It’s that time of year again! We had a good time at the G.A.N.G. Awards last year, where not only did we see strong wins from AFRIKA, Dead Space, and Wrath of the Lich King, but also saw some amazing performances by Norihiko Hibino and others. G.A.N.G. has just announced their nominees for the 8th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards set to take place this year.
While I’m glad to see a number of titles that we’ve covered on the site on the list, including Assassin’s Creed II, AVATAR: The Game, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I am disappointed that the only Japanese offering to make an appearance is Resident Evil 5. In fact, between the 5 OSV editors who listed their top 5 soundtrack picks from 2009, none of the 25 or so entries (there were duplicates) are nominated in the G.A.N.G. Awards (save for Gideon’s pick of Flower), including the amazing soundtrack to Shatter. I’m still interested to see who will win.
What do you think of the nominees this year? Are you rooting for a particular game, or feel that an important title went overlooked?
Hit the jump for the full list of nominees. (more…)