Spike Video Game Awards 2011

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The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2011.

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Nominees

Game of the Year

WINNER: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Game Studios

• Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo (Company)
• Portal 2 (Game) - Valve
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog

Studio of the Year

WINNER: Bethesda Game Studios

• Naughty Dog
• Rocksteady Studios
• Valve

Best Xbox 360 Game

WINNER: Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios

• Forza Motorsport 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Turn 10 Studios (Company)
• Gears of War 3 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Epic Games (Company)
• Portal 2 (Game) - Valve

Best PS3 Game

WINNER: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog

• inFamous 2 (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Sucker Punch (Company)
• Killzone 3 (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games (Company)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Media Molecule (Company)

Best Wii Game

WINNER: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo (Company)

• Disney's Epic Mickey - Disney Interactive Studios / Junction Point Studios (Company)
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Nintendo (Company) / HAL Laboratory
• Lost in Shadow (Game) - Hudson Entertainment

Best PC Game

WINNER: Portal 2 (Game) - Valve

• Battlefield 3 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / DICE (Company)
• Minecraft (Game) - Mojang
• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Atari (Company) / CD Projekt

Best Handheld / Mobile Game

WINNER: Super Mario 3D Land (Game) - Nintendo (Company)

• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - Capcom (Company)
• Infinity Blade (Game) - Epic Games (Company) / Chair Entertainment (Company)
• Jetpack Joyride (Game) - Halfbrick Studios (Company)

Best Shooter

WINNER: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision (Company) / Infinity Ward (Company) / Sledgehammer Games (Company)

• Battlefield 3 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / DICE (Company)
• Gears of War 3 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Epic Games (Company)
• RAGE - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / id Software (Company)

Best Action Adventure Game

WINNER: Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Annecy
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo (Company)
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog

Best RPG

WINNER: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Bethesda Game Studios

• Dark Souls - Namco Bandai / FromSoftware
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Square Enix (Company) / Eidos Studios Montreal
• Dragon Age II - Electronic Arts (Company) / Bioware

Best Multi-Player

WINNER: Portal 2 (Game) - Valve

• Battlefield 3 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / DICE (Company)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Activision (Company) / Infinity Ward (Company) / Sledgehammer Games (Company)
• Gears of War 3 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Epic Games (Company)

Best Individual Sports Game

WINNER: Fight Night Champion (Game) - EA Sports (Company) / EA Canada (Company)

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters - EA Sports (Company) / EA Tiburon (Company)
• Top Spin 4 (Game) - 2K Sports (Company) / 2K Czech (Company)
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Game) - Sega (Company)

Best Team Sports Game

WINNER: NBA 2K12 (Game) - 2K Sports (Company) / Visual Concepts (Company)

• FIFA 12 (Game) - EA Sports (Company) / EA Canada (Company)
• NHL 12 (Game) - EA Sports (Company) / EA Canada (Company)
• MLB 11: The Show - Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios San Diego

Best Driving Game

WINNER: Forza Motorsport 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Turn 10 Studios (Company)

• DiRT 3 (Game) - Codemasters (Company)
• Driver: San Francisco - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Reflections (Company)
• Need for Speed: The Run - Electronic Arts (Company) / EA Black Box (Company)

Best Fighting Game

WINNER: Mortal Kombat - Warner Bros. Interactive / NetherRealm Studios (Company)

• The King of Fighters XIII (Game) - Atlus (Company) / SNK Playmore
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds - Capcom (Company)
• WWE All Stars (Game) - THQ (Company) / THQ San Diego

Best Motion Game

WINNER: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Nintendo (Company)

• Child of Eden (Game) - Ubisoft / Q Entertainment (Company)
• Dance Central 2 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Harmonix
• The Gunstringer (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Twisted Pixel

Best Independent Game

WINNER: Minecraft (Game) - Mojang

• Bastion (Game) - Supergiant Games (Company)
• Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP - Capybara Games
• The Binding of Isaac (Game) - Edmund McMillen (Person)

Best Adapted Video Game

WINNER: Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios

• Back to the Future: The Game - Telltale Games (Company)
• Captain America: Super Soldier - Sega (Company) / Next Level Games
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - LucasArts / Traveller's Tales

