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The Spike Video Game Awards (in short VGAs, known as the VGX for the final show) was an annual award show hosted by American television network Spike from 2003 that recognized the best computer and video games of the year.
The winners of the Spike Video Game Awards, hosted by Spike between 2003 and 2013, awarded the Game of the Year using an advisory council featuring over 20 journalists from media outlets. [170] The show's title was changed to VGX in 2013 before Spike TV dropped the show entirely. Host and producer Geoff Keighley created The Game Awards in 2014.
The game was officially announced on December 10, 2011, [1] and was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. [2] Following its previews at E3 2012 , the game won five awards at the Game Critics Awards , including Best of Show, [ 3 ] which it also won from several gaming publications .
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has received Game of the Year nominations from media outlets GameSpot [83] and the Inside Gaming Awards, [84] It won the Spike VGX 2013 award for Best Action Adventure Game, [85] and the GameSpot awards for PS4 Game of the Year and Xbox One Game of the Year. [86] [87]
The cast's performances were highly praised, particularly Troy Baker as Joel, Ashley Johnson as Ellie, and Laura Bailey as Abby: [186] [197] [202] for The Last of Us, Baker won Best Voice Actor at Spike VGX [203] and Johnson won the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Character Performance. [163]
The music received awards from Spike VGX, [157] Hardcore Gamer [168] and The Daily Telegraph. [169] Grand Theft Auto Online won Best Multiplayer from GameTrailers [170] and BAFTA, [165] and Best Xbox 360 Multiplayer from IGN. [171] Online was also nominated for Biggest Disappointment by Game Revolution [172] and Hardcore Gamer. [173]
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Some of the actors were awarded for their performances; Troy Baker won awards from Hardcore Gamer [67] and the Spike VGX 2013, while Ashley Johnson received two BAFTAs [68] [69] and a DICE Award, [70] as well as awards from the Spike VGX and The Daily Telegraph. [71] Many critics discussed the game's depiction of female characters.