Shacknews '2011 Game of the Year' Recap
Shacknews 2011 'Game of the Year' awards have been revealed. Here's a recap of our selections along with a snazzy new video presentation for the awards.
READ MORE >2011 Game of the Year - The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Shacknews is proud to announce that our 2011 Game of the Year is The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, from developer CD Projekt RED. Read why we picked it, here!
READ MORE >"Excellent choice for GotY! It's nice to see a game that actually deserves it get it, rather than ..."
see all 295 commentsBest of 2011 Runner-Up: Portal 2
This week Shacknews finally reveals its top five games of 2011. Today we announce our first runner-up, Valve's Portal 2. Tomorrow, our Game of the Year for 2011 will finally be revealed.
READ MORE >"My thoughts exactly, this is a pretty ridiculous overkill way to do it. We're closing in on ..."
see all 80 commentsBest of 2011 Runner-Up: Batman Arkham City
This week Shacknews finally reveals its top five games of 2011. We continue today with out third best game of the year, as voted by the editors and staff writers: Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham City.
READ MORE >"is that a question? I guess I'm looking for a 360 style controller. Are any of the 'knock-offs' ..."
see all 47 commentsBest of 2011 Runner-Up: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
This week Shacknews finally reveals its top five games of 2011. We continue today with the fourth best game, as voted by the editors and staff writers: Bethesda's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
READ MORE >"I quite like the way you're doing it too. And nope, not saying that to curry favor. Though I ..."
see all 224 commentsBest of 2011 Runner-Up: Deus Ex Human Revolution
This week Shacknews finally reveals its top five games of 2011. Today we begin with the fourth runner-up, Deus Ex: Human Revolution from developers Eidos Montreal and Nixxies (PC).
READ MORE >"Dues EX deserves this award! BTW any bitching about the boss battles from what I've heard most ..."
see all 27 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Garnett's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Finally, here are editorial director Garnett Lee's picks.
READ MORE >"finally someone picks Shadows..great game..and I will say Dead space 2 was excellent as well!"
see all 13 commentsBest of 2011 Honorable Mention: Bastion
The 2011 Shacknews 'Game of the Year' awards begin today with our list of honorable mentions. These titles didn't quite crack our overall top five, but deserve your attention.
READ MORE >"So now that the honorable mentions are done, are we going to accelerate this feature to the rate ..."
see all 6 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Steve's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Next up is staff writer Steve Watts with his picks.
READ MORE >"Dead Space franchise is incredible. For me it surpassed Resident Evil as my favorite game of ..."
see all 4 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Alice's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Next up is staff writer Alice O'Connor with her favourites.
READ MORE >"Maybe you're confused about how chatty works here, Alice. :P We all still love you and ..."
see all 24 commentsBest of 2011 Honorable Mention: Super Mario 3D Land
The 2011 Shacknews 'Game of the Year' awards begin today with our list of honorable mentions. These titles didn't quite crack our overall top five, but deserve your attention.
READ MORE >"3d land is kind of difficult to play if you turn off the 3d, you can set it to min if you need to. "
see all 24 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Ozzie's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Next up is staff writer Ozzie Mejia with his picks.
READ MORE >"Rock of Ages is pretty cool, but I wish it were more Spectraball-esque."
see all 5 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Jeff's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Next up is staff writer Jeff Mattas and his favorites.
READ MORE >"I'm really liking it, but I'm pissed that the checkpoints are too far apart. Replaying sections ..."
see all 7 commentsBest of 2011 Honorable Mention: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The 2011 Shacknews 'Game of the Year' awards begin today with our list of honorable mentions. These titles didn't quite crack our overall top five, but deserve your attention.
READ MORE >"They would fuck up speech. I just have a strong feeling they would...hell shit in Skyward Sword ..."
see all 14 commentsStaff Favorites 2011: Andrew's picks
The Shacknews staff takes a moment to recognize some of the team's favorite titles that didn't quite crack our overall 'Best of 2011' awards. Next up is east coast editor Andrew Yoon with his favorites.
READ MORE >"Except that Dead Space ripped it off of Resident Evil, who ripped it of from The Thing, ..."
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"I appreciate those award drawings. Someone went to art school!"
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