Update: I have included all the winners of this years VGA's as well as my reaction to the VGA's.
Game of the Year: Dishonored - I wanted to say Mass Effect 3 but people hated the ending so much I doubt it will sneak a win which is honestly a shame for an otherwise amazing game. Winner: The Walking Dead: The Game
Studio of the Year: 343 - They tackled one of the biggest franchises of all time and minus connection and balance issues did a damn good job. Winner: Telltale Games
Best XBOX 360 Game: Halo 4 - Basically for the same reasons as for why I think 343 will win, it's not flawless by any means but it's a good solid game. Winner: Halo 4
Best PS3 Game: Assassin's Creed 3 - Journey however has a lot of potential to win but i think in the end Assassin's Creed 3 will win for at least on of the categories it was nominated for and I think PS3 is most likely. Winner: Journey
Best Wii/Wii U Game: The Last Story - The Last story gave people a reason to buy a Wii game of the last time and with the Wii U having such a soft launch I don't expect a Wii U game to win it. Winner: New Super Mario Bros. U
Best PC Game: Guild Wars 2 - Diablo III is a very close second but I honestly believe more gamers got into and excited for Guild Wars 2 so that's my bet but this one will be close. Winner: Xcom: Enemy Unknown
Now I could give my reasons for each and every category but then this post would take up the whole page so, I'll just put my pick for each category, if you want to know more of why I chose it feel free to ask in the comments or on our Facebook page
Best Shooter: Halo 4
Winner: Borderlands 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Darksiders II
Winner: Dishonored
Best RPG: Mass Effect 3
Winner: Mass Effect 3
Best Multi-player Game: Borderlands 2
Winner: Borderlands 2
Best Individual Sports Game: SSX
Winner: SSX
Best Team Sports Game: NHL 13
Winner: NBA 2K13
Best Driving Game: Forza Horizon
Winner: Need For Speed Most Wanted
Best Song in a Game: "Cities" by Beck
Winner: "Cities" by Beck
Best Original Score: Halo 4
Winner: Journey
Best Graphics: Halo 4
Winner: Halo 4
Best Independent Game: Journey
Winner: Journey
Best Fighting Game: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Winner: Persona 4 Arena
Best Handheld/Mobile Game: News Super Mario Bros. 2
Winner: Sound Shapes
Best Performance by a Human Female: Jen Taylor as Cortana
Winner: Melissa Hutchinson as Clementine
Best Performance by a Human Male: Dave Fennoy as Lee Everret
Winner: Dameon Clark as Handsome Jack
Best Adapted Video Game: Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Winner: The Walking Dead: The Game
Best DLC: Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Winner: Dawnguard - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best Downloadable Game: The Walking Dead: The Game
Winner: The Walking Dead: The Game
Best Social Game: Marvel: Avengers Alliance
Winner: You Don't Know Jack
Correct Guesses: 9
Reaction - In all honesty I was very disappointed with the VGA's this year. It felt more like a very poor E3 with only three good revels, bad performances, and then every once in awhile they remembered it was an award show and gave out an award before continuing with more fluff that caused us to not see the results for big awards on TV. Biggest upsets to me were Character of the Year (how does Clap Trap beat Shepard and Chief?) and Game of the Year (Bethesda and Bioware spent a lot of time and effort into their games to make them games that should have won game of the year and lost to a cell shaped download that took them a year max to make....how?). Hopefully next year they will learn from their mistakes and give us a VGA's worth watching.
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