The Walking Dead: The Game creators Telltale games were the big winners at last night’s Video Game Awards 2012 as they took home five awards including coveted Game of year and best downloadable game.

The tenth annual video game awards through up some good surprises with Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 2 beating Halo 4, Black Ops 2 and Max Payne 3 to take home the award for best shooter. Not happy with just one award Borderlands 2 went on to win best multi-player game, best performance by a human male and character of the year.

Another big winner on the night was that game company’s Journey which took home best independent game, best PS3 game and best original score (which has incidentally been nominated for a Grammy).

As it was the award shows tenth anniversary there was a special best game of the last decade award. The nominees for this award included portal, shadow of the colossus, World of Warcraft and Half Life 2. Alas there could only be one winner and in the end the winner for best game of the last decade was Half Life 2.

The full list of winners from the Video Game Awards 2012 can be seen below.

• Best game of the last decade – Half Life 2
• Game of the year – The Walking Dead: The Game
• Studio of the year – Telltale games
• Best Xbox 360 game – Halo 4
• Best PS3 game – Journey
• Best Wii/Wii U game – New Super Mario Bros. U
• Best PC game – XCOM: Enemy Unknown
• Best shooter – Borderlands 2
• Best action adventure game – Dishonored
• Best RPG – Mass Effect 3
• Best multi-player game – Borderlands 2
• Best individual sports game – SSX
• Best team sports game – NBA 2K13
• Best driving game – Need for Speed Most Wanted
• Best song in a game – Cities by Beck (Sound Shapes)
• Best original score – Journey
• Best graphics – Halo 4
• Best independent game – Journey
• Best fighting game – Persona 4 Arena
• Best handheld/mobile game – Sound Shapes
• Best performance by a human female – Melissa Hutchison as Celemtine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
• Best performance by a human male – Dameon Clarke Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
• Best adapted video game – The Walking Dead: The Game
• Best DLC – Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Best downloable game – The Walking Dead: The Game
• Best social game – You don’t know Jack
• Most anticipated game – Grand Theft Auto V
• Character of the year – Clap Trap (Borderlands 2)