Game Of The Year: BioShock, Halo 3, Mass Effect & Orange Box nominated in Spike's VGA

Yes, The Game Of The Year (GOTY) discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect.

[cloud360-7th_account]

Wer is God of War II. is that not supposed to be an awesome game... guess not.

but who would like a game like that. Full of gore, MURDERERS.

[MK_Red]

Agreed. God of War 2 deserves to be GOTY nominee but so do Assassins Creed, COD4 and Super Mario Galaxy.

[cloud360-7th_account]

Well i have to admit i am a bit of a baby. Its not that i dont like games like that but.

My PS2 is in the living room downstiars, if my Mum and dad saw all of the gore and nudity in that game. They would kill me.

I wouldnt be able to buy a 18+ game again and they dont yet know that video game have that age system thing.... though i dont buy them anyway

[Violater]

is one big joke.

[Doppy]

Not only God of War but where is Assassin's Creed 9.5/10 Game Informer, Super Mario Galaxy 9.75/10 GI, Call of Duty 4 10/10 GI, God of War 2 9.75 GI, and plenty of other games.

Not to mention why is The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess up for Wii GOTY. By the time the show air it would have been out over a year.

[BloodySinner]

Why? Because 3 of those titles are Xbox 360 games? - LMAO.

[ruibing]

Why is Mass Effect on the list? It's not even out. That's like a movie winning the Oscars without anyone except some reviewers seeing it.

[CrashSharc]

This is list is REALLY messed up and OBVIOUS that it is swayed by sponsors. Halo 3 for breakthrough tech!? really? Exactly what did halo3 do that was so breakthrough? 640p? and what the hell is the whole "Most addicting game fueled by Dew"??? If that isn't sponsor biased I don't know what is. BTW H3 appears on Mountain dew cans so I wonder who'll win :P

[The_Engineer]

is the DEAD GIVEAWAY that the MS FUDfund is @ work here. No wonder Sony blacklisted "kotaku".

[Gamespot-equals-EGM]

This list is total bullsh!t, why are the all the games Xbox 360 exclusives (sans PC version; Orange Box isn't coming out for the ps3 until next year)? So the Xbox 360 is the only console with excellent games? LMAO, no way.

Obviously this panel is full of xbots. Pathetic and Sad.

SMG, COD4, Rachet and Clank and some others need to be on this list. Stop with the American-ethocentric bullsh!t already, geez.

[MK_Red]

The list of Game Of The Year noms is exactly the list of Best 360 Games, lol.
But seriously, 360 titles lead the noms of VGA. Aside from Orange Box, the other 3 are 360 exclusives and only BioShock is available for PC.

Where are Assassins, UT3 and COD4? No Super Mario Galaxy!?
I also think they should have put Zack & Wiki among best of Wii as well as Assassins in graphics and tech category.

[Sam Fisher]

is next year cuz its coming out next year

[MK_Red]

I'm pretty sure that they said the PC version of UT3 will be out before christmas and there is hope for PS3 version coming out in 2007 as well.

[QuackPot]

Assassins Creed is clearly frontrunner for GOTY.

UT3, COD4, GoW2 & Super Mario Galaxy should be serious considerations.

Bioshock - which I've completed - looked & sounded great but was too short and gamplay was the same throughout. And if short length & same gameplay is no problem then Heavenly Sword should have been on the list.

Halo 3 - which I'm still playing - has no innovation and is merely a better looking version of Halo 2 with a few tweaks here and there.

The Orange Box should be considered due to it being the bargain of the Year - look at all the games you get.

But...

Assassins Creed clearly pawns everything else....on innovation, graphics, hopefully gameplay. Bring on the reviews.

Ridiculous list.

[socomnick]

I agree with that list.

[Violater]

given your post history

[Rockstar]

no surprise there

[jackfatal]

beside! how can they put mass effect before even playing the game?talking about M$ hype here!!

money buys people!! this M$ way of doing their business!! someone have to stop them!! they are destroying all entertainments in the world like this!

[wil4hire]

Mass Effect?!?

How is a game that no-consumers have played yet going to possibly even be NOMINATED for GOTY?

Just because KOTOR was good!? Because it has pretty graphics for a polished up in-engine cutscene? While the rest of the game is empty??

I guess being able to have a conversation with a bot = goty..

I vote Bioshock. Since ive played it... and I doubt Mass Effect h as the sound design, i KNOW it doesn'thave the voice acting.. and all of those things tie together to make a great game. Thats what Hl2 & Bioshock have.

[jjfunaz]

You say that Mass Effect Shouldn't be Nominated because its not out yet, But everyone wants Assasin's Creeds and UT3 (UT3 shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentance as GOTY) to be nominated as well.

While i don't really agree with the list your argument doesn't hold much weight

[Keyser]

how does it not even get brought up for Graphics Game of the year? Regardless of whether reviewers liked the genre or the style everyone remarked that it is one of the mor beautiful games out yet no love.

Why does the GOTY list have 3 shooters and an RPG Shooter in it? There is a lot of shooter love going on...

No love for Super Mario Galaxy for GOTY? Wow...

Hmmm...not feeling Kotaku's list.

[mesh1]

UT3 the version i played on pc was very very average if it goty iwud laugh and all reivewrs have mass effect and have played it thus its nominated cause in the close circle of gamer site they kknwo they game is awsome

[Retro-Virus]

Hmmm...I see, no Uncharted on the list ??

Prejudice !!

[jtmill07]

Not to have Uncharted as one of the best graphics nominee's goes to show this list is bul* sh** !!!!!!!!

[godofthunder10]

that's the problem with people.they think that graphics make a game,they think if the graphics isn't great then the game sux.the truth is that graphics doesn't have any thing to do with a great game,the majority of people will take a game with a good story line and good controles over graphics any day because that what's make a game not graphics.
game magazines and and shows like g4 even seen killzone 2 and mgs4 and they said that they have great graphics but they don't look like sony claimed.people like them see almost all the games that come out before we do and that's a fact and just because some people disagree with the list is just their oppinion but these games were choisen by professional from different companies and they vote on it, so microsoft dson't own it ,it's just that the 360 had better games on it then the ps3.

[Irving]

Rofl, where is UT3? How come they are announcing nominations when many high profile games are still not out yet?

Oh its kotaku, didn't see it before, my bad ;)

[ktchong]

PS3 totally got pwned....

[cloud360-7th_account]

some games that are not even out yet have been nominated... Huh

[SeanScythe]

yeah Uncharted should be at the top.

[socomnick]

lol On what grounds ?

[Syko]

I haven't played it personally, but from what everyone around here is saying I don't see how it only got nominated for "Best PS3 Game" as it's only category.

