VGA 2011 Drinking Game

The Video Game Awards (VGAs from now on) have always been a mixed bag for gamers. While most would acknowledge the fact they don’t take the awards show seriously, we all tune in to see the latest world premieres. The problem is that you also have to sit through the pretty piss poor show to get there.

This year, we thought we would try something a bit different for the VGAs. We’re going to do a live recording of Dual Wielding during the show, and to make it slightly more interesting to us, we’ll be doing it while playing a drinking game! Now originally, I was thinking of having these elaborate rules for the show much like we do with the movies, but really as my High School econ teacher taught us, KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) so there’s only one rule and you can all play along.

Below, you will find a list of all the awards being presented at the VGAs (if they are on air is a completely different matter), you simply fill out your expected winners in each category before Saturday night, and when the awards show rolls around, you take a shot (not a drink) for every one you get wrong. I realize, the potential is up to like 22 shots in 2 hours, let’s just hope you’re great at predicting!

• Studio of the YearBethesda Game Studios
  Naughty Dog
  Rocksteady Studios
  Valve

  Best Xbox 360 Game

  Batman: Arkham City
  Forza Motorsport 4
  Gears of War 3
  Portal 2

  Best PS3 Game

  inFamous 2
  Killzone 3
  LittleBigPlanet 2
  Uncharted 3

  Best Wii Game

  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
  Portal 2

  Best Handheld/Mobile Game

  Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
  Infinity Blade
  Super Mario 3D Land
  Jetpack Joyride

  Best Shooter

  Battlefield 3
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  Gears of War 3
  RAGE

  Best Action Adventure Game

  Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
  Batman: Arkham City
  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

  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 Individual Sports Game

  Fight Night Champion
  Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
  Top Spin 4
  Virtua Tennis 4

  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
  Mortal Kombat
  WWE All Stars

  Best Motion Game

  Child of Eden
  Dance Central 2
  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  The Gunstringer

  Best Independent Game

  Bastion
  Minecraft
  Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
  The Binding of Isaac

  Best Adapted Video Game

  Back to the Future: The Game
  Batman: Arkham City
  Captain America: Super Soldier
  LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

  Best Original Game

  Bastion
  Batman: Arkham City
  Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  Portal 2

  Best Graphics

  Batman: Arkham City
  L.A. Noire
  RAGE
  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

  Best Performance By a Human Male

  J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson — Portal 2
  Mark Hamill as the Joker — Batman: Arkham City
  Nolan North as Nathan Drake — Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  Stephen Merchant as Wheatley — Portal 2

  Best Downloadable Game

  Bastion
  Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
  Stacking
  Trenched

  Best DLC

  Fallout: New Vegas — Old World Blues
  Mass Effect 2 — Arrival
  Mortal Kombat — Freddy Krueger
  Portal 2 — Peer Review

  Best Song In A Game

  “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb — Bastion
  “Exile Vilify” by The National — Portal 2
  “I’m Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine — Dragon Age II
  “Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” by Darren Korb — Bastion

  Best Original Score

  Bastion
  Batman: Arkham City
  Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  Portal 2

  Most Anticipated Game

  BioShock: Infinite
  Diablo III
  Halo 4
  Mass Effect 3
  The Last Guardian

  Game of the Year

  Batman: Arkham City
  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  Portal 2
  Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception