Skryim, Portal, Arkham City Headline Spike TV’s VGAs

On December 10th, Spike TV held their annual Video Game Awards special, where all things gaming were celebrated and commemorated.  This was certainly a great year in gaming — even your fellow PG! writers are trying to figure out what the best of the best was this year.

For those of you who didn’t catch the show on Saturday, we’ve provided a nice summary of all the awards for your favorite games.

It comes as no surprise that Skryim, Portal and Batman: Arkham City carried away most of the awards this year.  All three games were highly anticipated sequels that did not disappoint their growing fan base.  Many other great and notable games were also acknowledged this year, so let’s get right down to the list.

  • Game of the Year The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Studio of the Year – Bethesda
  • Character of the Year – The Joker from Batman: Arkham City
  • Best XBox 360 Game Batman: Arkham City
  • Best PS3 GameUncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Best Wii GameThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  • Best PC GamePortal 2
  • Best Handheld/Mobile GameSuper Mario 3D Land
  • Best ShooterCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
  • Best Action Adventure GameBatman: Arkham City
  • Best RPGThe Elder Scrolls V: Skryim
  • Best MultiplayerPortal 2
  • Best Individual Sports GameFight Night Champion
  • Best Team Sports GameNBA 2K12
  • Best Driving GameForza Motorsport 4
  • Best Fighting GameMortal Kombat
  • Best Motion GameThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  • Best Independent GameMinecraft
  • Best Adapted Video GameBatman: Arkham City
  • Best Song in a Game – “Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb from Bastion
  • Best Original Score Bastion
  • Best GraphicsUncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
  • Best Performance by a Human Male – Stephen Merchant as Wheatley in Portal 2
  • Best Performance by a Human Female – Ellen McLain as GLaDOS in Portal 2
  • Best Downloadable GameBastion
  • Best DLCPortal 2: Peer Review
  • Most Anticipated GameMass Effect 3

In addition to the “Best of” awards this year, two unique honors were given out.  The Legend of Zelda series was awarded the first ever “Video Game Hall of Fame” award.  Creator Shigeru Miyamoto was present to accept the award, stating, “We always push ourselves and we are grateful you notice.”

Blizzard Entertainment was also honored this year by receiving the second ever “Gamer God” award for Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo.  The last “Gamer God” award was given in 2008 to Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore.

Those who tuned in also saw some upcoming teasers for what gaming in 2012 has in store.  Featured 2012 games included BioShock: Infinite, Alan Wake American Nightmare, Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots.

Most noticeably absent this year from the awards show?  Battlefield 3, which didn’t win a single award.  What do our fellow PG! readers think?  Do you agree with the awards?  Which games do you notice that are missing from the list that you’d love to see up there?

Stay tuned for PG!’s own Game of the Year awards, coming later this month.