National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers 2012
Highlights
- Outstanding Game of the Year: ThatGameCompany
- Outstanding Direction in a Game Cinema: Ubisoft
- Outstanding Writing in a Drama: Telltale Games
- Outstanding Writing in a Comedy: Mike Bithell
- Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama: Dave Fennoy as "Lee Everett"
- Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy: David Eddings as "Claptrap"
- Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama: Melissa Hutchison as "Clementine"
- Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy: Dameon Clarke as "Handsome Jack"
- Outstanding Character Design: Lab Zero Games
- Outstanding New IP Original Dramatic Score: ThatGameCompany
- Outstanding Franchise Original Dramatic Score: Ubisoft
- Outstanding New IP Original Light Mix Score: Phil Fish
- Outstanding Franchise Original Light Mix Score: Junction Point Studios
- Outstanding Song Collection: Q Entertainment
- Outstanding Original or Adapted Song: "9 Circulos"
- Outstanding Camera Direction in a Game Engine: Rockstar Games
- Outstanding Costume Design: Yuke's
- Outstanding New IP Use of Sound: Queasy Games
- Outstanding Franchise Use of Sound: Treyarch
- Outstanding Sound Editing in a Game Cinema: BioWare
- Outstanding Sound Effects: 343 Industries
- Outstanding Lighting/Texturing: Ubisoft
- Outstanding Art Direction, Contemporary: Outpost Studios
- Outstanding Art Direction, Fantasy: Amanita Design
- Outstanding Art Direction, Period Influence: Arkane Studios
- Outstanding Technical Animation: Humble Hearts
- Outstanding Artistic Animation: ThatGameCompany
- Outstanding Graphics: Ubisoft
- Innovation in Game Technology: Ian Bernstein, Adam Wilson
- Outstanding Engineering: RedLynx
- Outstanding New IP Gameplay Design: Arkane Studios
- Outstanding Franchise Gameplay Design: Ubisoft
- Outstanding Control Precision: Nintendo
- Outstanding 2D or Limited 3D Control Design: Klei Entertainment
- Outstanding 3D Control Design: Ubisoft
- Outstanding Original Action Game: Phil Fish
- Outstanding Franchise Action Game: Rockstar Games
- Outstanding Original Adventure Game: Telltale Games
- Outstanding Franchise Adventure Game: Ubisoft
- Outstanding Original Role Playing Game: Capcom
- Outstanding Franchise Role Playing Game: BioWare
- Outstanding Franchise Sports Game: Electronic Arts
- Outstanding Original Racing Game: Crescent Moon Games
- Outstanding Franchise Racing Game: Media Molecule
- Outstanding Original Fighting Game: Ronimo Games
- Outstanding Franchise Fighting Game: Yuke's
- Outstanding Original Family Game: Rovio Entertainment
- Outstanding Franchise Family Game: Nintendo
- Outstanding Music or Performance-Based Game: Harmonix
- Outstanding Strategy Game: Firaxis Games
- Outstanding Simulation Game: Haemimont Games
- Outstanding Classic Revival Game: SEGA
- Outstanding Special Class Game: ThatGameCompany
- Honorary Award: Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky
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Winner
Thomas Was Alone -
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Abobo’s Big Adventure
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On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
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WWE 13
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Dave Fennoy as "Lee Everett"Winner
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Will Yun Lee as "Wei Shen"
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Michael Mando as "Vaas"
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Mackenzie Mason as "Cortana"
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James McCaffrey as "Max Payne"
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Matthew Porretta as "Alan Wake"
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David Eddings as "Claptrap"Winner
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John de Lancie as "Prof. Fitz Quadwrangle"
Quantum Conundrum -
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Melissa Hutchison as "Clementine"Winner
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Nigel Carrington as "Narrator"
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Jenna Coleman as "Melia"
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Rosario Dawson as "Lily Drawl"
Syndicate -
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Matthew Porretta as "Mr. Scratch"
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Blake Ritson as "Lord Jirall"
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Dameon Clarke as "Handsome Jack"Winner
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Steven Blum as "Ra’s, Penguin, Bane & Alfred"
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Rob Paulsen as "Riddler"
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Danny Wallace as "Narrator"
Thomas Was Alone -
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Frank Welker as "Oswald"
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Fez -
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Escape Plan
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Spelunky
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Skylanders Giants
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Touch My Katamari
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Wipeout 2048
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Lumines Electronic Symphony -
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Forza Horizon
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Little Big Planet PS Vita
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Sniper Elite V2
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Sound Shapes -
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Mark of the Ninja
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Winner
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Sine Mora
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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
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Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
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Winners
Sphero -
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Gaikai
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Gameglobe
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Google Native Client NaCl
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Symphony
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Trials Evolution -
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Crush 3D
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Spelunky
