The 2010 Spike Video Game Awards

The Spike VGAs have come and gone, leaving an aftertaste of pandering and lots and lots of cinematic trailers.

Oh, and also they gave out some awards, with Red Dead Redemption claiming a respectable four categories, with the God of War franchise also being a strong contender.  Winners, and their competition, below.

Winners are in bold, with the other nominees below them.

Game of the Year

• Red Dead Redemption
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• God of War III
• Halo: Reach
• Mass Effect 2

Studio of the Year

• Bioware, Mass Effect 2
• Blizzard Entertainment, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
• Bungie Studios, Halo: Reach
• Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption

Best Multi-player

• Halo: Reach
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Character of the Year

• Sgt. Frank Woods, Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Ezio, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Best Dressed winner)
• Kratos, God of War III (Biggest Badass winner)
• John Marston, Red Dead Redemption

Best Xbox 360 Game

• Mass Effect 2
• Alan Wake
• Fable III
• Halo: Reach

Best PS3 Game

• God of War III
• Heavy Rain
• ModNation Racers
• Red Dead Redemption

Best Wii Game

• Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Donkey Kong Country Returns
• Kirby’s Epic Yarn
• Metroid: Other M

Best PC Game

• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
• Fallout: New Vegas
• Mass Effect 2
• Sid Meier’s Civilization V

Best Handheld Game

• God of War: Ghost of Sparta
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
• Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
• Super Scribblenauts

Best Shooter

• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• BioShock 2
• Halo: Reach

Best Action Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• God of War III
• Red Dead Redemption
• Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best RPG

• Mass Effect 2
• Fable III
• Fallout: New Vegas
• Final Fantasy XIII

Best Individual Sports Game

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
• EA Sports MMA
• Shaun White Skateboarding
• UFC Undisputed 2010

Best Team Sports Game

• NBA 2K11
• FIFA 11
• Madden NFL 11
• MLB 10: The Show

Best Driving Game

• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Blur
• ModNation Racers
• Split/Second

Best Music Game

• Rock Band 3
• Dance Central
• DJ Hero 2
• Def Jam Rapstar

Best Soundtrack

• DJ Hero 2
• Def Jam Rapstar
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
• Rock Band 3

Best Song in a Game

• “Far Away” by José González, Red Dead Redemption
• “Basket Case” by Green Day, Green Day: Rock Band
• “Black Rain” by Soundgarden, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
• “GoldenEye” by Nicole Scherzinger, GoldenEye 007 (2010)
• “Won’t Back Down” by Eminem, Call of Duty: Black Ops
• “Replay/Rude Boy Mashup” by Iyaz/Rihanna, DJ Hero 2

Best Original Score

• Red Dead Redemption
• God of War III
• Halo: Reach
• Mass Effect 2

Best Graphics

• God of War III
• Heavy Rain
• Kirby’s Epic Yarn
• Red Dead Redemption

Best Adapted Video Game

• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
• Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
• Transformers: War for Cybertron

Best Performance by a Human Male

• Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
• Daniel Craig as James Bond, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
• Gary Oldman as Sergeant Reznov, Call of Duty: Black Ops
• John Cleese as Jasper, Fable III
• Martin Sheen as The Illusive Man, Mass Effect 2
• Nathan Fillion as Sergeant Edward Buck, Halo: Reach
• Rob Wiethoff as John Marston, Red Dead Redemption
• Sam Worthington as Alex Mason, Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Performance by a Human Female

• Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
• Dame Judi Dench as M, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
• Danica Patrick as Herself, Blur
• Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady, Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Felicia Day as Veronica Santangelo, Fallout: New Vegas
• Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard (female version), Mass Effect 2
• Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson, Mass Effect 2

Best Downloadable Game

• Costume Quest
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
• Monday Night Combat
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game

Best DLC

• Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
• BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den
• Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
• Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker

Best Independent Game

• Limbo
• Joe Danger
• Super Meat Boy
• The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

Most Anticipated Game

• Portal 2
• Batman: Arkham City
• BioShock: Infinite
• Gears of War 3

Not sure I agree with this last one.  On the one hand, Portal with multiplayer is going to be an experience of pure joy.  On the other hand, Arkham Asylum taught me to love being Batman.

On reflection, I guess I really can’t complain.