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[Lakitu]

Teaser shot of Bioware's next project. Probably that military themed FPS.

 

[Rikyfree]

My picks:


Game of the Year

Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

Studio of the Year

Rockstar San Diego

Best Xbox 360 Game

Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Best PS3 Game

God of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment/SCE Studios Santa Monica)

Best Wii Game

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo/Nintendo)

Best PC Game

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment)

Best Handheld Game

God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Sony Computer Entertainment / Ready At Dawn Studios)

Best Shooter

Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision/Treyarch)

Best Action Adventure Game

Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

Best RPG

Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Best Multiplayer Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision/Treyarch)

Best Driving Game

Blur (Activision/Bizarre Creations)

Best Music Game

Rock Band 3 (MTV Games/Harmonix)

Best Song in a Game

Far Away by José González (Red Dead Redemption)

Best Original Score

Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

Best Graphics

God of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment/SCE Studios Santa Monica)

Best Adapted Video Game

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Chengdu)

Best Performance by a Human Male

Rob Wiethoff as John Marston (Red Dead Redemption/Rockstar Games)

Best Performance by a Human Female

Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect 2/Electronic Arts)

Best Downloadable Game

Costume Quest (THQ/Double Fine Productions)

Best DLC

Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Most Anticipated Game

Portal 2 (Valve/Valve)

I like the cut of your jib

 

[jett]

Here's how it's gonna play out.

ALL of the GOTY nominees will win something, just like last year.

 

[Keavy_Rain]

I feel like Poets of the Fall more than deserve a spot on that list. They contributed two original songs and one single to the Alan Wake soundtrack and those songs were key parts of that game.

Also, fuck you Spike for ignoring Alan Wake in GOTY. Fuckin' poseurs.

 

[LCfiner]

Teaser shot of Bioware's next project. Probably that military themed FPS.

this really took me by surprise.

 

[DY_nasty]

There's no category for best fighting game?

 

[Cartman86]

Awards get better and better every year. I remember when they used to not even have a original soundtrack award. Thing that stands out (as it does every year) is the voice acting category and the insane amount of nominations there are. Why? Because they want to get as many celebrities to the venue as possible.

 

[Maxrunner]

Cod black ops is better than galaxy 2 ???cmon, lolol

 

[Finaika]

There's no category for best fighting game?

If there was Street Fighter would just win anyways like always.

 

[BobsRevenge]

After watching last year, I can say with no hesitation that I have absolutely no interest in watching another one of these this decade. Maybe that'll give the production time to grow up. Christ.

 

[chris121580]

My picks. I really hope that Bad Company 2 gets the attention it deserves:

Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

Studio of the Year
BioWare

Best Xbox 360 Game
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Best PS3 Game
Heavy Rain (Sony Computer Entertainment/Quantic Dream)

Best Wii Game
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo/Nintendo)

Best PC Game
Sid Meier's Civilization V (2K Games/Firaxis)

Best Handheld Game
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami / Kojima Productions)

Best Shooter
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts/DICE)

Best Action Adventure Game
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

Best RPG
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Best Multiplayer Game
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts/DICE)

Best Individual Sports Game
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Electronic Arts/EA Tiburon)

Best Team Sports Game
NBA 2K11 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)

Best Driving Game
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)

Best Music Game
Dance Central (MTV Games/Harmonix)

Best Soundtrack
DJ Hero 2 (Activision/FreeStyleGames)

Best Song in a Game
Far Away by José González (Red Dead Redemption)

Best Original Score
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Best Graphics
God of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment/SCE Studios Santa Monica)

Best Adapted Video Game
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (LucasArts/LucasArts)

Best Performance by a Human Male
Rob Wiethoff as John Marston (Red Dead Redemption/Rockstar Games)

Best Performance by a Human Female
Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson (Mass Effect 2/Electronic Arts)

Best Downloadable Game
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (Square Enix/Crystal Dynamics)

Best DLC
Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

Best Independent Game
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)

Most Anticipated Game
Portal 2 (Valve/Valve)

 

[BudokaiMR2]

See Japanese 3rd party developers just suck because they do.

That's it.

Spike proves this fact.
:lol

 

[DY_nasty]

If there was Street Fighter would just win anyways like always.

I think Blazblue and its fans have earned the right to see a nomination and be rightfully cheated out seeing it win any kind of award.

 

[-PXG-]

"Award" shows mean jack. This is just one big advertising circle jerk.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Why is everyone acting so shocked?

