Best Damn Games of the Year
DOTA 2
Dishonored
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
Hitman: Absolution
Journey
Winner: The Walking Dead
Best Damn Action Adventure Game of the Year
Sleeping Dogs
Assassin’s Creed III
The Walking Dead
Dark Siders II
Spec Ops: The Line
Hitman: Absolution
Super Mario Bros U
Dishonored
Winner: The Walking Dead
Best Damn Strategy Games of the Year
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Crusader Kings II
Winner: XCOM
Best Damn Original IP of the Year
Sleeping Dogs
Dishonored
Lollipop Chainsaw
Journey
Winner: Journey
Best Damn Co-OP Game of the Year
Borderlands II
Diablo 3
Epic Mickey 2
Winner: Borderlands 2
Best Damn Soundtrack of the Year
Mass Effect 3
Journey
Nintendo Land
Sound Shapes
Winner: Jouney
Best Damn MMOs of the Year
Guild Wars 2
PlanetSide 2
Rift: Storm Legion
World of Warcraft: Mist of Pandaria
Winner: Guild War s 2
Honorable Mention: Star War: The Old Republic.
I know this game isn’t valid for the nomination because it’s a 2011 game, but I just started playing it this year and it’s amazing and I’m enthralled entirely.
Best Damn RPGs of the Year
Torchlight II
Dark Souls
Diablo III
The Witcher 2
Mass Effect 3
The Last Story
Winner: Mass Effect 3
Best Damn Graphics of the Year
The Witcher II
Borderlands II
Halo 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Far Cry 3
Winner: Far Cry 3
Best Damn Single-Player Shooter
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Winner: Dishonored
Best Damn Multiplayer Shooter
Hawken
Natural Selection 2
Tribes: Ascend
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Winner: Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Best Damn Indie Games of the Year
Journey
Mark of the Ninja
The Walking Dead
Slender
Winner: The Walking Dead
Best Damn Fighting Game of the Year
Dead or Alive 5
Persona 4
Soul Caliber 5
Tekken Tag Tournament II
UFC Undisputed 3
WWE 13
Winner: Tekken Tag Tournament II
Best Damn Digital Download Game of the Year
Minecraft
Trials Evolution
The Walking Dead
Mark of the Ninja
Unfinished Swan
Winner: The Walking Dead
Best Damn Studio of the Year
Ubisoft
Gearbox
Bethesda
343 Industries
Telltale Studios
Square Enix
Winner: Telltale Games
Worst Damn Games of 2012
Resident Evil: Raccoon City
ZombieU
Trasformers Fall of Cybertron
Asura’s Wrath
The Expendables: The Game
Amy
Stell Battalion: Heavy Armor