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The closest thing that Videogames have to The Oscars is a set of awards called the VGAs (the Video Game Awards), hosted by an American Cable Television channel called Spike TV.
Originally aired in 2003, the awards have been picking up steam in the last few years particularly, with several notable announcements and unveilings that have taken place at the show helping to pick up ratings and prestige for the awards themselves.
The awards are voted on by an advisory council of some 25 journalists from different media outlets, including the Associated Press and... er... Playboy.
So who won what? Here's the list!
Game of the Year
Winner: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Runners up: Batman: Arkham City, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Portal 2, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Studio of the Year
Winner: Bethesda Game Studios - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Runners up: Naughty Dog - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Rocksteady Studios - Batman: Arkham City, Valve - Portal 2
Character of the Year
Winner: The Joker - Batman: Arkham City
Runners up: Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Marcus Fenix - Gears of War 3, Wheatley - Portal 2
Best Xbox 360 Game
Winner: Batman: Arkham City
Runners up: Forza Motorsport 4, Gears of War 3, Portal 2
Best PlayStation 3 Game
Winner: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Runners up: inFAMOUS 2, Killzone 3, LittleBigPlanet 2
Best Wii Game
Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Runners up: Epic Mickey, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Lost in Shadow
Best PC Game
Winner: Portal 2
Runners up: Battlefield 3, Minecraft, The Witcher 2
Best Handheld / Mobile Game
Winner: Super Mario 3D Land
Runners up: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Infinity Blade, Jetpack Joyride
Best Shooter
Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Runners up: Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, RAGE
Best Action Adventure Game
Winner: Batman: Arkham City
Runners up: Assassin's Creed: Revelations, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Best RPG
Winner: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Runners up: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dragon Age II
Best Multiplayer
Winner: Portal 2
Runners up: Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3
Best Individual Sports Game
Winner: Fight Night Champion
Runners up: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, Top Spin 4, Virtua Tennis 4
Best Team Sports Game
Winner: NBA 2K12
Runners up: FIFA 12, NHL 12, MLB 11: The Show
Best Driving Game
Winner: Forza Motorsport 4
Runners up: DiRT 3, Driver: San Francisco, Need for Speed: The Run
Best Fighting Game
Winner: Mortal Kombat
Runners up: The King of Fighters XIII, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, WWE All Stars
Best Motion Game
Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Runners up: Child of Eden, Dance Central 2, The Gunstringer
Best Independent Game
Winner: Minecraft
Runners up: Bastion, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, The Binding of Isaac
Best Adapted Videogame
Winner: Batman: Arkham City
Runners up: Back to the Future: The Game, Captain America: Super Soldier, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Best Song in a Game
Winner: "Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb - Bastion
Runners up: "Exile Vilify" by The National - Portal 2, "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" by Florence + the Machine - Dragon Age II, "Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb - Bastion, "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton - Portal 2
Best Original Score
Winner: Bastion
Runners up: Batman: Arkham City, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Portal 2
Best Graphics
Winner: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Runners up: Batman: Arkham City, L.A. Noire, RAGE
Best Performance by a Human Male
Winner: Stephen Merchant as Wheatley - Portal 2
Runners up: J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson - Portal 2, Mark Hamill as The Joker - Batman: Arkham City, Nolan North as Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Best Performance by a Human Female
Winner: Ellen McLain as GLaDOS - Portal 2
Runners up: Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Emily Rose as Elena Fisher - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Tara Strong as Harley Quinn, Batman: Arkham City
Best Downloadable Game
Winner: Bastion
Runners up: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Stacking, Iron Brigade
Best DLC
Winner: Portal 2 - Peer Review
Runners up: Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues, Mass Effect 2 - Arrival, Mortal Kombat - Freddy Krueger
Most Anticipated Game
Winner: Mass Effect 3
Runners up: BioShock: Infinite, Diablo III, Halo 4, The Last Guardian
Some big calls in there and some notable omissions. Keeping in mind we'll be doing our own awards shortly, what did you think? Any games or categories missing? Let us know and you could help shape our to-be-announced gaming awards, which will be voted on by you.
