2012 VGAs - list of winners, including Game of the Year

Check out the full list of the 2012 VGA winners, including Game of the Year.

[inf3cted1]

Honestly this was a bullshit VGA to me. Why? Because Far Cry 3 was a serious GOTY contender, and not talking about many other awards, but the game is not there.

Yet AC3 was there, and it was released like, 1 week earlier?

Anyways, if FC3 was there, it wouldve been different. This game deserves more attention.

Oh yeah, and Walking Dead only won GOTY because of the actual series and popularity. At least im glad they took COD out from many awards.

[aquamala]

when they announced the nominees FC3 wasn't even out yet, I think it will have to be on next year's VGA

[inf3cted1]

Then theres no point in being GOTY awards. Should be called 11 month of the year awards. Makes no sense avoiding 1 month of incoming games.

[Forbidden_Darkness]

That honestly never happens though. I don't think there has ever been a game released the year before nominated for anything.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

@inf3cted1

Yeah it kinda sucks. Games that release from late November till the end of December tend to be left out of the nominees for GOTY. Yeah, FC3 will be eligible for next year, but I doubt we'll see it nominated for GOTY with games like the Last of Us, GTA, Bioshock, Gears, and other possible currently unannounced games set to release in the fall of next year.

[Rivitur]

Xenoblade chronicles came out late in US so it was put on and Gran Turismo was nominated the year after it came out.

[kupomogli]

The Wii U wasn't out yet either, so why did they allow Wii U games to be voted on along with Wii games.

The VGAs are garbage and shouldn't be taken seriously.

[jadenkorri]

i don't get best ps3/360 game, each one lists multiplats except journey and halo 4. Why weren't they compared to exclusives instead of multi's. Oh well VGA yet fail again.

[Sarcasm]

"Best Xbox 360 Game

Assassin’s Creed III
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Halo 4

Best PS3 Game

Assassin’s Creed III
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Journey"

Seriously...

[pixelsword]

"Why weren't they compared to exclusives instead of multi's."

"The Wii U wasn't out yet either, so why did they allow Wii U games to be voted on along with Wii games?"

C.R.E.A.M.

That's why.

[nveenio]

The Walking Dead game IS GOTY, followed closely by Journey. VGAs finally hit it this year.

[EVILDEAD360]

The year after games like Bastion should have got a bigger stage, I think it's great that the VGAs voted Walking Dead at the top of the heap on the biggest stage in gaming outside of E3.

Phantom Pain was the clear game that is going to be the talk of the industry.

Evil

[ABizzel1]

@Aquamala

Agreed, I believe the cutoff date is the end of November (December 2012 - November 2013). But that's exactly why I think GOTY and any similar awards should be done in January, so a full year can pass.

I thought they did a decent job with the award nominees and winners. 2012 was a solid year, but nothing compared to the last few years.

Now 2013 first half of the year is enough to make 2013 better than any year of gaming already just looking at all the high quality, high production, AAA games coming before E3.

[TENTONGUN]

i believe elder scrolls oblivion came out in december then it was goty the next year. so yeah fc3 wont be ignored next vga.

[MikeMyers]

I have to agree with the above comments about this being GOTY before the year has even ended. Do the Oscars come out in December?

The whole thing is just a mockery. They get actors just for their appeal and nothing really to do with gaming. You have people who slave for months if not years making these games only to have these highly paid actors get even more limelight while those who put in the real work have to watch it on TV.

It's like one big MTV video with more flash than actual substance. Meanwhile we see articles about why gamers need to grow up. Kinda hard to when we keep getting fed garbage like this.

[jeseth]

As great as TWD was, I am surprised for it to get GOTY.

[DragonKnight]

"The Walking Dead game IS GOTY, followed closely by Journey. VGAs finally hit it this year."

Until Dawnguard won Best DLC. A mediocre DLC that is unavailable to 1/3 the user base is somehow the best DLC?

Why does Bethesda always get a free pass and rewarded for simply trying while better devs get the shaft for putting in actual hard work?

[Legion]

Correct... if a game comes out too late to be nominated then it can be nominated the following year.

[Zhipp]

Why don't they hold these things in January or February?

[Forbidden_Darkness]

Assassin's Creed 3 was released over a month before Far Cry 3 came out. Games that release late November or in December always get the shaft. The same thing Happened to Gran Turismo 5 in 2010.

