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- Spike Video Game Awards 2012
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Spike Video Game Awards 2012
The 2012 iteration of the Spike VGAs, and the final show bearing the VGA branding.
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Nominees
Game of the Year
WINNER: The Walking Dead (Game) - Telltale Games (Company)
- Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft
- Dishonored (Game) - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Arkane Studios (Company)
- Journey - Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany (Company)
- Mass Effect 3 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / BioWare (Company)
Studio of the Year
WINNER: Telltale Games (Company)
Best Xbox 360 Game
WINNER: Halo 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries
- Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft
- Borderlands 2 (Game) - 2K Games (Company) / Gearbox Software
- Dishonored (Game) - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Arkane Studios (Company)
Best PS3 Game
WINNER: Journey - Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany (Company)
- Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft
- Borderlands 2 (Game) - 2K Games (Company) / Gearbox Software
- Dishonored (Game) - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Arkane Studios (Company)
Best Wii/Wii U Game
WINNER: New Super Mario Bros. U - Nintendo (Company)
- The Last Story (Game) - XSEED / Mistwalker
- Xenoblade Chronicles (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Monolith Soft
- ZombiU (Game) - Ubisoft
Best PC Game
WINNER: XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 2K Games (Company) / Firaxis Games (Company)
- Diablo III (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
- Guild Wars 2 (Game) - NCSoft / ArenaNet
- Torchlight II (Game) - Runic Games (Company)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
WINNER: Sound Shapes (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Queasy Games (Company)
- Gravity Rush (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Japan Studio
- LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Double Eleven (Company)
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 - Nintendo (Company)
Best Shooter
WINNER: Borderlands 2 (Game) - 2K Games (Company) / Gearbox Software
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision (Company) / Treyarch (Company)
- Halo 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries
- Max Payne 3 (Game) - Rockstar Games (Company)
Best Action Adventure Game
WINNER: Dishonored (Game) - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Arkane Studios (Company)
- Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft
- Darksiders II (Game) - THQ (Company) / Vigil Games (Company)
- Sleeping Dogs (Game) - Square Enix (Company) / United Front Games (Company)
Best RPG
WINNER: Mass Effect 3 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / BioWare (Company)
- Diablo III (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
- Torchlight II (Game) - Runic Games (Company)
- Xenoblade Chronicles (Game) - Nintendo (Company) / Monolith Soft
Best Multi-player Game
WINNER: Borderlands 2 (Game) - 2K Games (Company) / Gearbox Software
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision (Company) / Treyarch (Company)
- Guild Wars 2 (Game) - NCSoft / ArenaNet
- Halo 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries
Best Individual Sports Game
WINNER: SSX - Electronic Arts (Company)
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - Sony Computer Entertainment / Clap Hanz
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company)
- WWE '13 - THQ (Company) / Yuke's
Best Team Sports Game
WINNER: NBA 2K13 (Game) - 2K Sports (Company) / Visual Concepts (Company)
- FIFA Soccer 13 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company)
- Madden NFL 13 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company)
- NHL 13 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company)
Best Driving Game
WINNER: Need For Speed: Most Wanted - Electronic Arts (Company) / Criterion Games (Company)
- DiRT: Showdown - Codemasters (Company)
- F1 2012 (Game) - Codemasters (Company)
- Forza Horizon (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Playground Games (Company)
Best Fighting Game
WINNER: Persona 4 Arena (Game) - Atlus (Company) / Arc System Works
- Dead or Alive 5 (Game) - Tecmo Koei / Team Ninja (Company)
- Street Fighter X Tekken (Game) - Capcom (Company) / Dimps
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Game) - Bandai Namco Games
Best Independent Game
WINNER: Journey - Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany (Company)
