The Spike Video Game Awards have come once again, and this year’s show blurred the line even more between awards show, a showcase of trailers, and variety act. Neil Patrick Harris riffed at his singing and dancing persona, made a running gag of perverted video game titles, and showed off some “augmented reality” a few times for the viewers at home.
For an industry that does everything better, with interaction and experimentation, then why would we even want a run-of-the-mill awards show in the first place? However, there is always some excitement leading up to the VGAs, thanks to the exclusive game debuts and trailers that Spike lands for the event. Video game awards, though, seem better suited for online, where much of the user base for the industry is constantly located anyway.
The show wasn’t without its share of news. Between awkward interviews with Maria Menounos and the dude-bro comedy stylings of Dane Cook, we got a look at SSX Deadly Descent, Elder Scrolls V, Mass Effect 3, Resistance 3, Prototype 2, Guillermo Del Toro’s project titled Insane, Forza Motorsport 4, and Uncharted 3.
The award-winners, from both the show and the site, are as follows:
* Best Xbox 360 Game: Mass Effect 2
* Best PS3 Game: God of War 3
* Best Wii Game: Super Mario Galaxy 2
* Best PC Game: StarCraft 2
* Best Handheld Game: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
* Best Multiplayer: Halo Reach
* Best Individual Sports Game: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
* Best Team Sports Game: NBA 2K11
* Best Action/Adventure Game: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
* Best Shooter: Call of Duty: Black Ops
* Best Performance by a Human Male: Neil Patrick Harris as Spider-Man
* Best Performance by a Human Female: Tricia Helfer as Kerrigan
* Best Independent Game: Limbo
* Best Driving Game: NFS Hot Pursuit
* Best Adapted Video Game: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
* Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
* Best Music Game: Rock Band 3
* Best Soundtrack: DJ Hero 2
* Best Song in a Game: Far Away from Red Dead Redemption
* Best Original Score: Red Dead Redemption
* Best Graphics: God of War 3
* Best Downloadable Game: Costume Quest
* Best Character: Sgt Woods from Call of Duty: Black Ops
* Best DLC: Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare
* Studio of the Year: BioWare
* Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
* Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Portal 2
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