Bioshock: Infinte, The Last of Us and indie hit Gone Home took away multiple awards.
Spike TV’s VGX event is coming to a close, and all of its various “Game of The Year” category winners have been decided. Rockstar Game’s Grand Theft Auto 5 took home the overall GoTY gold, with Bioshock: Infinte, The Last of Us and indie hit Gone Home also taking away multiple awards. Here’s every category and their respective winners:
- Game of The Year
- Winner: Grand Theft Auto 5
- Runners up: Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us, Super Mario 3D World, Tomb Raider
- Studio of The Year
- Winner: Naughty Dog
- Runners up: Rockstar North, Irrational Games, The Fullbright Company
- Best Shooter
- Winner: Bioshock Infinite
- Runners up: Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Metro: Last Light
- Best Action Adventure
- Winner: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Runners up: Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider
- Best Sports Game
- Winner: NBA 2K14
- Runners up: MLB 13: The Show, FIFA 14, NHL 14
- Best Indie Game
- Winner: Gone Home
- Runners up: Kentucky Route Zero, Papers, Please, The Stanley Parable
- Best RPG
- Winner: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- Runners up: Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Pokemon X/Y
- Best Fighting Game
- Winner: Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Runners up: Divekick, Killer Instinct, Tekken Revolution
- Best Driving Game
- Winner: Forza Motorsport 5
- Runners up: F1 2013, GRID 2, Need for Speed: Rivals
- Best DLC
- Winner: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Runners up: Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep, Mass Effect: Citadel, Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall
- Best Xbox Game
- Winner: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- Runners up: Bioshock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto 5, Tomb Raider
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- Best Playstation Game
- Winner: The Last of Us
- Runners up: Rayman Legends, Grand Theft Auto 5, Tomb Raider
- Best Nintendo Game
- Winner: Super Mario 3D World
- Runners up: Pikmin 3, Rayman Legends, The Wonderful 101
- Best PC Game
- Winner: Gone Home
- Runners up: Papers, Please, Battlefield 4, The Stanley Parable
- Best Handheld Game
- Winner: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Runners up: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Tearaway, Pokemon X/Y
- Best Casual Game
- Winner: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Runners up: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time, Skylanders Swap Force, Disney Infinity
- Best Voice Actor
- Winner: Troy Baker as Joel
- Runners up: Troy Baker as Booker DeWitt, Steven Ogg as Trevor Philips, Willem Dafoe as Nathan Dawkins
- Best Voice Actress
- Winner: Ashley Johnson as Ellie
- Runners up: Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth, Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft, Ellen Page as Jodie Holmes
- Best Soundtrack
- Winner: Grand Theft Auto V
- Runners up: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us
- Best Song in a Game
- Winner: “Will the Circle be Unbroken” performed by Courtnee Draper & Troy Baker (Bioshock Infinite)
- Runners up: “A.D.H.D.” performed by Kendrick Lamar (GTA V), “Sleepwalking” performed by The Chain Gang of 1974 (GTA V), “Survival” performed by Eminem (Call of Duty: Ghosts
As well as all of the above categories, which were voted on by the VGX “council”, the show also featured three viewer-voted categories:
- Most Anticipated Game
- Winner: Titanfall
- Runners up: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Destiny, Watch_dogs, The Witcher 3
- Character of the Year
- Winner: The Lutece Twins
- Runners up: Naiee and Nyaa, Trevor Phillips, Lara Croft
- Best Mobile Game
- Winner: Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time
- Runners up: Angry Birds Star Wars, Infinity Blade 3, Ridiculous Fishing
So there you have it folks, the complete list of VGX winners and runners up. How did your favorite games go? I’m glad to see Bioshock Infinite win a few awards, yet bummed that The Stanley Parable couldn’t beat out Gone Home in either of its categories.
Published: Dec 8, 2013 03:45 am