Spikes game of the year 2012

Games like Journey and Dishonored were able to beat out the likes of Assassin's Creed 3 and Borderlands 2 -- something we could never imagine happening even one year ago. But most impressive of all is the fact that The Walking Dead -- a downloadable title that is arguably more an emotionally moving experience than a game -- was able to come away with Game of The Year.

Granted, the competition might not have been as stiff where was Halo 4? What do you think of Spike's choices for winners? What did you think of the show in general? Make sure to check out all of our coverage of the Spike Video Game Awards including all of the new trailers here. Movies TV Comics. Star Wars Marvel.

Filed under: Stream StoryStream News. Contributors: Polygon Staff. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Tonight, at 9 p. The fact that all three are nominated for Game of the Year, and Halo 4 is nowhere to be seen, is probably the biggest shocker of the bunch.

But knowing those games, as a bunch, have better odds chance against Mass Effect 3 and AC 3 could lead to some interesting developments. This year's Studio of the Year choices are also fairly solid, with props being given to some of this year's biggest risk takers. It's surprising to see that BioWare isn't in the mix just by virtue of their name, but then thoughts of the Mass Effect 3 ending debacle and the Doctors departing paint a decidedly grimmer picture.

Though gamers can't officially vote on any of these nominees — that task is up to the VGA Advisory Council — they can, however, vote in the 'Most Anticipated Game' and 'Character of the Year' categories.

Fan response to GTA 5 's trailers tells me Rockstar's latest will take the category, but it nonetheless has some stiff competition. Character of the Year, on the other hand, is a really silly category. And is mainly just a chance for these voice actors to perform some scripted skit that was hastily put together by the game's respective developer. Last year The Joker won for Arkham City , but Mark Hamill was seated up in a balcony and didn't get to accept the award.

While most gamers typically don't look forward to hearing which title came away with the award for 'Best Driving Game' or 'Best RPG,' there's still an entire awards show wrapped around the guise of one big marketing event.