Feature: The Games Cabin Game of The Year Awards 2012 Nominations
It's been a very eventful year in the gaming world, so catch up with what's hot and what's not with The Games Cabin Game of The Year Awards Nominations 2012
It’s been one hell of a year…
2012 is almost done and dusted, so as we approach the new year/the end of the world, we’ve drawn up our nominations for The Games Cabin’s first Game of The Year Award.
There’s been hits and misses, blockbusters and flops, sequels and new properties, even a new console with the PS Vita and an upgrade with the Nintendo 3DS, so there’s no shortage of games to draw from for our first Game of The Year Award.
Check out the nominations below:
Xbox 360
Halo 4
Forza Horizon
The Walking Dead
Minecraft
Trials Evolution
Playstation 3
Borderlands 2
Journey
Starhawk
Twisted Metal
Dishonored
Nintendo Wii
Xenoblade Chronicles
The Last Story
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Mario Party 9
Project Zero 2: Wii Edition
Nintendo Wii U
ZombiU
New Super Mario Bros. U
Batman Arkham City - Armored Edition
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Assassin’s Creed III
Playstation Vita
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Gravity Rush
LittleBigPlanet Vita
Persona 4 Golden
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation
PC
Guild Wars 2
DOTA 2
Planetside 2
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Diablo III
Nintendo 3DS
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Paper Mario 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Resident Evil: Revelations
Mobile
Rayman Jungle Run
Crazy Taxi
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition
Punch Quest
The Dark Knight Rises
Best Exclusive
Journey
Halo 4
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation
Starhawk
The Last Story
Best Single-Player
The Walking Dead
Journey
Mass Effect 3
The Last Story
Dishonored
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Guild Wars 2
Planetside 2
Starhawk
Best Graphics
Halo 4
Far Cry 3
Assassin’s Creed III
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Mass Effect 3
Best Sound Design
Journey
Mass Effect 3
Halo 4
Gravity Rush
Max Payne 3
Best Open World
Mass Effect 3
Sleeping Dogs
Dishonored
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition
The Amazing Spider-Man
Best Racing
Forza Horizon
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
F1 2012
Dirt: Showdown
Wipeout 2048
Best RPG
Mass Effect 3
Pokemon Black Version 2
Diablo III
Torchlight II
Paper Mario 3DS
Best Fighter
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
Street Fighter X Tekken
Dead or Alive 5
Mortal Kombat (PS Vita)
Soul Calibur V
Best Sports
SSX
Fifa 13
NHL 13
WWE’ 13
Tony Hawks Pro Skater HD
Best Platformer
New Super Mario Bros. U
LittleBigPlanet Vita
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Fez
Best First-Person Shooter
Halo 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Borderlands 2
Far Cry 3
Gotham City Imposters
Best Third-Person Shooter
Starhawk
Max Payne 3
Spec Ops: The Line
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Sleeping Dogs
Best Puzzle
Quantime Conundrum
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!
Angry Birds Star Wars
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Bad Piggies
Best Indie
Journey
Fez
FTL
Hotline Miami
Unfinished Swan
Biggest Disappointment
Assassin’s Creed III
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS Vita)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
Cubix
LittleBigPlanet Karting
Most Under-Hyped/Unappreciated
Starhawk
LittleBigPlanet Vita
Dear Esther
Spec Ops: The Line
Sleeping Dogs
Best Downloadable Game
The Walking Dead
When Vikings Attack!
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Journey
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!
Worst Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
007 Legends
Ridge Racer Vita
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock
Angry Birds Trilogy (PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS)
Game of The Year
Journey
Far Cry 3
The Walking Dead
Dishonored
Halo 4
Quite a list I think you’ll agree, hopefully you can spot a few of your favourites amongst this years nominations.
Check back on Friday December 21st when we announce our winners for each category and see which game gets the coveted Game of The Year 2012 Award.
Until then, keep it with The Games Cabin for the latest gaming news, reviews and all other interests in the world of gaming and general geekery.
What do you think of this years nominations? What would be your Game of The Year? Let us know in the comments.
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