VGA: Noticias: Categorias e concorrentes do VGA 2012

Jogo do Ano

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
• Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts)
• The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)

Estúdio do Ano

• 343 Industries
• Arkane Studios
• Gearbox Software
• Telltale Games

Jogo de Xbox 360 do Ano

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
• Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios)

Jogo de PlayStation 3 do Ano

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
• Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
• Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Jogo de Wii ou Wii U do Ano

• New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
• The Last Story (XSEED Games)
• Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft)

Jogo de PC do Ano

• Diablo III (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Guild Wars 2 (NCSoft)
• Torchlight II (Runic Games)
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games)

Shooter do Ano

• Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios)
• Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)

Jogo de Ação e Aventura do Ano

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Darksiders II (THQ)
• Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
• Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)

RPG do Ano

• Diablo III (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts)
• Torchlight II (Runic Games)
• Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo)

Jogo Multiplayer do Ano

• Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
• Guild Wars 2 (NCSoft)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios)

Jogo de Esportes Individuais do Ano

• Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• SSX (Electronic Arts)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (Electronic Arts)
• WWE '13 (THQ)

Jogo de Esportes de Time do Ano

• FIFA Soccer 13 (Electronic Arts)
• Madden NFL 13 (Electronic Arts)
• NBA 2K13 (2K Sports)
• NHL 13 (Electronic Arts)

Jogo de Corrida do Ano

• DiRT: Showdown (Codemasters)
• F1 2012 (Codemasters)
• Forza Horizon (Microsoft Studios)
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)

Melhor Canção em um Jogo

• "Castle of Glass" - Linkin Park, por Medal of Honor: Warfighter
• "Cities" - Beck, por Sound Shapes
• "I Was Bron for This" - Austin Wintory, por Journey
• "Tears" - Health, por Max Payne 3

Melhor Tilha Sonora

• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios)
• Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)

Melhores Gráficos

• Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
• Halo 4 (Microsoft Game Studios)
• Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Jogo Independente do Ano

• Dust: An Elysian Tail (Humble Hearts)
• FEZ (Polytron)
• Journey (thatgamecompany)
• Mark of the Ninja (Klei Entertainment)

Jogo de Luta do Ano

• Dead or Alive 5 (Tecmo Koei)
• Persona 4 Arena (Atlus)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom / Namco Bandai)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Namco Bandai)

Jogo para Portátil ou Celular do Ano

• Gravity Rush (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
• Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Melhor Performance por uma Mulher

• Emma Stone como Amanda Cartwright em Sleeping Dogs
• Jen Taylor como Cortana em Halo 4
• Jennifer Hale como Commander Shepard em Mass Effect 3
• Melissa Hutchison como Clementine em The Walking Dead: The Game

Melhor Performance por um Homem

• Dameon Clarke como Handsome Jack em Borderlands 2
• Dave Fennoy como Lee Everret em The Walking Dead: The Game
• James McCaffrey como Max Payne em Max Payne 3
• Nolan North como Captain Martin Walker em Spec Ops: The Line

Jogo Adaptado do Ano

• Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Disney Interactive Studios)
• LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros. Interactive)
• The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Activision)

DLC do Ano

• Dawnguard, de The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
• Leviathan, de Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts)
• Mechromancer Pack, de Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
• Perpetual Testing Initiative, de Portal 2 (Valve)

Jogo Digital do Ano

• FEZ (Microsoft Studios)
• Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)

Jogo Social do Ano

• Draw Something (OMGPOP)
• Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Playdom)
• SimCity Social (Electronic Arts)
• You Don't Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)

Jogo Mais Esperado

• BioShock Infinite (2K Games)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (THQ)
• The Last of Us (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

Personagem do Ano

• Connor Kenway, de Assassin's Creed III
• Commander Shepard, de Mass Effect 3
• Claptrap, de Borderlands 2
• Master Chief, de Halo 4
• Raul Menendez, de Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Fonte: Spike