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Best of 2012 Awards Preview: Nominees, Schedule, And Breakdown

Posted on Friday, December 14 @ 11:28:50 Eastern by


Starting next week, all week, GameRevolution will be running our prestigious Best of 2012 Awards, honoring video game excellence during the calendar year. But today, we're giving you a preview of what's to come through our category breakdown, the schedule, and the nominees. 

Don't forget to participate in all of the Community Choice voting for your chance to pick a winner for Community Game of the Year.

Without futher ado, here is our schedule, categories, and nominees for 2012.

Monday, December 17th, 2012 - Genre Day:

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Mass Effect 3
  • Assassin's Creed III
  • Dishonored
  • Dragon's Dogma
  • Sleeping Dogs

Best RPG

  • Mass Effect 3
  • Persona 4 Golden
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown
  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
  • Xenoblade Chronicles

Best Shooter

  • Halo 4
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • Borderlands 2
  • Far Cry 3
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Best Sports Game

  • Madden NFL 13
  • NBA 2K13
  • FIFA 13
  • SSX
  • MLB 12: The Show

Best Racing Game

  • LittleBigPlanet Karting
  • Mario Kart 7
  • wipEout 20148
  • Forza Horizon
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Best Fighting Game

  • PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale
  • Tekken Tag Tournament 2
  • Skullgirls
  • Persona 4 Arena
  • Street Fighter X Tekken


Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 - Miscellaneous Day 1:

Best Mobile Game

  • Rayman Jungle Run
  • The Simpsons: Tapped Out
  • Pocket Planes
  • Angry Birds: Star Wars
  • The World Ends With You

Best Downloadable Game

  • Sound Shapes
  • The Walking Dead
  • Journey
  • Mark of the Ninja
  • The Unfinished Swan

Best Original Game

  • Dishonored
  • Sound Shapes
  • The Unfinished Swan
  • Fez
  • Journey


Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 - Miscellaneous Day 2:

Best Developer

  • BioWare
  • ArenaNet
  • Gearbox Software
  • Arkane Studios
  • 343 Industries

Best Publisher

  • Sony Computer Entertainment of America
  • 2K Games
  • Bethesda
  • Ubisoft
  • Square Enix

Biggest Disappointment

  • Medal of Honor: Warfighter
  • Final Fantasy XIII-2
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Diablo III
  • Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Most Surprising Game

  • Sleeping Dogs
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • Guild Wars 2
  • Rayman Jungle Run
  • Journey

Thursday, December 20th, 2012 - Exclusives Day:

Best 3DS Exclusive

  • Mario Kart 7
  • Final Fantasy Theatrhythm
  • Resident Evil: Revelations
  • Paper Mario Sticker Star
  • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Best PS Vita Exclusive

  • Escape Plan
  • Uncharted: Golden Abyss
  • Gravity Rush
  • Persona 4 Golden
  • Lumines: Electronic Symphony

Best PC Exclusive

  • Planetside 2
  • Torchlight II
  • Dustforce
  • Tribes: Ascend
  • Guild Wars 2

Best Wii U Exclusive

  • Zombi U
  • Nintendo Land
  • Scribblenauts Unlimited
  • New Super Mario Bros. U
  • Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge

Best Xbox 360 Exclusive

  • Forza Horizon
  • Halo 4
  • Dance Central 3
  • Fez
  • Trials Evolution

Best PS3 Exclusive

  • PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale
  • Journey
  • The Unfinished Swan
  • Sports Champions 2
  • Starhawk

Friday, December 21st, 2012 - The Grand Finale:

Community Game of the Year

GameRevolution Game of the Year

Best of 2012 Awards Recap


No, I didn't forget the nominees in the Game of the Year category. We're just keeping them under wraps for now. Let us surprise you.

After that, we wish you a Merry Christmas, happiness, and good health leading into the New Year. Starting on the Christmas Day, we'll be running the following year-end specials:
  • A four-part series of the Biggest News Headlines of 2012
  • Top 25 Wii Games
  • Top 25 Xbox 360 Games
  • Top 25 PS3 Games
  • Top 25 PC Games
We look forward to continuing our efforts in elevating GameRevolution in 2013. We hope you stay and join us for the ride.
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Comments
  • Kakulukia
    Kakulukia
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 11:45 am
    NEEDS MOAR WALKING DEAD AND TELLTALE.
    And isn't it kind of weird to nominate Mass Effect 3 in *two* genre categories and then in biggest disappointment?

