GRcade Game of the Year Awards - Voting over - lock me!

Welcome to the GRcade Game of the Year Awards 2010 voting thread!

Please take a few moments to read through the rules before submitting your votes.


THE RULES

1. Please copy and paste the Voting Form (found below) and enter your votes next to each award category. You can either submit your votes publicly in this thread, or you can send them privately to me via PM if you prefer.
2. You are permitted one vote in each award category. If you provide more than one vote in any category, only the first choice listed will count.
3. Vote for games released during 2010. Wikipedia has a few pages dedicated to 2010 in gaming, which may be of some use to those of you with bad memories:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2010_video_games"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_in_video_gaming"
4. Feel free to vote for imported games released during 2010 in the US or Japan.
5. There are quite a few award categories, but it is not required of you to cast a vote in all of them. Vote in as many categories as you wish.
6. If you want to provide reasons for your choices, please go ahead. This is entirely optional, but it can make for more interesting reading, and I'll be including as many as I can when the awards take place
7. Voting ends on the Friday 7th of January 2011. You can go back and edit your votes at any stage prior to this deadline, but as of the end of the 7th of January your votes are final. The votes will be counted and the results will be posted a few days after the voting has ended. We’ll be having a special live awards show, whereby I shall announce the winners.



VOTING FORM (COPY & PASTE DIS ROOD BOI)

Overall Game of the Year:
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter:
Best Sports Game:
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game:
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals:
Best Audio:
Best Multiplayer:
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year:
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010:
Most Anticipated Game of 2011:

Happy voting

Tagging so I can find this tomorrow

Whoever makes me a banner and stickies this, your votes count as double*!


*not true

Might want to change the titles of the last 3 awards Buff

Overall Game of the Year: Deadly Premonition
Best Action/Adventure Game: Dead Rising 2
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game: Picross 3D
Best RPG: Tales of Innocence
Best Shooter: Halo: Reach
The Oddball Award: Deadly Premonition
Best New Downloadable Game: Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light
Best Downloadable Content: RE5 - Lost in Nightmares
The Innovation Award: Kinect
Best Visuals: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Audio: Deadly Premonition
Best Multiplayer: COD: Black Ops
Games Magazine of the Year: NGamer
Games Website of the Year: GAMES?
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Nintendo 3DS Revealed!
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Overall Game of the Year: Halo Reach
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: Super Meat Boy
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Halo Reach
Best RPG: Pokemon HeartGold
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
Best Sports Game: FIFA 11
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Super Meat Boy
"Import" Game of the Year: Pokemon Black
Best New Downloadable Game: Super Meat Boy
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Forge World (Halo Reach)
Best Visuals: Halo Reach
Best Audio: Super Meat Boy
Best Multiplayer: Halo Reach
Developer of the Year: Bungie
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: NGamer
Games Website of the Year: Gametrailers
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: 3DS Announcement/Nintendo E3
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Mehdull of Honor
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Pokemon Black/White

Will edit (some of) the rest at a later date.

I've already made track of this however it's not completed yet (still got next month to mop up any 2010 games I may have):

Overall Game of the Year: Fallout New Vegas
Best Action/Adventure Game: Mass Effect 2
Best Fighter: Super Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game: VVVVVV
Best Racing Game: Blur
Best RPG: Fallout New Vegas
Best Rythym/Music Game: N/A
Best Shooter: Perfect Dark XBLA
Best Sports Game: Blur
Best Strategy Game: Sid Meier's Civilization V
The Oddball Award: Deadly Premonition
Import Game of the Year: Pokemon White
Best New Downloadable Game: Pac Man Championship Edition DX
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain
Best Visuals: Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer: Perfect Dark
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: Rising Star ( )
Hardware Platform of the Year: Playstation 3
Games Magazine of the Year: Games TM
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: n/a
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: PS3 Death CLock
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Crackdown 2
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Initial thoughts, still getting Golden Sun and COD: BLOPS with maybe Lego Harry Potter and GT5 to come.

Overall Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Mass Effect 2
Best Fighter: -
Best Platformer: -
Best Puzzle Game: Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Best Racing Game: F1 2010
Best RPG: Pokemon Heart Gold
Best Rhythm/Music Game: -
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
Best Sports Game: FIFA 11
Best Strategy Game: Civilization 5
The Oddball Award: -
Import Game of the Year: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
Best New Downloadable Game: -
Best Downloadable Content: Lair of the Shadow Broker - Mass Effect 2
The Innovation Award: Forge World - Halo Reach
Best Visuals: Mass Effect 2
Best Audio: Halo: Reach
Best Multiplayer: Halo: Reach
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: Microsoft
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: -
Games Website of the Year: GRcade
Games Podcast of the Year: -
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Nintendo 3DS
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Mass Effect 3

Overall Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Dead Rising 2
Best Puzzle Game: Cut the Rope
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Sports Game: Football Manager 2011
Best Visuals: Mass Effect 2
Best Audio: Mass Effect 2
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: EA Games
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Website of the Year: Gamesradar.com
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Halo: Reach
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Batman: Arkham 2

Nothing else stands out at all in any of the other categories, not even Strategy and Shooters

Overall Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Enslaved
Best Fighter: N/A
Best Platformer: Epic Mickey
Best Puzzle Game: N/A
Best Racing Game: Gran Turismo 5
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Rhythm/Music Game: N/A
Best Shooter: Medal of Honor
Best Sports Game: N/A
Best Strategy Game: Starcraft II
The Oddball Award: Deadly Premonition
Import Game of the Year: N/A
Best New Downloadable Game: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Best Downloadable Content: Mass Effect 2: Overlord
The Innovation Award: Red Dead Redemption
Best Visuals: Darksiders
Best Audio: Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox360
Games Magazine of the Year: GamesTM
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: N/A
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Nintendo 3DS
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Mass Effect 3

Kanbei wrote:Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Phoenix Wright vs Professor Layton

I wish.

