Topic: 2012 GOTY Awards -> Spike TV; Game Informer; etc

[MysterD]

Spike TV VGA Awards 2012...hosted by Samuel L. Jackson -> watch it online here from GameTrailers.com.

Spike VGA 2012 -- Award Winners
Game of the Year, Studio of the Year (for TellTale Games), Best Performance By Human Female (Melissa Hutchison for Clementine), Best Adapted Video Game, Best Downloadable Game = The Walking Dead: The Game
Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer, Best Performance By Human Male (Dameon Clark as Handsome Jack) & Character of the Year [for Claptrap, from Judges & Viewers] = Borderlands 2
Best Action/Adventure Game = Dishonored
Best Independent Game, Best PS3 Game, Best Original Score = Journey
Game Of The Decade = Half-Life 2.
Best X360 Game, Best Graphics = Halo 4
Best WiiU Game = New Super Mario Bros U
Best PC Game = XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Best RPG = Mass Effect 3
Best Individual Sports Game = SSX
Best Team Sports Game = NBA2K13
Best Driving Game = Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Best Song in a Game = "Cities" by Beck from Sound Scapes
Best Mobile / Hand-Held Game = Sound Scapes
Best Fighting Game = Persona 4 Arena
Best DLC = The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard DLC
Best Social Game = You Don't Know Jack
Viewer Voted, Most Anticipated Game = Grand Theft Auto 5


Spike VGA Trailers/Premieres
South Park: Stick of Truth
The Phantom Pain --> Destructoid on what it is.
The Last of Us
Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2
DARK SOULS II
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington DLC
Gears of War: Judgment
Tomb Raider
Halo 4: Spartan Ops DLC
Bioshock: Infinite

[Quemaqua]

YAY

[MysterD]

YAY

Kotaku -> Dark Souls II Trailer.
Destructoid w/ photos of Dark Souls II Trailer.

[idolminds]

That unexpected......ly awesome.

[MysterD]

That unexpected......ly awesome.

I didn't expect Dark Souls 2 announcement this soon either!

I hope Dark Souls: PTD PC versions sold well; and that DS2 gets a PC port....and hopefully one out-the-box with PC features.

[Quemaqua]

Sexy sexy trailer. Can't wait to hear some real info.

[idolminds]

I hope Dark Souls: PTD PC versions sold well; and that DS2 gets a PC port....and hopefully one out-the-box with PC features.

Hopelessness, Despair, and Impending Doom Arrives With Dark Souls II

SAN JOSE, Calif. – December 7, 2012 – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today proudly announces that the critically acclaimed Dark Souls™ saga marches forward with Dark Souls™ II, currently in development at FromSoftware in Tokyo, Japan. Dark Souls II will continue a legacy of goading its passionate fan base with unrelenting challenge and suffering that are considered a hallmark of the series; while presenting new devilishly devised obstacles for players to overcome. Dark Souls II will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PCs.

Built upon the foundation established by Souls series creator and Dark Souls II Supervisor, Hidetaka Miyazaki with development helmed by FromSoftware Director Tomohiro Shibuya, Dark Souls II will feature a new hero, a new storyline, and an unfamiliar world for players to survive in while delivering its signature brand of unrelenting punishment that players hunger for. Epic battles with gruesome enemies and blood-thirsty bosses await adventurers as they traverse through a devastated world filled with death and despair; only those who are strong willed or cunning can survive this journey to achieve great glory. Players seeking to share their experience will discover a revamped server-based multiplayer mode that will put a distinct Dark Souls II twist on the concept of playing with others.

“Dark Souls II retains the core essence of Dark Souls while evolving to present new twists and challenges that are sure to please longtime fans and attract new comers to the series,” says Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “FromSoftware is going to take a very dark path with Dark Souls II; players will need to look deep within themselves to see if they have the intestinal fortitude to embark on this journey.”

“This new chapter in the Dark Souls saga presents opportunities for us to drive innovation in gameplay design, develop an entirely new story, and expand the scope of the world in which the player interacts with the game. We have taken these necessary steps with Dark Souls II in order to evolve the overall experience of the Dark Souls series,” says Tomohiro Shibuya, FromSoftware Director on Dark Souls II. “The entire development team is striving to make Dark Souls II an experience that is fresh while not forsaking its roots in presenting players with challenging gameplay. Our goal is to surprise and delight our fans with new experiences and plot twists while enticing new players to join our dark journey.”

More details surrounding Dark Souls II will become available in the months leading to its release. Begin your Dark Souls II journey at www.DarkSoulsII.com or join the Dark Souls II conversation on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/DARKSOULS or follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/Filthierich

[MysterD]

Thank you Idol!
Awesome news

EDIT -- December 8th, 2012:
Edge -> Issue 249 will have Dark Souls II for its cover story.
Forbes -> Erik Kain - 'Dark Souls 2' And The Fine Line Between Challenge And Accessibility.

