The Spike 2011 Video Game Awards have come and gone. Who won Game of the Year?
While many loathe the actual awards show, I had a good time watching it and thought it was better than past years. Even if innuendo and outdated gamer stereotypes dominate. But more important than the awards show itself and all its sillyness, are the actual awards which are chosen by many industry veterans from lots of different publications.
Table of Contents
- Game of the Year
- Studio of the Year
- Character of the Year
- Videogame Hall of Fame Award
- Gamer God Award
- Best Xbox 360 Game
- Best PS3 Game
- Best Wii Game
- Best PC Game
- Best Handheld/Mobile Game
- Best Shooter Game
- Best Action Adventure Game
- Best RPG Game
- Best Multiplayer Game
- Best Individual Sports Game
- Best Team Sports Game
- Best Driving Game
- Best Fighting Game
- Best Independent Game
- Best Motion Game
- Best Adapted Game
- Best Song In A Game
- Best Videogame Score
- Best Graphics Score
- Best Performance By A Human Male
- Best Performance By A Human Female
- Best Downloadable Game
- Best DLC
- Most Anticipated Game
- Trailer of the Year
- EA Sports NFL Blitz Digital Cover Athlete Award Winner (By Vote)
Highlights include Skyrim and Batman: Arkham City, which both won numerous awards. Skyrim took away Game of the Year and Best RPG (as well as Bethesda winning Best Studio) while Batman: Arkham City won Best Action Adventure Game, Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Adapted Game and Best Character for The Joker. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword won several awards including Best Wii Game, Best Motion Game and The Legend of Zelda series was inducted into the first “Hall of Fame” Award, with Shigeru Miyamoto coming on stage to accept the award. Portal 2 won several awards including Best Multiplayer Game, Best PC Game, Best Performance By A Human Male for Stephen Merchant as Wheatley, Best Performance By A Human Female for Ellen McLain as GLaDOS and Best DLC for Peer Review. Finally Uncharted 3 won Best Graphics and Best PS3 Game.
Here is a nice lil summary of the VGA 2011 Winners.
Last but definitely not least, Bastion took home several awards including Best Downloadable Game, Best Original Score and Best Song In A Game (for “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb) , while MineCraft won an official award as Best Independent Game. Most Anticipated Game was won by Mass Effect 3, while Ray Rice won the vote to be the official digital cover athlete for the upcoming NFL Blitz downloadable game.
In short, the Awards themselves are legit. Here is the complete list.
GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios
CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME AWARD
“The Legend of Zelda”
GAMER GOD AWARD
Blizzard Entertainment
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham City
BEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST Wii GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST PC GAME
Portal 2
BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Super Mario 3D Land
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Batman: Arkham City
BEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Portal 2
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Fight Night Champion
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K12
BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 4
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat
BEST MOTION GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Minecraft
BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Batman: Arkham City
BEST SONG IN A GAME
“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bastion
BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Bastion
BEST DLC
Portal 2 Peer Review
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Mass Effect 3
GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer
EA SPORTS NFL BLITZ DIGITAL COVER ATHLETE WINNER (BY VOTE)
Ray Rice