Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards was not a bad little show, and it is certainly more and more polished and “legitimate-feeling” every year.
Some of the nominees and winners are a bit questionable, but it’s still an entertaining 2 hour long show with the exclusive trailers, announcements, and live performances here and there. Deadmau5 handling the DJ duties was a cool idea as well this year.
So, in case you missed the show or the announcement, the winners were:
Read on for the full announcement from Spike TV.
Spike TV Announces 2011 “Video Game Awards” Winners
Hosted by star of NBC’s “Chuck” and avid gamer Zachary Levi, executive produced by Emmy Award winner Mark Burnett and featuring cutting edge in-show augmented reality and world premiere footage from hotly anticipated releases, Spike TV’s ninth annual “Video Game Awards” (#VGA) proved to be a night to remember. Industry giants gathered as the network celebrated the outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the world of gaming over the past year during the two-hour global event which premiered LIVE on Spike TV, MTV 2 and Spike.comSaturday, December 10 at 8:00 PM ET/ 5:00 PM PT from Sony Studios in Los Angeles. Internationally, the “VGAs” were seen in over 100 countries and territories around the world.
A host of the most influential members of the gaming industry, as well as stars from the worlds of sports, television, music and movies gathered at the biggest night in video games, and watched Bethesda Studios release “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” receive the highest honor a game can receive when it took home the coveted Vector Monkey after being named Game of the Year. “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” also won Best RPG, and garnered Studio of the Year honors for Bethesda Game Studios.
Other multiple award winners included “Portal 2” which won in five prominent categories, including Best PC Game and Best Multiplayer, and “Batman: Arkham City,” which won four Vector Monkeys, including awards for Character of the Year for the Joker, Best Xbox 360 Game and Best Action Adventure Game.
“The Legend of Zelda” creator Shigeru Miyamoto made a surprise appearance to accept the first ever Video Game Hall of Fame Award on the groundbreaking franchise’s behalf. “We always push ourselves,” said Miyamoto, “and we’re grateful you notice.”
Additional honors included the second ever Gamer God Award, which was bestowed upon Blizzard Entertainment, the creators of the “World of Warcraft,” “Starcraft” and “Diablo” series. Original foundersMichael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce were all on hand to accept the prestigious award.
The “VGAs” debuted never-before-seen world premieres of the most anticipated games of 2012 and beyond, including Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us,” the surprise reveals of “Command & Conquer: Generals 2,” “Alan Wake American Nightmare,” Epic Games’ “Fortnite,” “Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance,” “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots,” “Transformers: Fall of Cybertron,” “BioShock Infinite” and the winner for Most Anticipated Game “Mass Effect 3.”
This year’s show included presenters and appearances by major stars from all over the entertainment world, including Charlie Sheen, Brooklyn Decker, Seth Green, Felicia Day, LL Cool J, Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Tony Hawk, will.i.am, Hulk Hogan, Stacy Keibler, Bellator stars Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler,Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, Anders Holm and game designers Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games and Hideo Kojima of Konami. The show also featured a performance by Grammy Award winning rock duo The Black Keys, and Grammy Award nominated dance music innovator deadmau5, who helped transform the show with his visual representation of sound into a real life video game experience. Additionally, NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice was on hand to announce the results of the vote for Digital Cover Athlete of the forthcoming “NFL Blitz” from EA Sports, with Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens selected by fans who cast their ballot at vga.spike.comduring the show.
A full list of winners is included below:
GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimSTUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game StudiosCHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker ? Batman: Arkham CityVIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME AWARD
“The Legend of Zelda”GAMER GOD AWARD
Blizzard EntertainmentBEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham CityBEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionBEST Wii GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordBEST PC GAME
Portal 2BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Super Mario 3D LandBEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Batman: Arkham CityBEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBEST MULTI-PLAYER
Portal 2BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Fight Night ChampionBEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K12BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 4BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal KombatBEST MOTION GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordBEST INDEPENDENT GAME
MinecraftBEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Batman: Arkham CityBEST SONG IN A GAME
“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb ? BastionBEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BastionBEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 3: Drake’s DeceptionBEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley ? Portal 2BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS ? Portal 2BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
BastionBEST DLC
Portal 2 Peer ReviewMOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Mass Effect 3GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations ? E3 2011 TrailerEA SPORTS NFL BLITZ DIGITAL COVER ATHLETE
Ray RiceFor additional information about other “VGA” world exclusives and announcements, fans can log ontoVGA.spike.com and get updates via Twitter @SPIKE_TV, as well as the hashtag #VGA.
Nominees for Spike TV’s 2011 “VGAs” were determined by the VGA Advisory Council, made up of a group of some of the most well-respected video game journalists from media outlets including Entertainment Weekly,USA Today, Game Informer Magazine, Kotaku, Joystiq, GameSpot, IGN and WIRED.
Mark Burnett, Casey Patterson and Carol Donovan served as executive producers of Spike TV’s 2011 “VGAs.”
The presenting sponsors for the 2011 “VGAs” were the all-new Chevy Sonic, Dr Pepper TEN, KFC Hot Wings and KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner. EnergizerUltimate Lithium is the associate sponsor, with AXE andMission Impossible-Ghost Protocol serving as digital sponsors.
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