斯派克电视 电子游戏奖项 are an annual staple for gaming fans, 和 this year sees a bold rebr和ing of the event to mark its tenth anniversary. 现在被称为 VGX, the ceremony is being held this weekend with a number of the year’s most critically hailed titles nominated across its 21 award categories.

满帆 alumni have routinely been involved with Spike nominees (和 winners) in previous years, 和 2013 is no exception. Over 30 grads have credits on games nominated in nearly every category – including three up for Game of the Year – 和 we’ll be following the results live on campus with 观看派对 hosted by our Game Studies department.

Bioshock: Infinite leads the nominees list with eight nods in categories as diverse as Best Shooter, 最佳配音演员, 和 Best Soundtrack. This early 2013 release included contributions from graduates 大卫福克斯 (Game Development, 2009), 乔纳森·福西特 (Game Development, 2009), 和 安东尼Tominia (Computer Animation, 2007) at developer Irrational 游戏. The company is also in the running for Studio of the Year.

Gr和 Theft Auto V 和 最后生还者 followed with seven nominations each. 最后生还者 was an early summer hit that featured the combined talent of more than a dozen alumni at developer Naughty Dog. The controversial GTA V released in September to critical 和 commercial acclaim, with 十个毕业生 from our Computer Animation 和 Game Development programs on Rockstar 游戏’ open-world hit.

In the running for two awards is Call of Duty: Ghosts, the latest entry in the long-running war franchise. The game will compete for Best Shooter 和 Best Song in a Game, 和 once again featured work from series’ founding member 机会Glasco (Computer Animation, 2000) as senior animator, as well as 克里希Arya (记录 艺术s, 2003) 和 贾斯汀•哈里斯 (Game 设计, 2011).

Ubisoft’s pirate-themed sequel Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag also received a nomination for Best Action-Adventure Game. 研究生 Johnstone Baumgartner (Game Development, 2006) was software engineer at Ubisoft Singapore, while 埃德·哈迪森四世 (Computer Animation, 2004) contributed as character lead at Ubisoft Montreal. Speaking about the game’s globe-spanning production, Baumgartner explained, “We had a truly talented team worldwide that came together to create Assassin’s Creed IV. This was by far the biggest game I have worked on.”

The Spike VGX 奖 will be broadcast at 6:00 p.m. EST this Saturday, December 7. 满帆’s viewing party is open to all students 和 staff, kicking off with a red carpet walk into the Live Venue at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature a feed of the show, as well as prizes 和 giveaways.