2011 Spike Video Game Awards

[Spidey 1923]

Made sure to do the full title this year.

Game of the Year:

Batman Arkham City


Skyrim


Portal 2


Uncharted 3


LOZ: Skyward sword

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Most Anticipated Game:

Mass Effect 3


Halo 4


Bioshock: Infinite


The Last Guardian


Diablo 3


More categories soon. The awards will be held on December 10.

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Here are the categories and their nominees below:

GAME OF THE YEAR
Batman: Arkham City
Skyrim
Portal 2
Uncharted 3
LOZ:Skyward Sword

Prediction: It'll be between Arkham City and Skyrim.

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME:
Mass Effect 3
Halo 4
Diablo 3
Bioshock: Infinite
The Last Guardian

Prediction: Mass Effect or Halo.

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

Prediction: I'll go with Rocksteady but Valve could steal it.

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham City
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Portal 2

Prediction: Gears of War or Arkham City

BEST PS3 GAME
inFAMOUS 2
Killzone 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Prediction: Uncharted 3 without a doubt.

BEST Wii GAME
Disney’s Epic Mickey
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Lost in Shadow
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Prediction: Skyward Sword

BEST PC GAME
Battlefield 3
Minecraft
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Portal 2

Prediction: Minecraft

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Infinity Blade
Super Mario 3D Land
Jetpack Joyride

Prediction: Jetpack Joyride

BEST SHOOTER
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Rage

Prediction: MW3

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Prediction: Arkham City

BEST RPG
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dragon Age II
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Prediction: Skyrim

BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Portal 2

Prediction: MW3

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Fight Night Champion
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
Top Spin 4
Virtua Tennis 4

Prediction: Fight Night Champion

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
FIFA Football 12
NBA 2K12
NHL 12
MLB ’11: The Show

Prediction: FIFA 12

BEST DRIVING GAME
DiRT 3
Driver: San Francisco
Forza Motorsport 4
Need For Speed: The Run

Prediction: Driver: San Francisco

BEST FIGHTING GAME
The King of Fighters XIII
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Mortal Kombat
WWE All Stars

Prediction: Mortal Kombat

BEST MOTION GAME
Child of Eden
Dance Central 2
The Gunstringer
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Prediction: Skyward Sword

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Bastion
Minecraft
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
The Binding of Isaac

Prediction: Minecraft

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Back to the Future: The Game
Batman: Arkham City
Captain America: Super Soldier (WTF!)
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Prediction: Arkham City for sure.

BEST SONG IN A GAME
“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion
“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

Prediction: No idea

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2

Prediction: Arkham City or Bastion.

BEST GRAPHICS
Batman: Arkham City
LA Noire
Rage
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Prediction: La Noire or Uncharted 3

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
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
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

Prediction: Mark Hamill of course

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City

Prediction: Ellen McLain

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Bastion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Stacking
Trenched

Prediction: Bastion

BEST DLC
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
Mass Effect 2: Arrival
Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
Portal 2 Peer Review

Prediction: Freddy Krueger

Vote now:
www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2011-nominees/voting/game-of-the-year

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Results:

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

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

Best Shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Best Action Adventure Game Batman: Arkham City

Best RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best Multiplayer: Portal 2

Best Individual Sports: Game Fight Night Champion

Best Team Sports Game: TBA

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 "Setting Sail, Coming Home (End 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

Best Downloadable Game Bastion Iron

Best DLC Portal 2 - Peer Review

Most Anticipated Game" Mass Effect 3

[BackinBlack]

Bats loses out on GotY again. Hopefully third time will be the charm with Arkham World.

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2012 Spike Video Game Awards...

Game of the Year:


Assassin's Creed III, Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal


Dishonored, Bethesda Softworks / Arkane Studios


Journey, Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany


The Walking Dead: The Game, Telltale Games


Mass Effect: 3, EA / Bioware

The rest of the categories and their nominees can be found here:
www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2012-nominees/voting/game-of-the-year

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Trailers for the following games are expected to be revealed on the show:
The Last of Us, Gears of War: Judgment, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider along with DLC expansions for Assassin's Creed III (The Tyranny of King Washington) and Halo 4 (Spartan Ops) with additional world premieres also expected.

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GOTY: The Walking Dead: The Game
Studio of the year: Telltale Games
Best 360 game: Halo 4
Best PS3 game: Journey
Best Wii/Wii U game: New Super Mario Bros. U
Best PC game: XCom: Enemy Unknown
Best Shooter: Borderlands 2
Best Action/adventure game: Dishonored
Best RPG: Mass Effect 3
Best Multiplayer: Borderlands 2
Best individual game: SSX
Best Teams Sports Game: NBA 2K13
Best Driving Game: Need for Speed Most Wanted
Best Song in a Game: “Cities” by Beck, Sound Shapes
Best Original Score: Journey
Best Graphics: Halo 4
Best Inderpendent Game: Journey
Best fighting Game: Persona Arena 4
Best Handheld/Mobile game: Sound Shapes
Best Performance by a Human Female: Melissa Hutchison (The Walking Dead)
Best Performance by a Human Male: Dameon Clarke (Borderlands 2)
Best Adapted Game: The Walking Dead: The Game
Best DLC: Dawnguard (Skyrim)
Best Downloadable Game: The Walking Dead: The Game
Best Social Game: You Don't Know Jack
Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto V
Character of the Year: Clap Trap (Borderlands 2)
Video Game of the Decade: Half-Life 2