Most Anticipated Game is (surprisingly) the juiciest category of all those announced with BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto 5, and The Last of Us battling for pre-2013 supremacy. Though gamers can't officially vote on any of these nominees - that task is up to the 2012 VGA Advisory Council - they can, however, vote in the 'Most Anticipated Game' and 'Character of the Year' categories. It's surprising to see that BioWare isn't in the mix just by virtue of their name, but then thoughts of the Mass Effect 3 ending debacle and the Doctors departing paint a decidedly grimmer picture. This year's Studio of the Year choices are also fairly solid, with props being given to some of this year's biggest risk takers. But knowing those games, as a bunch, have better odds chance against Mass Effect 3 and AC 3 could lead to some interesting developments. The fact that all three are nominated for Game of the Year, and Halo 4 is nowhere to be seen, is probably the biggest shocker of the bunch. Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker - Spec Ops: The LineĪs we alluded to, Dishonored, Journey, and The Walking Dead are all getting their name out their in some typically high-profile categories. James McCafferey as Max Payne - Max Payne 3
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine - The Walking Deadĭameon Clarke as Handsome Jack - Borderlands 2ĭave Fennoy as Lee Everret - The Walking Dead Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard - Mass Effect 3 "I Was Born for This" by Austin Wintory - JourneyĮmma Stone as Amanda Cartwright - Sleeping Dogs "Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park - Medal of Honor: Warfighter Without further ado here are the nominees: Though, if these three games don't sweep their respective categories, that would be surprising, but at the same time invigorating. Games like Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, and Black Ops 2 all receive credit in some form or another, but they have some stiff competition from some unexpected titles. Actually, make that two downloadable titles. Rather than go for the obvious choices - granted, many are still there - Spike opted to reward some new IPs and even a downloadable title few gamers would even consider being a 'Game of the Year' contender. This year's nominees, however, are actually some of the strongest we've seen in quite some time. Some could argue that the awards themselves, while usually indicative of sales trends, don't exactly fall in line with the collective gamer opinion. Over the years the Spike VGAs have grown in prominence, both as a major televised industry event and a place to showcase some of the next year's hot new titles, but not necessarily in quality.
It's once again that time of the year: time for the Spike Video Game Awards.
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