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

They were either released before 2010 or I don't know where to place them. Honourable mentions Bayonetta, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, God of War I and II, Defence Grid, Alan Wake, Mass Effect 2, Trials HD and Metal Gear Solid 4.

Overall Game of the Year: Yakuza 3
Best Action/Adventure Game: Red Dead Redemption
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG: Demon's Souls
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: World of Warcraft - Cataclysm
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Best Audio: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
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: Fable 3
Most Anticipated Game of 2011:

Overall Game of the Year: Heavy rain
Best Action/Adventure Game: Red Dead Redemption
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: Donkey Kong returns
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter:
Best Sports Game: NCAA 11
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Heavy Rain
Import Game of the Year: well i imported NCAA 11 from the usa if that counts
Best New Downloadable Game: Dead nation
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain
Best Visuals: super mario galaxy 2 [ /color]
Best Audio:
Best Multiplayer:
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: [color=#FF0080] PS3
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year: Eurogamer
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010:
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: pokemon Bland and / or white

Overall Game of the Year: Halo: Reach
Best Action/Adventure Game: Fable 3
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG: Fable 3
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter:
Best Sports Game: FIFA 11
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: RE5 LiN (was that this year?
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals:
Best Audio: Halo: Reach
Best Multiplayer: BLOPS
Developer of the Year: Bungie
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: 360
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year: GRCade
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Gears 3 being delayed
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Dead Space 2

Gears 3, glowy.

jamchristmascake wrote:Gears 3, glowy.

o/

Its gonna be a long wait until end of next year

It'll be worth it though. We can fire up the ol' banta online. I just hope they go back to their roots (a la Gears 1) and cut out the strawberry floating lag!!

jamchristmascake wrote:It'll be worth it though. We can fire up the ol' banta online. I just hope they go back to their roots (a la Gears 1) and cut out the strawberry floating lag!!

I think they confirmed dedicated servers this time.

Overall Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Best Fighter: Shank
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Racing Game: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best RPG: Fallout: New Vegas
Best Rythym/Music Game: Rock Band 3
Best Shooter: Bioshock 2
The Oddball Award: Heavy Rain
Best New Downloadable Game: Limbo
Best Downloadable Content: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain
Best Visuals: Final Fantasy XIII
Best Audio: Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Developer of the Year: Platinum Games
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: GamesTM
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Gearbox bring back Duke Nukem from the dead
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Final Fantasy XIII
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: The Last Guardian

Rik wrote:

jamchristmascake wrote:It'll be worth it though. We can fire up the ol' banta online. I just hope they go back to their roots (a la Gears 1) and cut out the strawberry floating lag!!

I think they confirmed dedicated servers this time.

Dammit. Host advantage

Overall Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
Best Action/Adventure Game: Red Dead Redemption
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Gran Turismo 5
Best RPG: Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
Best Sports Game:
Best Strategy Game: Starcraft 2
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year: Pokemon Black/White
Best New Downloadable Game:
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Red Dead Redemption
Best Audio: Halo Reach
Best Multiplayer: Halo Reach
Developer of the Year:Rockstar
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year:
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year:Grcade
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Fable 3
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Pokemon Black/White

Overall Game of the Year: Bayonetta/Super Mario Galaxy 2/Red Dead Redemption - dunno yet!
Best Action/Adventure Game: Bayonetta
Best Fighter: Bayonetta
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2 (the closest thing I've played, if it counts)
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter:
Best Sports Game: FIFA 11
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Heavy Rain
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Pacman CE DX
Best Downloadable Content: Undead Nightmare
The Innovation Award:
Best Visuals: Red Dead Redemption
Best Audio: Mass Effect 2
Best Multiplayer: FIFA 11
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: EDGE (I bought an issue once)
Games Website of the Year: Eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: 3DS
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: The end of God of War 2.
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: LA Noire

Too many games I haven't played yet (Vanquish, Demons' Souls, GT5...) if we have this vote halfway through next year my choices would be more representative.

Overall Game of the Year: Gran Turismo 5
Best Action/Adventure Game: Alan Wake
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Gran Turismo 5
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter: M.A.G.
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: Gran Turismo 5
Best Audio:
Best Multiplayer: Halo:Reach
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year: Sony Computer Entertainment
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year:
Games Website of the Year: EuroGamer
Games Podcast of the Year:
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Gabe Newell Portal 2 @ E3 announcement
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception

