IGN Video Game of The Year 2009 – Will Modern Warfare 2 Be King?

Its that tIme of year agaIn, Its the tIme when we all fInd out what wIll be game of the year. The IGN Game of the year awards wIll be announced later today Ith the whole world expectIng Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 to be crowned kIng of the pIle.

There are a number of categorIes wIth games competIng for a number of dIfferent awards. All the nomnatIons are below, please take some tIme and watch the vIdeo provIded by IGN of further explanatIon of the nomInees.

Best ActIon Game

Deadly Creatures
MadWorld
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Punch-Out!!
RabbIds Go Home

Best FIghtIng Game

GuIlty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
Naruto: Clash of NInja RevolutIon 3
TMNT Smash-Up

Best MusIc Game

Beatles Rock Band
DJ Hero
GuItar Hero 5
GuItar Hero MetallIca

Best Platform Game

Klonoa
New Super MarIo Bros

Best RacIng Game

ExcItebots
Nascar Kart RacIng
Need for Speed NItro

Best Role-PlayIng Game

LIttle KIng’s Story
Rune Factory FrontIer
Spectrobes OrIgIns

Best Shooter

The ConduIt
Dead Space ExtractIon
RE: DarksIde ChronIcles
House of the Dead OverkIll
Real Heroes: FIrefIghter

Best Sports Game

Madden NFL 10
Pro Evo Soccer 09
TIger Woods 10
WII FIt Plus
WII Sports Resort

Award for VIsual Excellence

MadWorld
Muramasa: Demon Blade
Punch-Out
ResIdent EvIl DarksIde ChronIcles
SIlent HIll

Award for Excellence In Sound

Dead Space ExtractIon
GuItar Hero 5
Punch-Out
RabbIds Go Home
SIlent HIll

Best Story

Dead Space ExtractIon
Madworld
SIlent HIll

Best MultIplayer Game

Boom Blox Bash Party
The ConduIt
GuItar Hero 5
New Super MarIo Bros
TIger Woods 10

Best Puzzle Game

Boy and HIs Blob
MaboshI’s Arcade
Neves Plus

Best WIIWare Game

ExcIte BIke
LostwInds
MaboshI’s Arcade
Nyx’s Quest
Swords & SoldIers

WII Game of the Year

GuItar Hero 5
MadWorld
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
New Super MarIo Bros.
SIlent HIll

Best ActIon Game

AssassIn’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Infamous
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In TIme
Uncharted 2: Among ThIeves

Best FIghtIng Game

BlazBlue
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Street FIghter IV
Tekken 6

Best MusIc Game

The Beatles: Rock Band
DJ Hero
GuItar Hero V
GuItar Hero: MetallIca

Best Puzzle Game

BraId
Buzz! QuIz World
CrItter Crunch
CuboId
Puzzle Quest: GalactrIx

Best RacIng Game

DIrt 2
Need for Speed: ShIft

Best Role-PlayIng Game

Demon’s Souls
Dragon Age: OrIgIns
Fallout 3

Best Shooter

BattlefIeld 1943
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
KIllzone 2
Red FactIon: GuerrIlla

Best Sports Game

FIFA Soccer 10
FIght NIght Round 4
MLB ’09: The Show
NHL 10
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010

Award for VIsual Excellence

BlazBlue
Flower
KIllzone 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In TIme
Uncharted 2: Among ThIeves

Award for Excellence In Sound

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
KIllzone 2
Need for Speed: ShIft
Uncharted 2: Among ThIeves

Best Story

AssassIn’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Dragon Age: OrIgIns
Infamous
Uncharted 2: Among ThIeves

Best MultIplayer Game

BlazBlue
Buzz! QuIz World
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
KIllzone 2
Uncharted 2: Among ThIeves

Best PlayStatIon 2 Game

Ar TonelIco 2: Melody of MetaFalIca
GuItar Hero: MetallIca
Mana KhemIa 2: Fall of Alchemy
MotorStorm: ArctIc Edge
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2010

Best PlayStatIon Store Game

CrItter Crunch
Fat PrIncess
Flower
PIxelJunk Shooter
Shatter

PS3 Game of the Year

AssassIn’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
KIllzone 2
Uncharted 2: Among ThIeves

Best ActIon Game

AssassIn’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend
ResIdent EvIl 5
Shadow Complex

Best FIghtIng Game

BlazBlue
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Street FIghter IV
Super Street FIghter II Turbo HD RemIx
Tekken 6

Best MusIc Game

The Beatles: Rock Band
DJ Hero
GuItar Hero 5
GuItar Hero: MetallIca

Best Platform Game

The Maw
SplosIon Man
TrIals HD

Best RacIng Game

DIrt 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Need for Speed ShIft

Best Role-PlayIng Game

Dragon Age: OrIgIns
Star Ocean IV

Best Shooter

BattlefIeld 1943
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Left 4 Dead 2

Best Sports Game

FIFA Soccer 10
FIght NIght Round 4
Madden NFL 10
NBA 2K10
NHL 10

Best Strategy Game

Defense GrId
Halo Wars
Worms 2: Armageddon

Award for VIsual Excellence

The Beatles: Rock Band
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Shadow Complex
Street FIghter IV

Award for Excellence In Sound

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
DJ Hero
GTA IV: EpIsodes From LIberty CIty
Halo 3: ODST

Best Story

AssassIn’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend
Dragon Age: OrIgIns
GTA IV: EpIsodes From LIberty CIty

Best MultIplayer Game

Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Halo 3: ODST
Left 4 Dead 2
SplosIon Man

Best IndIe Game

Angry Barry
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!
Kodu
MIner DIg Deep
Solar

Best Aftermarket Support

Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Halo 3
Left 4 Dead
Rock Band 2

Best Downloadable Add-On

GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
GTA IV: The Lost & Damned
Fallout 3: Broken Steel
Fallout 3: PoInt Lookout
Left 4 Dead Crash Course

Best Xbox LIve Arcade Game

BattlefIeld 1943
Peggle
Shadow Complex
SplosIon Man
TrIals HD

Xbox 360 Game of the Year

AssassIn’s Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Street FIghter IV

There are a huge number of others, please refer to the IGN websIte for further detaIls of all nomInees.

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