Spike Video Game Awards Recap

 

 

 

In case you missed out on last night's VGA's, I'm here to give the rundown on the big winners and the even bigger world premieres.  To start off Samuel L. Jackson was back to host and easily the best part was seeing Sam inserted into this year's most popular games. Seeing Sir Sam (isn't it about time we knight him as the coolest muthaf**ka alive) in Dishonored going all Pulp Fiction on the butler was the highlight of my night.

 

 

 

 

So here the big winners from the VGA's from December 7th with occasional commentary:

 

 •Game of the Year: The Walking Dead

          Very surprised The Walking Dead won considering the nominees, but I think it's incredibly awesome that a DLC was able to secure a victory over giants such as Mass Effect 3, Assassin's Creed 3, and Dishonrored.

 •Studio of the Year: Telltale Games

 •Best Xbox 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

          Another surprise for Borderlands 2 to come out on top when you consider Halo 4 and CoD: Black Ops 2 were probably considered the favorites.

 •Best Action/Adventure: Dishonored

          With one of the deepest set of nominees, Sleeping Dogs, Assassin's Creed 3, and Darksiders 2, it's great to see a new lP getting the nod to show that not all great games are sequels (at least not yet).

 •Best RPG: Mass Effect 3

          DUH!

 •Best Multiplayer: Borderlands 2

 •Best Individual Sports Game: SSX

 •Best Team Sports Game: NBA 2K13

 •Best Driving Game: Need for Speed Most Wanted

 •Best Song in a Game: "Cities" by Beck, from Sound Shapes

 •Best Original Score: Journey

 •Best Graphics: Halo 4

 •Best Independent Game: Journey

 •Best Fighting Game: Persona 4 Arena

 •Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Sound Shapes

 •Best Performance by a Human Male: Dameon Clarke in Borderlands 2 as "Handsome Jack"

 •Best Performance by a Human Female: Melissa Hutchison in The Walking Dead as"Clementine"

 •Best Adapted Game: The Walking Dead

 •Best DLC: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim - Dawnguard

 •Best Downloadable Game: The Walking Dead

 •Best Social Game: You Don't Know Jack

 •Game of the Decade: Half-Life 2

 •Character of the Year: Claptrap from Borderlands 2

           Not often do I find myself rooting for a bad guy, but I was rooting for Raul Menendez (from CoD: Black Ops 2) to pull this one out.  Claptrap is a great choice as well! Whether playing Borderlands 1 or 2 you're for a great time with frequent LOL moments.

 •Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto 5

 

The VGA's also gave us a bevy of world premiers:

 

Tomb Raider

 

 

South Park: The Stick of Truth

 

 

BioShock Infinite

 

 

Gears of War: Judgement

 

 

Dark Souls II

 

 

The Last of Us (performance from VGA's)

 

 

Phantom Pain (Metal Gear 5?)