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