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Dokuro
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Fez
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Mark of the Ninja
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Sound Shapes
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New Super Mario Bros. 2
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New Super Mario Bros. U -
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Fez
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Street Fighter X Tekken
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Wipeout 2048
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Mark of the Ninja -
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Escape Plan
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New Super Mario Bros. U
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Soul Calibur V
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Street Fighter X Tekken
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Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
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Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers
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Fez -
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Hybrid
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Spelunky
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FIFA 13Madden NFL 13NHL 13SSX -
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Mario Tennis Open
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
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Slingshot Racing -
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Road Warrior: Multiplayer Racing
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Ski Safari
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Subway Surfers
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Little Big Planet Karting -
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Dirt ShowdownF1 Online: The Game
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Forza Horizon
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
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Trials Evolution
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Awesomenauts -
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Skullgirls
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UFC Undisputed 3WWE 13 -
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Karateka
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Street Fighter X Tekken
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Amazing Alex -
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Dokuro
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Double Fine Happy Action Theater
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Gets to the Exit
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Dance Central 3Rock Band Blitz -
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Beat Sneak Bandit
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King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
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Orcs Must Die 2
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
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Total War BattlesTotal War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
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Tropico 4 -
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Cart Life
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Jet Set Radio HD -
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
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Crush 3D
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Cubemen
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Lumines Electronic Symphony
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Sound Shapes
Awards from other years
Other awards from the same year
- Australian Academy of Cinema and Television (AACTA Awards)
- Oscars - Academy Awards
- American Film Institute (AFI)
- Annecy Film Festival (France)
- Annie Awards (US)
- Ariel Awards (Mexico)
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI)
- BAFTA - British Academy Film Awards
- Bafta Games
- Berlin International Film Festival
- British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- Blue Dragon Awards
- Boston Society of Film Critics
- Canadian Screen Awards
- Cannes Film Festival
- Cesar Awards (France)
- Chicago Film Critics Association
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Critics' Choice Awards
- DGA - Directors Guild Awards (US)
- dice Awards
- David di Donatello Awards (Italy)
- Emmy Awards
- European Film Awards (EFA)
- Fantasporto
- fipresci
- Forqué Awards
- Gaudí Awards (Catalan Academy of Cinema)
- gdca Awards
- German Film Awards (Deutsche Filmpreis)
- Gijón Film Festival
- Golden Globes Awards
- Gopo Awards (National Romanian film awards)
- Gotham Awards
- Goya Awards (Spanish Academy Awards)
- Guldbagge Awards (Swedish Film Institute)
- Havana Film Festival
- Hamptons International Film Festival
- Image Awards
- japan_academy
- International Film Festival Karlovy Vary
- Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (LAFCA)
- Locarno Film Festival
- Macondo Awards (Colombia Academy Awards)
- Malaga Film Festival
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival
- Mélies Awards
- Montreal World Film Festival
- Morelia International Film Festival
- Moscow International Film Festival
- MTV Europe Music Video Awards
- MTV Music Video Awards
- navgtr
- National Board of Review (NBR)
- National Society of Film Critics (NSFC)
- New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
- nyvgcc
- ondas
- ottawa_anim
- Producers Guild Awards (PGA)
- Paris International Film Festival - PIFF Awards
- Razzie Awards
- International Rome Film Festival
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)
- Sarajevo Film Festival
- Satellite Awards
- Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films)
- Seminci - International Film Festival
- Seville European Film Festival
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle
- Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF)
- Film Festival of Catalonia
- spike_vga
- Independent Spirit Awards
- San Sebastian Film Festival
- Sundance Film Festival
- Sur Awards (Argentina Academy Awards)
- Swiss Film Award
- SXSW (South by Southwest)
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)
- Tokyo International Film Festival
- Toronto Film Festival (TIFF)
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Writers Guild of America Awards (WGA)