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By: Mark Lawson

On: 11-Dec-2011

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VGA 2011 winners announced

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During the wee hours of the night, the Video Game Awards (VGA) 2011 were broadcasted on Spike TV.  Many games were announced, along with skits from questionable guests and celebrities that embarrassingly reminded you that the games industry isn't mature enough for an adults night of honouring the people that make this industry the reason it's the biggest entertainment industry in the world.

For those who were asleep, couldn't handle blatant advertisement or can't watch Felica Day eat cupcakes longer than any actual award presentation; here's the results: (You know, the reason you're meant to care about the show)

GAME OF THE YEAR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

STUDIO OF THE YEAR Bethesda Game Studios

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR The Joker – Batman:  Arkham City

VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME AWARD "The Legend of Zelda"

GAMER GOD AWARD Blizzard Entertainment

BEST XBOX 360 GAME Batman: Arkham City

BEST PS3 GAME Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST Wii GAME The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST PC GAME Portal 2

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME Super Mario 3D Land

BEST SHOOTER Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME Batman: Arkham City

BEST RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

BEST MULTI-PLAYER Portal 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME Fight Night Champion

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME NBA 2K12

BEST DRIVING GAME Forza Motorsport 4

BEST FIGHTING GAME Mortal Kombat

BEST MOTION GAME The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME Minecraft

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME Batman: Arkham City

BEST SONG IN A GAME "Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb – Bastion

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Bastion

BEST GRAPHICS Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME Bastion

BEST DLC Portal 2 Peer Review

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME Mass Effect 3

GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR Assassin's Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer

EA SPORTS NFL BLITZ DIGITAL COVER ATHLETE Ray Rice


You can find out more about the award show along with trailers of the announced games on the VGA website.