NEW YORK, NY — Spike TV today announced the nominees, categories and two world premieres for the 2010 "Video Game Awards"—the network's annual live televised event to celebrate the best in games. The eighth annual "VGAs" will be a global event, broadcasting in over 175 territories and countries around the world and gathering some of the most notable names in video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more to honor the outstanding achievements within the video game industry over the past year. The two-hour event, taking place in Los Angeles, California, will premiere live on Spike TV on Saturday, December 11 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The 2010 "Video Game Awards" will feature global premieres of some of the most anticipated upcoming games, as well as unannounced titles, from some of the industry's leading publishers. This year, viewers will get an exclusive preview of "Batman: Arkham City," where one of Batman's deepest secrets will be revealed. "Batman: Arkham City," also a nominee for Most Anticipated Game, is the sequel to 2009 multiplatform blockbuster action-adventure hit "Batman: Arkham Asylum." Additionally, the next blockbuster title from acclaimed developer and Studio of the Year nominee, BioWare, will be unveiled at the show. Acclaimed film director and Academy Award-Nominee Guillermo del Toro will unveil his upcoming video game franchise from THQ.



Video Game Awards 2010 nominees:

Game of the Year
"Call of Duty: Black Ops"
"God of War III"
"Halo: Reach"
"Mass Effect 2"
"Red Dead Redemption"

Studio of the Year
Bioware
Blizzard Entertainment
Bungie Studios
Rockstar San Diego

Best Xbox 360 Game
"Alan Wake"
"Fable III"
"Halo: Reach"
"Mass Effect 2"

Best PS3 Game
"God of War III"
"Heavy Rain"
"Modnation Racers"
"Red Dead Redemption"

Best Wii Game
"Donkey Kong Country Returns"
"Kirby's Epic Yarn"
"Metroid: Other M"
"Super Mario Galaxy 2"

Best PC Game
"Fallout: New Vegas"
"Mass Effect 2"
"Sid Meier's Civilization V"
"Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty"

Best Handheld Game
"God of War: Ghost of Sparta"
"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker"
"Professor Layton and the Unwound Future"
"Super Scribblenauts"

Best Shooter
"Battlefield: Bad Company 2"
"Bioshock 2"
"Call of Duty: Black Ops"
"Halo: Reach"

Best Action Adventure Game
"Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"
"God of War III"
"Red Dead Redemption"
"Super Mario Galaxy 2"

Best RPG
"Fable III"
"Fallout: New Vegas"
"Final Fantasy XIII"
"Mass Effect 2"

Best Multiplayer
"Battlefield: Bad Company 2"
"Call of Duty: Black Ops"
"Halo: Reach"
"Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty"

Best Individual Sports Game
"EA Sports MMA"
"Shaun White Skateboarding"
"Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11"
"UFC Undisputed 2010"

Best Team Sports Game
"FIFA Soccer 11"
"Madden NFL 11"
"NBA 2K11
"MLB 10: The Show"

Best Driving Game
"Blur"
"Modnation Racers"
"Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit"
"Split/Second"

Best Music Game
"Dance Central"
"DJ Hero 2"
"Def Jam Rapstar"
"Rock Band 3"

Best Soundtrack
"Def Jam Rapstar"
"DJ Hero 2"
"Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock"
"Rock Band 3"

Best Song in a Game
"Basket Case" - Green Day
"Black Rain" - Soundgarden
"Far Away" - Jose Gonzalez
"Goldeneye" - Nicole Scherzinger
"Won't Back Down" - Eminem
"Replay / Rude Boy Mashup" - Iyaz and Rihanna

Best Original Score
"God of War III"
"Halo: Reach"
"Mass Effect 2"
"Red Dead Redemption"

Best Graphics
"God of War III"
"Heavy Rain"
"Kirby's Epic Yarn"
"Red Dead Redemption"

Best Adapted Video Game
"LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4"
"Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game"
"Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions"
"Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II"
"Transformers: War for Cybertron"

Best Performance by a Human Male
Daniel Craig as James Bond in "Blood Stone 007"
Gary Oldman as Sgt Reznov in "Call of Duty: Black Ops"
John Cleese as Jasper in "Fable III"
Martin Sheen as Illusive Man in "Mass Effect 2"
Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck in "Halo: Reach"
Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker in "Amazing Spider-Man"
Rob Wiethoff as John Marston in "Red Dead Redemption"
Sam Worthington as Alex Mason in "Call of Duty: Black Ops"

Best Performance by a Human Female
Dame Judi Dench as M in "Blood Stone 007"
Danica Patrick as herself in "Blur"
Emmanuelle Chriqui as the Numbers Lady in "Call of Duty: Black Ops"
Felicia Day as Veronica in "Fallout: New Vegas"
Jennifer Hale as Commander Sheppard in "Mass Effect 2"
Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman in "Assassin's Creed Botherhood"
Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan in "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty"
Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson in "Mass Effect 2"

Best Downloadable Game
"Costume Quest"
"Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light"
"Monday Night Combat"
"Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game"

Best DLC
"Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den"
"Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx"
"Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker"
"Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare"

Best Independent Game
"Joe Danger"
"Limbo"
"Super Meat Boy"
"Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom"

Most Anticipated Game
"Batman: Arkham City"
"Bioshock: Infinite"
"Gears of War 3"
"Portal 2"