Spike TV's 2012 Video Game Awards recently wrapped up its celebration of the best of this year's video and PC games with some huge surprises for everyone.

Telltale Games' THE WALKING DEAD took home many awards including Game of the Year! No one could have expected that the point and click horror adventure would beat out such big contenders as ASSASSIN'S CREED III, DISHONORED and MASS EFFECT 3. Now let's look at some of the winners at this year's Video Game Awards, as well as Samuel L Jackson's invasion of them.

WINNERS

Game of the Year:  THE WALKING DEAD: THE GAME (Telltale Games)

Studio of the Year: Telltale Games

Best Xbox 360 Game: HALO 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)

Best PS3 Game : JOURNEY (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)

Best Wii / Wii-U Game: NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U (Nintendo)

Best PC Game:  XCOM: ENEMY UNKNOWN  (2K Games/Firaxis Games)

Best Handheld / Mobile Game: SOUND SHAPES(Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)

Best Shooter: BORDERLANDS 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)

Best Action Adventure Game: DISHONORED (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)

Best RPG: MASS EFFECT 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)

Best Multi-Player Game: BORDERLANDS 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)

Best Individual Sports Game: SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)

Best Team Sports Game: NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)

Best Driving Game: NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)

Best Fighting Game:  PERSONA 4 ARENA (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)

Best Adapted Video Game:  THE WALKING DEAD: THE GAME (Telltale Games)

Best Independent Game: JOURNEY (thatgamecompany)

Best Graphics: HALO 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)

Best Song in a Game: "CITIES" by Beck (Sound Shapes)

Best Original Score: JOURNEY (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)

Best Performance By a Human Male: Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)

Best Performance By a Human Female: Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)

Best Downloadable Game: THE WALKING DEAD: THE GAME (Telltale Games)

Best Social Game:  YOU DON'T KNOW JACK (Jellyvision Games)

Best DLC: DAWNGUARD – THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)

Most Anticipated Game:  GRAND THEFT AUTO V (Rockstar Games)

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