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G4 Announces Nominees for X-Play Best of 2011 Awards. Skyward Sword am cry.

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Los Angeles, CA, December 6, 2011 - G4’s “X-Play,” the most watched video game series on television, announces the nominees for the ninth annual “X-Play Best of 2011 Awards” as selected by G4’s team of gaming experts. In what will be remembered as one of the biggest years to date for the video game industry, the onslaught of shooters, sequels and sci-fi epics has lead to the culmination of 25 award categories including Best Shooter, Best Writing, and Best Animation. In a special one-hour show, “X-Play” will take fans through each category to reveal the champions, ultimately revealing the winner of the highly coveted Game of the Year award. In addition, “X-Play” will announce the winner of G4tv.com’s Videogame Deathmatch where the fans choose their favorite game of 2011. The battle began with 32 contenders and now is down to only two fan favorites: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations vs. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Don’t miss the hour-long year-in-gaming celebration when hosts Adam Sessler, Morgan Webb and Blair Herter present "X-Play Best of 2011 Awards" premiering Wednesday, December 14, at 6:00PM ET/PT, only on G4.

“We're still seeing great shooters with endless ways to play and epic RPGs with hundreds of hours of content, but what we are really excited to see is the number of genres being re-embraced by gamers,” said Morgan Webb, host of “X-Play.” “This year we have some notable platformers that truly provide fun for all ages, as well as some puzzle games that really challenge the mind. No matter what kind of gamer you are, 2011 was your year.”

“While these lists have always highlighted quality, what is notable for 2011 is the variety,” said Adam Sessler, host of “X-Play.” “Even in an era of sequels, there is still something very fresh in videogames.”

“2011 really did bring an embarrassment of gaming riches. Familiar roads were traveled once again while exciting new ones were paved into our gaming brains,” said Blair Herter, host of X-Play. “Just when we thought we'd seen it all, we were shown that we hadn't...and being wrong has never been so satisfying.”

X-Play’s “Best of 2011 Awards" categories and nominees include:

Most Original Game
Catherine
L.A. Noire
Minecraft
Stacking
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery

Best Gameplay Innovation
L.A. Noire – Facial animation/capture
League of Legends – Dominions mode
Minecraft – Creative freedom
Rocksmith – Teaching real guitar
Skylanders – Figurine integration

Best Multiplayer Game
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dark Souls
Gears of War 3

Best Multiplayer Co-Op Game
Dance Central 2
Gears of War 3
Ilomilo
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third

Best Sports Game
FIFA 12
MLB 11: The Show
NBA 2K12
NHL 12
WWE ‘12

Best Downloadable Game
Bastion
inFamous: Festival of Blood
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Iron Brigade
Stacking

Best Downloadable Content
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Rezurrection
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Missing Link
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues
Gears of War 3 – Raam’s Shadow
Portal 2 – Co-Op Challenges

Best Shooter
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Gears of War 3
Rage
Resistance 3

Best Role-Playing Game
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
The Witcher 2

Best Fighting Game
King of Fighters XIII
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Best Art Direction
Alice: Madness Returns
Batman: Arkham City
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Animation
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Batman: Arkham City
NBA 2K12
Rage
Rayman Origins

Best Writing
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Soundtrack
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Portal 2
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery

Best Sound Design
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Dead Space 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Portal 2

Best Action/Adventure Game
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
Rayman Origins
Super Mario 3D Land
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Best Racing Game
Dirt 3
F1
Forza Motorsport 4
Motorstorm: Apocalypse
Shift 2: Unleashed

Best Motion Control Game
Dance Central 2
Just Dance 3
Killzone 3 w/Sharpshooter
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Seasame Street: Once Upon A Monster

Best Handheld Game
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Pokemon Black & White
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Super Mario 3D Land

Best Puzzle/Strategy Game
Achron
Catherine
Portal 2
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

Best Performance By Nolan North
Adventure/Space/Fact Cores – Portal 2
Deadpool – Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Desmond Miles – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
The Penguin – Batman: Arkham City

Best Performance Not By Nolan North
Aaron Staton – Cole Phelps, L.A. Noire
JK Simmons – Cave Johnson, Portal 2
John DiMaggio – Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 3
Mark Hamill – The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
Stephen Merchant – Wheatley, Portal 2

Best Remake/Retro Release
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition

Best Trailer
Dead Island
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Live Action
OverStrike

Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gears of War 3
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
Super Mario 3D Land
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Best Performance By Nolan North
Adventure/Space/Fact Cores – Portal 2
Deadpool – Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Desmond Miles – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
The Penguin – Batman: Arkham City

Best Performance Not By Nolan North
Aaron Staton – Cole Phelps, L.A. Noire
JK Simmons – Cave Johnson, Portal 2
John DiMaggio – Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 3
Mark Hamill – The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
Stephen Merchant – Wheatley, Portal 2
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Best categories.
 