You would think after 5+ years of these awards the nominees, then the winners, we know that this truly isn't a VGA

These are money-hatted PR for franchises that have the backing ($$$$$)

Every year we see the list, every year it's the same old shit

I just watch to see the new upcoming titles, and just meh @ the awards

Until you have an unbiased governing body, that picks the nominees, and isn't sponsored by corporate sponsorship, this ship is going to have the same stagnant feel to it

GAF should just relax, nothing is going to change, either watch or don't

I don't have a Wii, I haven't played SMG2, but I have watched a shit-ton of videos of said game and yes it sucks it's not in the running for GOTY

When GAF does their annual GOTY list for 2010, those are the real VGA's, you know what we should really create our own GAF's VGA's

 

[styl3s]

Yay! I sure hope the Jersey Shore cast is on again. I mean they are exactly what I think of when I'm playing games. Oh and Stevie Wonder. Can't get enough of that hardcore motherfucker.

Spoiler

/s

Are these voted by the public then?

fuck is wrong with stevie wonder?

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Teaser shot of Bioware's next project. Probably that military themed FPS.

Its probably not, but it even could be Mass Effect 3.

Spoiler

but is not

 

[ShogunX]

Who even still cares about this shit awkward show anyway? Last years was horrific and every year they miss a ton of games. Shows like this portray gaming in a light where everybody is super chill and fierce.

Who was it last year that came out saying he hated CGI trailers with no gameplay only to present a CGI trailer with no actual gameplay?

Spoiler

Yes I'm watching it.

 

[Wizpig]

Teaser shot of Bioware's next project. Probably that military themed FPS.

It's Mass Effect 3.

EAware.

And since it will be revealed in this shitty show, they'll probably choose (SURPRISE!) Mass Effect 2 as GOTY.

 

[szaromir]

Who was it last year that came out saying he hated CGI trailers with no gameplay only to present a CGI trailer with no actual gameplay?

Who was it?

VGA are obviously a joke, awarding only big name dudebro titles rather than being actual critic's choices. Last year Dominic Armato should have won best VA and wasn't even nominated, instead crappy Jack Black received the award, because he's a celebrity. The list could go on and on.

 

[JazzmanZ]

VGA with terrible nominees? no surprise there.

 

[evilromero]

Castlevania got robbed too.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Mario Galaxy not in GOTY, nor in best musical score?
No Minecraft in best indie game?
No Skyward Sword in most anticipated?
Every single Bond nomination is for the critically hated Bloodstone and not the critically loved Goldeneye?
No "Class Updates" for TF2 in the DLC section?

What is this nonsense

 

[Zeouterlimits]

It's Mass Effect 3.

And since it will be revealed in this shitty show, they'll probably choose (SURPRISE!) Mass Effect 2 as GOTY.

Reach had the huge reveal/VGA build up last year, but ODST didn't win anything but best Soundtrack (absolutely deserved, amazing).
Isn't it user voted too?
And what if Mass Effect 2 is deserving? Will it be TEH $ELLOUTS!!!

 

[tass0]

And since it will be revealed in this shitty show, they'll probably choose (SURPRISE!) Mass Effect 2 as GOTY.

Well, Mass Effect 2 IS the best game this year, so why not?

 

[Haunted]

There's a best DLC award?


Kill me now.

 

[Jon]

Mass Effect 2 deserves to win ALL AWARDS. I feel bad for Red Dead Redemption; ME2 is like Forrest Gump, and RDR is like Pulp Fiction--both deserving, only one winner.

 

[Wizpig]

Well, Mass Effect 2 IS the best game this year, so why not?

You don't like Halo Reach? ok with me, but apparently you still need to buy a Wii.

 

[Loxley]

I have a feeling Red Dead and Black Ops will sweep the show, which I have no problem with; both were excellent games.

I am, however, staying tuned in to GAF during the awards anyway to watch the obligatory "Yeah these awards are bullshit anyway" reactions when ME2 doesn't win GotY :lol

VGA are obviously a joke, awarding only big name dudebro titles rather than being actual critic's choices. Last year Dominic Armato should have won best VA and wasn't even nominated, instead crappy Jack Black received the award, because he's a celebrity. The list could go on and on.

