Best Action/Adventure
Winner: Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros)
Nominees:
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros)
Dead Space 2 (EA)
L.A. Noire (Rockstar Games)
Saints Row: The Third (THQ)
Best Return of a Pop-Culture Iconic Character from Cartoons
Winner: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Nominees:
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros)
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Sonic Generations (Sega)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
Winner: Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros)
Nominees:
Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom)
Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros)
WWE 12 (THQ)
WWE All-Stars(THQ)
Best Console Download Game (XBLA/PSN)
Winner: Renegade Ops (Sega)
Nominees:
Bastion (Warner Bros)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Fuelcell Games)
Renegade Ops (Sega)
Rochard (Recoil Games)
Street Fighter III: Third Strike — Online Edition (Capcom)
Best Mind Bending, Puzzle Game
Winner: Portal 2 (Valve)
Nominees:
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Capcom)
ilomilo (Microsoft Game Studios)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Professor Layton and the Last Specter (Nintendo)
Stacking (THQ)
Most Entertaining Platformer
Winner: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (SCEA)
Nominees:
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (SCEA)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (SCEA)
Best Sequel
Winner: Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros)
Nominees:
Portal 2 (Valve)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros)
Dead Space 2 (EA)
Gears of War 3 (Microsoft)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
Best Shooter
Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
Nominees:
Battlefield 3 (EA)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
Gears of War 3 (Microsoft)
Killzone 3 (SCEA)
Rage (Bethesda Softworks)
Best Game for Children
Winner: Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (Activision)
Nominees:
Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo)
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland (Nintendo)
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (Disney)
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (Activision)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Best Sports
Winner: Fifa 12 (EA Sports)
Nominees:
Fifa 12 (EA Sports)
Fight Night Champion (EA Sports)
NHL Hockey 12 (EA Sports)
NBA 2K12 (2K Sports)
Madden NFL 12 (EA Sports)
Best Racer
Winner: Dirt 3 (Codemasters)
Nominees:
Dirt 3 (Codemasters)
F1 2011 (Codemasters)
Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
NASCAR 2011 (Activision)
Shift 2 Unleashed (EA)
Best Throwback
Winner: God of War: Origins Collection (PS3, SCEA)
Nominees:
Cave Story 3D (3DS, NIS)
God of War: Origins Collection (PS3, SCEA)
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (Xbox 360/PS3, Activision)
The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PS3, SCEA)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, Nintendo)
Best RPG
Winner: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
Nominees:
Dark Souls (Namco)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square-Enix)
Dragon Age II (EA)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
Best Motion Game
Winner: Child of Eden (Ubisoft)
Nominees:
Child of Eden (Ubisoft)
Dance Central 2 (Microsoft)
Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
Kinect Sports Season Two (Microsoft)
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Best Handheld (DS/PSP/3DS)
Winner: Super Mario 3D Land (3DS, Nintendo)
Nominees:
Aliens: Infestation (DS, Sega)
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (PSP, Square-Enix)
Kirby Mass Attack (DS, Nintendo)
Pokémon Black and White (DS, Nintendo)
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS, Nintendo)
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (3DS, Ubisoft)
Best Wii
Winner: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Nominees:
Conduit 2 (Sega)
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Nintendo)
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (Activision)
Best Game on PS3
Winner: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (SCEA/Naughty Dog)
Nominees:
Killzone 3 (SCEA)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (SCEA)
Resistance 3 (SCEA)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (SCEA/Naughty Dog)
Best Game on Xbox 360
Winner: Dead Space 2 (EA)
Nominees:
Dark Souls (Namco)
Dead Space 2 (EA)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square-Enix)
Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
Gears of War 3 (Microsoft)
Best Overall Game
Winner: Dark Souls (Namco)
Nominees:
Batman: Arkham City (WB Interactive/Rocksteady)
Dark Souls (Namco)
Dead Space 2 (EA)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square-Enix)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
Portal 2 (Valve)