[mighty_douche]

as mass effect i guess.

you played mass effect already huh?

[TheSadTruth]

What you are hearing is a fun game that PS3 fans are just overhyping.. wait for the reviews and you will see that Uncharted is NOT the savior for the PS3, not by a long shot.

[SeanScythe]

The fact I played the Demo last night twice and it kicks ass! That's what grounds i say. What does mass effect offer over Oblivion? Uncharted is no different then Assasins Creed both are new IPs and deserve the attention. You must not have played the demo so you have no idea of what you're missing.

[Syko]

Damn a clean sweep for the 360, If you want to play every game they are only all playable on 360, Followed closely by PC which has everything but Halo 3 and Mass Effect on it.

I think Mario Galaxy got ripped but that is no surprise when it comes to the graphic ability of the Wii. As any gamer will tell you it's Gameplay > Graphics, But with all these games doing both it's hard to compete.

I hope Harmonix wins many awards for Rock Band and maybe even pulls off Studio of the Year.

[MK_Red]

"Gameplay > Graphics, But with all these games doing both it's hard to compete."

Superb point and comment. That's what I've been saying and that's my problem with Nintendo and Wii. They said they will go for superb gameplay on Wii instead of graphic approach of PS3 and 360 but look now:
360 and PS3 games have the graphics that they wanted but they also have SUPERB gameplay: Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4 and more...

Still, Mario Galaxy should have been among GOTY noms.

[MarioFromTexas]

Can you and all the other idiots say that about PS3 games that you haven't even played.......Play the phucking games before opening your stupid mouth. Uncharted should be nominated for best graphics and yes it has the best graphics to date on any console.....This list is pure bullsh1t and COD4 and bioshock are the only games on the list that should be there the other games look like lastgen rehash.....

[MK_Red]

While I don't like the list, a big problem is that all 4 GOTY noms deserve to be there but so do many others. Seriously, this year we had more than 5 GOTY worthy titles (usualy number of GOTY noms).
Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, God of War 2, Mass Effect, Orange Box, Rock Band, Super Mario Galaxy, Uncharted and Unreal Tournoment 3...
I think all other sources should choose 7 to 10 games for GOTY and choose 3 as the winner instead of one.

[socomnick]

I believe reviewers have been generous I believe for a game to get Above 9s it has to be revolutionary the way bioshock and mass effect are.

[Thursday]

BioShock is indeed a great game, and a fantastic experience from start to end, but I don't see how it is revolutionary. It's still a first-person shooter, although the voice acting etc is great.

http://www.escapistmagazine...

[PStriple703]

take off halo and put uncharted

[Syko]

Sorry dude but even though I don't think Halo should win GOTY. When a game sells like Halo did it is going to get the benefit of the doubt and everyone in the industry will give the nod to Halo. Just out of principle alone. It will win GOTY and everybody already knows it.

[PS360WII]

Spike TV and there gaming award "show" is more of a popularity contest then awards to the actual gaming industry. Whatever though should be funny to watch.

[RelloC]

they have a few to add.

Heres my list: (in no particular order)

Mass Effect
Assassins Creed
Mario Galaxy
CoD4
Halo 3
Orange Box
BioShock

[snoop_dizzle]

halo shouldn't be on there. Bioshock deserves its spot, Mario galaxy should be on that isn't though.

[socomnick]

bioshock is in there.

[snoop_dizzle]

oh yeah i know i was saying that bioshock deserves it place on the list. But mario galaxy should be up on that list. I just didn't seem to convey that correctly. Man i can't write today. gar!

[allforcalisto]

no assassin's? why?

[snoop_dizzle]

yeah if we are including games that aren't out yet assassins should probably be on there.

[Syko]

It was nominated for Best Action Game.

Best Action Game: Nominees
-Assassin's Creed
-God of War 2
-Super Mario Galaxy
-Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

[gamehendge]

bwaaaaahhh, halo 3. there goes the credibility of that list. Need to add uncharted.

[Jack Bauer]

no Cod4 or Assassins Creed ( i havent played,but judging by early revs.) for GotY???????...halo 3 for goty?...... VGAs are a joke

[u got owned]

My list;

Halo 3
Bio Shock
Mario Galaxy
COD4
and the winner would be....

HALO 3

the game is a f@ckin phenomenon

@ below

Si mario from texas, i dont expect you to agree with me when you've always been a Halo 3 hater.

I have COD4 and its a great game, but i go for Halo 3 any day, but we'll see in a year which one of this two still be played.

Halo 3 should be GOTY just by its accomplishments if you add to that that is a awesome game (millions of people cant be wrong) you got a solid GOTY. But i guess you are to blind to understand that.

[MarioFromTexas]

COD4 makes halo3 look like a PS1 FPS game...no offensive but true...The only award Halo3 should win it's the biggest piece of sh1t award...I guess spend 70percent on marketing and 30 percent on making the game and you get Halo3....

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

Where are Assassin's Creed and COD4?

[PS3 Limps on and on]

"PS3's game of the year", I would say it's easily PS3's best exclusive game. It would be PS3's best game period if it wasn't for maybe Call of Duty 4.

Also, Uncharted is probably gonna be rated M. That game is better than I even expected.

[SeanScythe]

nope going to get a teen rating. not sure where I heard it from but it was on here not that long ago.

[power091999]

I really don't agree with including unreleased games.

It's a good list of games, but does seem to be a bit strange having an unreleased on there.

[GaMr-]

LMFAO...wahahahaha WOW... it's official. Winning awards.

Bungie: "Well the reason Halo 3 is only 640P is because we doubled back on the frame buffer so we can buff it up 2 times buff cause we are buff and stuff. So dont get buffed out by us"

Which translates to our game was half assessed over hyped shyt.. But they win awards for that. I got my own award.

Most OVERHYPED PEICES OF CRAP OF THE YEAR:

1st. Nominee Halo 3
2nd. Nominee Lair
3rd. Nominee Blue Dragon

[solar]

i could give two loads what Spike thinks of video games. samuel l. jackson hosting a video game show?! gime me a respected source of video game knowledge then ill care.

[riqued]

Breakthrough Technology
Crysis
Halo 3
Portal
Rock Band

Halo 3?! 640p?
Lame!

[socomnick]

Halo3 = Forge, Replay feature, fileshare, 4 player co- op and Best lighting I have ever seen in any game.

[RelloC]

the new heat map feature is f'n sweet.

[jjfunaz]

Halo haters hate halo because its over hyped (yes it is) and that the graphics aren't super amazing. But they don't understand what a higher level experience it is compared to other games. When you look at the gameplay, the feel, it really is impressive.

