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Calendar of Events

  • Monday
    • DEC 13
    • Awards Begin Categories Revealed
  • Monday
    • DEC 20
    • Editors' Choice Awards Special Achievements
  • Tuesday Dec 21 - Dubious Honors
  • Wednesday Dec 22 - Genre Awards
  • Thursday Dec 23 - Platform Awards
  • Friday Dec 24 - Game of the Year
  • Monday
    • JAN 10
    • Readers' Choice Awards Voting Ends

About the Awards

GameSpot's Best of 2010 awards cover special achievements in the field of advancements for games, dubious honors for less-than-admirable qualities, and full awards for individual genres and every major platform. Nominations and awards are the result of rigorous debate among GameSpot's editors, who select up to five finalists and one winner for almost every category (the Game of the Year category includes up to 10 finalists). To qualify for an editorial award, games must have been reviewed by GameSpot between January 1, 2010, and November 30, 2010.

Award categories are intended to call out those games that truly deserve the attention--therefore, while each award is meaningful, it's considered an honor simply to be nominated.

Special Achievement

Most Surprisingly Good Game

Each year, there are at least a handful of games that come out of left field and surprise us with a level of quality, innovation, or just plain fun that we weren't expecting. This award spotlights the most pleasant surprises of 2010.

Watch the video below for more!

GameSpot's Best Games of 2010 Readers' Choice WinnerAnd the winner is…

Deadly Premonition

Deadly Premonition doesn't seem like the kind of game that would be good; it has dated graphics and poor controls, but it also has an incredible, over-the-top story and more memorable moments than anyone would ever expect from such a game.

Readers' Choice Voting

  • Winner
  • Results
And the winner is…

Deadly Premonition

GameSpot's Best Games of 2010 Readers' Choice Winner

Deadly Premonition is a third-person survival horror action game which puts players in the role of the intuitive FBI Agent Francis York Morgan. In the process of investigating a murder, players will examine a series of interlocking mysteries in a remote rural town and will encounter an array of complex characters pivotal to the unraveling of the storyline's mystery. Suspenseful action sequences will force players to make strategic moves, gliding by enemies in the shadows or engaging them with long-range weapons or hand-to-hand melee combat. From the unparalleled atmosphere, music and mysterious storyline to driving vehicles and exploring the entire town, Deadly Premonition will offer players a unique and haunting interactive gaming experience unlike any other.

Title Vote Result Graph % of Votes # of Votes

Alice in Wonderland

 
10% 3,121

Deadly Premonition

 
18% 5,723

Hydro Thunder Hurricane

 
4% 1,226

Monday Night Combat

 
11% 3,421

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

 
13% 4,218

GoldenEye 007

 
18% 5,575

Singularity

 
15% 4,597

Sonic Colors

 
6% 2,034

Toy Soldiers

 
4% 1,125

Greed Corp

 
1% 457
12 comments
punksterdaddy
punksterdaddy

so is this game no good then? as i was about 2 purchase it last week but didn't due 2 lack of funds till this friday. anybody out there recommend it?

dmdavenport
dmdavenport

I've heard a lot about Deadly Premonitions, but I don't know if I can stand looking at it to play it.

01-cannon-mpc
01-cannon-mpc

I knew a realy crappy game whould get this. The crappiest games always win.

veldwind
veldwind

Bad game choice, bad animator.....

SociopathicBox
SociopathicBox

The hosts voice grates me, oh well its all good.

thepyrethatburn
thepyrethatburn

Seriously...... They must be big Twin Peaks fans. I played Deadly Premonition and I wouldn't have guessed this one. I'm, at least, somewhat placated by Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. I figured that this would be something that I rented from Gamefly only a few days and wound up buying it AND getting the DLC.

DecadesOfGaming
DecadesOfGaming

If it's that good, why has gamespot only awarded it a 7 ?!

Daggersquad
Daggersquad

Is the host Carolyn Petit a man or a woman?

AQWBlaZer91
AQWBlaZer91

Deadly Premonition looks really promising. oh well it's the winner.

archvile_78
archvile_78

Heh Deadly premonition does deserve it. I got my copy recently for 16,99$ new and for over 20h of gameplay it sure is a really good value.

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