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Comments (18)
"Best Multiplayer
Winner: Portal 2
Runners up: Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3"
Thought this was pretty interesting. The runners up are considered most of the biggest console multi-player games in the industry and Portal 2 takes it out. Nice.
Winner: Portal 2
Runners up: Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Gears of War 3"
Thought this was pretty interesting. The runners up are considered most of the biggest console multi-player games in the industry and Portal 2 takes it out. Nice.
"Best Shooter
Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3"
Eeehhhhh...
Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3"
Eeehhhhh...
Killzone 3 was even in the running? ffs. Should have been "Biggest Disappointment of the year".
Nice to see Portal 2 getting a whole lotta love though!!
I think the "Best Shooter" category refers to the shooter that made the most money :P
Nice to see Portal 2 getting a whole lotta love though!!
I think the "Best Shooter" category refers to the shooter that made the most money :P
Skyrim cleaned up. From what I understand, there has been no game/developer to win both the game and studio of the year awards.
On another note, I dont see why there are two sports game awards - one for single and one for team sports - they should be combined. Also, I would love to see a 'Best Campaign Game', the opposite of the 'Best Multiplayer Game'.
On another note, I dont see why there are two sports game awards - one for single and one for team sports - they should be combined. Also, I would love to see a 'Best Campaign Game', the opposite of the 'Best Multiplayer Game'.
I like how the best XBox game wasn't even an exclusive... Yet Best PS3 was and so were the runner-ups...
12 December 2011, 11:54 AM
Reply to Draken4299
I like how the best XBox game wasn't even an exclusive... Yet Best PS3 was and so were the runner-ups...
I was waiting for a fanboy to point that out :PI like how the best XBox game wasn't even an exclusive... Yet Best PS3 was and so were the runner-ups...
I don't agree with these awards at all, I mean, who the hell chooses them?
12 December 2011, 12:07 PM
Reply to Xenojay
I was waiting for a fanboy to point that out :P
I don't agree with these awards at all, I mean, who the hell chooses them?
These guys: http://goo.gl/WG7Xg
I was waiting for a fanboy to point that out :P
I don't agree with these awards at all, I mean, who the hell chooses them?
What remaining faith I had is now totally gone. Some very poor decisions in there, either money talks or the judges aren't impartial.
skyrim won best overall but not best xbox, ps3 or PC game.
so .... ?
so .... ?
No wonder...they'd all be trying to one up each other...
It was obvious Skyrim was gonna sweep up.
Just in terms of scale, it swamps everything else.
Just in terms of scale, it swamps everything else.
Skyrim absolutely deserves its win. It's such an incredible game.
sh*tty. skyrim only appealed to hardcore gamers and was only really popular on pc and should have won that category. portal 2 is just a gimmick and a lot of the runner ups weren't even that great
13 December 2011, 08:53 AM
Reply to cronus21
sh*tty. skyrim only appealed to hardcore gamers and was only really popular on pc and should have won that category. portal 2 is just a gimmick and a lot of the runner ups weren't even that great
I can't speak to Skyrim (I haven't played it) but Portal 2? You clearly haven't played it to dismiss it so; that game was amazing - if I was reviewing it, it would have gotten a 10. Loved every second of it.
sh*tty. skyrim only appealed to hardcore gamers and was only really popular on pc and should have won that category. portal 2 is just a gimmick and a lot of the runner ups weren't even that great
I love Skyrim, loving every minute of it but I must admit Portal 2 deserved Game of The Year, it was just such a perfect game in every way. It required thought, looked awesome, had possibly the coolest villian of the year, (other than Cicero) and the Multiplayer definitely deserved its title.
I'm surprised Rayman Origins didn't even get any runners up spots at all, Considering all the great reviews it has. But I suppose there were just too many great games this year. It's the next game I want to get anyways. It will probably be the first side scrolling platformer I have bought for playstation since the ps1 days.
I have to wonder what extent a recent game bias affects these choices (I'm sure it's true of film awards and others too, though maybe less so). Skyrim is a game a lot of people are in the middle of now, and it has captured a lot of imaginations, but will it hold that adoration into the new year? Portal 2 did a lot of fascinating things (glad to see the voice actors getting credit here!), but it was a long time ago now, we've forgotten about the play experience.
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