To whet everyone’s appetites for the next week’s awards, here is the official list of our nominees for 2009! Feel free to discuss in the comments section below or in the forums!
Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
Dragon Age: Origins (Bioware Edmonton, Electronic Arts)
inFAMOUS (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Wii Game of the Year
Dead Space: Extraction (Visceral Games/Eurocom, Electronic Arts)
Metroid Prime Trilogy (Retro Studios, Nintendo)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Vanillaware, Ignition Entertainment)
Punch-Out!! (Nintendo IRD/Next Level Games, Nintendo)
Rabbids Go Home (Ubisoft Montepllier, Ubisoft)
Xbox 360 Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar North, Rockstar Games)
Halo 3: ODST (Bungie, Microsoft Games Studio)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve Corporation, Valve Corporation)
Playstation 3 Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
Demon’s Souls (From Software, Sony Computer Entertainment)
inFAMOUS (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
PC Game of the Year
Borderlands (Gearbox Software, 2K Games)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision)
Dragon Age: Origins (Bioware Edmonton, Electronic Arts)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve Corporation, Valve Corporation)
The Sims 3 (EA Black Box/Visceral Games, EA Play)
Nintendo DS Game of the Year
Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (AlphaDream, Nintendo)
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Level-5, Level-5)
Scribblenauts (5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Suikoden Tierkreis (Konami, Konami)
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (Banpresto/Monolith Soft, Namco Bandai Games)
PSP Game of the Year
Dissida: Final Fantasy (Square Enix, Square Enix)
Gran Turismo (Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North)
LittleBigPlanet (SCE Studio Cambridge/Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
Patapon 2 (Pyramid/Japan Studio, Sony Computer Entertainment)
RPG of the Year
Borderlands (Gearbox Software, 2K Games)
Demon’s Souls (From Software, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Dragon Age: Origins (Bioware Edmonton, Electronic Arts)
Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (AlphaDream, Nintendo)
Nostalgia (Matrix Software/Red Entertainment, Ignition Entertainment)
Racing Game of the Year
Dirt 2 (Codemasters, Codemasters)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios)
Fuel (Asobo Studio, Codemasters)
Gran Turismo (Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Need for Speed SHIFT (Slightly Mad Studioes, Electronic Arts)
Team Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Soccer 2010 (EA Canada, EA Sports)
Madden NFL 2010 (EA Tiburon, EA Sports)
NHL 2010 (EA Canada, EA Sports)
NBA Live 2010 (EA Canada, EA Sports)
PES 2010 (Konami, Konami)
Fighting Game of the Year
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Arc System Works, Aksys Games)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Backbone Entertainment, Capcom)
Street Fighter IV (Dimps/Capcom, Capcom)
Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai, Namco Bandai)
UFC Undisputed 2009 (Yuke’s Osaka, THQ)
Shooter of the Year
Borderlands (Gearbox Software, 2K Games)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Terminal Reality, Atari)
Halo 3: ODST (Bungie, Microsoft Games Studio)
Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Action Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
inFAMOUS (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Platformer of the Year
Trine (Frozenbyte, SouthPeak Interactive)
New Super Mario Brothers Wii (Nintendo EAD, Nintendo)
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment)
A Boy and his Blob (WayForward Technologies, Majesco Games)
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (High Impact Games, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Multiplayer Award
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve Corporation, Valve Corporation)
Borderlands (Gearbox Software, 2K Games)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision)
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising (Codemasters, Codemasters)
Best Console Lineup
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
PC
Playstation 3
Xbox 360
Downloadable Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar North, Rockstar Games)
Flower (ThatGameCompany, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment/Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios)
Tales of Monkey Island (Telltale Games, Telltale Games)
Torchlight (Runic Games, Perfect World Entertainment)
Most Innovative Game of the Year
Borderlands (Gearbox Software, 2K Games)
Flower (ThatGameCompany, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Fat Princess (Titan Studioes, Sony Computer Entertainment)
FATALE (Tale of Tales, Tale of Tales)
Scribblenauts (5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Most Improved Sequel
Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision)
Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Need for Speed SHIFT (Slightly Mad Studioes, Electronic Arts)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Most Overlooked Game of the Year
Afrika (Rhino Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Techland, Ubisoft)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Terminal Reality, Atari)
The Godfather II (EA Redwood Shores, Electronic Arts)
The Path (Tale of Tales, Tale of Tales)
Biggest Surprise of the Year
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (Swordfish Studios, THQ)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
Demon’s Souls (From Software, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Saw (Zombie Studios, Konami)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Raven Software, Activision)
Best Trailer of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II E3 2009 Trailer
Assassin’s Creed II “Ezio’s Destiny”
Halo ODST “We Are ODST”
God of War III “Epic Scale”
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “Infamy”
Best Original Score
Borderlands (Gearbox Software, 2K Games)
Demon’s Souls (From Software, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Dragon Age: Origins (Bioware Edmonton, Electronic Arts)
Halo 3: ODST (Bungie, Microsoft Games Studio)
Nostalgia (Matrix Software/Red Entertainment, Ignition Entertainment)
Best Licensed Score
Band Hero (Neversoft, RedOctane)
The Beatles: Rock Band (Harmonix, MTV Games)
Brütal Legend (Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts)
DJ Hero (FreeStyleGames, Activision)
Madden NFL 2010 (EA Tiburon, EA Sports)
Best News Story
EVERYTHING Delayed Until 2010
Hugh Jackman Top Pick for Uncharted Movie
Modern Warfare 2 Airport Level Controversy
Online Retailers Leak Most Exclusive Announcements
PS3 Price Drop Drama
Best Technical Presentation
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision)
inFAMOUS (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Sound Design
Afrika (Rhino Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios, Eidos Interactive/Warner Bros. Interactive)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision)
inFAMOUS (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Killzone 2 (Guerilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Narrative of the Year
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Techland, Ubisoft)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Terminal Reality, Atari)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar North, Rockstar Games)
inFAMOUS (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Most Artistic Presentation
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Arc System Works, Aksys Games)
Flower (ThatGameCompany, Sony Computer Entertainment)
MadWorld (Platinum Games, Sega)
The Path (Tale of Tales, Tale of Tales)
Street Fighter IV (Dimps/Capcom, Capcom)
Most Disappointing Game of the Year
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix, Square Enix)
Resident Evil 5 (Capcom, Capcom)
Tony Hawk Ride (RoboModo, Activision)
Turtles in Time: Re-shelled (Dimps/Capcom, Capcom)
Wolfenstein (Raven Software/id Software/Pi Studios, Activision)
Worst Game of the Year
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (TOSE Software Inc./Capcom Production Studio 1, Capcom)
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Vicious Cycle Software, D3 Publisher)
Onechanbara (Tamsoft, D3)
Sonic and the Black Knight (Sonic Team, Sega)
Tony Hawk Ride (RoboModo, Activision)
Good choices… but I would change a few things to my list.
-PSP and RPG of the year nominee: Half Minute Hero
-Most Overlooked Game nominee: Little King’s Story
-Worst Game of the Year nominee (and probably winner): Cross Edge
What a terrible year to own a PC if MW2 gets a spot on a top five.
i had a similar reaction zky …. *sadface*
To be honest, i would’ve rather prefered something like TF2 in the spot. It’s not released this year but there’s more than enough reason to still be playing it. And if expansion packs like GTAIV’s get their place, so should do the TF2 updates. But you know, it’s not my site 😛
Uhh… aren’t a lot of those “Worst game of the year” from 2008?
I just checked them. Nope, just really early 2009. Guess the year was longer than I had remembered.
your self reply made me lol in my mouth.