Spike VGX 2013 Nominees Announced

Remember the VGAs, American channel Spike’s annual attempt at a videogame awards ceremony, that usually decends into an embarassing farce?

Well the VGAs are no more. They are a thing of the past, and will be left to slowly fade into history…

Because Spike have rebranded the awards show as the VGX Awards. The show itself promises to premiere an array of brand new trailers for announced and unannounced games, but while we wait for the December 7th awards, this year’s nominees have been announced:

Game of the Year
BioShock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto 5
Super Mario 3D World
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

Studio of the Year
Irrational Games
Naughty Dog
Rockstar North
The Fullbright Company

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

Best Action Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
Grand Theft Auto 5
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

Best Sports Game
FIFA 14
MLB 13: The Show
NBA 2K14
NHL 14

Best Independent Game
Gone Home
Kentucky Route Zero
Papers, Please
The Stanley Parable

Best RPG
Final Fantasy 14: 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
Mass Effect 3: Citadel

Best Xbox Game
BioShock Infinite
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Grand Theft Auto 5
Tomb Raider

Best PlayStation Game
Grand Theft Auto 5
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: It’s About Time
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 5
Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins in Beyond: Two Souls

Best Voice Actress
Ashely 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 5
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
The Last of Us

Best Song in a Game
“ADHD” by Kendrick Lamar (Grand Theft Auto 5)
“Sleepwalking” by The Chain Gang of 1974 (Grand Theft Auto 5)
“Survival” by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
“Will the Circle be Unbroken” by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker (BioShock Infinite)

Most Anticipated Game
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Destiny
Watch Dogs
Titanfall
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Do you agree with these nominations? Considering it was a multiplatform game, I’m not sure why Rayman Legends is down under the “Best Nintendo Game” category.