2012 VGAs – list of winners

Spike TV handed out rewards to a bunch of games across more than 20 categories. The show has now come to a close and the full lineup of winners have been revealed.

Head past the break for a listing of each prizewinner.

Game of the Year

Assassin’s Creed III
Dishonored
Journey
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead: The Game

Studio of the Year

343 Industries
Arkane Studios
Gearbox Software
Telltale Games

Best Xbox 360 Game

Assassin’s Creed III
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Halo 4

Best PS3 Game

Assassin’s Creed III
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Journey

Best Wii/Wii U Game

New Super Mario Bros. U
The Last Story
Xenoblade Chronicles
ZombiU

Best PC Game

Diablo III
Guild Wars 2
Torchlight II
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Best Shooter

Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Max Payne 3

Best Action Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed III
Darksiders II
Dishonored
Sleeping Dogs

Best RPG

Diablo III
Mass Effect 3
Torchlight II
Xenoblade Chronicles

Best Multiplayer Game

Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Guild Wars 2
Halo 4

Best Individual Sports Game

Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
SSX
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
WWE ’13

Best Team Sports Game

FIFA Soccer 13
Madden NFL 13
NBA 2K13
NHL 13

Best Driving Game

DiRT: Showdown
F1 2012
Forza Horizon
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Best Song in a Game

“Castle of Glass” by Linkin Park – Medal of Honor: Warfighter
“Cities” by Beck – Sound Shapes
“I was Born for This” by Austin Wintory – Journey
“Tears” by Health – Max Payne 3

Best Original Score

Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Journey
Max Payne 3

Best Graphics

Assassin’s Creed III
Dishonored
Halo 4
Journey

Best Independent Game

Gust: An Elysian Tail
Fez
Journey
Mark of the Ninja

Best Fighting Game

Dead or Alive 5
Persona 4 Arena
Street Fighter X Tekken
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Best Mobile/Handheld Game

Gravity Rush
LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Sound Shapes

Best Performance by a Human Female

Emma Stone as Amanda Cartwright – Sleeping Dogs
Jen Taylor as Cortana – Halo 4
Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard – Mass Effect 3
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine – The Walking Dead

Best Performance by a Human Male

Daemon Clarke as Handsome Jack – Borderlands 2
Dave Fenno as Lee Everret – The Walking Dead
James McCaffrey as Max Payne – Max Payne 3
Nolan North as Captain Martin Walker – Spec Ops: The Line

Best Adapted Video Game

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
The Walking Dead: The Game
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Best DLC

Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Leviathan – Mass Effect 3
Mechromancer Pack – Borderlands 2
Perpetual Testing Initiative – Portal 2

Best Downloadable Game

Fez
Journey
Sound Shapes
The Walking Dead: The Game

Best Social Game

Drawn Something
Marvel: Avengers Alliance
SimCity Social
You Don’t Know Jack

Most Anticipated

BioShock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

Game of the Decade

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Half-Life 2
World of Warcraft
Shadow of the Colossus
Wii Sports
BioShock
Portal
Mass Effect 2
Red Dead Redemption
Batman: Arkham City

Character of the Year

Connor Kenway – Assassin’s Creed III
Commander Shepard – Mass Effect 3
Clap Trap – Borderlands 2
Master Chief – Halo 4
Raul Menendez – Call of Duty: Black Ops II