As Spike TV and Geoff Keighley promised, a lot went down at the Spike Video Game Awards tonight. We wouldn’t want you to be overwhelmed, so here are the highlights with links to more details and plenty of video:
- Batman: Arkham City trailer reveals Hugo Strange
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim revealed, out November 11, 2011
- Yup, Kratos is in Mortal Kombat for the PlayStation 3
- Mass Effect 3 announced, it’s coming holiday 2011
- Resistance 3 looks great in action
- Guillermo del Toro and THQ reveal Insane, out in 2013
- Prototype 2 is a thing, and it’s out in 2012
- Valve is awesome at making trailers, here’s a Portal 2 one
- Forza 4 looks fast, may support Kinect
- SSX: Deadly Descents announced… YES!
- Uncharted 3 looks, not surprisingly, totally awesome
Oh, and about those awards? Red Dead Redemption took “Game of the Year.” Full list of winners below.
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 MULTIPLAYER
Halo: Reach
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K11
BEST DRIVING 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 HUMAN MALE
Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan
BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Costume Quest
BEST DLC
Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Limbo (PlayDead)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Portal 2