Overall Game of the Year: Super Meat Boy
Best Action/Adventure Game: Bayonetta
Best Fighter: Super Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game: Treasure Treasure FFEE
Best Racing Game: Gran Turismo 5
Best RPG: Demon's Souls
Best Rythym/Music Game: Rock Band 3
Best Shooter: Halo: Reach
Best Sports Game: N/A
Best Strategy Game: Civilization V
The Oddball Award: Monday Night Combat
Import Game of the Year: Kirby's Epic Yarn
Best New Downloadable Game: Super Meat Boy
Best Downloadable Content: Teh Internets for Super Meat Boy
The Innovation Award: Teh Internets for Super Meat Boy
Best Visuals: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Best Audio: DJ Hero 2
Best Multiplayer: Halo: Reach
Developer of the Year: Team MEAT
Publisher of the Year: Sega
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: N/A
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Valkyria Chronicles III announced for PSP
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgements. Ripped my goddamn heart out, it did.
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

I'll provide reasons in bits and bobs over the next week or so.

The Alchemist Penguin wrote:

Kanbei wrote:Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Phoenix Wright vs Professor Layton

I wish.

Live in hope!

Overall Game of the Year: Halo: Reach
Best Action/Adventure Game: Alan Wake
Best Fighter: Super Street Fighter 4
Best Platformer: Limbo
Best Puzzle Game: Super Meat Boy
Best Racing Game: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Rythym/Music Game: Rock Band 3
Best Shooter: Halo: Reach
Best Sports Game: Fifa 11
Best Strategy Game: Risk: Factions
The Oddball Award: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Best New Downloadable Game: Super Meat Boy
Best Downloadable Content: Mass Effect 2 DLC
The Innovation Award: Kinect
Best Visuals: Halo: Reach
Best Audio: Halo: Reach
Best Multiplayer: Halo: Reach
Developer of the Year: Bungie
Publisher of the Year: Microsoft Game Studios
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: Edge
Games Website of the Year: Giant Bomb
Games Podcast of the Year: Bombcast
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: 360S announcement
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Gran Turismo 5
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Gears Of War 3

Overall Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Alan Wake
Best Fighter: Blazblue
Best Platformer: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Blur
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Rythym/Music Game: Dance Central
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
Best Sports Game: PES 2011
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Radiangames Fluid
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Limbo
Best Downloadable Content: Mass Effect 2
The Innovation Award: Kinect
Best Visuals: Mass Effect 2
Best Audio: Halo Reach
Best Multiplayer: Halo Reach
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: Microsoft Game Studios
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: gamesTM
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Xbox 360 Slim
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Gran Turismo 5
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Brink

Overall Game of the Year: Bayonetta
Best Action/Adventure Game: Bayonetta
Best Fighter: Bayonetta
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game: Denki Blocks!
Best Racing Game: Blur
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Rythym/Music Game: Rock Band 3
Best Shooter: Vanquish
Best Sports Game: 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa
Best Strategy Game: Civilization V
The Oddball Award: Super Meat Boy
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Best Downloadable Content: Rock Band DLC
The Innovation Award: Kinect
Best Visuals: Red Dead Redemption
Best Audio: Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Developer of the Year: Platinum Games
Publisher of the Year: EA Games
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: Weekend Confirmed
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: No The Last Guardian
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: The Last Guardian

Overall Game of the Year: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
Best Fighter: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
Best Platformer: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Best Puzzle Game: Professor Layton & The Lost Future
Best Racing Game: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best RPG: Dragon Quest IX
Best Rhythm/Music Game:
Best Shooter: Sin & Punishment 2
Best Sports Game:
Best Strategy Game: StarCraft 2
The Oddball Award: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Super Meat Boy
Best Downloadable Content: The Sacrifice [L4D2]
The Innovation Award: StarCraft 2's Division Matchmaking
Best Visuals: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Best Audio: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Best Multiplayer: Starcraft 2
Developer of the Year: Blizzard
Publisher of the Year: Nintendo
Hardware Platform of the Year: Nintendo Wii
Games Magazine of the Year: NGamer
Games Website of the Year: The Telegraph
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Nintendo 3DS
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Fable 3
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Portal 2

Overall Game of the Year: Minecraft
Best Action/Adventure Game: Minecraft
Best Fighter: UFC 2010
Best Platformer: Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Gran Turismo 5
Best RPG: Demon Souls
Best Rythym/Music Game: Rock Band 3
Best Shooter: BLOPS
Best Sports Game: Fifa 11
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Minecraft
Import Game of the Year: Deadly Premonition
Best New Downloadable Game: Minecraft
Best Downloadable Content: Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
The Innovation Award: Minecraft
Best Visuals: God of War 3
Best Audio:
Best Multiplayer: COD BLOPS
Developer of the Year: Mojang Software
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: 360
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Crackdown 2
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Batman Arkham City

Overall Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
Best Action/Adventure Game: Heavy Rain
Best Platformer: The Sly Trilogy
Best Racing Game: Modnation Racers
Best RPG: Fallout New Vegas
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
The Oddball Award: Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Steam)
Best New Downloadable Game: Limbo
Best Downloadable Content: Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain
Best Visuals: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Best Audio: Silent Hill Shattered Memories
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield Bad Company 2
Developer of the Year: Rockstar San Diego
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: Edge
Games Website of the Year: GRcade
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Duke Nukem Forever alive
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Dead Rising 2
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Earth Defence Force Insect Armageddon

Honourable Mentions:

Alan Wake, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, Mass Effect 2, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Mafia 2, Yakuza 3, Just Cause 2, God of War Collection