The Spike Video Game Awards Results

GAME OF THE YEAR WINNER: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Nominees:
Batman: Arkham City
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

STUDIO OF THE YEAR WINNER: Bethesda Game Studios
Nominees:
Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME WINNER: Minecraft
Nominees:
Bastion
Minecraft
Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP
The Binding of Isaac

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME WINNER: Batman Arkham City
Nominees:
Back to the Future: The Game
Batman: Arkham City
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
Nominees:
“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

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

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

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

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE WINNER: Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
Nominees:
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

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME WINNER: Bastion
Nominees:
Bastion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Stacking
Trenched

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

Viewer voted:

NFL BLITZ COVER VOTE WINNER: Ray Rice – Baltimore Ravens

Nominees:
Ray Rice
Rhoddy White
Patrick Willis

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR WINNER: The Joker – Batman: Arkham City

Nominees:
Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Markus Fenix – Gears of War 3
The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
Wheatley – Portal 2

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME WINNER: Mass Effect 3
                                                                                                                                                    
Nominees:
BioShock: Infinite
Diablo III
Halo 4
Mass Effect 3
The Last Guardian

(GameTrailers.com) TRAILER OF THE YEAR WINNER: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Nominees:
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
Dark Souls
Dead Island
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Hitman: Absolution
Prey 2
Tomb Raider
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception