Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2011

Game of the Year

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1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Saints Row: The Third
3. Bastion
4. Portal 2
5. Dead Space 2
6. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
7. Batman: Arkham City
8. Gears of War 3
9. L.A. Noire
10. Rayman Origins

Biggest News

• Supreme Court Defends Video Games
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Runners-Up

• PlayStation Network Hack
• 3DS Launch and Price Cut

Best Trend

• Higher Quality PC Ports of Console Games
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Runners-Up

• Cloud Saves
• Better Stat Tracking

Dumbest Motion-Controlled Moment

• Movement/Steering (Rise of Nightmares)
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Runners-Up

• Junk Kicking (Self Defense Training Camp)
• Dance to Start (Black Eyed Peas: The Experience)

Worst Game of the Year Presented by Alex Navarro

• Blackwater
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Runners-Up

• Madden NFL Football
• Duke Nukem Forever

Best Remake or HD Update

• Ico and Shadow of the Colossus: The Collection
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Runners-Up

• The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D
• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Most Disappointing Game

• Dragon Age II
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Runners-Up

• Need for Speed: The Run
• Red Faction: Armageddon

Best Story

• Portal 2
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Runners-Up

• Mortal Kombat
• Bastion

Best Co-Op

• Gears of War 3
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Runners-Up

• Dead Island
• Iron Brigade

Best Download Only Game

• Bastion
• Article

Runners-Up

• Renegade Ops
• Iron Brigade

Best Use of 3

• Gears of War 3
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Runners-Up

• Saints Row: The Third
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

The “Check Yourself Before You Wriggety-Wreck Yourself” Award for Things That Need to "Take a Break" Before They Become the “Worst Trend"

• Sequel Fatigue
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Runners-Up

• BioShock Infinite
• Capcom Re-Releases

Best-Looking Game

• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
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Runners-Up

• Rayman Origins
• Dead Space 2

Best Use of Nolan North

• Portal 2
• Article

Runners-Up

• Batman: Arkham City
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Best Competitive Multiplayer

• Battlefield 3
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Runners-Up

• Assassin's Creed Revelations
• You Don't Know Jack

Best Use of a Licensed Song

• "Power" Helicopter Jump (Saints Row: The Third)
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Runners-Up

• "Mad World" (Gears of War 3)
• "Event Ending Music" (Kinect Sports: Season 2)

Best Sky Game

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Runners-Up

• Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Surprise

• WWE All Stars
• Article

Runners-Up

• Driver: San Francisco
• Dead Island

Best Debut

• Bastion
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Runners-Up

• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
• L.A. Noire

Best Skylander

• Drobot
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Runners-Up

• Gill Grunt
• Chop Chop

Best Music

• Bastion
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Runners-Up

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Rayman Origins

Dave's Eastern Bloc Game of the Year

• Dead Island
• Article

Runners-Up

• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
• Cargo! The Quest for Gravity

Best New Character

• Wheatley (Portal 2)
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Runners-Up

• Captain Donnelly (L.A. Noire)
• Johnson (Shadows of the Damned)

Best Mission/Level

• http://deckers.die (Saints Row: The Third)
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Runners-Up

• Cole Train Flashback (Gears of War 3)
• Lost in the Sands (Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception)

2011's 2010 Game of the Year

• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
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Runners-Up

• Rock Band 3
• Call of Duty: Black Ops

Jeff Gerstmann

1. Saints Row: The Third
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3. TrackMania 2: Canyon
4. Mortal Kombat
5. Bastion
6. Batman: Arkham City
7. Portal 2
8. Gears of War 3
9. Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
10. Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Ryan Davis

1. Saints Row: The Third
2. Portal 2
3. L.A. Noire
4. Rayman Origins
5. Batman: Arkham City
6. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
7. Super Mario 3D Land
8. Trenched
9. The Gunstringer
10. You Don't Know Jack

Vinny Caravella

1. Saints Row: The Third
2. Bastion
3. Batman: Arkham City
4. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
5. L.A. Noire
6. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
7. Dark Souls
8. Portal 2
9. Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
10. Rocksmith

Brad Shoemaker

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Bastion
3. Dead Island
4. Dead Space 2
5. Portal 2
6. Gears of War 3
7. L.A. Noire
8. Renegade Ops
9. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
10. Saints Row: The Third

Drew Scanlon

1. Portal 2
2. Bastion
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
5. DiRT 3
6. DCS: A-10C Warthog
7. Gears of War 3
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
9. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
10. Battlefield 3

Alex Navarro

1. Portal 2
2. Bastion
3. Saints Row: The Third
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
5. Mortal Kombat
6. Batman: Arkham City
7. Rayman Origins
8. Jetpack Joyride
9. DiRT 3
10. NBA 2K12

Patrick Klepek

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Catherine
3. Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery EP
4. Saints Row: The Third
5. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
6. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
7. Rayman Origins
8. Portal 2
9. Shadows of the Damned
10. You Don't Know Jack

1. Portal 2
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3. Bastion
4. Saints Row: The Third
5. Batman: Arkham City
6. Deus Ex: Human Revolution
7. Dark Souls
8. Dead Space 2
9. L.A. Noire
10. Gears of War 3