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    The Spike Video Game Awards recognized the best games of 2010.

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    Overview

     The eighth annual Video Game Awards were held on December 11, 2010 at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific.  The show was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The show also had a number of celebrity guests including: Olivia Munn, Dane Cook, Chris Hemsworth, Denise Richards, My Chemical Romance, Danny DeVito, Nick Swardson, Hades, Kratos, Rachel Bilson, Tony Hawk, Jose Gonzalez, Guillermo Del Toro, Michael Chiklis, Dominc Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Jason Ritter, and Eliza Dushku.
     
    The show revealed special content for upcoming games including: Arkham City, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Thor: God of Thunder, Mass Effect 3, Resistance 3, Prototype 2, Insane, Portal 2, Forza Motorsport 4, and SSX Deadly Descents.
     

    Nominees

    Game of the Year

     Red Dead Redemption    
    Red Dead Redemption    
    Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar Games 
         
      
     

    Studio of the Year

    BioWare     
    BioWare     
    BioWare 
     
     
     

    Character of the Year 

     Frank Woods
     Frank Woods
    Sgt. Woods 
      
     

     
     
     

    Best Wii Game

     Super Mario Galaxy 2
     Super Mario Galaxy 2
    Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Nintendo / Nintendo 

       
     


    Best Xbox 360 Game

     Mass Effect 2
     Mass Effect 2
    Mass Effect 2 - BioWare / Electronic Arts  

      
     
     
     

    Best PS3 Game

    God of War III     
    God of War III     
    God of War III - SCE Studio Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated 
      
     
     
     
     
     

    Best PC Game

     StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
     StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
    StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Blizzard Entertainment / Activision Blizzard, Inc. 

      
     
     
      

     
    Best Handheld Game          

     God of War: Ghost of Sparta
     God of War: Ghost of Sparta
    God of War: Ghost of Sparta - SCE Studio Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment America 
      
     
     
     
     
     

    Best Shooter

     Call of Duty: Black Ops
     Call of Duty: Black Ops
    Call of Duty: Black Ops -  Treyarch / Activision  
     
     
       



    Best Action-Adventure Game

     Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
     Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
    Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft Montreal Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment
     
     
     
     
     

    Best RPG

     Mass Effect 2
     Mass Effect 2
    Mass Effect 2 - BioWare / Electronic Arts 
      
     
     
     
     


    Best Multiplayer Game

     Halo: Reach
     Halo: Reach
    Halo: Reach - Bungie Studios / Microsoft Game Studios  
     
     
     
     
     
        

    Best Individual Sports Game

     Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
     Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 - EA Sports / Electronic Arts 
      
     
     
     
      


    Best Team Sports Game

     NBA 2K11
     NBA 2K11
    NBA 2K11 - 2K China / 2K Sports 
      
      
     
     


    Best Driving Game

     Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit    
    Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit    
      Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Criterion Games / Electronic Arts 
      
     
     
     
     
     

    Best Music Game

     Rock Band 3
     Rock Band 3
    Rock Band 3 - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. / EA Games 

      
     
     
     
     
     

    Best Soundtrack

     DJ Hero 2
     DJ Hero 2
    DJ Hero 2 - FreeStyleGames Ltd. / Activision  
      
     
     
     

    Best Song in a Game

     Jose Gonzalez
     Jose Gonzalez
    "Far Away" by José González 
    "Basket Case" by Green Day 
    "Black Rain" by Soundgarden 
    "GoldenEye" by Nicole Scherzinger 
    "Replay/Rude Boy Mashup" by Iyaz & Rihanna 
    "Won't Back Down" by Eminem  
     
     
     

    Best Original Score

     Red Dead Redemption    
    Red Dead Redemption    
    Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar Games 
      
      
     
     
      


    Best Graphics

    God of War III     
    God of War III     
    God of War III - SCE Studio Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated 
      
     
     
     
     

    Best Adapted Video Game

     Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game    
    Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game    
    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - Ubisoft Montreal Studios / Ubisoft Entertainment  
      
     
     

    Best Performance by a Human Male

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

     

    Best Performance by a Human Female

          Tricia Helfer
          Tricia Helfer
    Tricia Helfer as Sarah Kerrigan   
    Dame Judi Dench as M    
    Danica Patrick as Herself 
    Emmanuelle Chriqui as The Numbers Lady  
    Felicia Day as Veronica  
    Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard  
    Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman 
    Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson 
      
      


    Best Downloadable Game

     Costume Quest    
    Costume Quest    
    Costume Quest - Double Fine Productions, Inc. / THQ
      
     
     
     
     

    Best DLC

     Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare    
    Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare    
    Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare 
      
     
     
     

     

    Best Independent Game

     Limbo
     Limbo
    Limbo - Playdead / Microsoft Game Studios 
      
     
     
     
     
     

    Most Anticipated Game

     Portal 2
     Portal 2
    Portal 2 - Valve Corporation / Electronic Arts 


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