The 2012 Spike Video Games Awards show officially wrapped last night at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. Below is a detailed rundown of all of the winners who were recognized during last night’s festivities:
- Game of the Year: The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
- Studio of the Year: Telltale Games
- Best XBOX 360 Game: Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
- Best PS3 Game: Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
- Best Wii / Wii-U Game: New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
- Best PC Game: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)
- Best Handheld / Mobile Game: Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)
- Best Shooter: Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
- Best Action Adventure GameB: Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
- Best RPG: Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
- Best Multi-Player Game: Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
- Best Individual Sports Game: SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
- Best Team Sports Game: NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
- Best Driving Game: Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
- Best Fighting Game: Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)
- Best Adapted Video Game: The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
- Best Independent Game: Journey (thatgamecompany)
- Best Graphics: Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
- Best Song in a Game: “Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
- Best Original Score: Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
- Best Performance By a Human Male: Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
- Best Performance By a Human Female: Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
- Best Downloadable Game: The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
- Best Social Game: You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)
- Best DLC: Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
- Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
Last week, we recorded a podcast on who we thought the winners would be and for the most part I think we came close with our predictions. As for the show itself, I found the Samuel L. Jackson skits and surprise announcements to be very disappointing overall. Another equally annoying part about the show is that several game awards were announced backstage prior to the actual show. If this is the programming format that Spike sticks to moving forward, then I most certainly won’t be watching this awards show anymore.
Do any of you guys agree or disagree with any of the games chosen to win in certain categories? Feel free to let us know in the comments section below.
