Calling all gamers! The nominees for the 2013 NAVGTR Video Game Awards have been revealed. Major franchises like Far Cry, Mass Effect and The Walking Dead have all scored nods.
The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) has announced its nominees for the 12th Annual 2012 NAVGTR Awards.
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Several familiar titles top the list of contenders. The action adventure Far Cry 3 leads the pack with 12 nominations. Heavy hitters Max Payne 3 and Mass Effect 3 are on its tail with 10 nods each.
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Assassin’s Creed III earned nine, while the video game adaptation of The Walking Dead pulled an impressive eight, alongside Journey.
The winners will be revealed March 24, following the PAX East gaming show in Boston.
Check out the rest of the competition below*
*Find the full list of nominees at navgtr.org.
Game of the Year?
- Borderlands 2?
- Far Cry 3?
- Journey?
- Spec Ops: The Line
- ?Torchlight II
- ?The Walking Dead
Animation
- ?Alan Wake’s American Nightmare?
- Assassin’s Creed III?
- Borderlands 2?
- Dust: An Elysian Tail
- ?Karateka
- ?Max Payne 3
Animation, Interactive
- Journey
- Mark of the Ninja
- Persona 4 Arena
- Shank 2
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Lead Performance in a Comedy
- ?John de Lancie as “Prof. Fitz Quadwrangle,” Quantum Conundrum
- ?David Eddings as “Claptrap,” Borderlands 2
Lead Performance in a Drama?
- Dave Fennoy as “Lee Everett,” The Walking Dead
- ?Will Yun Lee as “Wei Shen,” Sleeping Dogs?
- Michael Mando as “Vaas,” Far Cry 3?
- Mackenzie Mason as “Cortana,” Halo 4
- ?James McCaffrey as “Max Payne,” Max Payne 3?
- Matthew Porretta as “Alan Wake,” Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Supporting Performance in a Comedy ?
- Steven Blum as “Ra’s, Penguin, Bane, Alfred,” Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
- ?Dameon Clarke as “Handsome Jack,” Borderlands 2
- ?Rob Paulsen as “Riddler,” Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
- ?Danny Wallace as “Narrator,” Thomas Was Alone
- ?Frank Welker as “Oswald,” Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Supporting Performance in a Drama?
- Nigel Carrington as “Narrator,” Dear Esther?
- Jenna-Louise Coleman as “Melia,” Xenoblade Chronicles
- ?Rosario Dawson as “Lily Drawl,” Syndicate
- ?Melissa Hutchison as “Clementine,” The Walking Dead
- ?Matthew Porretta as “Mr. Scratch,” Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
- ?Blake Ritson as “Lord Jirall,” The Last Story
Honorary Award
- Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky, Indie Game: The Movie
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