Spike’s 2013 VGX Award Nominees Announced

The slate of nominees for the 2013 VGX (once known as the Spike Video Game Awards) has been announced. In addition to a series of council-voted nominations, viewers will have a chance to vote on the most anticipated title of the coming year.

Here’s the full list of categories and nominees:

Game of the Year

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Studio of the Year

• Irrational Games
• Naughty Dog
• Rockstar North
• The Fullbright Company

Most Anticipated Game (voted on by fans)

• Destiny
• Titanfall
• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Watch Dogs

Best Shooter

• Battlefield 4
• BioShock Infinite
• Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Metro: Last Light

Best Independent Game

• Gone Home
• Kentucky Route Zero
• Papers, Please
• The Stanley Parable

Best Action Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
• Grand Theft Auto V
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 14
• MLB 13: The Show
• NBA 2K14
• NHL 14

Best RPG

• Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
• Fire Emblem: Awakening
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• Pokemon X/Y

Best Fighting Game

• Divekick
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Killer Instinct
• Tekken Revolution

Best Driving Game

• F1 2013
• Grid 2
• Forza Motorsport 5
• Need for Speed Rivals

Best DLC

• Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep
• Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
• Mast Effect 3: Citadel

Best Xbox Game

• BioShock Infinite
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Tomb Raider

Best PlayStation Game

• Grand Theft Auto V
• Rayman Legends
• The Last of Us
• Tomb Raider

Best Nintendo Game

• Pikmin 3
• Rayman Legends
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Wonderful 101

Best PC Game

• Battlefield 4
• Gone Home
• Papers, Please
• The Stanley Parable

Best Handheld Game

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Pokemon X/Y
• Tearaway
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Best Casual Game

• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Disney Infinity
• Plants vs. Zombies 2
• Skylanders Swap Force

Best Voice Actor

• Troy Baker (as Joel in The Last of Us)
• Troy Baker (as Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite)
• Steven Ogg (as Trevor Philips in Grand Theft Auto V)
• Willem Dafoe (as Nathan Dawkins in Beyond: Two Souls)

Best Voice Actress

• Ashley Johnson (as Ellie in The Last of Us)
• Courtnee Draper (as Elizabeth in BioShock Infinite)
• Camilla Luddington (as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider)
• Ellen Page (as Jodie Holmes in Beyond: Two Souls)

Best Soundtrack

• BioShock Infinite
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
• The Last of Us

Best Song in a Game

• “A.D.H.D.” performed by Kendrick Lamar (Grand Theft Auto V)
• “Sleepwalking” performed by The Chain Gang of 1974 (Grand Theft Auto V)
• “Survival” performed by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
• “Will the Circle be Unbroken” performed by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker (BioShock Infinite)

You can find out more at www.vgxlive.com. There, you can vote for your most anticipated game.

You'll be able to watch the VGX proceedings starting at 6 pm on December 7, 2013. You'll be catch it on Xbox One, Xbox Live, PlayStation 3, Twitch, VGXLive.com, Hulu, Yahoo Screen, Spike.com, ComedyCentral.com, MTV.com, MTV2.com, BET.com, and GameTrailers.com.

[Source: VGX]

Our Take
The VGX (neé VGAs) are always an exciting night for new game announcements. This year should be especially exciting as a new wave of next-generation titles debuts in front of a live audience and via a variety of streaming services.