[Cools!]

HL2 Game of the Decade? Haha! And why wait till 2012?

[MysterD]

HL2 Game of the Decade? Haha! And why wait till 2012?

This is the end of more than a decade.
End of an era.
Dec 21st and all of that {possible} hogwash.

[idolminds]

HL2 is game of the decade....came out last decade. wut?

But wow, Walking Dead sorta cleaned up there.

[MysterD]

HL2 is game of the decade....came out last decade. wut?

Well, technically - this is the 10th VGA Awards....

[idolminds]

I guess they are doing rolling decades. Or something.

[MysterD]

I guess they are doing rolling decades. Or something.

Maybe they mean *THEIR* decade...

[Xessive]

HL2 was released in Nov 2004 so we're still within a decade of its release. Kind of a weird category though.

[Quemaqua]

And a stupid choice regardless. There were probably a hundred better games than HL2 in the last 10 years.

[Cobra951]

I guess they are doing rolling decades. Or something.

If they had done it last year, I would have praised them for knowing the first decade of the century (and the millennium) covers 2001-2010.  This year, it's wrong either way (the correct way, and the popular way).

Edit:  Oh, now I get it.  It's the VGA's 10th anniversary.  Still, calling it the game of the decade is confusing.  And I agree with Que that HL2 is not the best game of the last 10 years.  Not even close.

[MysterD]

If they had done it last year, I would have praised them for knowing the first decade of the century (and the millennium) covers 2001-2010.  This year, it's wrong either way (the correct way, and the popular way).

Edit:  Oh, now I get it.  It's the VGA's 10th anniversary.  Still, calling it the game of the decade is confusing.  And I agree with Que that HL2 is not the best game of the last 10 years.  Not even close.

I also agree about HL2 - even though I thought it was great.
There's been GREATER games than HL2.
Hell, I'll still take FEAR 1 over HL2.

[Xessive]

I love how every year Spike does something like this and we invalidate it, yet the next year we still come back for more

[PyroMenace]

HL2 isn't my game of the decade but its certainly a worthy mention.

[MysterD]

Awards
Game Informer -> Top 50 Games of 2012.
TotalBiscuit -> His Top 10 Games of 2012.
GameSpy -> GOTY Awards 2012.

Nominees
IGN -> Best of 2012 Nominees.
PC Gamer -> PC Gamer's 2012 GOTY Nominees.
GamesRadar -> GOTY 2012 Nominations.
Destructoid -> Best of 2012 Nominees

[MysterD]

GameSpot -> Best of 2012.

Genre Awards
Fighting GOTY -> Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Action/Adventure GOTY -> Dishonored
RPG of the Year -> Guild Wars 2
Shooter of The Year -> Halo 4
Strategy GOTY -> XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Racing GOTY -> Forza Horizon
Sports GOTY -> Football Manager 2013
Platformer Of the Year -> Spelunky

Platform Awards
PC GOTY = Guild Wars 2
XBLA GOTY = Spelunky
X360 GOTY & PS3 GOTY = Dishonored
PSN GOTY = Journey
WiiU GOTY = New Super Mario Bros. U
Handheld GOTY = Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

[MysterD]

Destructoid -> Best of 2012

Game of the Year; Community Choice; Best Multiplatform Game = The Walking Dead
Best Visuals; Best Soundtrack; Best Platformer = Journey
Best PC Exclusive = Hotline Miami
Best Console Exclusive = Spelunky
Best Multiplayer = Halo 4
Best Portable = Super Hexagon
Best Action/Adventure = Sleeping Dogs
Best Fighter = Persona 4 Arena
Best Shooter = COD: Black Ops 2
Best RPG = Guild Wars 2
Best Strategy Game = XCOM: Enemy Unknown

[MysterD]

GameTrailers -> GOTY Awards 2012.

Best Downloadable Game -> Journey
Most Disappointing Game -> Hitman: Absolution
Best Platformer -> Sound Scapes
Best Expansion -> World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Best Racing -> Forza Horizon
Best Puzzle -> Fez

[MysterD]

Rev3 Games

Adam Sessler's Top 5 Games of 2012.
5. The Walking Dead
4. Mass Effect 3
3. Journey
2. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
1. Dishonored

Max Scoville's Top 5 Games of 2012.
5. Max Payne 3
4. Fez
3. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2. Sleeping Dogs
1. Far Cry 3

Anthony Carboni's Top 5 Games of 2012.
5. Journey
4. Fez
3. Spelunky
2. Sleeping Dogs
1. Dishonored

Tara Long's Top 5 Games of 2012.
5. The Darkness 2
4. Dishonored
3. Mass Effect 3
2. Journey
1. Borderlands 2