    Other than that, cool lists.
    0 1
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 11:55 am
    Wait, who was surprised by Journey?
    0 2
  • cheesegod99
    cheesegod99
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
    Pretty sure this category exists solely so they can give Spec Ops an award. Which it deserves! But still.
    0 4
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
    Supposed to be a reply to your comment... see below.
    0 2
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 16th, 2012 at 3:59 am
    I was.
    People saying something is good isn't enough for me to expect it to be good -- not when you're as jaded as I am.

    Though, if we're talking about being my degree of jaded, then virtually any game being good qualifies it as surprising to me....
    0 0
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Dec 16th, 2012 at 8:40 am
    Haha, I meant more of a "it's thatgamecompany, how could it be bad?" But now that I think about it, I didn't expect it to be anywhere near as amazing as it is.
    0 0
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Dec 16th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
    Wow, i can't imagine having such low expectations.
    0 0
  • Heath_Hindman
    Heath_Hindman
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 17th, 2012 at 7:10 am
    Oh, it's great. Very rarely does anything disappoint me.

    And all I had to trade in were my childlike joy and sense of wonder.
    0 0
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
    Although it has RPG mechanics, XCOM is not at all an RPG. Black Ops is more of an RPG than XCOM, really.
    0 2
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
    Agreed!

    Not spam.
    0 2
  • cheesegod99
    cheesegod99
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
    Really? Fez and Soundshapes for best original game but not TWD? Eh, I guess it's not technically a new IP, but it IS a new game franchise.
    0 1
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000
    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
    Wait! Wait! You guys are forgetting the strategy games genre. Also, XCom isn't a RPG, is it? Sure, it has RPG elements but I thought it's more like a strategy game... I mean there's Tropico 4, Endless Space, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, and...
    0 1
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
    We were loose on the definition of the RPG. X-COM could be considered a TRPG, in the way that other Final Fantasy Tactics is. We also didn't have a specific strategy game category, but we still wanted to recognize it, so it was placed in the RPG category.
    0 2
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
    This. It's incredibly difficult to give recognition to every genre and every game. We did our best and are extremely proud with the outcome.
    1 1
  • Stickyellowsock
    Stickyellowsock
    Joined: Oct 2009
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
    How is Resident Evil 6 not under Biggest Disappointments?
    1 2
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
    I actually talk about that being my personal biggest disappointment in this week's podcast, going up later today. Such a let down for me.

    We have a voting process, and unfortunately (or fortunately, if you're Capcom), it didn't make it.
    0 1
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
    Because it was an awesome game.
    0 0
  • usaglory
    usaglory
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
    Looking forward to those "Top 25" lists.
    0 4
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 at 3:24 pm
    These will be VERY controversial and very fun to read. The voting process involved the entire staff, including extended staff members. So it's all mathematically correct, but damn, there is some randomness on there. I was even scratching my head on one or two entries. But hey, who am I to say what anyone should or shouldn't enjoy? What I do know is that it was all done in good fun, and with a genuine love for the games on each list.

    The good thing is that we plan on keeping a dynamic list and re-releasing the feature each year around this time. Each year the top 25 should feature at least some variation in the games listed, and the order in which they're in. The only one we're putting to bed this year, is the Wii. Next year it'll be the Wii U instead. And next year we'll introduce categories for 3DS and PS Vita. We're a forward thinking bunch.
    0 4
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Dec 16th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
    I'm rooting for Sleeping Dogs all the way. It's my personal Game of the Year for 2012. I'm sure there are others who would disagree, and that's fine by me. But Sleeping Dogs was the absolute most fun out of any game I've played this year.
    0 1
  • MarcioTheGreat
    MarcioTheGreat
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Dec 19th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
    Agreed, Sleeping Dogs is a gem of this generation! ACIII was a glitch fest and disappointing overall
    0 1
  • BigTruckSeries
    BigTruckSeries
    Joined: May 2006
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2012 at 4:36 am
    Best Xbox Exclusive: Halo 4
    Best Shooter: FAR CRY 3
    Best publisher/producer - everyone behind FAR CRY 3

    the PS3 exclusive list looks like SHIT - I let my cousin borrow my PS3 and I don't miss it AT ALL.
    0 0

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