20 November 2009
Josh

2009 Video Game Awards nominees announced for December 12 event

Spike TV has announced the nominees for the 7th annual 2009 Video Game Awards or VGAs, which will broadcast live on December 12th at 8:00PM ET (Eastern Time – USA, tape-delayed for West Coast).

This show will be the biggest ever with broadcasting in over 180 countries and territories worldwide and will include appearances by “megastars” from the videogame, movie, music, sports and other industries, all gathered to celebrate the videogame medium.

The show will also include some big-time premiers including the debut of Halo: Reach! Other never-before-seen games will debut at the show, which promises to “break international news with announcements of new games from the industry’s leading publishers”. Included on that list are 2K, Activision, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, LucasArts Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios, THQ, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and more. There will be over TWELVE world premiers in all!

“The global appetite and response from the fans internationally has been astounding,” said Casey Patterson, executive producer and senior vice president, Event Productions Spike TV. “Video games, like movies and music, are a universal language and Spike is thrilled that we will now be showing gamers all over the world a glimpse into their future with more than 12 mind blowing world premieres.”

Leading the way with eight nominations this year, including nods for Game of the Year and Studio of the Year, is Naughty Dog’s cinematic adventure Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady Studios’ dark and gritty Batman game, racked up seven nods, including Game of the Year as well as Best Voice for Mark Hamill’s portrayal of The Joker. Infinity Ward’s military shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Valve’s zombie thriller Left 4 Dead 2 each landed six nominations.

Nominees for Spike TV’s 2009 “Video Game Awards” were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well-respected experts in the industry for leading game media outlets such as GameTrailers.com, Game Informer, USA Today, Wired, Penny Arcade, GameSpot and IGN. Games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009 were eligible for nomination.

Following are several of the nominees and categories for Spike TV’s 2009 “Video Game Awards.”

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

• Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)

• Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

• UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

• Infinity Ward

• Naughty Dog

• Rocksteady Studios

• Valve

BEST MUSIC GAME

• DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)

• Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)

• LEGO Rock Band (MTV Games – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Traveler’s Tales Games – Harmonix)

• The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

For a full list, please go to VGA.Spike.Com.

20 November 2009 10:34
Robert

Question, how are you up for game of the year when some of these games just has been released this month?

13 December 2009 23:38
Kyler

None of these games deserve GoTY titles. Modern Warfare 2 was recycled, L4D2 was just too bright the rest are nothing special.