[showtimefolks]

VGA on spike have improved a lot over the years, i still remember when madden got GOTY lol.

i thought game of the year should have been between journey and walking dead so i am happy that finally some very under rated games got some credit and maybe getting some free advertisement time on spike will mean more sales in coming weeks for very talented devs

half-life 2 no doubt about it, but it would have been so awesome/crazy if Valve actually said now HL3 is coming in 2013 lol. That would have just been over the top crazy

nice show, finally some gameplay for castlevania lords of shadow 2. Dark souls 2 was out of no where announcement but i am glad its in development

maybe its just me but i thought the show could have used some more world premiers, like we still don't have anything for Fall 2013 besides next COD and BF4.

this pretty much confirms that sony and ms are both about to announce their new systems

inf3cted1

they said FarCry3 came out really late and will be in consideration for 2013 GOTY but let's get real with bioshock,gta5 and last of us i doubt people will actually give it its due credit.

but i hope it gets the sales support that it deserves, its an amazing game

[miDnIghtEr20C_SfF]

Xbox360 exclusive has the best graphics this year. But the 360 is dead!!!

[Gamer1982]

Look at the contenders
Assassin’s Creed III
Dishonored
Halo 4
Journey

Its not the best looking game in the past 5 years let alone this year as Crysis 1 on PC blows it away however out of them 4 its a clear winner. That category was rigged was 360 to come out on top. They never let PC games in on graphics to give consoles a fighting chance and its BS.

[TryMe]

No, the walking dead won because it's actually a GOOD game. Play the dang thing, before you create a ignorant opinion of it.

Thanks

[finbars75]

I Actually did play the game and Im sorry if you honestly think this game stacks up against the other GOTY contenders then my friend you have no idea what a real game is about.All this was where episodes like the show that connected with there fans.Its not a bad game its just plagued with nonsense.You cant have a mediocre game that relates to the hottest show right now win based on those facts.I guarntee %80 people who voted didnt even play the game due to the fanbase.I will say that yes FarCry3 should have been nominated where its on a whole other level of gaming and would of easily have won GOTY with ease.I was more impressed by the world premiers then I was of the GOTY category.The VGAs where great this year up until they ruined it with such horseshit as The Waling Dead for GOTY.Obvisouly gamers have no clue of what a true GOTY contenders are.

[DaPrintz]

Finbars is right. I have the platinum for Walking Dead, since it was just given to me. It's not really a game. I really liked the story, but it's really just a collection of choices with a little light puzzle solving. Plenty of room for this type of thing, but it's nowhere near the quality of game required for GotY.

[yeahokchief]

The only thing I agree with here is Most Anticipated - GTA V.

Hitman V was my GOTY.

Max Payne 3 had the best music.

Other than these 2 I have no real objections to their winners.

And Mass Effect 3 gets best RPG? Over a blizzard game? I didn't play either of these games, but that's not looking good for blizzard. lol. All i seem to remember hearing about mass effect 3 was how horrible the ending was.

[FriedGoat]

Oh dear, If hitman 5 is your GOTY you really mustn't have played much.

I miss you bloodmoney, little did I know you would be the last real hitman game :(

[stone_cold]

you are right because Far cry 3 the best game i ever played and they do not put it on the list

[Eiffel]

One week earlier? Assassin's Creed III came out October 30th. As far as North America goes, Far Cry 3 came out on December 4th. That's five weeks, and only three days between until the VGA's. As anticipated the nominees were selected well before Far Cry 3's release. There simply wasn't time to have included it.

[pompombrum]

I think this was the best VGA yet in terms of winners. The fact Borderlands 2 won shooter of the year is proof that the people voting are real gamers.

[MYSTERIO360]

I dont under stand all the disagree, inf3cted1 is right FC3 should of a least been nominated. FC3 is a great game and they should have included them as well as Ubisoft for studio of the year.

[Oh_Yeah]

They gave the walking dead game of the year?! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha spike doesn't have any cred in the video game industry after that. Goty without a doubt is Farcry 3.. Damn, they could have at least gave it to borderlands or dishonor but they gave it to a game that's all about QuickTime events? Wtf that's not a game, that's an interactive movie.

