Table of Contents
Calendar of Events
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Monday
- DEC 13
- Awards Begin Categories Revealed
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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
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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 Surprising Game to Make It Past Aussie Censors
Sure, the editorial operations of GameSpot's Australia office include the OzSpot podcast and the Crosshairs video show. However, GameSpot AU's editors also keep a watchful eye on the decisions made by the Australian Classification Board, which rates games in the territory and often bans games deemed to contain content that's too explicit. This category catalogs the violent games that somehow made it through.
Watch the video below for more!
GameSpot's Best Games of 2010 Readers' Choice WinnerAnd the winner is…
God of War III
God of War III, a game where you play as an angry demigod who goes around mauling mythological monsters, is pretty much the most violent game this year...which is why it's so surprising that the game made it past the Australian Classification Board.
Readers' Choice Voting
- Winner
- Results
And the winner is…
God of War III
- Publisher: SCEA
- Developer: SCE Santa Monica
Set in the realm of brutal Greek mythology, God of War III is a single-player game that allows players to take on the climatic role of the ex-Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he scales through the intimidating heights of Mt. Olympus and the dark depths of Hell to seek revenge on those who have betrayed him. Armed with double-chained blades, and an array of new weapons and magic for this iteration of the trilogy, Kratos must take on mythology's darkest creatures while solving intricate puzzles throughout his merciless quest to destroy Olympus. Utilizing a new game engine built from the ground up and state-of-the-art visual technologies, the development team behind God of War III has made standard-setting strides in giving players the realistic feel of actually being on the battlegrounds. With texture resolutions quadrupling since God of War II on PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, God of War III, in its debut on the PS3 system, will feature fluid, life-like characters, as well as dynamic lighting effects, a robust weapon system, and world-changing scenarios that will truly bring unmistakable realism to Kratos' fateful quest. Players will have a chance to join battles on a grand scale that is four times larger than its predecessor.
| Title | Vote Result Graph | % of Votes | # of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
Dead Rising 2 |
12% | 3,440 | |
Fallout: New Vegas |
17% | 4,892 | |
God of War III |
36% | 10,688 | |
Medal of Honor |
5% | 1,492 | |
Splatterhouse |
17% | 4,974 | |
Call of Duty: Black Ops |
4% | 1,307 | |
Aliens vs. Predator |
2% | 587 | |
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days |
2% | 563 | |
Mafia II |
2% | 581 | |
Red Dead Redemption |
3% | 817 |
13 comments
Although it had poor reviews I may still pick Splatterhouse up, it's going cheap and it doesn't look too bad.
@deathguadian08 medal of honor almost got banned in the USA! you see in the online you can be a Taliban and gun down us soldiers. this shows disrespect to the us soldiers risking there lives in afganistan.
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