Spike’s video game awards (VGX) commenced this past Saturday (12/7) covering a wide range of important categories in the video game industry.  Many of the results were expected, but there were some surprising winners to be sure. Along with the categories voted by the VGX committee, there were also three viewer-voted categories this year. Here is a comprehensive look at the results:

VGX Counsel Voted Awards

Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto V

Runners Up: BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us, Super Mario 3D World, Tomb Raider

Studio of the Year: Naughty Dog

Runners Up: Rockstar North, Irrational Games, The Fullbright Company

Best Shooter: BioShock Infinite

Runners Up: Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Metro: Last Light

Best Action Adventure: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Runners Up: Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider

Best Sports Game: NBA 2K14

Runners Up: MLB 13: The Show, FIFA 14, NHL 14

Best Indie Game: Gone Home

Runners Up: Kentucky Route Zero, Papers, Please, The Stanley Parable

Best RPG: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Runners Up: Final Fantasy XIV Online: A realm Reborn, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Pokemon X/Y

Best Fighting Game: Injustice Gods Among Us

Runners Up: Divekick, Killer Instinct, Tekken revolution

Best Driving Game: Forza Motorsport 5

Runners Up: F1 2013, Grid 2, Need for Speed: Rivals

Best DLC: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Runners Up: Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep, Mass Effect: Citadel, Dishonored: the Knife of Dunwall

Best Xbox Game: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Runners Up: BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto 5, Tomb Raider

Best Playstation Game: The Last of Us

Runners Up: Rayman Legends, Grand Theft Auto 5, Tomb Raider

Best Nintendo Game: Super Mario 3D World

Runners Up: Pikmin 3, Rayman Legends, the wWonderful 101

Best PC Game: Gone Home

Runners Up: Papers,Please, Battlefield 4, The Stanley Parable

Best Handheld Game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Runners Up: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Tearaway, Pokemon X/Y

Best Casual Game: Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Runners Up: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time, Skylanders Swap Force, Disney Infinity

Best Voice Actor: Tory Baker as Joel (The Last Of Us)

Runners Up: Troy Baker as Booker DeWitt (BioShock Infinite), Steven Ogg as Trevor Philips (Grand Theft Auto V), William Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins ( Beyond: Two Souls)

Best Voice Actress: Ashley Johnson as Ellie (The Last of Us)

Runners Up: Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth (BioShock Infinite), Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes (Beyond: Two Souls)

Best Soundtrack: Grand Theft Auto V

Runners Up: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us

Best Song in a Game: “Will the Circle be Unbroken” performed by Courtnee Draper and Troy Baker (BioShock Infinite)

Runners Up: “A.D.H.D.” performed by Kendrick Lamar (Grand Theft Auto V), “Sleepwalking” performed by The Chain Gang of 1974 (Grand Theft Auto V), “Survival” performed by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts)

VGX Viewer-Voted Categories

Most Anticipated Game: Titanfall

Runners Up: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Destiny, Watch Dogs, The Witcher 3

Character of the Year: The Lutece Twins (BioShock Infinite)

Runners Up: Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), Naiee and Nyaa (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons),  Trevor Philips (Grand Theft Auto V)

Best Mobile Game: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time

Runners Up: Angry Birds Star Wars, Infinity Blade 3, Ridiculous Fishing

This is only one of many awards which will be given to video games this year, but it can give you a pretty good idea of a few of the games you can expect to see on the “Best of 2013” lists that are sure hitting magazines and websites in the coming months. Interesting that GTA V was able to take away the GOTY without being considered the best game for either platform which featured the game. Did your favorite games of the year take home their deserved awards?

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