The video playbacks alone are rediculous. How after every match you replay everything from anywhere. The videos are like 1 meg too I don't get it.

I freaking hate FPS's and I hate playing Halo but to say that its a piece of garpage is crazy.

[mighty_douche]

so all you guys already played it then huh?

sure it might be GOTY, but i think people should wait till its at least released.

[Syko]

LOL, I agree. The thing that pisses me off is that I have been playing through Mario Galaxy for a week now and have 48 stars. It is a great game and deserves more credit and consideration than what it is getting.

All the games that haven't released need to be reviewed/nominated next year. Plus who wants to go up against Halo for GOTY, You might as well just be happy with your nomination and not expect to win.

[Gamefan12]

Spike game award is one big joke ... it isn't an award show it is game advertisement show. I was excited about the first year but stopped half way through and never look back gain. All the nominees are either only recent games or even games that are not out yet every year. How the hell can a game be nominated when it isn't even out yet. These nominees are i'm sure are the ones that paid the to be there. This is advertisement as I stated because Mass Effect isn't even out and it is there. Orange box (good game) but it just came out. What dates do they pick the games from?

[u got owned]

The same way movies do!

[Nagthragarthoth]

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[Kirderf]

My GOTY would be Call of Duty 4. Excellent Campaign (even if it's a bit short) and awesome online play. Bioshock can't beat CoD4 in my opinion due to it's lack of online play. And Halo 3 was not so very fun, sure it's great online, but so is CoD4. And I've played all these games.

But this is just my opinion based on the games I've played, there are a lot more games than those I spoke of.

[doublertist]

why is mass effect even nominated... its not even out yet...how are you gonna nominate something for game of the year just because of hype....sure it looks impressive but its just gotten out of hand

[john_doe]

nO MARIO GALAXY?? wtf.... well i agree with the other games included on the list

[wangdiddy82]

when all the games are out and played??? I swear people are soo fuc@ing retarded these days.. How can a game be nominted for game of the year when no one has played it yet and its not even out yet?

They should wait to make this list.. And they left out a lot of games that should be in there like uncharted in the action catergory and graphics, why do the have ratchet and mario in there against Assassin's Creed and GOd2?? lol morons..

warhawk for online, motorstorm for racing, and heavenly sword for graphics and the action catergory.. Heavenly sword, uncharted and motorstorm should all be in the graphics catergory

Dumb list if you ask me, looks like it was thrown together in 5 mins.

[jay3]

"warhawk for online, motorstorm for racing, and heavenly sword for graphics and the action catergory.. Heavenly sword, uncharted and motorstorm should all be in the graphics catergory"

...Does everyone see why this guy thinks the list is dumb now?

Wangdiddy82 (Retardius Fanboyus)

[rofldings]

...Does everyone see why this guy thinks that guy thinks the list is dumb now?

jay3 (Retardius Fanboyus)

[jay3]

Are you telling me you don't think that's a biased comment?

[jay3]

Oh god...

Some 360 games are on this list.

Biased bastards.

[Gamefan12]

point is that there are only 360 games and the games he mentions should be nominated as well in the catigories

[jay3]

I was poking fun at how it seems there's a lot of bias being called on anything like this...

I think Uncharted deserves a spot on there if Mass Effect does though.

[mcgrawgamer]

you do realize that the video game press has already played this game right? also everything else looks good to me, though I'd probably have taken halo 3 off for COD 4, but hey that's just me. Next years list will look a little something like this IMO:

Little Big Planet
Kill Zone 2
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Lost Odyssey

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

FFXIII???
MGS4???
DMC4???

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Too bad they're getting paid to do this.

- Uncharted?
- Assassin's Creed?
- Crysis?
- Rock Band?
- Call of Duty 4?

Yeah...Halo 3 doesn't compare to ANY of those games...

Bioshock deserves it. Orange Box deserves it. Mass Effect I'm not sure of...but I'm sure it's up there. Halo 3 though? Why?

Metroid should be on there too!

If they put Galaxy, R&C would have to be on there too. I think it's way more fun than Galaxy.

[wh0am1]

where's Uncharted?!

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

It's only on the PS3...

They're not gonna give a PS3 game GOTY...

...especially when they're getting paid not to do so.

[wangdiddy82]

shut up dude i have a 360.. This list just sucks because it should be re named to 360 games of the year. A lot of the games on the list suck a$$.. The games i listed above are 3 really great games. You should go play them and see for yourself. Uncharted has the best graphics i have seen in a game so far and the animation is unreal.. And heavenly sword too and it has one of the best stories out there.. Heavenly sword and uncharted probably have two of the best stories out of any game this generation.. Motorstorm is way better than dirt and motorstorm looks unreal.. Forza 2 should win though in the racing catergory because its a sim racer and GT5 isnt out yet until next year.. PGR4 sucked..

Anyway even though i thought the game sucked balls.. Halo 3 should win game of the year for how well it sold and for how big it was.. No game was bigger than halo 3 this year.. I didnt like the game but people bought the crap out of it..

To jay3..

[BloodySinner]

If that's really your setup... DAMN!

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

How much did M$ pay you?

Monopoly time!

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Game of the Year means it was original, awesome, and made you feel something deep and impacting.

Did Halo 3 evoke anything but hatred toward unoriginality? Not for me, it didn't.

These are all great games (apart from Halo 3). I just believe Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, GOWII, and Metroid were all discriminated against because they're not on the 360. Seriously.

[Rooftrellen]

Not that any of the games on the list are/should be bad, but there are a lot of better games out there.

Without question, Mario Galaxy should be on there, but, honestly, if they added Paper Mario on there I would choose it over any of the games on there.

[BIoodmask]

Halo 3, Mass Effect, Bioshock, and Orange Box are all definately above average and solid contenders for game of the year.

I am a long time Miyamoto fan and I do think that Super Mario Galaxy should be up for game of the year also. But, sometimes people's opinions differ.

I think the main reason the high percentage of people in this thread disagree with the nominees is bc they can all only be played on the Xbox 360. Kind of sad actually.

[Syko]

Man I am so sick of hearing this conspiracy theory of M$ paying off everybody and everyone.

Did any of you accusing MS of this in every article ever step back and think these games are truly great and are deserving of this praise and/or review score. Seriously this second Microsoft on the grassy nole $hit needs to stop I hate scanning through rubbish comments like that to find someone that says something intelligent.

Think of some real arguments other than some lame conspiracy theory and people might listen to you for once.

[RelloC]

seriously.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

We wouldn't be if Microsoft hadn't done it before.

They were caught paying off Best Buy and Target to promote their software over anything else, including Apple and Adobe...which now works on PC's anyway.