[Mykky]

Have u played it? Well I have not, but I know after the experience I got with Heavy Rain that so called "interactive movies" could truly be fantastic.
I have not played Far Cry 3 either though.

[8bitHero]

i found the vgas to be quite boring this year. i only watch it for the trailers and most of the stuff that was shown was stuff we already knew about or didnt interest me much. idk man, tbh maybe im just sour because i was truly hoping from the bottom of my heart there would be a teaser for fallout 4. :/

[Mykky]

Bullshit indeed. This is just stupid, it is a hype contest. The game with the most hype that delivers is the game that will win. Not the game that is truly amazing and does things in a new way.

Why the flying F did ME 3 win best RPG over Xenoblade!? Well ME3 had massive hype and were the game that most people played, Diablo 3 disappointed even more than ME 3 and Torchlight and Xenoblade never got played because they were underrated.

This voting contests are just stupid.

[Jinkies]

I can't believe Walking Dead won, it's good but it's kind of overrated in my opinion (I said Opinion), I would of liked to see Dishourned win or even Journey, hell if Borderlands 2 or Far Cry 3 was nominated I would of wanted them to win aswell. Now thats it won I doubt we'll see TT games move on from point and click games

Oh and Arkane or Gearbox should of won Studio of the Year they deserved it.

EDIT

Actually...by the way where the HELL was that game "Old School Gamers" would enjoy that Geoff talked about

http://n4g.com/news/1127917...

Pretty disapointing only 3 new games were announced...worst VGAs ever.

[LOGICWINS]

I believe Borderlands 2 won G4's GOTY. Gearbox got their recognition and more than enough game sales to warrant a sequel.

[MizTv]

I tried to play borderlands1 so many times and I just did not like it but I must say borderlands2 was fn awesome
My game if the year hands down

[Forbidden_Darkness]

Dark Souls 2 was that game i'm guessing. That's kinda the reputation it's gotten because of its difficulty compared to most games released this gen.

[LOGICWINS]

Either that or Half Life 2.

[Jinkies]

When you say Old School Gamers you think of the N64, PS1 and even PS2 days...not Dark Souls.

If it was that then Geoff is now officialy a mega douche

[vickers500]

"worst VGAs ever."

You've never seen a VGA award show besides this one, have you? I don't think I really need to even ask that, it's clear you haven't.

If you have, then you have horrible tastes, and one of the worst opinions I've ever had the displeasure of reading. This has been the best VGA in a while (not saying much, because they pretty much all suck, though this one sucked less than any of them that's for sure).

At least the majority of wins were actually well deserved. Borderlands 2 winning best shooter/multiplayer/male performance/best character, Journey winning best PS3 game/best score/best independent game, Dishonored winning best action adventure game, Half Life 2 winning game of the decade.

The show wasn't perfect and I disagree with walking dead being goty (though that's mainly because it's a bit slow for me, which is only a personal preference thing), but hey, at least most of the nominees and most of the awards were deserving. Remember when Call of Duty used to win EVERYTHING? You probably don't, which is why I believe you've never seen a VGA before this or last year.

[Jinkies]

Mate you dont know me so dont assume things alright, ive seen alot of Vgas but this in terms of new gaming content this one sucked for me

Jeez can you come off anymore as a dick in your comment

[vickers500]

"Mate you dont know me so dont assume things alright"

"worst VGAs ever."

Well if you're telling the truth that you've seen a lot of VGAs, then refer back to the other theory in my original comment. Your opinion is horrible if you believe that this VGA was the worst. And you're one of the biggest jerks on this site, I really don't need advice from you on not being a dick.

"but this in terms of new gaming content sucked"

This isn't E3, this is the VGAs. There's usually only ever 2 or 3 new things announced at these things, with a few trailers for already announced games, which we got.

Dark Souls 2 was a pretty big announcement nobody was expecting, and the announcement of a brand new game, The Phantom Pain was interesting. The rest were nice footage of anticipated games.

[ShoryukenII]

Personally, I was expecting a lot more out of this VGA. For example, The Last of Us Comic-Con video was better than the one we got here. I'm not a huge fan of crazy scene to scene trailers. The Phantom Pain was cool and all but if it was MGS, then I'd rather have had a gameplay video like before. Dark Souls II was awesome. I appreciated some more BioShock Infinite gameplay but what else was there?

