I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since Spike kicked off this award ceremony. I can recall hating the idea of it and the mockery of something I loved. Each year seemed to be doing better than the last and honestly this one wasn’t too bad.
The premiers were great the laughs were there and host Sam Jackson is always a great time.
Here are the winners in case you missed out on the show. Few surprises but all well deserved. Unlike other years where it was predictable based on the advertisement!
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Game of the Year
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Studio of the Year
Telltale Games
Best Xbox 360 Game
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Best PS3 Game
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Best Wii / Wii U Game
New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
Best PC Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)
Best Handheld / Mobile Game
Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)
Best Shooter
Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Best Action Adventure Game
Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
Best RPG
Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
Best Multiplayer Game
Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Best Individual Sports Game
SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
Best Team Sports Game
NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
Best Driving Game
Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
Best Fighting Game
Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)
Best Adapted Video Game
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Best Independent Game
Journey (thatgamecompany)
Best Graphics
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Best Song in a Game
“Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
Best Original Score
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Best Performance By a Human Male
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Best Performance By a Human Female
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
Best Downloadable Game
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Best Social Game
You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)
Best DLC
Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
Most Anticipated Game
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
Character of the Year
Clap Trap (Borderlands 2)
Best Game of the Decade
Half Life 2 (Valve)
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Boycott, boycott, boycott!
Explanation: award shows are so 1990.
Yeah award shows do seem dated, but the integration they did with Smartglass/XBL was pretty cool. Nothing too over the top but it you feel some what part of the show.