They were fined 14 million dollars because Walmart turned them in for trying it with them.

Still feel like they're innocent?

How about the fact that they spent more time in court THIS YEAR than Sony and Nintendo have in the entire history of their corporations!

That do any convincing for you?

[razer]

What about Sony with their Payola scandals and putting spyware on peoples PC's amongst other things. Seems that MS is nailed to the wall with conspiracy theories but Sony gets a pass??? I don't see Xbox people screaming conspiracy everytime something is in Sony's favor, even with Sony's shadey dealings.. This seems to be a side-effect of Last Place Syndrome aka the PS3tard.

[kss]

this year is xbox 360's year. 2008 is us sony boys year gow3, mgs4, gt5,lbp,kz2,ut3.

[Lex Luthor]

WOW, 3 GOTY nominees are X360 exclusives.

[rofldings]

Except for Orange box and Bioshock being on PC - and i'm sure sh1tlo 3 will eventually find it's way onto PC. Dunno about Gay Effect.

[otherZinc]

you may have the GREATEST Avatar picture known to human eyes, but stop the hate on HALO 3.

HALO 3 not only sold like nuts but every night at any given time there are over 600,000 people playing online co-op, big team battle, capture the flag, ect............. or something. That isnt Hype, thats a damn great game.

I hope that isnt a picture of your girl because your not smart enough to have a woman with assets that great.

[wangdiddy82]

halo 3 is so overly hyped up believe me its most likely going to win game of the year.. I dont think it should win.. I dont even think halo 3 or the orange box should even be nominated for game of the year because they were both decent games at that.. COD4 craps on both of them in my opinion..

[vilmer]

360 games of the year? List is off... Where is COD4?? Mass Effect doesn't even have a demo out yet, where is Uncharted? God Of War 2 pretty much trumps all of them (besides Orange Box for PC). Are they basing this on sales? I lol'd.

[Bladestar]

duhh sony fanboys will not agree with this list... if this list would be made by sony fanboys... none of the games would be on the 360... and lair would win... lol... you speak against Halo 3... but the numbers of copies the game sold and is still selling.. is a clear reminder of why it deserves to be on that list...
Which game on the PS3 or the wii sold more copies in such short time? And which game on the PS3 or the wii matches Mass Effect within the genre? when you have answer to those questions then you can talk.

[gololo]

that list is pretty good....but dude Mass Effect has proven nothing...and if they are going to put Mass Effect they should also put Uncharted...I just finished playing the demo, and the game it's a beauty, fun, looks good, smart AI....sooo, why not God of War II? I guess you didn't play that one either....so don't accuse people of being fanboys since every here clearly know who you support.
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EDIT: Also, best selling doesn't translate to best game...there are tons of game that are way more fun than some "best-sellers" but "hardcore gamers" never played them...Okami, Breath of Fire III are two examples that jump to my mind right now...

[wangdiddy82]

is the game industry has been Fuc%ED up ever since Microsoft got into it..

360 gamer tag. Bigdaddycrosby
ps3 wangdiddy

Ran out of bubbles.. Im not bashing the 360, im bashing Microsoft as a company.. They buy there way in to everything and they throw money around like they own people. Believe me they pay people off to push there products and to review them so highly.. There products are made very cheap and crappy.. I have windows vista on my new lap top and i can safely say its freaking horrible.. My 360 isnt that nice either.. But it hasnt crashed on me yet.. I have more pics too if you need them so go blow yourself.. Ps3 is a way better machine than the 360.. If you owned one you would know that you freaking MS co&k suckers.. Go look me up on live losers.. Im hardly never on but u still can find me on there..

Yea i sold my ps3 on ebay right after i bought it.. Lol shut up dude.. Go back to sucking bill gates wang..

[Lex Luthor]

Please explain how?

I guarentee that your reply is gonna be retarded.

[BIoodmask]

No, the game industry hasn't been the same ever since Sega left the Hardware business and went software only. Let me guess, it would be much better if only Sony made hardware, Correct??

[Syko]

Yeah what a plague, This gen would've have been so much better with a choice between the Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation 3. Gaming would've been much better without them...

You should stop digging up pictures of people's 360's and acting like you have one fanboy. If you do what's your gamertag??

@gololo - I have never claimed I have one. The only comment you will find from me about owning a PS3 is when I bought one on launch and sold it on E-Bay. Of course you will never see me thrashing games I haven't played yet either, or coming up with wild conspiracies about Sony. I have had issues with the way Sony went about this Gen's console. However I never say anything bad about games I haven't played.

[gololo]

@Syko 360 where is your ps3 psn id for that matter? if you don't have a ps3 and a 360 then you shouldnt speak about what game is better in 360/ps3...

[PaulyG]

I've been saying this for ages. Micro$$$$oft rushed out the 360 so all the zombies could buy it and in turn meant all the games are made on it first and then shoddily ported to ps3. It would be better if it was just sony and nintendo.

This GOY list proves the b.s. propaganda microsoft pushes out they're probably paying for this award show.

TRUE games of the year
Uncharted - (just played the demo TRUE next gen gaming)
Ratchet and clank - (same as above)
COD4 - One of the best gaming experiences ever online and off
Assassins Creed - Looks frickin amazing

Bioshock is also a good game though
HALO 3 SUUUUUUUUUUCKS though and is the most overhyped piece of garbage in gaming history.

[Nervsys]

They pay companies to create bloody good games. And if that isn't good for the consumer then I don't know what is.

Its only Sony who are arrogant enough to think they only have to make a machine and developers will come.

Maybe the PS3 will come good possibly around this time next year, but like many other people, I'll wait and see before splashing the cash.

[resistance100]

Wheres God Of War II, Call Of Duty 4, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Assassins Creed?

All those are more than worthy of GOTY. The System fails if Halo3 takes home GOTY

[Before the disagree's come in, im not saying halo3 is is a bad game in fact is a very good game BUT there are better games on the market this year. I'd rather see Bioshock or Orange Box take the award than Halo because IMO they are better games]

[green_ghost5]

MASS EFFECT FTW!!!!!!! That game should easily take GOTY home!

[Gamefan12]

Now why do you say that? Have you played it? ya thought so

[DeckUKold]

and why do halo 3 go on there when call of duty 4 is 50x better what is wrong with this list? EVERYTHING

[Syko]

* Uses last bubble so he is forced to escape the madness *

[DeckUKold]

Gives u bubbles so you can't run

[Syko]

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

In all seriousness though I don't believe that MS is buying it's way to the top. I think that Sony started out rough and was making outrageous claims at the beggining and is just now starting to right the ship. Trust me next years awards will be evenly split between Sony's big games and MS big games. I think the Sony bias merely stems from them just now gaining their pose in this generation of consoles, and when you are the champ and the challenger stuns you in the first couple rounds everyone starts pulling for the challenger. It is going to be a bloodbath next year boys, both camps are going to be throwing haymakers and gamers will benifit from it raining blood! (Hate that F'ing song in GH3 BTW)

Thanks for the bubbles dude =) .... Right back at ya.