I can't believe I'm actually defending this B-list award show, but here's a list of the previous GotY winners:

2003 - Madden 2004
2004 - GTA: San Andreas
2005 - Resident Evil 4
2006 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2007 - Bioshock
2008 - Grand Theft Auto IV
2009 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Yeah man, just look at all those Dudebro shooters that won the Game of the Year. Absolutely none of those games were critical darlings :lol

 

[Arnie]

Donkey Kong isn't even out yet and it's nominated for best Wii game? Okay, that pretty much fucks the nominations up from the get go.

And CodBlops getting a GOTY nomination whilst Bad Company 2 and Galaxy 2 didn't is a disgrace.

Personally I'd vote for either Reach or ME2 for GOTY.

 

[TommyT]

:lol :lol

Seriously, if John Cleese as Jasper (Fable III/Microsoft) fails to win it, I will murder some stuff.

Their game was probably bugged out and he didn't talk through a good portion of it. :lol

 

[ultron87]

So aren't the awards that contain games that got GOTY nominations kind of a done deal? I mean if God of War 3 is a potential GOTY (laughable as that is) isn't it automatically going to beat the other non-nominated PS3 games?

 

[A Pretty Panda]

Has Nolan North not been in any significant games this year?

 

[ShogunX]

There's a best DLC award?


Kill me now.

Whats wrong with having a best DLC award? A lot of DLC is good quality stuff that expands the life of the game and lets fans enjoy more content sooner rather than wait for a full blown sequel.

Let's not tarnish all DLC with the same brush.

BioShock 2: Minerva's Den (2K Games/BioWare)
Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare (Rockstar Games/Rockstar San Diego)

All of those expand their respective games quite a bit and contain a fair amount of content. I really dont see the problem.

 

[alr1ght]

Has Nolan North not been in any significant games this year?

every game he is in is significant.

 

[Haunted]

Japan, represent!

...


Oh, come ON, Spike. I know this award show is purposely bad, but no amount of Mountain Dew plugging can distract from 9 slots out of 100 or so.

The best part is how 8 of those 9 are relegated to 2 categories (Best Wii, best handheld) out of the 25 available. :lol

Has Nolan North not been in any significant games this year?

Uncharted 2

Spoiler

Platinum Edition

 

[Nert]

Has GAF ever done their own game soundtrack of the year poll? I actually like all of the soundtracks that were nominated (listen to Far Away from Red Dead Redemption, if you haven't yet), but it's clear that they missed out on a lot of others (Super Mario Galaxy 2, VVVVVV, Nier, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Sonic Colors, Final Fantasy XIII, etc.). It would be interesting to see what soundtracks everyone here was into.

 

[Aokage]

I'm sorry. Uh.

Bayonetta isn't nominated for "Best Action Adventure Game"? What the FUCK?

 

[Kelegacy]

Since Red Dead is my game of the year and I'd pick it for most categories it shows up in.

My personal top 5 are hard to pin down, though. There are a few more I need to play to be accurate, but it's not that it's hard to narrow it down, it's hard for me to find 5 really exceptional games.

1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Metro 2033
3. Dead Rising 2 (maybe? I'm only just playing it but liking it again)
4. ???
5. ???

I didn't play ME2 or SMG2, but if I picked games in terms of hours played, Just Cause 2 and Darksiders would be up there. I don't think they're 5 of the best games released this year, but I'm having trouble really deciding.

 

[szaromir]

I'm sorry. Uh.

Bayonetta isn't nominated for "Best Action Adventure Game"? What the FUCK?

Excellent action game, but the adventure part is a total disaster.

 

[bounchfx]

Mario Galaxy 2 not up for GOTY?

what a crock of shit.

 

[Door2Dawn]

Teaser shot of Bioware's next project. Probably that military themed FPS.

oh boy another shooter

 

[SleazyC]

Hope Far Away wins best song in a game but doubt it has a chance.

The Best Score category is a complete joke. If I had one game I could slot in there it would be either Nier or Castlevania: LoS

 

[[Nintex]]

They'd better bring the thunder with new announcements.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Mass Effect 2 deserves to win ALL AWARDS. I feel bad for Red Dead Redemption; ME2 is like Forrest Gump, and RDR is like Pulp Fiction--both deserving, only one winner.

So its Mario Galaxy 2 like The Shawshank Redemption?

 

[Neuromancer]

Is anyone going to do a thing like we had with the Oscars where you log onto a site and make our votes/predictions?

 

[-viper-]

My GOTY would be God Of War III.

 

[Goldmund]

oh boy another shooter

We need another one of those.

 

[LiK]

This is a tough year, so many great games.

 

[BlueWord]

I don't get it. Is there really any question that the performances were by humans?