Nominations for this year’s Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awardshave been announced, and it looks to be a battle between Nathan Drake, ColePhelps and, uh, GLaDOS.
Uncharted 3 currently finds itself on top with a total of 12nominations, followed by Portal 2 with 10 and L.A. Noire hadnine. Drake’s Deception and Valve’s puzzler are in the running for theGOTY prize too. Battlefield 3 is no slouch either, with sixnominations and a not-too-shabby three for Bastion.
The awards will take place at the DICE summit on February 9. We’ve got thelong, long list of nominations below.
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition L.A. NoireLittleBigPlanet 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception InFamous 2 Portal 2
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: ModernWarfare 3 L.A. Noire Need For Speed: The Run Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Story Bastion L.A. Noire Portal 2 The ElderScrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Character Performance Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen)L.A. Noire (Cole Phelps) Portal 2 (Wheatley) Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception(Nathan Drake) Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Victor Sullivan)
Downloadable Game of the Year Bastion Drawn: Trail of Shadows InsanelyTwisted Shadow Planet Ms. Splosion Man Orcs Must Die!
Casual Game of the Year Fruit Ninja Kinect Tiny Wings Jetpack JoyrideMonsters Ate My Condo Where’s My Water?
Social Networking Game of the Year Army Attack CastleVille Gardens of TimeThe Sims Social Triple Town
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Dark Souls Deus Ex:Human Revolution Star Wars: The Old Republic The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim TheWitcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Bastion L.A. Noire Portal 2 SkylandersSpyro’s Adventure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Sports Game of the Year FIFA 12 Madden NFL 12 MLB 11 The Show NBA 2K12 NBAJam: On Fire Edition
Racing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport 4 Mario Kart 7 Real Racing 2 HD
Fighting Game of the Year Fight Night Champion King of Fighters XIII MortalKombat Super Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Iron Brigade Orcs Must Die! Total War:Shogun II Toy Soldiers: Cold War Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II –Retribution
Family Game of the Year Dance Central 2 Just Dance 3 Kinect DisneylandAdventure LittleBigPlanet 2 Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
Mobile Game of the Year Contre Jour Dead Space Infinity Blade II TentaclesThe Dark Meadow
Handheld Game of the Year Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Kirby Mass AttackMario Kart 7 Professor Layton and the Last Specter Super Mario 3D Land
Adventure Game of the Year Batman: Arkham City L.A. Noire Portal 2 TheLegend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play Battlefield 3 Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 3 Gears of War 3 LittleBigPlanet 2 Star Wars: The OldRepublic
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: ModernWarfare 3 Dragon Age II Portal 2 Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Action Game of the Year Battlefield 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DeadSpace 2 Gears of War 3 Saints Row: The Third
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Batman:Arkham City L.A. Noire Rayman Origins Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Batman: Arkham City Battlefield 3Portal 2 Rayman Origins Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Battlefield 3 Crysis 2 L.A.Noire RAGE Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering Batman: Arkham City Portal2 Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Legend of Zelda:Skyward Sword
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Batman: Arkham City L.A. NoirePortal 2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Game of the Year Batman: Arkham City Portal 2 The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception