Look alive, friend! It's Game of the Year time! My favorite time!
In what has become something of a yearly tradition, I like to feed my anticipation for Giant Bomb's upcoming GOTY deliberations by taking jaunty waltz down memory lane and reliving the content of past years. Problem is, GOTY content isn't exactly collected in one place for easy access. If you know what you want, it's easy enough to find it through search, but I still found myself wishing there was just one big page with links to everything.
So I've made that! It's right here! I basically just did this for me, but I wanted to share it with the rest of the class too, because I'm sure I'm not the only one who will find *immense academic value* in this index!
Take a look below, and have fun! Happy GOTY, one and all!
(EDIT: after one of the site updates, GOTY 2014 and onward have archived versions of the main page and their content. You might prefer to use those! The year headers below will link to these pages, where applicable)
2008
2008 Nomination Videos
- 2008's 2007 Game of the Year • Game of the Year • "Game" of the Year • Best "Games-As-Art" Game • Best Explosions • Best PC-Only Game • Best Wii-Only Game • Best PS3-Only Game • Best Xbox 360-Only Game • Best Multiplatform Game • Most Disappointing Game • Take a Break Award • Soulja Boy Award • Best Game We Didn't Play • Best PSP Game • Best DS Game • Best Debut • Characters Not to Party With • Characters to Party With • Best Graphics • Best Premise • Best Multiplayer Game • Best Classic Revival • Most Satisfying Sequel • Product By People We Know • Best User-Generated Content • Best Downloadable Game
2008 Deliberation Bombcast
2008 Articles
2008 Top Tens
2009
2009 Deliberation Bombcasts
2009 Top Ten Videos
2009 Award Videos
- Best DS Game • Best Wii Game • Best Xbox 360-Only Game • Best PC Game • Best PSP Game • Best PS3-Only Game • Best Multiplatform Game
2009 Recap Articles
2010
2010 Deliberation Bombcasts
2010 Recap Videos
2010 Recap Articles
- Day One • Day Two • Day Three • Day Four • Day Five • Day Six • User Voting • Your Game of the Year for 2010
2010 Top Ten Videos
2011
2011 Deliberation Bombcasts
2011 Recap Videos
2011 Recap Articles
2011 Top Ten Videos
- Ryan Davis • Brad Shoemaker • Alex Navarro • Jeff Gerstmann • Vinny Caravella • Patrick Klepek • Drew Scanlon
- Giant Bomb Overall
2011 Guest Lists
- Ed Boon • Cowboy • Carrie Gouskos • David Jaffe • Greg Kasavin • Brad Muir • Dan Teasdale • John Vignocchi • Erik Wolpaw • ZMF
2012
2012 Bombcasts
- Deliberations: Day One • Day Two • Day Three • Day Four • Day Five
- Bonus: Paul Barnett's Top Games • David Jaffe's Top 10 Games
2012 Recap Videos
2012 Recap Articles
2012 Top Ten Videos
- Brad Shoemaker • Drew Scanlon • Ryan Davis • Jeff Gerstmann • Alex Navarro • Patrick Klepek • Vinny Caravella
2012 Guest Lists
- John "Cowboy" Bellomy • Dean Dodrill • John Drake • Rich Gallup • Jeff Green • Greg Kasavin • Dave Lang • Casey Lynch • Corey May • Justin McElroy • Brad Muir • Mikey Neumann • Eric "e" Neustadter • Brian Reed • Matthew Rorie • Dan Ryckert • Adam Sessler • Will Smith • Max Temkin • Chris Tilton • Jhonen Vasquez • ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER
2013
2013 Deliberation Bombcasts
2013 Recap/Top Ten Videos
2013 Recap Articles
2013 Staff Lists
2013 Guest Lists
2014
