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Commenter GiantBoyDetective has posted the winners of the 2011 Speakys, the unofficial video game awards of our Speak Up forum community. Now all that's left to do is vote for Game of the Year. More »
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While high atop Kotaku Tower we sit in high-backed chairs around a marble and gold inlaid table pondering our official Game of the Year, commenter GiantBoyDetective and friends organize their very own awards, and you can help in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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If you'd asked me yesterday morning my pick for Game of the Year, I would probably have said The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Now, having witnessed Quarter to Three's Angie Gallant play through the English translation of bizarre bird-based visual novel Hatoful Boyfriend, I'm not so sure. More »
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The nominees for 2011's Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn't just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres. More »
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Batman: Arkham City, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception all made the cut for the annual Video Game Awards' game of the year shortlist. But you may be surprised what didn't. More »
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In today's award-winning edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, cold-hearted commenter Monsieur.Froid wonders if other gamers are beginning to catch on to this whole Game of the Year trend. More »
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The 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards aren't there for comedy. They're there for the giving out of awards to 2010's finest games. Let's see who won big at this year's event. More »
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We're live at the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas to cover the night's big winners and... the other thing. More »
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We have four finalists in our 2010 Game Of The Year awards. All worthy contenders, but as has been pointed out, all are also either sequels or continuations of older series. So let's take a look at how far they've come. More »
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You've read why Mass Effect 2 deserves to be game of the year. Also why Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty: Black Ops and NBA 2K11 deserve the nod. Now it's your turn. More »
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Because I tried to please everyone, my Commander Shepard didn't get laid the first time I played Mass Effect 2. Because BioWare tried to please everyone, Mass Effect 2 could be our Game of the Year. More »
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What makes a game a game of the year? More »
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In another universe, they made a box containing Red Dead Redemption that's just for me. The front is familiar. The back, though, boasts the kind of bullet points I might demand of a great video game: More »
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Sports titles just aren't supposed to be game-of-the-year contenders. Their annualized nature sends the message that this year's game, no matter how great, won't be worth owning in 365 days. If anything could rise above that, it is NBA 2K11. More »
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Selecting the best game of the year should be the result of a thoughtful process, not a rush to the finish line. More »
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Spike TV's Video Game Awards show seems to improve a bit every year. This year's show kicks off on Dec. 11 with a very strong line-up of contenders for a myriad of awards. More »
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We can think of no better recipient of a Game of the Year Edition than Kotaku's 2009 Game of the Year Uncharted 2. What will $50 net fans come October 12? More »
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What were our favorite games of E3 this year? Let's take a look! More »
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Street Fighter IV wowed the San Jose Mercury News enough this year to earn it's Game of the Year award. No, there won't be a parade — have you seen the streets in downtown San Jose? More »
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In this week's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we'll be talking about the upcoming holiday, what we think were some of the best games of the year so far and the week's gaming news. More »
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Fallout 3 won Game of the Year and Xbox 360 Game of the Year in online video game renter GameFly's annual Q Awards. More »
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While 2009 is almost upon us, there's still some time to pass out gaming awards for 2008. I bet you didn't think No More Heroes would be making anyone's list. More »
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April 3rd will see the launch of Call of Duty 4: Game of the Year Edition and with it, the roll out of the Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack. Each copy of COD4:GOTY will come with a download token for the new multi-player maps, or you can download it from XBL for 800 MS points. Here's a quick rundown of the details: More »
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We spend the entire year talking up some games and smack talking others, but we've never actually posted what we think were the best games of the year. Not until now, that is. More »
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I love Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and I really love advent calendars - when my aunt and uncle lived in Germany, they'd send me one every year. RPS has co-opted the (fair trade!) advent calendar idea to count down to their game of the year (to be revealed on the 25th, naturally), and left me going "Why didn't WE think of that?": More »
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Yes, the game of the year discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect. Don't agree with the nominees? Blame Crecente and this here guest editor, who are both part of the judge advisory panel. For all full list of all the nominees, check after the jump. Watch the show Sunday, December 9 at 9 PM to see if this year's host can pronounce my last name correctly. More »
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The Spike TV Videogame Awards are coming up on December 9. Over at Spike.com they've posted the list of this year's nominees, decided on by a panel that includes Kotaku's own Brian Crecente and this week's guest editor Geoff Keighley. For Game of the Year, the nominees are Orange Box, Mass Effect, BioShock and Halo 3. Check out all the other nominees over on the official site. More »
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Good lord, look at my giant golden head. More »
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