Tutto pronto per la Notte degli Oscar dei videogiochi. Ci separano ormai solo poco più di 24 ore. Domani sera, a partire dalle 20 (ora italiana), infatti, si svolgeranno a Los Angeles i VGA Awards. Presenterà la serata il noto attore Neil Patrick Harris conosciuto in Italia per aver interpretato la sitcom “E alla fine arriva mamma”.
Sono ben 26 le categorie presenti a questo appuntamento di gala del videogioco. La palma di Gioco dell’anno, la più attesa, è contesa da Call of Duty: Black Ops; God of War III; Halo: Reach; Mass Effect 2; Red Dead Redemption. Premi anche per la miglior colonna sonora, la miglior software house, il miglior Dlc e molti altri.
Sono previsti numerosi interventi e verranno presentati anche alcuni titoli in anteprima di interesse mondiale e molte novità. Attesa per il gioco misterioso di BioWare che molte voci indicano in Mass Effect 3 ma anche per Uncharted 3 la cui esistenza è stata ufficializzata ieri e molti altri titoli.
Ecco le categorie ed i candidati.
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, Mass Effect 2
* Blizzard Entertainment, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
* Bungie Studios, Halo: Reach
* Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption
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 Multi-player:
* Battlefield: Bad Company 2
* Halo: Reach
* Call of Duty: Black Ops
* 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 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” 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
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, 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 Redemption
* Sam Worthington as Alex Mason, Call of Duty: Black Ops
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 Ops
* Felicia 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
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
* The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Most Anticipated Game:
* Batman: Arkham City
* BioShock: Infinite
* Gears of War 3
* Portal 2