2014 Deliberation Bombcasts
2014 Recap Videos
2014 Recap Articles
- Day One Text Recap • Day Two Text Recap • Day Three Text Recap • Day Four Text Recap • Day Five Text Recap • One Last Thing
2014 Staff Lists
- Vinny Caravella • Jeff Gerstmann • Patrick Klepek • Alex Navarro • Dan Ryckert • Drew Scanlon • Brad Shoemaker
2014 Guest Lists
- Shawn Allen • BAKOON • Matt Boch • John "Cowboy" Bellomy • Scott Benson • John Carpenter • Mike Drucker • Cara Ellison • Jenn Frank • Rich Gallup and Ben Coello • Kan Gao • Luis Hernandez • Rami Ismail • Samantha Kalman • Greg Kasavin • Maya Kramer • Dave Lang • Palmer Luckey • Baz McMahon • Olly Moss • Brad Muir • Zoe Quinn • Jared Rea • Will Smith • Stardust • Swery65 • Dan Teasdale • Giancarlo Varanini • Austin Walker • Xavier Woods
2015
2015 Deliberation Bombcasts
2015 Recap Videos
2015 Recap Articles
- Day One Text Recap • Day Two Text Recap • Day Three Text Recap • Day Four Text Recap • Day Five Text Recap
2015 Staff Lists
- Dan Ryckert • Drew Scanlon • Matt Rorie • Brad Shoemaker • Austin Walker • Vinny Caravella • Jason Oestreicher • Alex Navarro • Jeff Gerstmann
2015 Guest Lists
- Meg Jayanth • Palmer Luckey • Christopher Grant • ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER • Eric Pope • Sam Barlow • Xavier Woods • Rami Ismail • BAKOON • John "Cowboy" Bellomy • Felix Kramer • Dave Lang • Erik Wolpaw • Greg Kasavin • Giancarlo Varanini • Alex van Chestein • Danny Baranowsky • Swery65 • Graham Reznick • Mike Drucker • Rich Gallup • Brad Muir • Gita Jackson • Greg Miller • Nina Freeman • Luke Smith • Will Smith • Jake Kazdal • Dan Teasdale • Patrick Klepek
2015 Community List
2016
2016 Deliberations Bombcasts
2016 Recap Articles
2016 Holiday Specialtacular
- Old Acquaintance • Hitsmas • East Meets VR • A Festive Feast • Making Merry Mario • Happy New Gears •Rockin' Around •Rocket League Rubber Match
2016 Staff Lists
- Jeff Gerstmann • Alex Navarro • Jason Oestreicher • Brad Shoemaker • Matt Rorie • Drew Scanlon • Dan Ryckert • Vinny Caravella
2016 Guest Lists
- The Bakalar Family •BAKOON •Ed Beach • John "Cowboy" Bellomy • Scott Benson • Nick Capozzoli • Jim Crawford • Brendon Chung • Bruno Dias • Mike Drucker • Soha E • Christian Elverdam • Nina Freeman • Rich Gallup • Steve Gaynor • Ghost Town Games • Christopher Grant • Gino Grieco • Janine Hawkins • Jason Imms • Rami Ismail • Rowan Kaiser • Samantha Kalman • Greg Kasavin • Felix Kramer • Dave Lang • Lorne Lanning • Greg Miller • Patrick Miller • Keir Miron • ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER • Brad Muir • Danny O'Dwyer • Xavier Woods and Kenny Omega • Zoe Quinn • No Goblin • Alx Preston • Will Smith • Swery65 • Keita Takahashi • Giancarlo Varanini • Austin Walker • Charles Webb • Ian Williams • Alex Zandra
2016 Community List
2017
2017 Deliberation Bombcasts
- Day One Deliberations : 2017's Old Game of the Year • Best Shopkeeper • Most Disappointing Game • Best-Looking Game
- Day Two Deliberations : Best Multiplayer • Hottest Mess • Best Surprise • Best Music
- Day Three Deliberations : Best World • PLEASE STOP • Best Wolfenstein II Moment or Sequence • Best Moment or Sequence
- Day Four Deliberations : Best Debut • Best Styyyyyyyyyyyyle • Best New Character • Best Story
- Day Five Deliberations : Best Super Mario Odyssey Capture • Best Cast of Characters • Worst Game (That We Played) • Best Game
