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December 11th, 2011, 07:50 GMT · By

Here Are the Winners of the 2011 Video Game Awards

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The winners of the 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards
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The 2011 Spike TV Video Awards have just ended, after being aired in the U.S. on Spike TV and MTV 2, but also globally through various live feeds.

We were treated with a huge amount of reveals, including a new project from BioWare, a new PlayStation 3 exclusive in the form of The Last of Us, as well as quite a lot new details on Epic Games' next title or the new Alan Wake downloadable title.

Before we start detailing all those massive reveals, however, it's time we highlight the winners of the actual 2011 Video Game Awards. As such, check out the massive list below with all the categories and nominees, as well as the winners, which have their name in bold.

GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Batman: Arkham City
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham City
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Portal 2

BEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
inFAMOUS 2
Killzone 3
LittleBigPlanet 2

BEST WII GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Disney's Epic Mickey
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Lost in Shadow

BEST PC GAME
Portal 2
Battlefield 3
Minecraft
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Super Mario 3D Land
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Infinity Blade
Jetpack Joyride

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Battlefield 3
Gears of War 3
Rage

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Batman: Arkham City
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dragon Age II

BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Portal 2
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Fight Night Champion
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
Top Spin 4
Virtua Tennis 4

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K12
FIFA Soccer 12
NHL 12
MLB '11: The Show

BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 4
DiRT 3
Driver: San Francisco
Need For Speed: The Run

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat
The King of Fighters XIII
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
WWE All Stars

BEST MOTION GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Child of Eden
Dance Central 2
The Gunstringer

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Minecraft
Bastion
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
The Binding of Isaac

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Batman: Arkham City
Back to the Future: The Game
Captain America: Super Soldier
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

BEST SONG IN A GAME
"Build that Wall (Zia's Theme)" by Darren Korb – Bastion
"Exile Vilify" by The National – Portal 2
"I'm Not Calling You a Liar" by Florence + the Machine – Dragon Age II
"Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)" by Darren Korb – Bastion
"Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton – Portal 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2

BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Batman: Arkham City
LA Noire
Rage

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2
J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2
Mark Hamill as The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Tara Strong as Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Bastion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Stacking
Trenched

BEST DLC
Portal 2 Peer Review
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
Mass Effect 2: Arrival
Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger

TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations - E3 2011 Trailer
Batman: Arkham City - Hugo Strange Reveal Trailer
Dark Souls - Ignite ’11 Debut Trailer
Dead Island - GDC 11 Cinematic Trailer
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Purity First Infomercial
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - In-Game Debut Trailer
Hitman: Absolution - E3 2011 Trailer
Prey 2 - E3 2011 Trailer
Tomb Raider - E3 2011 Trailer
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - E3 2011 Trailer

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker - Batman: Arkham City
Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Marcus Fenix - Gears of War 3
Wheatley - Portal 2

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Mass Effect 3
BioShock: Infinite
Diablo III
Halo 4
The Last Guardian

Agree or disagree with any of the winners? Then share your picks for these categories in a comment below.

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Comment #1 by: Diplexbullet on 11 Dec 2011, 19:35 UTC reply to this comment

mw3 beat bf3? thats just wrong... and how didnt dead island trailer win? best trailer since mercs 2.

Comment #1.1 by: neo on 13 Dec 2011, 06:22 GMT

I am still not sure why they have not included Crysis 2 for any of the categories .... By the way i think Batman Arkham city is one of the few games (Not exclusive to Xbox) which won Best Xbox game. Mostly best xbox and ps3 game awards goes to there exclusives..

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