[BIGBAER]

Bungie delivered big with Halo 3 by staying true to the series in art design, gameplay and control while wrapping it all in a truly beautiful next-gen package.

Halo 3 is a beautiful, fast-paced, outrageously addicting fun game. It lets new, inexperienced players jump right in to the fun while providing incredible levels of challenge for even the most skilled players.

Try playing Halo 3's Campaign Mode on Legendary Mode----with all the Skulls activated. Good Luck cowboy, you're gonna need it!

Then play it with 3 of your friends; it's "frag-fest" redefined.

Forge? Custom maps, custom game types! Nothing is easier than to browse Bungie.net's Halo 3 Games Forum to check out users custom maps and game types.

Like what you see? Click the LINK and your new custom maps and game types will be placed in queue (up to 8 at a time) for auto download the next time you launch Halo 3. It's an ingenious and innovative feature that adds tremendous replay value!

Auto-save gameplay movies? The ULTIMATE! Up to 24 full-length auto-saves at a time? Awesome! Replay your ownage---and pwn-age!

Heat Maps!!! Don't know what they are? I feel sorry for you...

Multiplayer, Matchmaking? Friend invite-to-game ease?

Noting---NOTHING! beats Halo 3's Multiplayer fun! Just ask the MILLIONS of gamers playing each and every day!

The truth is, Halo 3 will still be being played---aggressively, years from now and long after most of its comtemporary competitors will long be forgotten.

Game Of The Year? Absolutely!

[PaulyG]

How bout this, plaster a game all over tv, the internet, mainstream news shows and everything else and make it seem like everyone HAS to have this game and the mindless zombies will flock to it. Halo 3 is NOT game of the year not even close. I can name a crapload of games that are far more fun than it. I think at the least they should nominate more than 4 games cuz that list is pretty biased. I do agree with Bioshock and I think Mass Effect will be a grat game as well. However Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Ratchet and Clank, COD4 and God of War 2 are all WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better games than Halo 3.

[godofthunder10]

i'm tired of hearing how halo3 sux,and they sold so many that broke sales records just because they were advertizing it all over the tv ,internet and main news and that's why it broke sales records,well you are dead wrong.it's not just halo 3 but halo1 and 2 that sold a lot as a mater of fact if it wasn't for halo then xbox would've fail.
if it true that the reason that halo 3 sold so many was because it was on tv,internet,and the main stream news then what happened to the ps3,it was all over tv,internet,and main stream news and it didn't help it out,hell every game is on tv and internet but most of then don't come close to the sales of halo 3.
just because you don't like doesn't mean it garbage.look at it this way if they put you with 10 people you will be the only one that say it's garbage and the rest would love it the majority of the time,so you see that's only your opinion but the majority of the people disagree with you so the fact are it's a good good even if you and some other people hate it.hell it got 5 out of 5 or the majority of the time got 10 out of 10 or something like 96 out of a 100 so you see that even people that rate games disaree with you big time
every game and game system alway advertize on tv and the internet and the majority of the games are in the main stream news and the ps3 and the 36o stay in the news so you see your points are bursted and they don't mean a damn thing.people bought the game because they like halo 1,2 and 3 that's why they bought them not because of the advertisement because if that's true then every game and game systems will break all kinds of sales record and that's a fact,so to hear you say that advertizement is the reason that halo3 sold so many is just laughable and just don't make any sence.

[BIGBAER]

PaulyG, if you can remove your head from your smelly oriface long enough to actually READ my original post,then maybe you would be able to write an a semi-intelligent rebuttal to my assertion of Halo 3's ground breaking and innovative features.

Come on, show ALL the FEATURES that, oh, let's see, Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction has over Halo 3! Talk about a over-hyped, over-hoped glossed over rehash of a children's platformer!!!

I know popularity does not automatically infer quality but it does carry some weight so let's compare:

North American Sales as of Nov. 3rd, 2007

Halo 3, Week 6: 88,586 - sales to date: 4,135,051

R&C: TOD, Week 2: 44,548 - sales to date: 141,603

Okay, so Halo 3 has a slight lead of just less than 4-million copies. Somehow I doubt R&C is going to sell a million-plus copies per week in four-weeks time to close the gap and match Halo 3's sales.

In fact, I doubt if R&C: TOD reaches half-a-million in sales in its lifetime!

Now, according to you PaulyG (if you haven't placed your head back in your smelly oriface by now), most if not all of Halo 3's buyers are nothing more than victims of some maniacal hype machine.

If that is true, as you infer, then how do you explain Halo 3's statistics taken from http://www.Bungie.net

Let's take a look: 3,138,681 Halo 3 Games (Last 24 Hours)

So, just for the heck of it let's divide the above by 24 to see how many halo 3 games are played in an average hour....

3,138,681/24 = 130,778.375!

Wow! So in one hour's time, there are virtually as many Halo 3 games played as the total of number of R&C: TOD games sold!

I guess no one told all those Halo 3 players about Ratchet & Clank!

Want a little more sand kicked in your face?

Look at this: 114,583 Halo 2 Games (Last 24 Hours) - Yes, those are all the original Xbox Halo 2 players who haven't bought a 360 yet; Christmas should take care of most of those.

But consider the implication a 3-year old Xbox game is getting as much play as as your precious R&C: Totally Destructed!

Now I'm not saying R&C: TOD is a bad game, it's not. It's a fun rehash of a tried and true platform game with no innovation at all; it just does what R&C does better than the previous versions.

It will be forgotton by most gamers by this time next year. Halo 3 won't. Not next year or the year after that.

Now, back to my newest Halo 3 custom game map ala-FORGE and game type I created to go with it...

Oh, and PaulyG.... you can stick your head back in that dark stinky place you obviously call home.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

This gen literary SUCK.

[ParaDise_LosT]

you know....

[power of Green]

You're an idiot downplaying a game because of 640p Sony fanboys and their moronic sh*t.

Uncharted didn't make the graphics list because its only stellar for a PS3 game(personally I think UC/DF graphics are pathetic).

#50, CoD4 isn't 50 better and does not offer the diverse gameplay Halo 3 does in this regard COD4 isn't even on the same level.

[PaulyG]

Uncharted's graphics are a billion times better that 99% of games out there because naughty dog knows how to make a true next gen game not a recycled piece of s**t like halo 3.

