Spike TV's Video Game Awards Nominations

[Shayne]

Over at Spike they got their nominations up for their upcoming Video Game Awards.  Of the most interesting things I saw was that all 4 of their games nominated for "Game of the Year" are Xbox 360 games (Orange Box is also on PC).

I really hope 2K Boston gets the nod for Studio of the year.  A smallish team going out a limb should get noticed.

[Shayne]

If you're not interested in clicking on each link and want a total overview...

Game of the Year
BioShock
Halo 3
Mass Effect
The Orange Box

Best Shooter
BioShock
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Halo 3
The Orange Box

Best Action Game
Assassin's Creed
God of War 2
Super Mario Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best Rhythm Game
Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Jam Sessions
Rock Band

Best RPG
Eternal Sonata
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Mass Effect
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

Best Driving Game
DiRT
Forza Motorsport 2
Need for Speed ProStreet
Project Gotham Racing 4

Best Military Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
World in Conflict

Studio of the Year
Bungie Studios
Harmonix
Irrational Games
Valve

Best Graphics
BioShock
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Crysis
Mass Effect

Breakthrough Technology
Crysis
Halo 3
Portal
Rock Band

Best PS3 Game
Heavenly Sword
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Warhawk

Best Wii Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario

Best Xbox 360 Game
BioShock
Halo 3
Mass Effect
The Orange Box

Best PC Game
BioShock
Crysis
The Orange Box
World in Conflict

Best Individual Sports Game
Skate
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Virtua Tennis 3

Best Team Sports Game
Madden NFL 08
NBA 2K8
NHL 08
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

Best Handheld Game
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show
The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
The Simpsons Game
Stranglehold

Best Soundtrack
BioShock
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Rock Band

Best Original Score
BioShock
God of War 2
Halo 3
Mass Effect

Best Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Halo 3
Rock Band
The Orange Box

Most Addictive Game Fueled by Dew
Halo 3
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Team Fortress 2
Wii Sports

[Shayne]

I'd love to see Halo 3's saved film getting breakthrough technology (Not so much a technology but a feature that will be copied by every game moving forward) but I forsee Rock Band taking that award.

[Mr. Analog]

Of the most interesting things I saw was that all 4 of their games nominated for "Game of the Year" are Xbox 360 games

Not super surprising given the demographic they seem to gear for; adult males aged 18-35 who enjoy watching Star Trek in a squished aspect ratio.



j/k

Interesting to see their pick list though.

[Tonnica]

Interesting list. Thanks for posting the summary! There have been some really great releases this year. No matter what's selected as best, gamers win out with a formidable stable of games to choose from.

Come to think of it, it's been an expensive year for those who can afford it.

It's interesting to see The Orange Box package under the Best Shooter category. It could be because l'Orange is an odd duck containing multiple shooters, one of which is purportedly short (Half-Life 2: Episode 2 I'm looking at you, mister).

[Melbosa]

It could be because l'Orange is an odd duck containing multiple shooters, one of which is purportedly short (Half-Life 2: Episode 2 I'm looking at you, mister).

Actually Episode 1 is quite a bit shorter than Episode 2.

[Tonnica]

Actually Episode 1 is quite a bit shorter than Episode 2.

Very interesting. I only just started on Half Life 2 so I haven't gotten to playing the episodes yet. I've seen complaints about the episodic nature of the games being fine and the burst of fresh content just leaves people wanting more right away.

It'll be interesting to come back to this thread when I've finished both episodes and consider my expectations vs. experiences. Right now I'm expecting Episode 2 to be about 8-10 hours of gameplay.

[Lazybones]

I started on Episode 1, but have been distracted by portal a and Sam n Max season 1 which I am on the second last episode of.