2017 Recap Articles
2017 Holiday Specialtacular
- East Meets VR • Holiday Blitz • Jackbox Nipping at Your Toes • Hitsmas • Winter Games • Rockin' Around
2017 Staff Lists
- Ben Pack • Vinny Caravella • Jan Ochoa • Dan Ryckert • Abby Russell • Brad Shoemaker •Matt Rorie •Jeff Gerstmann •Jason Oestreicher •Alex Navarro
2017 Guest Lists
- Mary Kish • Jeff Bakalar • Steve Gaynor • Nina Freeman • Chris Tilton • Alex Zandra • Greg Miller • Ed Boon • Chad and Jared Moldenhauer • Will Smith • Pat Baer • No Goblin • Shawn Alexander Allen • Erica June Lahaie • Ian Dallas • Rami Ismail • Jack Gallagher • Kevin VanOrd • Nick Wiger • Mike Bithell • Bruno Dias • Soha E • Jim Stormdancer • Drew Scanlon • Bennett Foddy • Jen Matthies • Danny O'Dwyer • ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER • Chris Grant • John Bellomy • Teddy Dief • Samantha Kalman • Greg Kasavin • Erik Wolpaw • Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods • Swery65 • Mega Ran • Matt Conn • Phil Fish • Felix Kramer • Colin Spacetwink • BAKOON • Mike Drucker • Yoko Taro • Janina Gavankar
2017 Community List
2018
2018 Deliberation Bombcasts
- Day One Deliberations • Day Two Deliberations • Day Three Deliberations • Day Four Deliberations • Day Five Deliberations
2018 Voting/Recap Articles
2018 Holiday Specialtacular
- Winter Games • Blind Create-A-Sim (Part 1) • Blind Create-A-Sim (Part 2) • Giant Rom 5 • Mario Party Party 11 • Millennials React To Gamespot 2004 • Smashing Through The Snow! • Hitsmas
2018 Staff Lists
- Matt Rorie • Ben Pack • Dan Ryckert • Jan Ochoa • Vinny Caravella • Abby Russell • Brad Shoemaker • Dave Nillasca • Jeff Gerstmann • Jason Oestreicher • Alex Navarro
2018 Guest Lists
- Will Smith • Pat Baer • Kahlief Adams • Mary Kish • Maffew • Alex Zandra Van Chestein • Bryan Intihar • Rami Ismail • No Goblin • Matt Pascual • Greg Miller • Xeecee • Samantha Kalman • Rich Gallup • BAKOON • Sébastien Bénard • Jack Gallagher • Drew Scanlon • John "Cowboy" Bellomy • ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER • Bruno Dias • Colin Spacetwink • Felix Kramer • Dave Lang • Nina Freeman • Aaron Stewart-Ahn • Danny O'Dwyer • Chris Grant • Soha E • Trevor Strunk • Scott Benson • Lena Raine • Erica Lahaie • SWERY • Ron Funches • Jeff Bakalar • Casey Malone • Leon Chang • Ed Boon • Dia Lacina • Mike Drucker • Subset Games • Keita Takahashi • Greg Kasavin • Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods
2018 Community List
2019
2019 Deliberations
- Day One Deliberations • Day Two Deliberations • Day Three Deliberations • Day Four Deliberations • Day Five Deliberations • Here's What Won in 2019
2019 Game of the Year Gaiden
- Jan's Top 10 Pokemon of Generation 8 ••• Alex’s Favorite Old-Ass Games of 2019 ••• Video Game Plots Dan Didn't Understand in 2019 [SPOILERS] ••• Giant Bomb Feud! ••• Abby’s Best Video Game Muttonchops On A Lady ••• Brad's Favorite Spaceship, Skin, and Document of the Year! ••• Vinny’s Favorite Games He Played for 2-3 Hours ••• Ben's Best Boss Fights of 2019 ••• Jeff Ranks the Faces in WWE 2K20 ••• Abby’s Favorite Portable Games That Made Her Miss Her Stop On The Train ••• The Shards Dan Wished He’d Used in Bloodstained ••• An Above Average Drummer’s Favorite Rock Band DLC of 2019 ••• Abby’s Favorite YouTube and Sims 4 Pairings ••• Business Dave's Top 10 Top 10's of the Year ••• Vinny’s Favorite Games He Played with His Kids ••• The Most Touching Moments of the Outer Wilds with Brad Shoemaker ••• GIANT BOMB WINTER GAMES 2019
