
Spike TV's yearly gaming awards show, the VGA's, has just concluded and deserving games like Borderlands 2, Journey and Mass Effect 3 took home some of the top awards. But the big winner of the night was Telltale Studios' The Walking Dead which swept the ceremony by taking home a total of 5 trophies including the top honors of "Game of the Year" and "Studio of the Year". Other notable winners included Halo 4 winning "Best Xbox 360 Game", and Dishonored grabbing the "Best Action/Adventure" award.
Here's the full list of nominees and winners in case you missed it:
Game of the Year:
• “Assassin’s Creed III” (Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal)
• “Dishonored” (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
• “Journey” (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
• “Mass Effect 3” (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
• “The Walking Dead: The Game” (Telltale Games)
Best Game of the Decade:
• Batman: Arkham City
• BioShock
• Half-Life 2
• Mass Effect 3
• Portal
• Red Dead Redemption
• Shadow of the Colossus
• The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
• Wii Sports
• World of Warcraft
Best Xbox 360 Game:
• Halo 4
• Assassin’s Creed III
• Borderlands 2
• Dishonored
Best PlayStation 3 Game:
• Journey
• Assassin’s Creed III
• Borderlands 2
• Dishonored
Best PC Game:
• Diablo III
• Guild Wars 2
• Torchlight II
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Best Wii / Wii U Game:
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• The Last Story
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• ZombiU
Best Action/Adventure Game:
• “Assassin’s Creed III” (Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal)
• “Darksiders II” (THQ/Vigil Games)
• “Dishonored” (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
• “Sleeping Dogs” (Square Enix/United Front Games)
Best Shooter:
• “Borderlands 2” (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
• "Call of Duty: Black Ops II” (Activision/Treyarch)
• “Halo 4” (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
• “Max Payne 3” (Rockstar Games)
Best RPG Game:
• Mass Effect 3
• Diablo III
• Torchlight II
• Xenoblade Chronicles
Best Multi-Player Game:
• Borderlands 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II
• Guild Wars 2
• Halo 4
Best Individual Sports Game:
• Hot Shots Golf World Invitational
• SSX
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
• WWE ´13
Best Team Sports Game:
• FIFA Soccer 13
• Madden NFL 13
• NBA 2K13
• NHL 13
Best Driving Game:
• Dirt: Showdown
• F1 2012
• Forza Horizon
• Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Best Song in a Game:
• “Castle of Glass” by Linkin Park (Medal of Honor: Warfighter)
• “Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
• “I Was Born For This” by Austin Wintory (Journey)
• “Tears” by Health (Max Payne 3)
Best Original Score:
• Journey
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II
• Halo 4
• Max Payne 3
Best Graphics:
• Halo 4
• Assassin´s Creed 3
• Dishonored
• Journey
Best Independent Game:
• Journey
• Dust: An Elysian Tail
• Fez
• Mark of the Ninja
Best Fighting Game:
• Persona 4 Arena
• Dead or Alive 5
• street Fighter X Tekken
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Best Handheld / Mobile Game:
• Sound Shapes
• Gravity Rush
• LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
• New Super Mario Bros. 2
Best Performance by a Human Female:
• Melissa Hutchinson as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
• Emma Stone as Amanda Cartwright (Sleeping Dogs)
• Jen Taylor as Cortana (Halo 4)
• Jennifer Hale as Female Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3)
Best Performance by a Human Male:
• Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
• Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret (The Walking Dead: The Game)
• James McCaffrey as Max Payne (Max Payne 3)
• Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)
Best Adapted Video Game:
• The Walking Dead: The Game
• Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
• Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Best Downloadable Content:
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Dawnguard
• Mass Effect 3 — Leviathan
• Borderlands 2 — Mechromancer Pack
• Portal 2 — Perpetual Testing Initiative
Best Downloadble Game:
• The Walking Dead: The Game
• Fez
• Journey
• Sound Shapes
Best Social Game:
• You Don´t Know Jack
• Draw Something
• Marvel: Avengers Alliance
• SimCity Social
Studio of the Year:
• 343 Industries
• Arkane Studios
• Gearbox Software
• Telltale Games
Character of the Year:
• Connor from Assassin’s Creed III
• Commander Shepard from Mass Effect 3
• Clap Trap from Borderlands 2
• Master Chief from Halo 4
• Raul Menendez from Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Most Anticipated Game:
• “BioShock Infinite” (2K Games/Irrational Games)
• “Grand Theft Auto V” (Rockstar Games)
• “South Park: The Stick of Truth” (THQ/Obsidian Entertainment)
• “The Last of Us” (Sony Computer Entertainment/Naughty Dog)
• “Tomb Raider” (Square Enix/Crystal Dynamics)
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