Spike TV VGAs

Friday December 7th at 9pm ET will be the tenth anniversary of the Spike Video Game Awards, a yearly show that recognizes the best computer and video games of the year. Spike TV always puts on a great show, with top performances, coming game previews, and Samuel L Jackson hosting it all.

Headlined in the awards every year is 'Game of the Year' and the 5 nominees are:
- Assassin's Creed III [Ubisoft]
- Dishonored [Bethesda/Arkane Studios]
- Journey [Sony/ThatGameCompany]
- Mass Effect 3 [Electronic Arts/Bioware]
- The Walking Dead: The Game [Telltale Games]

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The Awards are highlighted by Dishonored & Mass Effect 3 (each at 5 nominations), Assassin's Creed III (at 6 nominations), and leading the way is Journey - with 7 VGA nominations. Journey is an adventure game developed exclusively for PlayStation 3, and was nominated for the following awards:
- Game of the Year
- Best PS3 Game
- Best Song in a Game
- Best Original Score
- Best Graphics
- Best Independent Game
- Best Downloadable game

This year players can vote for the 'Most Anticipated Game" and "Character of the Year", so be sure to head over to the Spike VGA website and do that. I'll be following the VGA's as they go on, so follow me on twitter (link right of page) to find out whose winning. I'll also be doing a recap post afterwards for those that couldn't watch. Leave a comment below, and tell me who you think should win 'Game of the Year'!