Skyrim Wins Game Of The Year At Spike VGAs

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Which games deserve the title of Game of the Year is always a hotly debated topic among gamers, making it near impossible to determine what one game is unquestionably the best of the year. While most people will certainly disagree on what games of 2011 are the best of the best, Spike gave us its take on the matter at last night’s VGA ceremony.

Unsurprising, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took home Game of the Year, as voted on by many game journalists around the world. Given that Skyrim was revealed for the first time at last year’s ceremony, it seems rather fitting that it returned again this year to take home Game of the Year.

Skyrim didn’t have an easy fight to take home Game of the Year, however, as it had to beat out Uncharted 3, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Batman: Arkham City, and Portal 2, four of 2011′s absolute best games. Of course, there were other awards to be won besides just Game of the Year, so take a look at 2011′s full list of 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
• EA SPORTS NFL BLITZ DIGITAL COVER ATHLETE: Ray Rice

Fans will undoubtedly be pleased to see that Batman: Arkham City, Skyward Sword, Uncharted 3, and Portal 2 all brought home multiple rewards, and it’s nice see Bastion get some attention as well, especially with Supergiant announcing new DLC for Bastion earlier this week. For the most part, however, the awards went to the expected winners, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

So, what do you think of this list of winners? Are you happy to see Skyrim win Game of the Year (we certainly are), or do you think that GOTY should have gone to another game? What’s your personal Game of the Year? Head down to the comments section to share your thoughts!