I kept looking at the clock for this (like Sony's E3 conference) and I felt like they were wasting a ton of time on really stupid shit. 2013 is going to be a HUGE year. GTA V, Rainbow 6 Patriots, Beyond: Two Souls, Watch Dogs and hopefully a ton of great PS Vita games. Hell, I was hoping for some surprises like Devil's Third, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, The Last Guardian and more new IPs.

TLDR; I felt like this VGA was a waste of a great opportunity.

[Nimblest-Assassin]

I think he was talking about castlevania

[BanBrother]

@Jinkies

I agree. This is coming from someone who loves The Walking Dead TV show, but I think the games have become too much of a fad, and the VGA's is well known to be a popularity contest.

Best game of the decade, and Wii Sports was nominated? Lol. That is disgraceful. Who voted? All of our mothers?

I just hope the FPS Walking Dead game isn't a cheap caash in, with outdated visuals. Oh wait, NVM, Activision is publishing it. FML.

[majiebeast]

Journey should have won but it was a popularity contest where the tv show fans of walking dead bombarded the vga voting.

Cause let me get this straight Journey wins best downloadable game where TWD is also nominated but TWD wins goty.

[LOGICWINS]

If I recall a similar situation happened in 09'. AC2 beat out UC2 for best Action/Adventure, but lost to UC2 for GOTY. VGAs are not to be taken seriously...just like most other award shows.

[Beastforlifenoob]

UC 2 Deserved it, Best game of the gen

[LOGICWINS]

Thats a different argument. We're simply talking about the inconsistencies within the VGAs. How can AC2 be a better action/adventure game than UC2, but lose to UC2 for best overall game? Doesn't make sense.

[Godchild1020]

At least this year the studio that made the game, won Studio of the Year. I like TWD, but I really wanted Journey to win. At least Journey won 3 awards, hopefully the composer wins a Grammy.

[Riderz1337]

The Walking Dead won best downloadable game...Journey won best independent game. But still I think Journey should have won either way. It still won 3 awards though =P

[Ultraplayerxp]

Yeah, I hear you. I was really happy when Journey won best independent game, but it was in that moment that I knew that it wouldn't win GOTY.

[Kran]

I didn't think the public voted for who won. I thought it was judges hired by the show :/

[wingman32x]

Kind of a very quiet night for the game reveals. Yet another hint that Next gen systems are being revealed this June.

Anyway, IDK about that GOTY award. I think there were a lot of bigger games who probably should have taken it.

[NovusTerminus]

I just wanted Gravity Rush to win best handheld... Oh well, it did get nominated at least.

Glad P4:A won the award for best fighting game! That studio is good!

[SandWitch]

It's kind of ironic that 3 out of 4 nominees for the best handheld game are VITA games. Because, you know, PS VITA has no games according to some people.

Tho in my opinion Golden Abyss should have been at least between the nominees.

[tubers]

I agree. The gyro aiming was amazing! It's very accurate. I use that in the highest settings, instead of the right stick..

It looks amazing as well!

[League_of_Draven]

And the GOTY goes to another overrated game that doesn't deserve just like last year. Yeah...I think we all know the VGAs are shit and have been continuing to go downhill ever since the first one.

[vickers500]

Hmm, I actually thought this VGA was MUCH better than previous ones. I agree with the majority of games that won, though I disagree with The Walking Dead.

Remember when CoD used to win everything? Ugh.

[Kur0]

The nominated Wii Sports for game of the decade, that was enough for me to vow never to ever touch the VGAs again.

[rpd123]

I think the Walking Dead is extremely over rated. It's barely a game. It's got a good story but the gameplay is almost non existent. That's something that is kind of important in a game. Plus so little went into it compared to Mass Effect 3, Assassin's Creed 3, and Dishonored. I think it's kind of an insult to the developers of those games.

[MizTv]

I liked it
Fun yes but more of a distraction game for me

[Megaton]

Ew, ME3 won best RPG. I was hoping BioWare would go home empty-handed. I suppose you win by default when your competition is a pair of dungeon crawlers and a game I've never heard of.

[TheBatman_Fanatic]

I'm not surprised they picked a WRPG. There are some low profile JRPGs that got released this year, one being Tales of Graces F.