2019 Staff Lists
- The Giant Bomb Engineering Team • Dan Ryckert • Vinny Caravella • Jan Ochoa • Ben Pack •Abby Russell • Matt Rorie • Jeff Gerstmann • Brad Shoemaker • Alex Navarro
2019 Guest Lists
- Jeff Bakalar • David Galindo • Rich Gallup • Alex Zandra • Leon Chang • Chris Tilton • Dante Douglas • No Goblin • Greg Miller • Dave Lang • Koji Igarashi • Janina Gavankar • Mary Kish • John "Cowboy" Bellomy • Eric Pope • Yussef Cole • 2 Mello • BAKOON • Danny O'Dwyer • Steve Gaynor • Mike Drucker • Rami Ismail • Evil Uno • Will Smith • Matt Pascual • Imran Khan • Mega Ran • Rebekah and Adam Saltsman • Dia Lacina • Colin Spacetwinks • Jay Tholen • Jack Gallagher • Keita Takahashi • Drew Scanlon • Giancarlo Varanini • Pat Baer • Bruno Dias • Branson Reese • Soha E • Scott Benson • Danny Baranowsky • Excalibur • Greg Kasavin • Sam Lake • Erica Lahaie • Lena Raine • Kahlief Adams • How Did This Get Played • SWERY • Alex Boniello •Nina Freeman • Alex Beachum •Ron Funches •Adam Conover • Kenny Omega & Xavier Woods
2019 Community List
2020
2020 Deliberations
- Day One Deliberations • Day Two Deliberations • Day Three Deliberations • Day Four Deliberations • Day Five Deliberations
2020 Staff Lists
- Vinny Caravella • Jeff Gerstmann • Alex Navarro • Jan Ochoa • Jason Oestreicher • Ben Pack • Matt Rorie • Brad Shoemaker
2020 Guest Lists
- Jeff Bakalar • Mike Mahardy • Mary Kish • Bruno Dias • Erica Lahaie • Lena Raine • Leon Chang • Rich Gallup • Felix Kramer • THE COMMISSIONER OF BLASEBALL Parker MacMillan IIIII • Mega Ran • Drew Scanlon • Imran Khan • Greg Miller • Pat Baer • Alex Zandra • Will Smith • Nina Freeman • Hiroyuki Sakamoto • Mike Drucker • Dave Lang • Derek Yu • Kahlief Adams • Dan Ryckert • Dante Douglas • Emma Kidwell • Some E • No Goblin • Ed Zitron • Jeff Green • Chris Tilton • Alex Boniello • Evil Uno • Rami Ismail • Abby Russell • Grace Bruxner • Casey Malone • BAKOON • SWERY • Danny O'Dwyer • Samantha Kalman • Colin Spacetwinks • Scott Benson • Ron Funches • Greg Kasavin • Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods
2020 Supplemental
- HotSpot Episode 393 (Jeff, Brad, and Vinny rank past GOTY lists)
- Giant Beastcast Episode 296 (The crew discuss their personal lists)
2021
2021 Deliberations
2021 Staff Lists
2021 Guest Lists
- Alex Zandra • Alex Boniello • Super Eyepatch Wolf • Dan Ryckert • Mary Kish • Will Smith • Drew Scanlon • Lena Raine • Evil Uno • Pat Baer • Matt Shipman • Steve Kim • Mike Drucker • Giant Bomb Moderators • Rich Gallup • Cohen Edenfield • Slowbeef • Chris Tilton • Ben Pack • Greg Kasavin • David Galindo • Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods (and Adam Cole) • Arcade Pit • BAKOON • aurahack • Harris Foster • Samantha Kalman
Whew, Duder!
That should do it. Please lemme know if I've missed anything, and I'll gladly add it to this post.
And, I dunno, anyone want to talk about their favorite moments of GOTY history? This seems like the place to do it! Lovers of the season, let us embrace! Happy festivities for all!
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