COD 4 is also a much better game than halo 3.

I don't know how anyone whos played both games can say halo 3 is better than COD 4. People are so brainwashed by the halo hype its not even funny.

[goodganja]

Especially seeing that all three will see the light on the PS3.

Bioshock is pretty much a given. Seeing that the code and a playable PS3 demo of it does exist.

Halo 3-Bungie has already announced that they're working on new IP and Halo projects. If this doesnt see light on PS3, expect Marathon to be the game with the Halo engine.

Mass Effect is now published by Electronic Arts. Nothing stays exclusive with them.

Orange box obviously is coming out on PS3 as announced.

So yeah, great list. I'll be playing them on my PS3 along with my PS3 exclusives that Crapbox 360 will never get a hold of.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[power of Green]

Its just not Maffect thats not released yet that made the list. Mass Effect has already won many awards.

MAss effect FTW its high quality hybrid nature should win it.

[jcgamer]

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and their Interactive Achievement Award is THE "Grammy" or "Oscar" of the video game industry...they are the only ones that matter at the end of the day, in my book...well, we gamers matter the most, but hey...everything from website awards to G4 and Spike are...nice...but they are WARM-UPS...the members are all in the industry...The Board of Directors are composed of industry leaders representing Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and THQ, as well as the independent development community...peep the past winners...I'm sure you can't disagree (if you do, you can't hate on the winners):

1st Annual - Goldeneye 007 (nominees included Final Fantasy VII, Blade Runner, Age of Empires, and Parappa the Rapper)

2nd Annual - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (nominees included Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, and Banjo-Kazooie, among others)

3rd Annual - The Sims (nominees included Soul Calibur, Unreal Tournament, Donkey Kong 64, Pokemon Yellow, and Age of Empires II)

4th Annual - Diablo 2 (nominees included Shenmue, Jet Grind Radio, Chrono Cross, among others)

5th Annual - Halo: Combat Evolved (ICO, Black and White, and Civilization 3 were nominated)

6th Annual - Battlefield 1942 (nominees included the original Ratchet & Clank, Metroid Prime, Animal Crossing and Vice City)

7th Annual - Call of Duty (nominees included The Wind Waker, R&C: Going Commando)

8th Annual - Half-Life 2 (Halo 2, San Andreas, Katamari Damacy, and World of Warcraft were nominated)

9th Annual - God of War (Shadow of the Colossus, Nintendogs, Guitar Hero, and Call of Duty 2 were nominated)

10th Annual - Gears of War (Wii Sports, Guitar Hero II, Oblivion, and Twilight Princess were nominated)

11th Annual - GameSpot.com (lol, of all places...hehe) will host a LIVE webcast of the Interactive Achievement Awards next year on February 7, 2008...and nominees can be submitted until December 7, 2007...so yes, PS3 FANS, the submitted nominees will definitely include the likes of Uncharted, Heavenly, Warhawk, Motorstorm and Ratchet: TOD (the Ratchet series has been nominated twice for Game of the Year by the AIAS in the past) in the mix, so PIPE IT...lol...and they WILL STILL have HEATED competition from 360, PC, and Wii titles (handhelds as well), so be prepared...lol...and they do have categories for outstanding graphics and best male or female character performances, racing game of the year, on and on...among so many others, so...game on, don't flame on...gaming is suppose to be FUN, remember that...

[deeznuts]

Shooter, shooter, shooter, shooter/rpg.

Yay??????

[vilmer]

"Fueled by the Dew!" Publisher sponsored nominations? LOL. That entire list fails miserably.

[jlytle1234]

wow now you can add that "voted best yada yada by spike tv" onto the game case when you win.
because it matters

[anil]

in my opinion they are
cod4 uncharted mass effect bioshock

[makingdamage]

If they put a game that hasn´t even been released yet on the goty-list it´s nothing but sad and pathetic.
So whats on next years list? GT5, GTA5 and metal gear solid 4? I bet they already have that list ready.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

The Spike Network is a joke.

Real men watch ESPN and whichever input channel allows us to play video games.

[TheMART]

Aaaawwww Sony fangirls crying over all those game together only being on the XBOX 360 platform

So now it's paid of by Microsoft hahahaha sure guys. The PS3 games just stink as rotten fish, it's just that.

But I do agree, the PS2 game God of War could have been up with them

[gamehendge]

i guess you would know, your pretty familiar with crying. its basically all you do on this site.

[Megaton]

No God of War II? No Super Mario Galaxy? No Assassin's Creed? No Call of Duty 4?

What a half-assed list by Spike TV...

[ParaDise_LosT]

Assassin's Creed isn't out yet either
Nor is Uncharted, Yet people are saying
'Those games should be on the list'
but in the same time saying
'some of those games arn't even out yet, they shouldn't be there'

Please give your self a good smack on the face, thank you very much.

[sak500]

Warhawk, lair, HS, Ratchet will all be nominated. Kaz just called me.

[sajj316]

The Game of the Year is Assassin's Creed. I'll tell you why. This game is expanding stealth games. It proposes the concept of social stealth. It pits you in a large sandbox world where you dictate your path. It provides hours of entertainment outside of the story. I have never seen a game that goes into this much detail and in such a grand scale.

The only game that can rival it is Bioshock or Mario Galaxy. Uncharted is great but its still a standard adventure game. Same thing goes for Rachet but on the platforming side.

[Ashta]

Kinda early to be picking out which games you want to nominate for "game of the year" I'd probably wait till a week before christmas myself to decide that.

HOWEVER! If I had to choose a game of the year right now?

Bioshock (PC version) hands down the winner.

Also, I'm gonna go ahead and wonder why Heavenly Sword didn't get a nod for "Best action game" or "Best graphics". Like the length of the game or not you cant knock the fact that the game 1) looks freakin beautiful and amazing and 2) is damn fun to play. Oh well, at least it got a Best PS3 game nod right?

Right?....

[FullyLoaded420]

Look at the PS3 fanidiots hate on HALO 3. Just because NO PS3 exclusive games are on the list. So much for BLURAY...the CELL!!

how come LAIR and Heavenly Short..errr, I mean SWORD arent on the LIST?
or even Ratchet and Clank?

bottom line peeps...

HALO 3 will still be played by millions online while all these other games will come and go...

till HALO 4 comes along.......

[Meus Renaissance]

I don't know how Halo 3 managed to get in there but how can nominations be announced when Assassins Creed and Uncharted have not even been released yet? They're AAA titles and could possibly get 9/10 or even 10/10.

GOTY?

The year isn't even done!

[HondaSIRowner]

Jade Raymond must be pissed!

But yeah, Assassins creed should be up there. Also it is early for nominees. So what about UT3?

