Nun gab man die Nominierten für die verschiedenen Kategorien bekannt. Hoffnungen auf das Spiel des Jahres dürfen sich etwa die Arkane Studios und Telltale Games machen, die mit Dishonored bzw. “The Walking Dead” nominiert sind.

Zudem sind die beiden Studios auch Kandidaten für das Studio of the Year. Die VGAs 2012 finden am 7. Dezember bzw. 8. Dezember unserer Zeit zum zehnten Mal statt. Neben den von einem Komitee verliehen Awards können auch Fans für zwei Auszeichnungen abstimmen. Hier die komplette Liste der Nominierten:

Game of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed 3
• Dishonored
• Journey
• Mass Effect 3
• The Walking Dead

Studio of the Year

• 343 Industries
• Arkane Studios
• Gearbox Software
• Telltale Games

Best Xbox 360 Game

• Assassin’s Creed 3
• Borderlands 2
• Dishonored
• Halo 4

Best PS3 Game

• Assassin’s Creed 3
• Borderlands 2
• Dishonored
• Journey

Best Wii/Wii U Game

• New Super Mario Bros. U
• The Last Story
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Zombi U

Best PC Game

• Diablo 3
• Guild Wars 2
• Torchlight 2
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Best Shooter

• Borderlands 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Halo 4
• Max Payne 3

Best Action-Adventure

• Assassin’s Creed 3
• Darksiders 2
• Dishonored
• Sleeping Dogs

Best RPG

• Diablo 3
• Mass Effect 3
• Torchlight 2
• Xenoblade Chronicles

Best Multiplayer Game

• Borderlands 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Guild Wars 2
• Halo 4

Best Individual Sports Game

• Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
• SSX
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
• WWE 13

Best Team Sports Game

• FIFA 13
• Madden NFL 13
• NBA 2K13
• NHL 13

Best Driving Game

• Dirt Showdown
• F1 2012
• Forza Horizon
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Best Song in Game

• Castle of Glass by Linkin Park (Medal of Honor: Warfighter)
• Cities by Beck (Sound Shapes)
• I was Born for this by Austin Wintory (Journey)
• Tears by Health (Max Payne 3)

Best Original Score

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Halo 4
• Journey
• Max Payne 3

Best Graphics

• Assassin’s Creed 3
• Dishonored
• Halo 4
• Journey

Best Independent Game

• Dust: An Elysian Tail
• Fez
• Journey
• Mark of the Ninja

Best Fighting Game

• Dead or Alive 5
• Persona 5 Arena
• Street Fighter x Tekken
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

• Gravity Rush
• LittleBigPlanet Vita
• New Super Mario Bros. 2
• Sound Shapes

Best Performance by a Human Female

• Emma Stone as Armanda Cartwright (Sleeping Dogs)
• Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)
• Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
• Melissa Hutchinson as Clementine (The Walking Dead)

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 Adapted Video Game

• Disney Micky Epic 2: The Power of 2
• Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
• The Walking Dead
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Best DLC

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

Best Downloadable Game 

• Fez
• Journey
• Sound Shapes
• The Walking Dead

Best Social Game

• Draw Something
• Marvel: Avengers Alliance
• SimCity Social
• You Don’t Know Jack

Most Anticipated Game

• Bioshock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto V
• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Character of the Year

• Connor (Assassin’s Creed 3)
• Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
• Claptrap (Borderlands 2)
• Master Chief (Halo 4)
• Raul Menendez (Call of Duty: Black Ops 2)

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