AgentP

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Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Gears of War 3
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
Super Mario 3D Land
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Wow, what a bad list. WTF is L.A. Noire and Saints Row doing in there? Where is Uncharted 3? Looks like a publisher wrote this crappy list.
 
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Night_Trekker

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Even if you dislike Skyward Sword, can you really argue that L.A. Noire deserves to be on a best-of list before it does?

Of course, G4 is irrelevant and continues to be so.
 
Davey Cakes

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The Action/Adventure category is fucked up anyway. Who actually considers the likes of Mario and Rayman and even L.A. Noire to be in that genre?

What's weird is that Zelda is likely a better example of an Action/Adventure game than anything in the category, with the exception of Arkham City.

But that's just one example. The nominees are messed up across the board and other categories look completely "off" as well. And yeah, I'll echo that L.A. Noire belongs nowhere near a "best of the year" nomination list, unless it involves the face-capturing technology.
 
Trojita

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Best Performance By Nolan North
Adventure/Space/Fact Cores – Portal 2
Deadpool – Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Desmond Miles – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
The Penguin – Batman: Arkham City

Best Performance Not By Nolan North
Aaron Staton – Cole Phelps, L.A. Noire
JK Simmons – Cave Johnson, Portal 2
John DiMaggio – Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 3
Mark Hamill – The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
Stephen Merchant – Wheatley, Portal 2
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Well that's kind of funny.

WTF best trailer?
 
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ultron87

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They've stolen Giant Bomb's role as the honorer of Nolan North performances. Bastards!

If Space Core doesn't win a crime will have been committed.
 
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scy

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Best Performance By Nolan North
Adventure/Space/Fact Cores – Portal 2
Deadpool – Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Desmond Miles – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
The Penguin – Batman: Arkham City

Best Performance Not By Nolan North
Aaron Staton – Cole Phelps, L.A. Noire
JK Simmons – Cave Johnson, Portal 2
John DiMaggio – Marcus Fenix, Gears of War 3
Mark Hamill – The Joker, Batman: Arkham City
Stephen Merchant – Wheatley, Portal 2
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<3 I want these kind of categories every year.
 
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Amagon

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Best Writing

Batman: Arkham City

L.A. Noire - LOL, really?

Portal 2

Saints Row: The Third

Uncharted 3: Drake&#8217;s Deception
 
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Foffy

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I started shaking my head when I saw Minecraft in the Most Original Game category.

Some of the other lists have awkward choices too. L.A. Noire as a Game of the Year contender? Are you kidding?
 
Trojita

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Anyone notice this in the OP?

TIn addition, &#8220;X-Play&#8221; will announce the winner of G4tv.com&#8217;s Videogame Deathmatch where the fans choose their favorite game of 2011. The battle began with 32 contenders and now is down to only two fan favorites: Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Revelations vs. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
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Also wow congrats at TitS

Edit: Wait, this list makes no fucking sense of at all. TitS is in the best RPG category, but is missing in the best handheld game category.
 
Davey Cakes

Davey Cakes

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If there could be only one Nintendo game in the GOTY category I'd probably choose Zelda over Mario 3D.

Also, Zelda not being in the "best motion controls" category is just wrong, regardless of the mostly-positive-but-still-mixed opinions. I mean, Just Dance 3, really?
 
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ultron87

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Salz01 said:
They need a category for 'most hyped game that failed to deliver'
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Well they apparently thought LA Noire was GOTY material, so they wouldn't nominate the correct choice anyway.

Rash said:
Also, Zelda not being in the "best motion controls" category is just wrong, regardless of the mostly-positive-but-still-mixed opinions. I mean, Just Dance 3, really?
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Huh?


Best Motion Control Game
Dance Central 2
Just Dance 3
Killzone 3 w/Sharpshooter
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Seasame Street: Once Upon A Monster
 
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Foffy

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Trojita said:
Anyone notice this in the OP?



Also wow congrats at TitS

Edit: Wait, this list makes no fucking sense of at all. TitS is in the best RPG category, but is missing in the best handheld game category.
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I guess being the best RPG on a portable doesn't mean shit compared to portable games...? :<
 
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scy

Member
Trojita said:
Anyone notice this in the OP?



Also wow congrats at TitS

Edit: Wait, this list makes no fucking sense of at all. TitS is in the best RPG category, but is missing in the best handheld game category.
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Categories never make sense :/ Though, nice for the TitS recognition anyway.

Also, Revelations for fan favorite? Kind of surprising, though I haven't played it (...or Skyward Sword) so, hell, who knows.

Foffy said:
I guess being the best RPG on a portable doesn't mean shit compared to portable games...? :<
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Pokemon Black/White isn't in the RPG one but is for the portable so ... there's probably some logic somewhere to this.
 
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