[Der_Kommandant]

Metal Gear Solid 4 deserved Game of the Decade

[megalonagyix]

Are you kidding me? Over Half-Life 2? lol

[Tsukuyomi]

Half Life isnt that good compared to MGS

[TheDivine]

Impossible when MGS3 was better and within the decade. MGS3 or Metroid Prime.

Probably.

Lot of good games in the past 10 years. Mgs4 wouldnt even be a consideration though. Not up to snuff with the past MGS'.

[MizTv]

Prime!!!!
That game is just great and to this day still looks and plays great

[TheColbertinator]

Persona 4 Arena taking fighting GOTY Wooooooooooo

[OmniSlashPT]

Another mediocre show with medicore premieres and mediocre winners. Srls, how can this show get worse each year?

Walking Dead GOTY?

Its amazing how it was a Video Game show but every celebrity and even the GOTY is from the film industry. It's disgusting.

[OmniSlashPT]

And with such a different game winning GOTY, the show just showed the immature, irrational side of gamers. That best bit I'd say was thatgamecompany's speech when Journey won Best Independent Game. I can't understand why everyone in the industry hates Journey tbh

[Ilovetheps5]

Their system is just broken. How can Journey beat The Walking Dead in Best Downloadable Game, but then get beaten by The Walking Dead in Game of the Year. It just doesn't make sense how it works.

[Vaud-Villian]

Probably because Journey didn't win best downloadable game. Check yo facts.

[coolvibu93]

Why are the celebrities choice so bad? I don't even think there are gaming-related celebrities, besides Internet ones, are there?
I believe the show is trying to get gaming recognized as a major part of the entertainment industry, and having celebrities from the music/movie scene does that.

[bigjclassic]

P4:A over let's say..

SCV
TTT2
SFxT
VF5:FS
DoA5?

[Hicken]

Have you PLAYED P4A?

The only game on that list I haven't played is Tekken, and it'd have to be pretty damn good to be better than Persona.

[BlaqMagiq24]

Check the ratings P4A is actually higher than all of them. You should check it out. It's really that good of a game.

[Hufandpuf]

SFxT is shit so no surprise there for me. Soul Calibur should have won I think.

[Trytobee1]

Good to see Halo 4 step up this late in this console gen and a Xbox360 exclusive nabs best graphics of the year award.

Well deserved.

[shackdaddy]

I liked how Borderlands got a lot of recognition. It deserved it. I don't know about The Walking Dead winning GotY though. I haven't actually played the game so I guess I'm in no position to talk, but from the videos I've seen of it, the game just looked ok - not GotY worthy though.

But w/e...

[Belking]

The walking dead game series is actually really good. It sure showed other devs what good story telling can do for a game. I knew it would win because of the walking dead's huge fan base. The great story is what sealed the deal for it. Besides the name, that's all it really has going for it.

[Vaud-Villian]

Most of the disappointment in it winning comes from people who saw videos or images from it and don't get why it is great. When the inevitable GOTY edition comes out, I'd recommend picking it up and finding out why it won... Great decisions that matter in VERY creative ways. You actually effect the story and characters.

[Hufandpuf]

I was impressed by the acting by the little clips they showed. I haven't played it yet but I love the Walking Dead show.

[PS3ROCKS]

The VGA were tonight. Didnt even know.

[Belking]

You didn't miss anything. It usually pretty crappy and this year was no different.

[Clarence]

The last of us look good. Halo 4 should not have won for best graphics. Bull$h!t show

[Dread]

Best graphics
Halo 4

The 360 has juice left after seven years
Very impressive

[Scholla]

Don't get too hyped over that, nothing significant came out to challenge it. In any other year Halo 4 is not even in the conversation.

[BanBrother]

This is the first time a 360 exclusive has won that I can remember. Good job to 343i.

I have to agree with Scholla, that there was not really much competition, but at least aesthetically, it is more beautiful than any game that came out this year or last year (the art team are amazing at their job).

[ALLWRONG]

Is this you Scholla http://n4g.com/user/comment...

You tend to hate on Halo quite a lot. This must be burning you up inside.

[Eyeco]

Hate to rain on your parade but he's right Halo 4 is a good looking game but its not that good , this year has been pretty bland in the graphics dept ( actually overall).

