VGA 2010 GOTY Winner Announced

Red Dead Redemption won the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 Game of the Year title, beating Mass Effect 2, which was the runners up title- what the hell.

However, Mass Effect 2 did manage to scoop up Best Xbox 360 Game and Best RPG, while BioWare was touted as the Studio of the Year.

God of War III became the PS3 Game of the Year, God of War: Ghost of Sparta the Handheld Game of the Year, Super Mario Galaxy 2 the Wii Game of the Year and StarCraft II the PC Game of the Year. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood managed to beat heavyweights such as God of War III, and won the title of the Action/Adventure Video Game of the Year. Halo: Reach became Multiplayer Game of the Year, and Black Ops was announced Best Shooter.

Here is the full list of winners:

Studio of the Year

• BioWare

Best Wii Game

• Super Mario Galaxy 2

Best Xbox 360 Game

• Mass Effect 2

Best PS3 Game

• God of War III

Best PC Game

• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Best Handheld Game

• God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Best Shooter

• Call of Duty: Black Ops

Best Action-Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

Best RPG

• Mass Effect 2

Best Multiplayer Game

• Halo: Reach

Best Individual Sports Game

• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Best Team Sports Game

• NBA 2K11

Best Driving Game

• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Best Music Game

• Rock Band 3

Best Soundtrack

• DJ Hero 2

Best Song in a Game

• Far Away by José González

Best Original Score

• Red Dead Redemption

Best Graphics

• God of War III

Best Adapted Video Game

• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Best Performance by a Human Male

• Neil Patrick Harris as Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man

Best Performance by a Human Female

• Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan

Best Downloadable Game

• Costume Quest

Best DLC

• Red Dead Redemption – Undead Nightmare

Best Independent Game

• Limbo

Most Anticipated Game

• Portal 2

Game of the Year

• Red Dead Redemption

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