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    Spike TV's 2011 VGA's

    Who all just watched the VGA's?? And the awards?

    I came in late, and saw the Shooter and GOTY awards only..

    Well, here ya go.


    AWARDS


    GAME OF THE YEAR

    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

    *Bethesda Game Studios*
    Naughty Dog
    Rocksteady Studios
    Valve

    BEST XBOX 360 GAME

    *Batman: Arkham City*
    Forza Motorsport 4
    Gears of War 3
    Portal 2

    BEST PS3 GAME

    inFAMOUS 2
    Killzone 3
    LittleBigPlanet 2
    *Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception*

    BEST Wii GAME

    Disney’s Epic Mickey
    Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
    Lost in Shadow
    *The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword*

    BEST PC GAME

    Battlefield 3
    Minecraft
    The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
    *Portal 2*

    BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME

    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
    Infinity Blade
    *Super Mario 3D Land*
    Jetpack Joyride

    BEST SHOOTER

    Battlefield 3
    *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3*
    Gears of War 3
    Rage

    BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

    Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
    *Batman: Arkham City*
    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
    Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

    BEST RPG


    Dark Souls
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    Dragon Age II
    *The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim*

    BEST MULTI-PLAYER

    Battlefield 3
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
    Gears of War 3
    *Portal 2*

    BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME


    *Fight Night Champion*
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
    Top Spin 4
    Virtua Tennis 4

    BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

    FIFA Soccer 12
    *NBA 2K12*
    NHL 12
    MLB ’11: The Show

    BEST DRIVING GAME

    DiRT 3
    Driver: San Francisco
    *Forza Motorsport 4*
    Need For Speed: The Run

    BEST FIGHTING GAME

    The King of Fighters XIII
    Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
    *Mortal Kombat*
    WWE All Stars

    BEST MOTION GAME


    Child of Eden
    Dance Central 2
    The Gunstringer
    *The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword*

    BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

    Bastion
    *Minecraft*
    Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
    The Binding of Isaac

    BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME

    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


    *“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

    *Bastion*
    Batman: Arkham City
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    Portal 2

    BEST GRAPHICS

    Batman: Arkham City
    LA Noire
    Rage
    *Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception*

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE

    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

    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


    *Bastion*
    Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
    Stacking
    Trenched

    BEST DLC

    Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
    Mass Effect 2: Arrival
    Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger
    *Portal 2 Peer Review*

    MOST ANTICIPATED GAME (Fan-Voted)


    BioShock: Infinite
    Diablo III
    Halo 4
    *Mass Effect 3*
    The Last Guardian

    REVEALS
    Fortnite-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxb_M78TprM

    Rainbow Six: Patriots
    -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMz8P...el_video_title

    Command and Conquer: Generals 2-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6bg6...el_video_title

    Hitman: Absolution
    -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bge-OrFK7vA

    The Last Of Us-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWzcY...el_video_title

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRk5B...el_video_title

    Tekken Tag Tournament 2
    -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGy4j...el_video_title

    Mass Effect 3-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q10u2...el_video_title

    Alan Wake's American Nightmare-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZg1h...el_video_title

    American Spider-Man-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUq5l...el_video_title

    Bioshock Infinite-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BIfF...el_video_title

    Metal Gear Solid Rising-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SNo8...el_video_title

    Diablo III-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nas1r...el_video_title

    Transformers: War for Cybertron-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnazs...el_video_title



    I must say, I don't believe that MW3 should have gotten Shooter of the Year...
    However, Skyrim's GOTY award seems well deserved imo..
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    Re: Spike TV's 2011 VGA's

    I havnt played Skyrim yet, but after playing through Skyward Sword I thought Zelda would have won.

    I'll probably pick up skyrim when it gets cheaper, I'm not in a hurry. It seems so generic "swords, armor, and dragons" to me. When I say generic, I mean the overall theme. It doesnt excite me. Im sure the gameplay is awesome though.
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    Skyrim is absolute win.
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    Re: Spike TV's 2011 VGA's

    Originally Posted by jook13
    I havnt played Skyrim yet, but after playing through Skyward Sword I thought it would have won.

    I'll probably pick up skyrim when it gets cheaper, I'm not in a hurry. It seems so generic "swords, armor, and dragons" to me. When I say generic, I mean the overall theme. It doesnt excite me. Im sure the gameplay is awesome though.
    I thought the exact same thing about it being generic. After buying it, I think it does a good job of being as un-generic as possible. But still on the surface of course it's going to look generic.

    And about the awards, I agree with every single one of their decisions (on the ones I actually care about) which is awesome.
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    Re: Spike TV's 2011 VGA's

    skyrim does have that 'generic' fantasy theme but no other game in history even comes close to achieving the potential of that theme (swords, magic, dragons etc.) its incredible.

    i personally agree that mw3 should have won shooter of the year. i dont think a game should lose out on awards because of its franchise history (ie. just another cod game..)
    if mw3 was actually call of duty 1 and the previous games had not existed it would have caused a storm, the only bad word against it, is that its similar to the other cod games.

    and i think we all know what we can expect to win 'best downloadable game' next year
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    Glad to see Stephen Merchant and Ellen McLain get recognized. I was so damned impressed by the voice acting and characterization in that game.

    Mortal Kombat for BEST fighting game? Really? It's probably the best mortal kombat game, and plenty of fun in its own right, but better than Marvel and KOF? psshhhhh
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    portal 2 best multiplayer? i know battlefield and cod were hugely over-rated but they are surely better than portal what are these guys smokin? .
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    Originally Posted by Shockwave
    portal 2 best multiplayer? i know battlefield and cod were hugely over-rated but they are surely better than portal what are these guys smokin? .
    BF and COD certainly have more longevity, but when it comes to sheer awesomeness, Portal 2 takes the cake (pun intended ). Shooters are a dime a dozen. But there's nothing like solving puzzles with a friend.
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    Its all about Uncharted 3 winning Best PS3 Game and Best Graphics. Badass game with more awards to add to the series of Uncharted.

    Uncharted 1 and 2 both won game of the year with many more awards. KEEP IT UP NAUGHTY DOG!!!

    And hots off to Minecraft. Another badass game with another award. NICE!!!
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    Originally Posted by WILLYUMZ
    i think we all know what we can expect to win 'best downloadable game' next year
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD

    Nah, I'm joking around, Trials Evolution is going to be huge. That being said, I am fairly excited for the new Pro Skater game...


    And Mass Effect 3 is the most anticipated game? Really? Out of the five games in the vote, I would have guessed that Mass Effect 3 would have been the least anticipated game. Halo, Bioshock, The Last Guardian, Diablo freaking III, and the award goes to Mass Effect
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