I could probably name 10 games realeased in the last 3 years that could do circles on that game, in fact realistically compared to Farcry 3 it's not the best looking game released this year

[Gazondaily]

Looks like its a hard pill to swallow for a few fanboys

[Scholla]

@Allwrong and Septic I don't have a problem with Halo I just felt people got a little carried away with trying to say these are the best graphics they've ever seen.

If you say that you not being real with yourself I just call it like I see it.

They probably deserved the award it's not about them winning (you can only go against your competition) it's about gamers going crazy and heralding this game as the best graphics to date.

[Beastforlifenoob]

Halo 4's graphics suck hairy ass
LOOK L-O-O-K
http://www.kitguru.net/wp-c...

OR THIS
http://nightmaremode.net/wp...

NOW WHAT U SAY !

[fabod86]

I think it's fair that Half Life 2 won the "game of the decade" award but why nominee games like Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption, Batman: Arkham City and not Uncharted 2? Come on! oO

[Jinkies]

Thats what I was thinking...hell Wii Sports got nominated

[fabod86]

Yeah did forget to mention it, sorry.

[Scholla]

why did you use the VGA 2011 logo? The date isn't even right lmbooo....just saying....just joshing you.

[ceballos77mx]

Congrats to telltale games, keep up the good work you deserve it.

[SeraphimBlade]

I LOOOOOVE me some Walking Dead Game, but game of the year? that's just little bit much.

Why are three of the 360 and PS3 goty candidates multiplat?

Why is "most anticipated game" even still a thing?

And those are your characters of the year nominees? Really? Really? EDIT: Really?

Also, needs more Dragon's Dogma.

[coolvibu93]

Why are three of the 360 and PS3 goty candidates multiplat?

Because they're still 360 and PS3 games. Best 360 and PS3 games isn't about the best exclusive, it's about the BEST game (if not it would be called best exclusive game)
And besides, this year on the exclusive sides wasn't too interesting either. For example, practically no PS3 exclusive besides Journey even broke the 80 metascore mark, so why would they be considered in a Best game category? The games that are there should be there because they deserve it, and not merely be the less-worst rated exclusive game nominated by default.

[coolvibu93]

Lol a game appearing on a platform shouldn't be considered for the category of best game for that platform. Anyway, you need to realise that besides people on N4G, no one really cares about exclusives, just sayin.

[SeraphimBlade]

I wasn't trying to sound fanboyish or anything there, honest. It just looked really silly having the three same games in both PS3 and 360's categories. Maybe they should just have a multiplatform category. Then again, I guess it was a pretty slow year for exclusives.

[DomceM]

a console game won best graphics?

They shouldnt even include PC in the drawing then. B/c thats so wrong its funny.

[2pacalypsenow]

Agreed Hitman absolution had better graphics on Pc than Halo 4. The VGA are just mainstream awards whatever is hot that month wins it

[Beastforlifenoob]

HALO 4 is ugly A** shi*

[ALLWRONG]

Borderlands 2 best multiplayer?

A co-op game beat real MP games

So glad I slept through it

[Vaud-Villian]

Versus is so 2002.

[SOULJER]

VGA suck a$$ every year. This year was any different. Hope this is the last one. Because these a$$holes ever get it right.

[Chucky2003]

seriously ME3 won best RPG,you have to be joking,that game its not even an RPG

[arbitor365]

i didn't necessarily think that skyrim deserved GOTY last year, but I understood why it won. this year, on the other hand, was a TOTAL JOKE. this is the 2004 election of game of the year awards.

because I guarantee you that the walking dead got the LEAST amount of votes from the public. the fact that it was nominated should have been a good enough signal that there was unscrupulous bias going on behind the scenes because most people were scratching their heads, as to why it was even on there.

[TryMe]

let me guess you haven't played the game.

Probably watched the trailer, saw tell tales name attatched to the project, saw it's being a 5 dollar downloadable and wrote it off.

Seriously, shut up. Play the game, than you would understand why it's goty caliber.

Until than you sound so foolish and ignorant.

[arbitor365]

its a good game, but it isnt GOTY material and im not the only one who thinks that. after all, it is the LEAST critically acclaimed out of all the games on the list (metascores in the low 80s) and of any VGA GOTY IN HISTORY. it doesnt reflect publican opinion or gaming journalism's opinion. it is pure fanboy bias on the judge's part

its also incredibly hypocritical given that fact that they snubbed heavy rain a nomination back in 2010. a game that was higher reviewed than the walking dead and did most of the same things.