[Maestro]

Spike TV GOTY awards are freakin stupid, seriously. They nominated a game that is not even out? Dear God, what a bunch of assholes.

[jackfatal]

and what about uncharted or UT3 or HAZE or Assasin creed,COD4:moderwarfare? i guess not because either its on ps3 or multiplatform!

money talks here(M$)!
i wonder how much M$ spend on buying people and companies?
any guess?

[HondaSIRowner]

MS now owns Spike. LOL

[Xbox is the BEST]

Stop hating.

[ben806]

MS must be spending billions of dollars on bribes... so far every good review of a 360 game is due to MS money every bad ps3 review is due to MS money, if a game for the PS3 is delayed thats MS money talking and now MS have bought the game of the year nominations?

[solar]

nintendo and sony are probably feeling like this :D

[x440Magnumx]

Though it isnt the most technologically advanced, nor is it the most revolutionary in terms of gameplay (except for the forge and the replay mode).

But it's very foolish to let that rule it out for those reasons. A game doesn't have the power to sell as many games as Halo 3 has and will for no reason.

It's not "cool or trendy" to hate a game just because it's popular, worth playing over and over, and you can't get it for your system. Halo 3 multiplayer is the strongest thing going in multiplayer FPS's right now. End of story.

It is very presumptious to put any game that isn't out on a list like this, but so far this fall all hyped up MS games have lived up to the hype, and all Bioware games that I've ever heard of lived up to their hype. And the hype says it's an original, amazingly cinematic game with great but not as amazing gameplay.

Said it before, and I'll say it again. Games just aren't about the screenshot factor, that is, it's not how well the game holds up graphically when you pause it. Graphics need to be good, but not mind-blowing every time. Gameplay trumps graphics. Halo 3 and Wii Sports are very obvious reminders of this.

Beautiful games come and go, but you can only stand playing it so much if the gameplay sucks.

I dont know if Halo 3 deserves GOTY or not, but just it's sheer numbers of sales (millions!) warrants it to be a contender for it. Saying otherwise is just shallow and shortsighted.

[KnowitAll]

" A game doesn't have the power to sell as many games as Halo 3 has and will for no reason."
Fact:Any pokemon game released on a portable device system has sold more than any halo game released.(Have also sold more merchandise, toys, cards, movies, plays on stage, have its own cartoon)

"Halo 3 multiplayer is the strongest thing going in multiplayer FPS's right now. End of story"

Why is it so strong? is it the number of players that can play at the same time? or how you play?
I know a game that is free that actually takes skill to learn the moves and play.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=... (game video)

ijji.com (website to play it)

[DevastationEve]

GotY...what a high achievement. 360 has produced a majority of the list, and I believe Mass Effect will probably take the crown.

Bioshock is MY nominee, and just as well Halo3 for its great experience. However, Bioshock represents the REAL leap forward in gaming. Mass Effect will carry that torch, seeing as how this game promises MUCH and is delivering quite as well. Orange Box...haven't played it yet. But Half Life was gold and STILL is, so it's got pedigree.

Heavenly Sword should get mention, as it runs pure and represents full high deffinition next generation gaming complete with awe inspiring graphics, albiet in the guise of a hacknslash with moderate emphasis on a great combat system. Is it GotY? Yeah, sure. Why not!

[Salvadore]

GOTY, Mass Effect or Bioshock.

[Covenant]

Wouldn't it be nice if they could all win? Seriously, try picking the best of THAT bunch.

But it's an incomplete list without Mario Galaxy, God Of War 2, and Ratchet & Clank Future.

[ErcsYou]

Game of the year should go to COD4... ask any real gamer what they prefere, COD4 spanks halo3 all day

[Synex]

Agreed

[AngryTypingGuy]

Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo 3 and Orange Box. Gee, I wish there was one console that I could play all of those games on. Oh yeah, there is.

[solar]

i dont understand why ppl care about SpikeTV's take on gaming. ::shrug:: i know why ppl are upset...as in the ps3 and wii crowd, is that with this lameass game awards, that is seen on tv, by ppl who dont really know gaming imo....are going to get the preception that only GOTY quality games are on the 360. (yes i know OB and Bioshock on are other platforms, but watch the show and i bet you'll only see them say on 360)

SMG and AC are dropping reviewers jaw's all over the internet right now....and they dont get a mention for GOTY.

[x440Magnumx]

Eh, COD4 is too little too late. I'm not about to buy another shooter with Halo 3, and I'd buy Orange Box before COD4.

I think Bioshock, and more probably Mass Effect will have the originality of the group to get GOTY.

COD4 and Halo 3 are classic games done the best they've ever been done.

Bioshock and Mass Effect are new and original in gameplay, along with great looks. So it's a great matchup to say the least!

I do agree though that Assassin's Creed should be given a fair chance to compete.

[AngryTypingGuy]

I can agree with Mass Effect being nominated since reviewers have access to it. Same with Uncharted for best PS3 game. I'm surprised that COD 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune weren't nominated. They both look like deserving games.

[DeckUKold]

about every console nominee even psp and ds come on what about warhawk HS SMG Super paper mario zelda phantom hourglass MP3 FFT(the greatest Final Fantasy ever) wtf

Microsoft:SPIKE by the command of my power($) i shall now call you MICROSPIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EDIT: how can i forget ratchet and clank

[x440Magnumx]

No matter how great it is, Ratchet and Clank is limited just because it is Ratchet and Clank...platformers are outmoded and out of style, so it's just got a bias against it from the beginning.

Also being a PS3 exclusive is unhealthy right now, so it has that against it. Not saying the PS3 is bad, it's just underperforming.

[AngryTypingGuy]

Nah, I think GOTY should be about any game regardless of what system. If you have to take one nominee from each system, then that cuts out more deserving candidates. If they all happen to be on one console, then so be it. Requiring them to pick only one nominee per system is the equivalent to affirmative action for video games. Instead of picking the best games, it would dumb down the choices.

[Maestro]

Stupid, stupid awards. They nominate games that are not even out like Galaxy (This one not for GOTY, for God's Sake) and Mass Effect. What the hell is wrong with these people?

[Imalwaysright]

I never believed that M$ payed anyone for reviews and all but after this list i wonder... Where is COD4, SMG, Assassins, GOWII, MP, FFXII. Ive only seen 1 review for Mass and wasnt even released... And Halo... whats so special about Halo3?? The 640p native resolution??? Is this a joke??

[FirstknighT]

It's no question that the 360 is where the real games are at. Sony fanboys are just filled with anger and excuses but it's pretty clear that real gamers are choosing the xbox 360. I expect to see Halo 3, Bioshock, and Mass Effect in alot of GOTY lists.

