathly]

I'd love to see Mass Effect 2 win GOTY, but knowing its  a popularity contest makes me say Black Ops.

Bioware Im hoping gets studio of the year for giving us two amazing titles in the last year. Dragon Age and ME2.

I do find it hard to believe that Fable 3 is up for 360 GOTY considering how much crap Ive heard about it.

Fable III was sub par at best. Fable 1 will always be the best.

Bioware is my pick for studio. Blizzard will probably make it close. My other picks follow:

Wii: Kirby or Galaxy 2
Xbox 360:Reach or Mass Effect 2
PS3:Heavy Rain (Red Dead is multi platform. Why is it up for this?)
PC: Starcraft II
Handheld:Professor Layton
Shooter: Reach
Action/Adventure: Red Dead Redemption
RPG: Mass Effect 2
Multiplayer: Reach
Best original Score: Reach or Red Dead
Adapted: Transformers: War for Cybertron
Male performance: Rob Weithoff as John Marston
DLC: Undead Nightmare
Anticipated: Arkham Asylum
Game of Year: Man I don't know it is a toss between Reach and Red Dead Redemption for me with Mass Effect 2 right there with them.

[hipmofasa]

My predictions (though not necessarily my opinions):

Studio of the Year   
- Rockstar San Diego

Best Wii Game
- Donkey Kong Country Returns

Best Xbox 360 Game
- Mass Effect 2

Best PS3 Game
- Red Dead Redemption

Best PC Game
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Handheld Game
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Action-Adventure Game
- Red Dead Redemption

Best RPG
- Fallout: New Vegas

Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Individual Sports Game
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Best Team Sports Game
- FIFA Soccer 11

Best Driving Game
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Best Music Game
- Rock Band 3

Best Soundtrack
- Rock Band 3

Best Song in a Game
- Basket Case by Green Day

Best Original Score
- God of War III

Best Graphics
- God of War III

Best Adapted Video Game
- LEGO: Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Best Performance by a Human Male
- Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov

Best Performance by a Human Female
- Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan

Best Downloadable Game
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Best DLC
- Red Dead Redemption ? Undead Nightmare

Best Independent Game
- Limbo

Most Anticipated Game
- Portal 2

Game of the Year
- Red Dead Redemption

[hipmofasa]

Results:

Game of the Year:
Red Dead Redemption

Studio of the Year:
Bioware

Character of the Year:
Sgt. Woods, Black Ops

Best XBOX 360 Game:
Mass Effect 2

Best PS3 Game:
God of War 3

Best Wii Game:
Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best PC Game:
Starcraft 2

Best Handheld Game:
God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Best Shooter:
Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Action/Adventure:
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Best RPG:
Mass Effect 2

Best Multiplayer:
Halo: Reach

Best Individual Sports Game:
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Best Team Sports Game:
NBA 2K11

Best Driving Game:
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Best Music Game:
Rock Band 3

Best Soundtrack:
DJ Hero 2

Best Song:
Far Away

Best Original Score:
Red Dead Redemption

Best Graphics:
God of War 3

Best Adapted Game:
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Best Performance by a Male:
Neil Patrick Harris as Spiderman/Peter Parker

Best Performance by a Female:
Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan

Best Downloadable Game:
Costume Quest

Best DLC:
Undead Nightmare

Best Independent Game:
Limbo

Most Anticipated Game:
Portal 2

[failed_factor]

Reveal of Elder Scrolls V.

God Im so excited now. Only been almost 5 years since Oblivion.

[JacDeathly]

Reveal of Elder Scrolls V.

God Im so excited now. Only been almost 5 years since Oblivion.

Could've had a better name though. Skyrm? What does that even mean?

[failed_factor]

No idea. They always have stupid names. With the exception of Oblivion. That was actually kinda cool.

[JacDeathly]

I never really got into Oblivion all that much (you may know). It was a ridiculously long game though. Now that I am older and RPG's have become my favorite genre of gaming I may just have to replay Oblivion before Skyrim comes out.

Side note: It's all about Dragons!