[TheBatman_Fanatic]

People take these crappy VGAs so seriously lol
It's obvious that SpikeTV doesn't know anything about video games so why stress about it?

[YourGreatUncle]

I really want to see what Patcher says about TWD winning GOTY. In the pre-show he was asked if he thought TWD or Journey had a chance at winning it and he said "There is no chance for either of them." When will he learn that he's always wrong?

[dboi787]

All of these people upset that Walking Dead won GOTY need to shut the fuck up and go play it, seriously. GOTY material easily. Apologies that the game is slower paced and not this big, heavy, Call of Duty-like shooter.How about you try and get out of your shell and try a quality experience. Pick up a game like Journey or Walking Dead.A game as emotionally gripping as Walking Dead and can keep me attached and drawn to such superbly crafted characters more than any other "AAA" game on the market is certainly worthy of game of the year. So stop being so butthurt because your precious Assassin's Creed, or Mass Effect 3 didn't win and accept the fact that it was beat by a downloadable, quality experience. Note: I'm a fan of both Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect. No fanboyism here.
Fact of the matter is, while this show shouldn't be taken seriously, expect The Walking Dead to take the cake in various other places as well. The game is unlike many in the market. Deal. With. It.

[Smokeeye123]

I 100% agree. You become so emotionally attached to the characters, and almost always cry at the end. Completely moving experience.

[dboi787]

Glad someone else can agree. The amount of hate it's getting right now is ridiculous, all likely to be fanboys upset that their favorite game didn't win.

[TryMe]

THIS> TIMES A TRILLION

All of the people who are crying "BAH! HOW DARE TELLTALE WALKING DEAD WIN GOTY!"

Have either:

1. Have never played it, and just deem it un "goty"-able due to it being a 5$ downloadable, and thinking TellTale is only Capable of creating medicore games.

2. Played a few episodes and stopped..this game is SLOW PACED. THE FIRST FEW EPISODES SHOULD !NOT! BE A BAROMETER FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON...especially since the conclusion was fucking awesome and created a great pay off.

Seriously people..it's 5 dollars..if your scratching your head as to why the hell a little studio like telltale can make a gaming experience like none other, THAN TRY THE DANG GAME and make your opinion.

It's 5 bucks people. 5 bucks. You've spent more money on DLC for COD maps.

[Mkai28]

I would've picked Halo4/COD/Assansins Creed multiplayer over borderlands because of the fact that Borderlands only has co- op. Halo 4 has true 4 player co-op campaign and multiplayer, COD has co- op throught zombie mode and multiplayer. Borderlands has true co-op campaign but multiplayer modes?

Also, where are the racing games of the year, fighters, ect. Forza horizon, need for speed, streetfighter x tekken, tekken, doa5, virtua fighters ? Oh I'm sorry, this is bread winners of the year.

[the_eddster]

Why the hell is Metal Gear Solid 4 not in the Game of the decade nominees?

[goldwyncq]

I know. MGS3 is my personal game of the decade.

[kesvalk]

best RPG: mass effect 3
best graphics: halo 4
best character: clap trap

there is so much bullshit in this that you can't take VGA seriously...

why does a action game won the best rpg? why a console game won the best graphics? and how in this earth can claptrap win a best character???

really? there is no other character out there that is better than claptrap???

next year best character will be Donte.

also, why the hell the walking dead is won so much prizes? the game is more of a visual novel than a game!

PS: best fighting game: persona 4 arena.... disgusting.

[Zha1tan]

Cant say I like these awards at all, they just seem to ignore the miriad of games on PC.

and ignoring Planetside 2 as a nominee? lol sorry what?

[bayonetta]

Poor Assassin's Creed 3 =[

[microgenius]

huraaaaaaaaay
360 won a graphic award at last
but best graphics should have been far cry3 to be honest

[TheRacingX]

Why the hell was Grand Theft Auto III not even mentioned for game of the decade???? Love it or hate it , it completely redefined playing video games, how they were perceived and pretty much defined a NEW genre of action and adventure. Not saying Half life 2 didn't deserve it, that game changed the face of shooters and sci fi story telling. C'mon though not even mentioned??? But nomintated Wii Sports. REALLY?????

