Two years ago Hasbro asked Transformers fans to vote for a brand new character to join either the Autobots or Decepticons in their never-ending battle. This year they're asking fans to create five robots that form into one massive monster machine.
Video game humor site Dorkly is currently holding a competition to determine the most frustrating gaming situation of them all. Are we going to let "Accidentally hitting yes when an NPC asks you to repeat the entire conversation" beat out "Dying when you haven't saved?"
The third season of PlayStation Network reality show The Tester is coming, and Sony has whittled down the list of shitty-job hopefuls to 100. Now it's time to vote.
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Which video games deserve to be honored for their art? Heavy Rain or Final Fantasy? Grim Fandango or Fallout? In the Smithsonian's upcoming "The Art of Video Games" exhibition, gamers decide which titles make the cut.
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Interested in playing more games from independent developers but unsure where to start? Indie DB's list of the top 100 indie games of 2010 as voted by players is an excellent place to start.
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Let's say you have a direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machine. And it's been shown that it is insecure — you can't use it for voting anymore. What should you do with it?
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The 2010 Guinness Book of World Records Gamer's Edition features a list of the Top 50 video game series as voted by the gaming public. Which series came out on top between The Legend of Zelda, Call of Duty, and Halo?
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Voting is now open for the 28th annual Golden Joystick Awards, giving us until May 27 to make sure the unreleased Powerpuff Girls Snowboarding iPhone App makes it onto the shortlist for Ultimate Game of the Year.
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Mod supersite Mod DB has compiled a list of the top 100 mods and indie games of 2009, asking gamers to pick their favorites as contenders for the coveted 2009 Mod of the Year Award.
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GameTrailers TV host and extreme Twitter enthusiast Geoff Keighley has announced that the world premier for Halo: Reach will be aired during the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards.
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Now's your chance to make sure your favorite games make it onto the short list in the 27th Annual Golden Joystick Awards.
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Mod DB has announced the start of voting for the 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards, celebrating the best in fan-crafted game modifications, and your vote counts.
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It's here, it's here! It's finally here! Tonight at 8PM Eastern time, X=Play presents G-Phoria 2008, the only video game awards show where the gamers vote for their favorite titles. Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will be putting their personal opinions aside and let the viewers decide which games deserve the awards,…
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The 26th Annual Golden Joystick Awards have done away with those nasty, confusing long lists and moved on to the much easier to navigate shortlists round of voting. Gamers from all over the world are urged to head over to the site and make their voices heard as the competition begins to get hot and heavy. There are…
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The world's oldest video game awards return for their 26th year, and they need your opinion. Voting has opened for the 26th annual Golden Joysticks, Future UK's yearly video game awards decided strictly by votes taken from the gamers themselves. Last year over 750,000 votes were tallied to prove that people really,…