Best Song in a Game

WINNER: "Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb (Person) - Bastion (Game)

• "Exile Vilify" by The National - Portal 2 (Game)
• "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" by Florence + The Machine - Dragon Age II (Game)
• "Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb (Person) - Bastion (Game)
• "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton (Person) - Portal 2 (Game)

Best Original Score

WINNER: Bastion (Game) - Warner Bros. Interactive / Supergiant Games (Company)

• Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Square Enix (Company) / Eidos Studios Montreal
• Portal 2 (Game) - Valve

Best Graphics

WINNER: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog

• Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios
• LA Noire - Rockstar Games (Company) / Team Bondi (Company)
• Rage (Game) - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / id Software (Company)

Best Performance by a Human Male

WINNER: Stephen Merchant (Person) as Wheatley (Character) - Portal 2 (Game)

• J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson (Character) - Portal 2 (Game)
• Mark Hamill (Person) as The Joker (Character) - Batman: Arkham City
• Nolan North (Person) as Nathan Drake (Character) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Performance by a Human Female

WINNER: Ellen McLain (Person) as GLaDOS (Character) - Portal 2 (Game)

• Claudia Black (Person) as Chloe Frazer (Character) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• Emily Rose (Person) as Elena Fisher (Character) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• Tara Strong (Person) as Harley Quinn (Character) - Batman: Arkham City

Best Downloadable Game

WINNER: Bastion (Game) - Warner Bros. Interactive / Supergiant Games (Company)

• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Shadow Planet Productions
• Stacking (Game) - THQ (Company) / Double Fine
• Trenched - Microsoft Studios / Double Fine

Best DLC

WINNER: Portal 2 (Game) Peer Review - Valve

• Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Obsidian
• Mass Effect 2 (Game): Arrival - Electronic Arts (Company) / BioWare (Company)
• Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger - Warner Bros. Interactive / NetherRealm Studios (Company)

NFL Blitz Cover Vote

WINNER: Ray Rice (Baltimore Ravens)

• Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons)
• Patrick Willis (San Francisco 49ers)

Character of the Year

WINNER: The Joker (Character) - Batman: Arkham City

• Nathan Drake (Character) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
• Marcus Fenix (Character) - Gears of War 3 (Game)
• Wheatley (Character) - Portal 2 (Game)

Most Anticipated Game

WINNER: Mass Effect 3 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / BioWare (Company)

• BioShock: Infinite - 2K Games (Company) / Irrational Games (Company)
• Diablo III (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
• Halo 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries
• The Last Guardian (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Japan

Trailer of the Year

WINNER: Assassin's Creed: Revelations - E3 2011 (Concept) Trailer

• Batman: Arkham City - Hugo Strange (Character) Reveal Trailer
• Dark Souls (Game) - Ignite '11 Debut Trailer
• Dead Island (Game) - GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Purity First Infomercial
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - In-Game Debut Trailer
• Hitman: Absolution - E3 2011 (Concept) Trailer
• Prey 2 (Game): E3 2011 (Concept) Trailer

Gamer God

Blizzard Entertainment (Company)

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• Bastion (Game)
• Fortnite (Game)
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Game)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Game)
• Mortal Kombat (Game)
• Stacking (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Game)
• The King of Fighters XIII (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (Game)
• WWE All Stars (Game)

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Spike Video Game Awards 2011

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VGA 2011,Spike 2011,Spike VGA 2011,Video Game Awards 2011

Games

• Bastion (Game)
• Fortnite (Game)
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Game)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Game)
• Mortal Kombat (Game)
• Stacking (Game)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Game)
• The King of Fighters XIII (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (Game)
• WWE All Stars (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Mortal Kombat (Franchise), The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Capcom Versus (Franchise), Marvel vs. Capcom (Franchise), Street Fighter (Franchise), Tony Hawk (Franchise), The King of Fighters (Franchise), Half-Life (Franchise), Portal (Franchise), WWE (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Batman: Arkham (Franchise), Uncharted (Franchise), The Elder Scrolls (Franchise)

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• Has people: Zachary Levi (Person)

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• Has related concepts: Spike Video Game Awards (Concept)