Overall Game of the Year: heavy rain
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: lego harry potter
Best Puzzle Game: critter crunch ( I think it came out this year )
Best Racing Game: Sonic & sega allstars racing
Best RPG: -
Best Rythym/Music Game: -
Best Shooter: -
Best Sports Game: -
Best Strategy Game: -
The Oddball Award: -
Import Game of the Year: cabela's big game hunter 2010
Best New Downloadable Game: Pacman Championship edition DX
Best Downloadable Content: -
The Innovation Award: Heavy rain (never played a game quite like before )
Best Visuals: -
Best Audio: -
Best Multiplayer: assassins creed: brotherhood
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: gamesmaster (lol)
Games Website of the Year: eurogamer
Games Podcast of the Year: grcade podcast ( when the strawberry float are you guys going to do another?)
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Duke nukem forever finally announced
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: -
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception

Overall Game of the Year: Just Cause 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Just Cause 2
Best Fighter: Kinect Sports Boxing
Best Platformer: Sly Collection
Best Puzzle Game: Angry Birds
Best Racing Game: Need For Speed HP
Best RPG: 3D Dot Game Heroes
Best Rythym/Music Game: Dance Central
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
Best Sports Game: Kinect Sports
Best New Downloadable Game: Costume Quest
Best Downloadable Content: Mass Effect 2
The Innovation Award: Kinect
Best Visuals: Just Cause 2
Best Audio: Alan Wake
Best Multiplayer: GT5
Developer of the Year: Double Fine Productions
Hardware Platform of the Year: 360
Games Magazine of the Year: Games tm
Games Website of the Year: G4TV
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: no Boulderdash on LIVE
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Child of Eden on Kinect

Overall Game of the Year:
Best Action/Adventure Game: Red Dead Redemption
Best Fighter: Bayonetta - though it only just squeaks into this category
Best Platformer:
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:Blur - though GT5 might have had this if I'd had enough time to play it
Best RPG:Dragon Quest IX
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter:
Best Sports Game:FIFA 11
Best Strategy Game: Valkyria Chronicles 2
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game:
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain - emotional content in videogames really shouldn't be an innovation now though
Best Visuals: Final Fantasy XIII - especially the movie at the beginning of Chapter 12, that was absolutely stunning
Best Audio: Red Dead Redemption - that soundtrack was just so evocative
Best Multiplayer:
Developer of the Year:
Publisher of the Year:
Hardware Platform of the Year:
Games Magazine of the Year: Games TM
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year:Gamers with Jobs
Top Gaming News Story of 2010:
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: White Knight Chronicles
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: The Last Guardian

Overall Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: Red Dead Redemption
Best Fighter:
Best Platformer: Limbo
Best Puzzle Game: Cut the Rope
Best Racing Game: Split Second
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Rythym/Music Game: Def Jam Rapstar
Best Shooter: Halo Reach
Best Sports Game: Fifa 11
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Angry Birds
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Limbo
Best Downloadable Content: Mass Effect 2 Lair of the Shadow Broker
The Innovation Award: Kinect
Best Visuals: Enslaved
Best Audio: Alan Wake
Best Multiplayer: Red Dead Redemption
Developer of the Year: Bioware
Publisher of the Year: EA
Hardware Platform of the Year: PS3
Games Magazine of the Year: GamesTM
Games Website of the Year: CVG.com
Games Podcast of the Year: IGN Beyond
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Kinect vs Move
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Medal of Honor
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Batman Arkham City

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Overall Game of the Year: Heavy Rain
Best Action/Adventure Game: Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow
Best Fighter: Super Street Fighter IV
Best Platformer: Super Meat Boy
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game:
Best RPG:
Best Rythym/Music Game:
Best Shooter: Vanquish
Best Sports Game:
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award:
Import Game of the Year:
Best New Downloadable Game: Game Dev Story
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain
Best Visuals:
Best Audio: Battlefield Bad Company 2
Best Multiplayer: Battlefield Bad Company 2
Developer of the Year: Platinum Games
Publisher of the Year: SEGA
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: Edge
Games Website of the Year:
Games Podcast of the Year: 8-4 Play
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: ApocalyPS3
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Alan Wake
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: Deus Ex 3

Still to change

Overall Game of the Year: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Best Action/Adventure Game: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Best Platformer: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Best Puzzle Game:
Best Racing Game: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Best RPG: Mass Effect 2
Best Shooter: Halo:Reach
Best Sports Game: Football Manager 2010
Best Strategy Game:
The Oddball Award: Alan Wake
Best New Downloadable Game: PacMan CE:DX
Best Downloadable Content:
The Innovation Award: Heavy Rain
Best Visuals: Red Dead Redemption
Best Audio: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Hardware Platform of the Year: Xbox 360
Games Magazine of the Year: Games TM
Games Website of the Year: GRCade
Top Gaming News Story of 2010: Nintendo 3DS
Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Fable 3
Most Anticipated Game of 2011: The Elder Scrolls V

A shame there is no Best Dialogue or Best Voice Acting category. If there had been I'd have voted for Red Dead Redemption.