Spike TV's 2007 Video Game Awards nominees revealed

BioShock and Halo 3 earn most nominations when Spike TV unveiled the list of nominees for its 2007 Video Game Awards

To be eligible, a game must have been released between November 16, 2006 and December 1, 2007. The nominees were chosen by Spike TV's advisory panel, which is made of nearly two dozen game journalists.

BioShock and Halo 3 received the most nominations, with seven each, including nominations as Game of the Year and Xbox 360 Game of the Year. No Wii or PS3 exclusives were nominated as Game of the Year.

The "Most Addictive Game" category will be selected by online voters polled on the official VGA website.

The 2007 Video Game Awards will be shown on Spike TV on December 9. The complete list of nominees is as follows:

Game of the Year
- BioShock
- Halo 3
- Mass Effect
- The Orange Box

Best PS3 Game
- Heavenly Sword
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
- Warhawk

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Best Wii Game
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Paper Mario

Best Xbox 360 Game
- BioShock
- Halo 3
- Mass Effect
- The Orange Box

Best Handheld Game
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Best PC Game
- BioShock
- Crysis
- The Orange Box
- World in Conflict

Best Shooter
- BioShock
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Halo 3
- The Orange Box

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

Best Rhythm Game
- Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80s
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
- Jam Sessions
- Rock Band

Best RPG
- Eternal Sonata
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
- Mass Effect
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

Best Driving Game
- DiRT
- Forza Motorsport 2
- Need for Speed ProStreet
- Project Gotham Racing 4

Best Military Game
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
- World in Conflict

Studio of the Year
- Bungie Studios
- Harmonix
- Irrational Games
- Valve

Best Graphics
- BioShock
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Crysis
- Mass Effect

Breakthrough Technology
- Crysis
- Halo 3
- Portal
- Rock Band

Best Individual Sports Game
- Skate
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
- Virtua Tennis 3

Best Team Sports Game
- Madden NFL 08
- NBA 2K8
- NHL 08
- Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

Best Game Based on Movie/TV Show
- The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar
- Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
- The Simpsons Game
- Stranglehold

Best Soundtrack
- BioShock
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
- Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
- Rock Band

Best Original Score
- BioShock
- God of War 2
- Halo 3
- Mass Effect

Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Halo 3
- Rock Band
- The Orange Box

Most Addictive Game
- Halo 3
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
- Team Fortress 2
- Wii Sports

News-Source: GameIndustry