On Feb. 5, 2013 the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR Corp.) announced their nominations for the "year's best work in video games." The winners will be announced on March 24, 2013 after the PAX East 2013 gaming convention concludes in Boston, Mass.
This year a panel of 918 gaming industry insiders determined the nominees across 53 categories in all, including:
“Game of the Year,” “Innovation in Game Technology,” “Animation,” “Art Direction,” “Direction in a Game Cinema,” “Control Precision,” “Game Design,” “Graphics, Technical,” “Dramatic Score,” “Use of Sound,” “Writing in a Drama,” and more.
Three NAVGTR Nominations’ highlights include:
Nominations for “Game of the Year”:
- "Borderlands 2"
- "Far Cry 3"
- "Journey"
- "Spec Ops: The Line"
- "Torchlight II"
- "The Walking Dead"
Nominations for “Lead Performance in a Drama”:
- Dave Fennoy as “Lee Everett” in "The Walking Dead," produced by AMC and Activision.
- Will Yun Lee as “Wei Shen” in "Sleeping Dogs," set in Hong Kong.
- Michael Mando as “Vaas” in "Far Cry 3," the third installment of the island escape game.
- Mackenzie Mason as “Cortana” in "Halo 4," an ancient alien forces game.
- James McCaffrey as “Max Payne” in "Max Payne 3," developed by Rockstar Studios.
- Matthew Porretta as “Alan Wake” in "Alan Wake’s American Nightmare," a psychological horror game.
Nominations for “Control Design, 3D”:
- "Far Cry 3"
- "Halo 4"
- "Resident Evil 6"
- "Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor"
- "Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers"
- "ZombiU"
NAVGTR is a non-profit which is "devoted to promoting and recognizing developments and achievements of the interactive entertainment industry." Since 2001 over 600 video game industry voters have make nominations in over 50 categories. You can view them all at www.navgtr.org/nominees.
For more information about NAVGTR visit www.navgtr.org or www.facebook.com/navgtrawards.
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