Only five more days until the Spike Video Game Awards...looking forward to what the reveals will be...Geoff tweeted that the reveals to reach as far into the future as 2013...a bit overkill for my tastes, but whatever...
Anyways, onto the awards...here are my picks for what I think will win...note it doesn't mean I think it was the best choice, as many of these I haven't played, but I'm just going on my feeling based on reviews and the buzz they have gotten...
...as for what I think should win, if you see Halo, there's your answer...
Game of the Year:
Call of Duty: Black Ops
God of War III
Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead RedemptionI see three really good games on this list and two serious GOTY contenders...RDR barely edges ME2 for the title.Studio of the Year:
Bioware, Mass Effect 2Blizzard Entertainment, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Bungie Studios, Halo: Reach
Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption
This award is nothing more than a way for them to give an award to the other guys who they would have given GOTY to...as such, Bioware takes it.Best Xbox 360 Game:
Alan Wake
Fable III
Halo: Reach
Mass Effect 2Logic says the winner has to be Reach or ME2...while I could possibly see Reach winning, seeing as what the franchise has meant to the console, I have to pick ME2Best PS3 Game:
God of War III
Heavy RainModNation Racers
Red Dead Redemption
Using that whole logic thing again, it's either GOW3 or Red Dead Demption...however, logic sucks, and I totally can see Heavy Rain winning this oneBest Wii Game:
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Kirby's Epic YarnMetroid: Other M
Super Mario Galaxy 2
No matter what, Nintendo wins...not sure if that speaks more to the quality of first part development or the lack of quality in the third party space...people loved Kirby at E3, so I'm going with thatBest PC Game:
Fallout: New Vegas
Mass Effect 2
Sid Meier's Civilization VStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Starcraft would be the popular choice, but my gut says Civ 5Best Handheld Game:
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Professor Layton and the Unwound FutureSuper Scribblenauts
The fact that I've heard about this game and still have no idea what is about speaks volumes to me...Best Shooter:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
BioShock 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Halo: ReachToss up between Black Ops and Reach..I go with Reach, if only for the "we didn't play this game last year" factor...Best Action Adventure Game:
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
God of War III
Red Dead RedemptionSuper Mario Galaxy 2
I'M ON A HORSE!!!Best RPG:
Fable III
Fallout: New VegasFinal Fantasy XIII
Mass Effect 2
Should be a slam dunk for ME2, but I'm banking on the voters wanting some a little closer to RPG than shooter...Best Multi-player:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Halo: ReachCall of Duty: Black Ops
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Because having kids talk trash and then get told by their parents to go to bed is gold...Best Individual Sports Game:
EA Sports MMA
Shaun White Skateboarding
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
UFC Undisputed 2010Because the title says so...good enough for meBest Team Sports Game:
FIFA 11
Madden NFL 11
NBA 2K11MLB 10: The Show
The basketball game that didn't have a player doing the Jesus at midcourt...Best Driving Game:
Blur
ModNation RacersNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Split/Second
I could easily see this going for Need for Speed, but I'm sticking to ModNation on this oneBest Music Game:
Dance CentralDJ Hero 2
Def Jam Rapstar
Rock Band 3
It's either of the Harmonix games, and I think the voters reward the new titleBest Soundtrack:
Def Jam Rapstar
DJ Hero 2
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Rock Band 3I dunno...i had to pick somethingBest Song in a Game:
"Basket Case" by Green Day, Green Day: Rock Band
"Black Rain" by Soundgarden, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
"Far Away" by José González, Red Dead Redemption
"GoldenEye" by Nicole Scherzinger, GoldenEye 007 (2010)
"Won't Back Down" by Eminem, Call of Duty: Black Ops"Replay/Rude Boy Mashup" by Iyaz/Rihanna, DJ Hero 2
well, it has to win something...Best Original Score:
God of War III
Halo: ReachMass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Because everyone loves Marty...although I wouldn't mind if Jack won for ME2 either...Best Graphics:
God of War IIIHeavy Rain
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Red Dead Redemption
Wait...what the fuck is a Wii game doing on this list?!?!?Best Adapted Video Game:
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The GameSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Where's the spider rape game?Best Performance by a Human Male:
Daniel Craig as James Bond, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Gary Oldman as Sergeant Reznov, Call of Duty: Black Ops
John Cleese as Jasper, Fable III
Martin Sheen as The Illusive Man, Mass Effect 2
Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck, Halo: Reach
Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Rob Wiethoff as John Marston, Red Dead RedemptionSam Worthington as Alex Mason, Call of Duty: Black Ops
I'm picking the one guy who isn't on the list because he's a known celeb...I mean, seirously, Fillion? He had like two fucking lines in that game.Best Performance by a Human Female:
Dame Judi Dench as M, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Danica Patrick as Herself, Blur
Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady, Call of Duty: Black OpsFelicia Day as Veronica Santangelo, Fallout: New Vegas
Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (female version), Mass Effect 2
Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson, Mass Effect 2
Ok I'm bored, is this almost over?Best Downloadable Game:
Costume QuestLara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Monday Night Combat
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Because it's Tim Schafer, and his games are awesome...or so FUCKING EVERYONE tells me...I mean, Brutal Legend didn't sell poorly because it sucked, no it's because they didn't market it properly...right Tim...right?Best DLC:
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow BrokerRed Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Because the only thing more awesome than lairs are shadow brokersBest Independent Game:
Joe Danger
LimboSuper Meat Boy
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Someone forged a Limbo map in Halo...that clinched it for me...Most Anticipated Game:
Batman: Arkham CityBioShock: Infinite
Gears of War 3
Portal 2
Since it's the game I'm least looking forward to, it will win...