The nominees for the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards were announced today, and Activision racked up an impressive 20. Call of Duty: Black Ops leads the Activision stable with seven nominations (the overall leader for the awards: Mass Effect 2, with 10, and Red Dead Redemption just behind it with nine) but I’m obviously happy to see many other games from this year get recognition (yay Blur!). The full list is available at the official VGA site, but these are the Activision nominees:
Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Game of the Year
- Best Shooter
- Best Multi-Player
- Best Song in a Game (Won’t Back Down by Eminem)
- Best Performance by a Human Male (Gary Oldman as Sgt. Reznov)
- Best Performance by a Human Male (Sam Worthington as Alex Mason)
- Best Performance by a Human Female (Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady)
DJ Hero 2
- Best Music Game
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Song in a Game (Replay / Rude Boy Mashup by Iyaz & Rihanna)
Blur
- Best Driving Game
- Best Performance by a Human Female (Danica Patrick as Herself)
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
- Best Soundtrack
- Best Song (Black Rain by Soundgarden)
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
- Best Adapted Video Game
- Best Performance by a Human Male (Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man)
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
- Best Performance by a Human Male (Daniel Craig as James Bond)
- Best Performance by a Human Female (Dame Judi Dench as M)
Goldeneye 007
- Best Song in a Game (Goldeneye by Nicole Scherzinger)
Transformers: War for Cybertron
- Best Adapted Video Game
Additionally, Blizzard Entertainment was nominated for Studio of the Year for its work on StarCraft II. Justified!
The VGAs take place December 11, and if you visit the official site, you can vote for Most Anticipated Game yourself.
Major congratulations to all the teams — it really is an honor to be recognized for your work with a nomination.
