Game of the Year
1. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
2. Disney Epic Mickey
3. Mass Effect II
4. NBA 2K11
5. Red Dead Redemption
6. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Most Original Game
1. Deadly Premonition
2. Heavy Rain
3. Limbo
4. Minecraft
5. Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale
Best Gameplay Innovation
1. Heavy Rain
2. Kinect
3. Mass Effect Saves
4. Rock Band Network
5. Rock Band Pro Mode
Best Multiplayer Game
1. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Halo: Reach
4. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
5. Super Street Fighter IV
Best Action/Adventure Game
1. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
2. Bayonetta
3. Disney Epic Mickey
4. God of War III
5. Red Dead Redemption
Best Shooter
1. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2. Bioshock 2
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops
4. Halo: Reach
5. Medal of Honor
Best Fighting Game
1. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
2. Super Street Fighter IV
3. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Best Art Direction
1. Bayonetta
2. Disney Epic Mickey
3. God of War III
4. Limbo
5. Red Dead Redemption
Best Animation
1. Bayonetta
2. Disney Epic Mickey
3. God of War III
4. NBA 2K11
5. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Best Writing
1. Alan Wake
2. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
3. Fallout: New Vegas
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Red Dead Redemption
Best Soundtrack
1. Disney Epic Mickey
2. Halo: Reach
3. Mass Effect 2
4. Nier
5. Red Dead Redemption
Best Sound Design
1. Alan Wake
2. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
3. Limbo
4. Red Dead Redemption
5. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Best Downloadable Game
1. Costume Quest
2. DeathSpank
3. Limbo
4. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
5. Super Meat Boy
Best Downloadable Content
1. Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den
2. Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
3. Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing
4. Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
5. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Best Multiplayer Co-Op
1. Dead Rising 2
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Halo: Reach
4. Red Dead Redemption
5. Rock Band 3
Best Strategy Game
1. Civilization V
2. RUSE
3. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
4. Supreme Commander 2
5. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising
Best Music/Rhythm Game
1. Dance Central
2. Def Jam Rapstar
3. DJ Hero 2
4. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
5. Rock Band 3
Best Sports Game
1. FIFA Soccer 11
2. Madden NFL 11
3. MLB: The Show 10
4. NBA 2K11
5. NHL 11
Best Role Playing Game
1. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
2. Fallout: New Vegas
3. Final Fantasy XIII
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Nier
Best Racing Game
1. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
2. Gran Turismo 5
3. Split/Second
4. Blur
5. ModNation Racers
Best Handheld Game
1. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
2. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
3. Persona 3 Portable
4. Picross 3D
5. Ys 7
