Apresentado pelo ator de filmes de projeção internacional, Samuel L. Jackson, e produzido pelo produtor executivo vencedor do Emmy Award, Mark Burnett e com imagens de pré-estréia mundial de lançamentos altamente aguardados, o décimo evento promovido pela Spike TV, "Video Game Awards" (# VGA) provou ser a maior noite de jogos existente, de fato o Oscar do Videogame. Artistas e representantes da indústria se reuniram nesta sexta - feira 7 de dezembro, às 21h nos estudios da Sony Pictures, em Los Angeles, para premiar os melhores jogos de 2012, segundo a critica especializada. Os prêmios foram dados ao vivo e transmitido nos sites Spike.com, GameTrailers.com e pela primeira vez, em consoles Xbox através do Xbox Live. Alem dos canais de tv pago Spike, Spike HD e MTV2.
Alem de trailers ineditos de games como The Last Of Us e Gears of War, o evento contou com varias celebridades, como parte do elenco da serie The Walking Dead da Fox, a atriz Jessica Alba e o rapper Snoop Dog, dentre muitos outros. Isso tem o objetivo de chamar foco da midia ao evento, e consequentemente expandir a industria de jogos, comunicando com outros tipos de entrenimento e conquistando novos jogadores.
Veja abaixo a lista dos jogos vencedores em todas as categorias:
Game of the Year
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Studio of the Year
Telltale Games
Telltale Games
Best XBOX 360 Game
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Best PS3 Game
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Best Wii / Wii-U Game
New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
Best PC Game
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)
Best Handheld / Mobile Game
Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)
Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)
Best Shooter
Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Best Action Adventure Game
Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
Best RPG
Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
Best Multi-Player Game
Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
Best Individual Sports Game
SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
Best Team Sports Game
NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
Best Driving Game
Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
Best Fighting Game
Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)
Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)
Best Adapted Video Game
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Best Independent Game
Journey (thatgamecompany)
Journey (thatgamecompany)
Best Graphics
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
Best Song in a Game
“Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
“Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
Best Original Score
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
Best Performance By a Human Male
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Best Performance By a Human Female
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
Best Downloadable Game
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
Best Social Game
You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)
You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)
Best DLC
Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
Most Anticipated Game
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
