First the awards. All of which were no big surprises. Well outside of Scott Pilgrim winning an award for being the only film adaptation that hit a mass audience and didn't suck winning the award in that category. That and Spike letting the Host of the show be the same guy that won the award for best male performance. Not that I don't think NPH did great in Shattered Dimensions but it was just a voice that he has done in the cartoons already and nothing new added. Gary Oldman's Reznov was better in my opinion. Just because you couldn't tell it was him and it immersed you better. But what do I know?
Anyways, here is the list of 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 Drining 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
- 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 Heman Male - Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man
- Best Performance By A Heman Female - Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan
- Best Downloadable Game - Costume Quest
- Best DLC - Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare
- Best Independent Game - Limbo
- Most Anticipated Game - Portal 2
Moving on. Another big draw to watch the VGAs is to catch the new trailers and announcements. Most of which were teased too much or given away before the show. While I do love the fact that Kratos is going to be in the new Mortal Kombat, the clip shown would have had more impact had it been kept a secret. Also with all the buzz about Guillermo del Toro's inSane you would think they would have more than just text of the game's title to get us excited. Just saying.
Since words can't paint the best picture here, all of the clips and trailers can be found below. For the Mass Effect 3 and Elder Scrolls V click the links to the articles about them. Enjoy.
Batman: Arkham City
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Kratos In Mortal Kombat
[Prototyp 2]
inSane
X-Men: Destiny
Forza Motorsports 4
Resistance 3
Thor: God of Thunder
