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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