Spike Video Game Awards Wrap-Up

UPDATE: Remedy has confirmed a “Q1 2012” release window for Alan Wake’s American Nightmare.

As has come to be expected with a Spike TV-affiliated video game broadcast, a lot of exclusive trailers and announcements were peppered into the 2011 Video Game Awards tonight. If you missed the show – we definitely wouldn’t blame you for better occupying your time – follow the jump for our summary of the night’s events, and a full list of the award winners.

What we thought was Alan Wake: Night Springs debuted at the show as Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, although the game is still heading to Xbox Live Arcade as previously reported. Epic Games showcased their new IP, Fortnite, a game of encampment and fort defense against monstrous creatures of doom. The new game long teased by Bioware was revealed to be Command and Conquer: Generals 2, in development at Victory Games. The Last of Us gave up its full debut trailer, divulging Naughty Dog as its developer.

A pre-show NEOGaf leak (via Games Radar) proclaimed Metal Gear Solid: Rising’s new subtitle – Revengeance – and that the hack and slasher is being developed by Platinum Games (Bayonetta, Mad World), with Kojima Productions maintaining an unspecified amount of control over the project. And in the show’s only true surprise, Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD was unveiled, taking “select” levels from the first two Pro Skater games (like “School” and “Downhill”) and slapping some HD on them for a Summer 2012 digital release.

Trailers for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 revealed a Fall 2012 and Holiday 2012 release date, respectively. New media spots for Hitman: Absolution, Mass Effect 3, and Rainbow Six Patriots offered little information, but quite a bit of pretty. And finally, the awards show has already sparked its first rumor, as a script Joker holds during his acceptance speech for “Best Character” seems to hint at the title to Batman: Arkham City‘s sequel: Arkham World.

All game trailers featured in this year’s Video Game Awards can be viewed here.

Spike Video Game Awards 2011 Winners:

GAME OF THE YEAR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bethesda Game Studios

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Joker – Batman: Arkham City

VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME AWARD
“The Legend of Zelda”

GAMER GOD AWARD
Blizzard Entertainment

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham City

BEST PS3 GAME
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST Wii GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST PC GAME
Portal 2

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME
Super Mario 3D Land

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Batman: Arkham City

BEST RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

BEST MULTI-PLAYER
Portal 2

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Fight Night Champion

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K12

BEST DRIVING GAME
Forza Motorsport 4

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat

BEST MOTION GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Minecraft

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME
Batman: Arkham City

BEST SONG IN A GAME
“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bastion

BEST GRAPHICS
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Bastion

BEST DLC
Portal 2 Peer Review

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Mass Effect 3

GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer

Thoughts on this year’s ceremony, EGs? What do you think of the new games revealed in the show’s trailers? Comment below!