[FF7numba1]

lol u can tell only 360 owners voted. ME didn't even come out yet.

[Mallow]

Halo 3 shouldn't win, it was a very good game but CoD4 is better offline and online, Bioshock ? Yeah that needs to be on there and win it, imo.
Mass Effect ? I think and hope this will be a great game but that's thinking and hoping, how can that up there for GOTY ? Hell should have just put FFXIII, Fable 2, GoW3, GoW 2 up there as well.

Uncharted should be there, Assassin's creed too if ME can make it.
Out of that list Bioshock should take it, Bioshock is one hell of a game.

[Big Jim]

The Spike video game awards are a joke. No one who knows anything about video games takes them seriously. Sorry xbox fans.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

So many 360 titles for GOTY, I love it. Poetic freaking justice, PS3 in 2007 = pwned hard and painfull.

[Gamefan12]

The spike awards are a joke and are just advertisements more then an actual award show. I remember the first year they were suppose to do the greatest games ever up to date ... what they do (which is the same they do now) only have games that just recently came out and some weren't even out yet.

[Ahhhh]

Maybe Mass Effect was nominated GOTY is because it won over 50 awards... And it hasn't even been released. Just a thought.

[DeckUKold]

this looks like a great game don't make me laugh check this boring vid out

Not to offend but this would put me to sleep

[Mwaan]

You guys honestly think a game that just sold like 5 million copies isn't going to get nominated? I think it deserves the nomination for polish alone. It slaughters the competition with replay value. 4 player online co-op scoring system? The forge? Matchmaking ranking for all the different game types? Skulls and terminals? I can go back and watch/save anything I did in the game. I can look up every single individual stat I've ever done. 5 years from now I'll still be playing it regularly. I honestly can't say that about any other game. I would give goty to Bioshock though. It's atmosphere and story are unmatched.

[DeckUKold]

but ET sold 5 million and it is considered THE WORST GAME WVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR R

[AngryTypingGuy]

If you think MS paid Spike TV, then you are an idiot. As far as game lineup goes, the 360 was dominant in 2007. Those four games deserve to be nominated. Sure there were some great games like COD 4 and Uncharted that deserved to be nominated, but we're not the ones who chose the nominees, it was the people at Spike.

Mass Effect was not the only unreleased game to be nominated. Uncharted was nominated for best PS3 game and another category, I think. And deservedly so. Both of those games will be out when the awards air. And if the people who nominate games have had a chance to play them already, then they should be able to nominate them.

[Big Jim]

I agree that all of those games deserve to be nominated, (except Halo 3) but I'd wager that the people who nominated those games never even played any of them at all. The Spike VGAS are just one long advertisment. The "people at Spike" are just TV producers and executives and they get together with the advertising and marketing people who work for these game companys and pretend to have an awards show. Its a sham and a joke. It means nothing.

[Relientk77]

y is mass effect nominated its not even out yet?

[kidrobot]

Hell Naw Dawg! DizZ Sh!tzZ PhuCk'd ^! If They Hav' Mass EffeCt, They Gotta Put MGS4! Dat Sh!t Ain't Even Out! 'n Mass WaCC EffeCt Ain't Competition 2 MGS4. WherrzZ Assasin'zZ Creed??? WherrzZ Supa' Mario Whuteva??? WherrzZ CoD4??? ... Right, Right. Ohh But Halo3(PhuCk Halo!!!) IzZ In It??? Thought So... B!tChezZ!

[IPlayGames]

They could have spread the love through the consoles. Each console has good enough games to compete with each other.

But if i had to pick 1 out of these Give to Orange Box.

We all know its gonna be H3 though.

[BLlNK]

They nominated Mario Galaxy in the Best Action category. And put original God of War there too. And Insomniac should be in the Studio of the year category. This list is very wrong I think.

[RIKSTAR NZ]

Mass effect not out yet= kick it out

Bioshock, good game but limiting (linear)= kick it out

Orange box, actually 3 games!?= kick it out

Halo 3............

Ok single player, heaps of crap to keep you busy for a while.
Graphics good but not great, big environments and battles.
Multiplayer is sick! but we all know that.
Custom multiplayer super sick!!!

Halo can't lose?

[BLACKJACK VII]

For MY 2007 GOTY contenders I'll go with:

#1 Mass Effect
#2 Bioshock
#3 Assassin's Creed
#4 Halo 3

[level 360]

>> Halo 3

>> Assassin's Creed

[esreveR]

I'm sick of your whining. It's obvious that Microsoft has been putting on a clinic this year, just look at all the games available for the 360. There's so many Xbox games on the list because DUH, there are so many Xbox games to begin with. PS3 is obviously lacking in this area. Microsoft's overpowering quantity of games, along with it's high quality exclusives gave it the upper hand this year. That's not to say that PS3 failed, COD4 is quite an accomplishment and should project a promising future. Sony was just outgunned and outclassed this year plain and simple. Can't you just take a loss gracefully without having to blame Microsoft for flashing their money at everyone? If Sony was making that kind of money they'd be flaunting it too, that's just how big business is people so suck it up. Instead of blubbering and whining about Sony getting it's ass handed to it, why don't you look forward to 2008 when Sony can really flex it's muscles with all of the power house exclusives it's coming out with. We should all just be happy that we're alive to see all these groundbreaking achievements in entertainment presented to us.

[pshizle]

wheres your game up there

oh i forgot you still have none

[Grinchy]

While I dont agree with the list, the bottom line is, a good game is a good game regardless of system. I dont like how some games are on that are not out yet. The ps3 has had a great first year in terms of games, and I dont ever remember owning so many, so quickly into ANY consoles life, BUT microsoft has had a blast this year and there is no denying it.

[ROCCOZILLA]

just let the xbox 180 win this award because it will be its LAST.the VGA will be putting the xbox in the hall of fame and its life will come to an end.PS3 will rule the next 10 years again!

[PS360PCROCKS]

Hahaha this is hilarious, I could give a fuc* less what game or system wins GOTY, but damn you sony fanboys are a bunch of whining little babies! "WHAT!? MASS EFFECT! NO ONE HAS PLAYED IT!" Um yeah no one has played, UT3, Uncharted or Assassin's Creed either! You might not like the list, but damn FACE IT! THE 360 HAS THE BEST GAMES THIS YEAR BY A WWWWIIIIDDDEEEEE MARGIN!!

[khellendros1]

Everyone knows that the Spike TV VGA is a joke. How can you have Mass Effect and not have COD4? And what about Mario Galaxy and GOW2?It seems like they don't really know what they are doing and just picking the most popular games right now or the show is sponsored.