Game Of The Year 2011- Nominations And Winners

And here it is, the moment the entire year has been leading up to- the big finale. 2011 has been a roller coaster ride. We saw a lot of ups, a few downs, a few games that will be remembered as some of the greatest ever as the years pass by, and a few that will be remembered too, but for the wrong reasons. Overall, though, 2011 was a great year for gaming, possibly the best in a long, long time. So here are our Best of 2011 nominations and winners. You may not agree with all of them, but that’s why we have a comments section!

Best Remake/Re-release

Nominations:

• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
• The Sly Collection
• Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
• The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Collection

WINNER

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Best Licensed Game

Nominations:

• WWE’ 12
• Batman: Arkham City
• FIFA 12

WINNER

Batman: Arkham City

Most ‘value for money’

Nominations:

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Saints Row: The Third
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

WINNER

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best MMO Game

Nominations:

• Rift
• Earthrise
• DC Universe Online

WINNER

Rift

Most Addictive Game

Nominations:

• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Pokemon Black/White
• Battlefield 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

WINNER

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Best Free To Play Game

Nominations:

• Team Fortress
• DC Universe Online
• Farmville

WINNER

Team Fortress

Best Trailer of the Year

Nominations:

• Dead Island Announcement Trailer
• Skyrim- Extended Director’s Cut
• Mass Effect 3- War for Earth Trailer
• Dragon Age II- Destiny Extended Trailer

WINNER

Dead Island Announcement Trailer

Best Intro

Nominations:

• Gears of War 3
• Resistance 3
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

WINNER

Gears of War 3

Funniest Game

Nominations:

Portal 2

Best Ending

Nominations:

• Gears of War 3
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• L.A. Noire
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

WINNER

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Most Disappointing Game

Nominations:

• Homefront
• Dragon Age II
• Crysis 2
• Brink

WINNER

Brink

Best Cutscenes

Nominations:

• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Gears of War 3
• Batman: Arkham City
• Resistance 3

WINNER

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Textures

Nominations:

• Crysis 2
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Battlefield 3

WINNER

Crysis 2

Best Motion Capture

Nominations:

• L.A. Noire
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Gears of War 3

WINNER

L.A. Noire

Best Story

Nominations:

• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Gears of War 3
• Batman: Arkham City
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

WINNER

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Best Voice Acting

Nominations:

• L.A. Noire
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Gears of War 3
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

WINNER

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Soundtrack

Nominations: 

• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Battlefield 3
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

WINNER

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Graphics

Nominations:

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Rage
• Battlefield 3
• Crysis 2
• Gears of War 3

WINNER

Crysis 2

Best thing to happen in 2011 for video games

Nominations:

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gets released
• Wii U’s Announcement
• PSV Announcement
• Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

WINNER

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Best Publisher

Nominations:

• EA
• Sony
• Ubisoft
• Paradox Interactive

WINNER

EA

Best Developer

Nominations:

• Naughty Dog
• Epic Games
• Bethesda Game Studios
• Eidos Montreal
• DICE

WINNER

Epic Games

Most Difficult Game

Nominations:

• Dark Souls
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

WINNER

Dark Souls

Best Boss Fights

Nominations: 

• Gears of War 3: Final Boss Fight With Myrrah
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Batman: Arkham City
• Pokemon Black/White

WINNER

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Most Memorable Moment

Nominations:

• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception- Plane Crash
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim- Fus Roh Dah
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3- Eiffel Tower Falls
• Gears of War 3: The End Of Dom

WINNER

Gears of War 3- The End Of Dom

Best Beta

Nominations:

• Gears of War 3
• Battlefield 3
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Star Wars: The Old Republic

WINNER

Gears of War 3

Best Environment/Art

Nominations:

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
• Killzone 3
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

WINNER

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

Best DLC

Nominations:

• Fallout: New Vegas- Old World Blues
• Magicka- Vietnam
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution- Missing Link

WINNER

Magicka- Vietnam

Worst Game of the Year

Nominations: 

• Mindjack
• Brink
• Duke Nukem Forever
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2

WINNER

Duke Nukem Forever

Most Underrated Game

Nominations:

Resistance 3

Best Couple/Duo

Nominations:

• Portal 2 Robots (Portal 2)
• Dom and Marcus (Gearts of War 3)
• Sully And Drake (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception)
• Link and Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

WINNER

Sully And Drake (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception)

Best Antagonist Female

Nominations:

Glados (Portal 2)

Best Antagonist Male

Nominations:

The Joker (Batman: Arkham City)

Best Protagonist Female

Nominations:

• Elena Fisher (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception)
• Anya Stroud (Gears of War 3)
• Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

WINNER

Elena Fisher (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception)

Best Protagonist Male

Nominations:

• Nathan Drake (Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception)
• Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
• Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Marcus Fenix (Gears of War 3)
• Captain Price (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3)

WINNER

Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)

Best Sequel

Nominations:

• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Resistance 3
• Gears of War 3
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution

WINNER

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Best Fighting Game

Nominations:

Mortal Kombat

Best Rhythm/Music Game

Nominations:

• Dance Central 2
• Child of Eden
• Rocksmith
• Michael Jackson The Experience
• Just Dance 3

WINNER

Child of Eden

Best Survival Horror Game

Nominations:

• Dead Space 2
• Amnesia: Dark Descent
• Dead Space Extraction
• Dead Island

WINNER

Amnesia: Dark Descent