- Dust: An Elysian Tail - Microsoft Studios / Humble Hearts (Company)
- Fez (Game) - Trapdoor (Company) / Polytron (Company)
- Mark of the Ninja (Game) - Microsoft Studios / Klei Entertainment
Best Adapted Video Game
WINNER: The Walking Dead (Game) - Telltale Games (Company)
- Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - Disney Interactive Studios / Junction Point Studios (Company)
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Warner Bros. Interactive / Traveller's Tales
- Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - Activision (Company) / High Moon Studios
Best Song in a Game
WINNER: "Cities" by Beck - Sound Shapes (Game)
- "Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park - Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- "I Was Born for This" by Austin Wintory (Person) - Journey
- "Tears" by Health - Max Payne 3 (Game)
Best Original Score
WINNER: Journey - Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany (Company)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision (Company) / Treyarch (Company)
- Halo 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries
- Max Payne 3 (Game) - Rockstar Games (Company)
Best Graphics
WINNER: Halo 4 (Game) - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries
- Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft
- Dishonored (Game) - Bethesda Softworks (Company) / Arkane Studios (Company)
- Journey - Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany (Company)
Best Performance by a Human Male
WINNER: Dameon Clarke (Person) as Handsome Jack (Character) - Borderlands 2 (Game)
- Dave Fennoy (Person) as Lee Everett (Character) - The Walking Dead (Game)
- James McCaffrey (Person) as Max Payne (Character) - Max Payne 3 (Game)
- Nolan North (Person) as Captain Martin Walker (Character) - Spec Ops: The Line
Best Performance by a Human Female
WINNER: Melissa Hutchison (Person) as Clementine (Character) - The Walking Dead (Game)
- Emma Stone (Person) as Amanda Cartwright (Character) - Sleeping Dogs (Game)
- Jen Taylor (Person) as Cortana (Character) - Halo 4 (Game)
- Jennifer Hale (Person) as Commander Shepard (Character) - Mass Effect 3 (Game)
Best Downloadable Game
WINNER: The Walking Dead (Game) - Telltale Games (Company)
- Fez (Game) - Trapdoor (Company) / Polytron (Company)
- Journey - Sony Computer Entertainment / thatgamecompany (Company)
- Sound Shapes (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Queasy Games (Company)
Best Social Game
WINNER: You Don't Know Jack - Jackbox Games (Company)
- Draw Something (Game) - OMGPop
- Marvel: Avengers Alliance - Playdom (Company) / Offbeat Creations
- SimCity Social (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / Playfish
Best DLC
WINNER: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard - Bethesda
- Mass Effect 3 (Game): Leviathan - Electronic Arts (Company) / BioWare (Company)
- Borderlands 2 (Game): Mechromancer Pack - 2K Games (Company) / Gearbox Software
- Portal 2 (Game): Perpetual Testing Initiative - Valve
Most Anticipated Game
WINNER: Grand Theft Auto V (Game) - Rockstar Games (Company)
- Bioshock Infinite - 2K Games (Company) / Irrational Games (Company)
- South Park: The Stick of Truth - Ubisoft / Obsidian Entertainment (Company)
- The Last of Us (Game) - Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog
- Tomb Raider - Square Enix (Company) / Crystal Dynamics (Company)
Character of the Year
WINNER: Claptrap (Character) - Borderlands 2 (Game)
- Connor - Assassin's Creed III
- Commander Shepard (Character) - Mass Effect 3 (Game)
- Master Chief (Character) - Halo 4 (Game)
- Raul Menendez (Character) - Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Best Game of the Decade
WINNER: Half-Life 2 - Valve
- Batman: Arkham City - Warner Bros. Interactive / Rocksteady Studios
- BioShock (Game) - 2K Games (Company)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo (Company)
- Mass Effect 2 (Game) - Electronic Arts (Company) / BioWare (Company)
- Portal - Valve
- Red Dead Redemption (Game) - Rockstar Games (Company)
- Shadow of the Colossus - Sony Computer Entertainment / Team ICO
- Wii Sports (Game) - Nintendo (Company)
- World of Warcraft (Game) - Blizzard Entertainment (Company)
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- Borderlands 2 (Game)
- Dishonored (Game)
- Grand Theft Auto V (Game)
- Half-Life 2 (Game)
- Halo 4 (Game)
- Journey (Game)
- Mass Effect 3 (Game)
- NBA 2K13 (Game)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Game)
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Game)
- Persona 4 Arena (Game)
- SSX (Game)
- Sound Shapes (Game)
- The Walking Dead (Game)
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Game)
- You Don't Know Jack (Game)