The highly anticipated 2011 Video Game Awards will air on December 10. Hosted by Spike TV, the awards show will be broadcasted live on Spike.com, Spike TV and MTV2. Here is a list of some of the nominees.

Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive/Rocksteady Studios)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)

Portal 2 (Valve)

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Sony Computer Entertainment/Naughty Dog)

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 PlayStation 3 Game

inFAMOUS 2

Killzone 3

LittleBigPlanet 2

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Nintendo 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 Shooter

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gears of War 3

Rage

Best RPG

Dark Souls

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Dragon Age II

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best Multiplayer

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gears of War 3

Portal 2

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 Powered 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 Downloadable Content

Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues

Mass Effect 2: Arrival

Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger

Portal 2 Peer Review

Other categories include Best Handheld/Mobile Game, Best Shooter, Best Action Adventure Game, Best Individual Sports Game, Best Original Score, Best Graphics, Best Performance by a Human Male, Best Performance by a Human Female, Best Downloadable Game and Most Anticipated Game.

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