Телеканал Spike TV опубликовал полный список номинантов, которые будут соревноваться за получение наград VGA 2011 в различных номинациях. В этом году данная церемония вручения наград в игровой индустрии будет проводиться в девятый раз. Победители будут объявлены 10 декабря 2011 года.
GAME OF THE YEAR Batman: Arkham City The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
STUDIO OF THE YEAR Bethesda Game Studios Naughty Dog Rocksteady Studios Valve
BEST XBOX 360 GAME Batman: Arkham City Forza Motorsport 4 Gears of War 3 Portal 2
BEST PS3 GAME inFAMOUS 2 Killzone 3 LittleBigPlanet 2 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
BEST Wii GAME Disney's Epic Mickey Kirby's Return to Dream Land Lost in Shadow The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST PC GAME Battlefield 3 Minecraft The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Portal 2
BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Infinity Blade Super Mario 3D Land Jetpack Joyride
BEST SHOOTER Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 Rage
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME Assassin's Creed: Revelations Batman: Arkham City The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
BEST RPG Dark Souls Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dragon Age II The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BEST MULTI-PLAYER Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 Portal 2
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME Fight Night Champion Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Top Spin 4 Virtua Tennis 4
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME FIFA Soccer 12 NBA 2K12 NHL 12 MLB '11: The Show
BEST DRIVING GAME DiRT 3 Driver: San Francisco Forza Motorsport 4 Need For Speed: The Run
BEST FIGHTING GAME The King of Fighters XIII Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Mortal Kombat WWE All Stars
BEST MOTION GAME Child of Eden Dance Central 2 The Gunstringer The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME Bastion Minecraft Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP The Binding of Isaac
BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME Back to the Future: The Game Batman: Arkham City Captain America: Super Soldier LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
BEST SONG IN A GAME "Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb - Bastion "Exile Vilify" by The National - Portal 2 "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" by Florence + the Machine - Dragon Age II "Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb - Bastion "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton - Portal 2
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Bastion Batman: Arkham City Deus Ex: Human Revolution Portal 2
BEST GRAPHICS Batman: Arkham City LA Noire Rage Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson - Portal 2 Mark Hamill as The Joker - Batman: Arkham City Nolan North as Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Stephen Merchant as Wheatley - Portal 2
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Ellen McLain as GLaDOS - Portal 2 Emily Rose as Elena Fisher - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Tara Strong as Harley Quinn - Batman: Arkham City
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME Bastion Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Stacking Trenched
BEST DLC Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues Mass Effect 2: Arrival Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger Portal 2 Peer Review
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME BioShock: Infinite Diablo III Halo 4 Mass Effect 3 The Last Guardian
