The nominations have been announced for the somethingth annual Spike Video Game Awards. Contenders for game a the year be the expected assortment a superheroes, adventurers, artificial intelligences 'n dragon murder simulators. Namely, the nominated games include Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Zelda: Skyward Sword 'n Portal 2 (which came out way back in April, remember).

Check out the full list a categories 'n nominations after the break. In the meantime, the Joystiq staff will continue t' quibble about games that be missing from the list (ahem, Dead Space 2, Shadows a the Damned).