2012 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
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 MULTI-PLAYER
Borderlands 2 (2k Games / Gearbox Software)
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
SSX (Electronic Arts/ EA Canada)
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K113 (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 INDEPENDENT GAME
Journey (thatgamecompany)
BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
BEST SONG IN A GAME
“Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/ thatgamecompany)
BEST GRAPHICS
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/ 343 Industries)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Melissa Hutchinson 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
BEST GAME OF THE DECADE
Half Life 2
GAME OF THE YEAR
VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME
The Legend of Zelda
GAMER GOD
Blizzard Entertainment
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios
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
CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
2010 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
Red Dead Redemption
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
BioWare
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Mass Effect 2
BEST PS3 GAME
God of War III
BEST Wii GAME
Super Mario Galaxy 2
BEST PC GAME
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
BEST HANDHELD GAME
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Black Ops
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
BEST RPG
Mass Effect 2
BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Halo: Reach
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K11
BEST DRIVING GAME
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
BEST MUSIC GAME
Rock Band 3
BEST SOUNDTRACK
DJ Hero 2
BEST SONG IN A GAME
"Far Away" by José González, Red Dead Redemption
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Red Dead Redemption
BEST GRAPHICS
God of War III
BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Costume Quest
BEST DLC
Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Limbo
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Portal 2
CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Sgt. Woods, Call of Duty: Black Ops
2009 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Rocksteady Studios
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Flower
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Left 4 Dead 2
BEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
BEST Wii GAME
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
BEST PC GAME
Dragon Age: Origins
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin's Creed II
BEST RPG
Dragon Age: Origins
BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Street Fighter IV
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
UFC 2009 Undisputed
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NHL 10
BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 3
BEST MUSIC GAME
The Beatles: Rock Band
BEST SOUNDTRACK
DJ Hero
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Halo 3: ODST
BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE/TV SHOW
South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
BEST CAST
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
BEST VOICE
Jack Black as Eddie Riggs, Brutal Legend
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Shadow Complex
BEST DLC
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
BEST COMEDY GAME
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
God of War III
2008 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
Grand Theft Auto IV
BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Grand Theft Auto IV
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Media Molecule
GAMER GOD
Will Wright
BEST SHOOTER
Gears of War 2
BEST MUSIC GAME
Rock Band 2
BEST SOuNDTRACK
Rock Band 2
BEST RPG
Fallout 3
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW
World of Goo
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NHL 09
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Shaun White Snowboarding
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
BIG NAME IN THE GAME MALE
Kiefer Sutherland as Sgt. Roebuck, Call Of Duty: World At War
BIG NAME IN THE GAME FEMALE
Jenny McCarthy as Tanya, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Gears of War 2
BEST PS3 GAME
LittleBigPlanet
BEST Wii GAME
Boom Blox
BEST PC GAME
Left 4 Dead
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Left 4 Dead
BEST FIGHTING GAME
SoulCalibur IV
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Professor Layton and The Curious Village
BEST DRIVING GAME
Burnout Paradise
BEST GRAPHICS
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic, Grand Theft Auto IV
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
2007 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Harmonix
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
BEST RPG
Mass Effect
BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
skate
BEST HANDHELD GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
BEST GRAPHICS
Crysis
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
The Simpsons Game
BEST RHYTHM GAME
Rock Band
BEST DRIVING GAME
Colin McRae: Dirt
BEST ACTION GAME
Super Mario Galaxy
BEST TEAM SPORT GAME
Madden NFL 08
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rock Band
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
The Orange Box/Portal
BEST XBOX 360 GAME
BioShock
BEST WII GAME
Super Mario Galaxy
BEST PS3 GAME
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
BEST PC GAME
The Orange Box
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BioShock
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Halo 3
MOST ADDICTIVE VIDEO GAME
Halo 3
2006 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Epic Games
CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR
Alyx Vance, Half-Life 2: Episode One
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Tony Hawk's Project 8
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K7
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Patrick Stewart as Emperor Uriel Septim VII, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, The Sopranos: Road to Respect
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Vida Guerra as Femme Fatale, Scarface: The World is Yours
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Rachael Leigh Cook as Tifa Lockhart, Kingdom Hearts II
BEST CAST
Family Guy Video Game!
BEST SONG
"Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard, Burnout Revenge
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Guitar Hero II
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
BEST DRIVING GAME
Burnout Revenge
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
BEST ACTION GAME
Dead Rising
BEST SHOOTER
Gears of War
BEST MILITARY GAME
Company of Heroes
BEST GRAPHICS
Gears of War
BEST HANDHELD GAME
New Super Mario Bros.
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Gears of War
BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Nintendo Wii
BEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
BEST PC GAME
Company of Heroes
BEST WIRELESS GAME
SWAT Force
CRITICS' CHOICE
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Rosario Dawson as Tina, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Jack Sparrow portrayed by Johnny Depp, Pirate of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
2005 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
Resident Evil 4
BEST ACTION GAME
God of War
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 06
CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR
Maria Menounos as Eva, James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Jack Black as Carl Denham, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Christopher Walken as Gabriel Whitting, True Crime: New York City
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Charlize Theron as Æon Flux, Æon Flux
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Traci Lords as Madam Cassandra Hartz, True Crime: New York City
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent, 50 Cent: Bulletproof
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Guitar Hero
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
We ♥ Katamari
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
David Jaffe, God of War
BEST DRIVING GAME
Burnout Revenge
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
World of Warcraft
BEST FIGHTING GAME
EA Sports Fight Night Round 2
BEST FIRST-PERSON ACTION
F.E.A.R.
BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 2
BEST GRAPHICS
Resident Evil 4
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Lumines
BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Guild Wars
BEST BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Sony PSP
BEST RPG
World of Warcraft
BEST PC GAME
World of Warcraft
BEST WIRELESS GAME
Mark Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
BEST CAST
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
2004 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Brooke Burke as Rachel Teller, Need for Speed: Underground 2
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Samuel L. Jackson as Officer Frank Tenpenny, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR
BloodRayne, BloodRayne 2
BEST DRIVING GAME
Burnout 3: Takedown
BEST SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 2005
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat: Deception
BEST FIRST-PERSON ACTION
Halo 2
BEST ACTION GAME
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
BEST SONG IN A VIDEO GAME
"American Idiot" by Green Day, Madden NFL 2005
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Jason Jones and Bungie Studios, Halo 2
BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
BEST PC GAME
Half-Life 2
BEST WIRELESS GAME
Might and Magic
BEST GRAPHICS
Half-Life 2
BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY
Nintendo DS
BEST HANDHELD
Metroid: Zero Mission
BEST MASSIVELY MULTI-PLAYER GAME
City of Heroes
BEST RPG
Fable
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
Burnout 3: Takedown
BEST GAMING PUBLICATION
Game Informer
BEST GAME WEB SITE
GameSpot
2003 VIDEO GAME AWARD WINNERS
GAME OF THE YEAR
Madden NFL 2004
BEST SPORTS GAME
Tony Hawk's Underground
BEST ACTION GAME
True Crime: Streets of LA
BEST ANIMATION
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
Enter the Matrix
BEST DRIVING GAME
NASCAR Thunder 2004
BEST MUSIC
Def Jam Vendetta
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN
Ray Liotta as Tommy Vercetti, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Halo 2
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME
SoulCalibur II
BEST PC GAME
Halo: Combat Evolved
BEST ONLINE GAME
Final Fantasy XI
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
BEST FIGHTING GAME
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION
Call of Duty
BEST FANTASY GAME
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic