So yeah I just found this out which is relatively old news, but I was wondering what you all though of it's exclusion from the list which includes Call of Duty Black ops, Halo Reach, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, and God of War 3....Maybe I'm crazy but COD black ops doesn't deserve that...it's done nothing revolutionary imo...any ways what do you guys think?

although SC2 hasn't done anything too revolutionary either, it's still one of the tightest and most well designed games i've played this year.  i think it should absolutely be up here.  probably the only game in the past 5 years i've spent over 50 hours on

I wasn't crazy about any of those games. Especially Blops. Personally I don't think any of them deserve it, save for RDR.
 
But hey, my opinion ain't worth much.

The VGAs don't count for shit anyway...it's a dumb show that doesn't really mean anything. Also, it's a western market so I'm not surprised they chose shooters over a strategy game. SC2 will be around until SC3 hits, and none of these games will be widely played a few years from now.

Super Mario Galaxy 2, Civilization 5 need to be up in that list.

The VGA's are just a popularity contest. SC2 is not as widely received as the games on that list.

How anyone can care what the Spike VGA's do still confuses me to this day. That show was never a legitimate focal point of gaming.

I don't really care since these lists are way different than my own.  
What they say means nothing to me 

I hate the VGA's.  It's like an MTV award show when we don't have an Academy Awards for video games.  The VGA's does nothing but reinforce video games negative stigma.
 
This is the VGA's in a nutshell 
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=285

StarCraft doesn't have as wide as an appeal as those other games. The VGAs aren't necessarily made for people like us... or at least they're not only for us.

Since when are the VGAs credible at all? This is Spike. The same people that bring you Manswers and only play movies with a lot of explosions and half naked women.

Hahaha - VGAs.

" The VGA's are just a popularity contest. SC2 is not as widely received as the games on that list. "

Even their candidates for best shooter category aren't even deserving. I mean where the hell is Vanquish? if there is any shooter that deserves and award for innovation and gameplay, it's that game that deserves it the most. :p

It is the draw of console gaming over PC gaming.  PC games get less press and less coverage.
 
The issue of Game Informer that they reviewed Starcraft 2 in, which got a perfect 10, it was only the "PC game of the month" with a small box on the review section title page.  Meanwhile, Halo: Reach, which got a 9.5 I think, took up the rest of the page, and it was named the "Game of the month".
 
It is a sad time for PC gaming, and Blizzard and Valve are the two main companies keeping it alive.

So basically it's between Mass Effect 2 and God of War 3.

" VGAs are retarded anyway, who cares "

I'm more shocked that galaxy 2 didn't make the list.

" StarCraft doesn't have as wide as an appeal as those other games. The VGAs aren't necessarily made for people like us... or at least they're not only for us. "

Maybe I'm crazy but COD black ops doesn't deserve that...it's done nothing revolutionary imo...any ways what do you guys think? "

ITT: Console exclusives 

"Maybe I'm crazy but COD black ops doesn't deserve that...it's done nothing revolutionary imo...any ways what do you guys think? "

People need to take into consideration numbers.  SC2 simply couldn't put up the numbers that the other games could, partly because it's only on one platform, and certainly not the most popular platform.  The other games mostly are multi-platform and put up LARGE numbers.  The only PC-only game I could really see competing, based on numbers, would be WoW.  I wouldn't be surprised if Cataclysm gets listed next year, but we'll see.
 
Though for no one giving a shit about the VGAs there certainly are a fair amount of people posting about them or in threads about them.

" @Doctorchimp: Not just PC gamers. I myself primarily play on my PS3 but I acknowledge that StarCraft II is fucking incredible game. I just meant that most of the people on this site aren't the 13 year old macho douche bags that you described. "

Any award show outside of the Emmys and Oscars are all bullshit.
 
Seriously, did anyone watch the AMAs last night.
 
*shudder*

People need to take into consideration numbers.  SC2 simply couldn't put up the numbers that the other games could, partly because it's only on one platform, and certainly not the most popular platform.  The other games mostly are multi-platform and put up LARGE numbers.  The only PC-only game I could really see competing, based on numbers, would be WoW.  I wouldn't be surprised if Cataclysm gets listed next year, but we'll see.
 
Though for no one giving a shit about the VGAs there certainly are a fair amount of people posting about them or in threads about them.

" @Cataphract1014: I'm not trolling, it's the truth. Just wait and you'll see... "

It's really the console video games award

thats bs. SC2 should be on the list, I don't play that game that much but I understand why it should be there on the list. DUmb VGA

 Nominees for Spike TV’s 2009 “Video Game Awards” were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of the most well-respected experts in the industry for leading game media outlets such as GameTrailers.com, Game Informer, USA Today, Wired, Penny Arcade, GameSpot and IGN. Games released between December 2, 2008 and November 23, 2009 were eligible for nomination.    

Don't give a shit. Their list doesn't concern me. A list is a list, its not a life ruiner. 
 
But if Brad doesn't get his shit down right with his GOTY list... hell will let loose.

lame list

" So yeah I just found this out which is relatively old news, but I was wondering what you all though of it's exclusion from the list which includes Call of Duty Black ops, Halo Reach, Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, and God of War 3....Maybe I'm crazy but COD black ops doesn't deserve that...it's done nothing revolutionary imo...any ways what do you guys think? "

Goes to show that the VGAs ain't SHIT.

SC2 not being nominated shows this thing is obviously rigged and it will be a crime if Mass Effect 2 isn't GOTY.  
 
@xyzygy said:

" Since when are the VGAs credible at all? This is Spike. The same people that bring you Manswers and only play movies with a lot of explosions and half naked women. "

Good. SC2 doesn't belong in the running because it would wipe out the other RTS's out of mass appeal. Same for WoW and MMOs as well as CoD in multiplayer shooters.
 
No contest with these games in the running. Too bad some are.

Given that the VGAs are a joke, I'm not surprised.

Blops and GoW3 being on that list says more about the VGAs than any Internet thread could.

VGAs are a joke anyway, not a big deal