[MilkMan]

What the hell is Game of the Year? there is no such thing, this makes no sense what so ever.
You can have the most niche, game that no one played and that may be your game of the year and you can have the most ultra popular game that everyone is playing be the lamest. Exactly what are the parameters that determine game of the year? sales, popularity, publishers, trends, genre.
I loved Dishonred and Far Cry 3 would they be considered for this category? My girlfriend loved Mario Sticker Star and War of the Planets, guess they didn't make the list either.
This isn't the movies, where creativity, vision, style or perhaps even a powerful message can trump a 200 million dollar blockbuster come Oscar time.
In the movies an underdog can (and most of the time does) win over the popular movie.
Not in our hobby, its all about whats popular and what sells.
That's why its a nonsense award, and a nonsense show on a nonsense channel.

[-Gespenst-]

Amen.

[Jek_Porkins]

I liked the awards show save a few moments, I question some of the choices, sure The Walking Dead had the best story in a game, but the actual game mechanics weren't that great. The controls were iffy and the camera angle at times was clunky. Definitely the best story though, I thought for sure a larger title would have won. My only complaint about The Walking Dead winning is now companies will act as if digital is the way to go, hopefully they keep it as an option.

Also, they never announced half of these as winners during the actual awards show. Less goofy crap and more actual awards.

[-Gespenst-]

What's the old-school thing that Geoff Keighley promised though??

[dee-ecks]

shouldn't the game of the decade been done 2 years ago when it was actually the end of a decade?

[gamern4g]

What is going on, it cant be true?!

[Orionsangel]

GTAIII was the best game of the decade, not only because it was groundbreaking but because it was incredibly fun and the franchise is still beloved to this day.

[MeatAbstract]

No love for Max Payne 3? Was a great game and a great character.

[isyourhouseonfire]

Marketing $$$ took over this year's awards show, I guess we knew this was coming.

Worst VGAs ever. THough I'm not a fan of Assassins Creed, the fact is AC3 was a runaway hit this year and was GOTY.

Black Ops 2 crushed all competition yet BL2 won best shooter?

Black Ops 2 acting performances were also above all others.

The Walking Dead ISNT EVEN A GAME, yet won GOTY?

I'm a huge Halo fan... But best graphics? Are they crazy? Talk about buying a category win. Once again, AC3 got shafted.

[Poroz]

What about ios, and Android These are GAMES.. VGA = Video Game Awards. looks like they voted on Facebook social games.

[landog]

dishonored
far cry 3
max payne 3
halo 4
diablo 3
guild wars 2

those are the best games i played all year

far cry 3 may be my favorite

gotta check out hitman...how good is it?

halo 4 for graphics though...lol....not even close, any pc game released this year beats it

and far cry 3 on pc maxed out,....wow....JAW DROPPING awesomeness!

[e-p-ayeaH]

Far Cry 3 is the best game of the year they know you know it its that good.

The game of the decade game list is laughable the winner however is a good call but GTA San Andreas should be there.

[ZBlacktt]

Game of the Year

The Walking Dead: The Game

So, anyone play this game....lol. Seems like any random game can win now. Not a single care was given this day.

[RoseSapphire]

Nothing to see here. It's just the VGA's. They are useless and shill to the highest payer. While I doubt Telltale gave them any money, it's likely this was their ploy to be credible.

[Nes_Daze]

The problem here is simple, the Walking Dead was a great unique game, but when compared to Far Cry 3, which SHOULD have been GOTY, it doesn't deserve the title.

Third choice for GOTY for me would've been Borderlands 2, Assassins creed 3 shouldn't even be a nominee.

[No_Pantaloons]

Video game awards are pretty stupid. They've divided enough categories to just hand out something to almost all the top contenders. It's barely anything but a list of top selling games.

[ATi_Elite]

When did this Garbage Award show air?

Skyrim not even nominated as Game of The Year!

Glad i missed this farce of an award show AGAIN!

[raptor302]

dude...skyrim won last years VGA.....

Anyway I loved the walking dead and honestly think it deserves the GOTY award, by far one of the most emotional games I've ever played. Congrats to telltale games you guys earn it!