Spike VGA - http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2011-nominees/voting/game-of-the-year

Skyrim - Game of the year
Portal 2 - Best PC Game

I don't know how they declare GOTY 2011 when 2011 hasn't ended yet.

Looking forward to IGN,Gamespy,Gamespot and finally GDC GOTY

chimera201 wrote:
I don't know how they declare GOTY 2011 when 2011 hasn't ended yet.

Maybe they take December releases into consideration for the following year, because they need to wait for sale data

Djinndrache wrote:
chimera201 wrote:

I don't know how they declare GOTY 2011 when 2011 hasn't ended yet.

Maybe they take December releases into consideration for the following year, because they need to wait for sale data

I HIGHLY doubt any late december releases would make it anywhere near goty. If it was like a suprise release or early release then I guess it could be counted next year.

chimera201 wrote:
Skyrim - Game of the year

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I take it sleeper isn't happy with the outcome. You can stand in line with the COD fans.

...MW3 beat BF3?

Aww, come on! Kirby's Return To Dreamland is the best over every console game!

take it that sleeper enjoys finding bugs in games rather than playing it

I can't believe such an unpolished and half-arsed game like Skyrim managed to beat Zelda Skyward Sword and Portal 2, what is the world coming to...

if you want proper judgement wait for GDC GOTY. And i think it will be portal 2

So who are the "gamers" who are judging these games? I put "gamers" in quote because only true gamers know how to appreciate a video game. If Skyrim is game of the year, then the "gamers" that are judging them can't judge s*** (pardon my language). I don't own Skyward Sword yet, but based on the demo I played, it's MUCH better than Skyrim. I still think Kirby's Return to Dreamland is my all time favorite, although Rayman Origins is really good also.
I don't think that these "gamers" even took the time to play games all the way through.

It's less that I like finding bugs or that I have a grudge against Skyrim, and more that a studio as huge as Bethesda and a series like Skyrim with a reported budget around $25 million can be shipped with the amount and level of bugs that it has in release. And what's worse is that 9 times out of 10 that I mention this, I get a handful of responses varying from "of course a game as big as Skyrim is going to have bugs" to "the community always patches the bugs" and the worst of "the bugs are part of Bethesda's charm".

I don't know what they've been putting in people's water, but it astounds me that people can be as complacent with a studio releasing title after title that have major flaws in them. And this is ignoring that the patches they've released have made things only worse. I'm sure the game is fun, I definitely don't have the sort of free time to play a game like that, but if you are happy to look past the problems then you're being had.

msleeper wrote:
I don't know what they've been putting in people's water...

Looks like Dr. Breen has a new job in making more of his Private Reserve.
I'd like to be the 1 of 10 people that complains about bugs. I don't like how people can be "blind" to the fact that some games (not just Skyrim) end up being rushed and end up having a ton of bugs in it. Sometimes bugs are alright depending on the circumstances, but having too many bugs in a game is unprofessional.

I dont think they care very much as long as they make it profitable.

That too.

I appreciate that Portal 2 has won 5 awards. Still, it would deserve the title 'Game of the year'. Valve put so much love and thought into this game and the voice acting is excellent. I'm so glad Ellen McLain and Stephen Merchant are the winners.