Offical GOTY

[Jakeisonfire.]

me and my friend where wondering who does the offficial game of the year awards and what are the nominies and catigories. thanks

[Andrew]

Beowulf. End of.

[xxxpanteraxxxx]

beowulf???^^^

[w00ties]

Originally Posted by xxxpanteraxxxx

beowulf???^^^

I assume he means the game;
IGN: Beowulf

As for GOTY Awards, a ton of people do them. Im not sure if theres any official one. I think its more like reviews, everyone can do one and you just choose your favorite reviewer to trust.

For example, a quick search gave me: Game Critics Awards

My personal favorite game site is GameSpy, so Id naturally recommend;
GameSpy's Game of the Year 2006 (note thats the 2006 GOTY Awards at GS, you'll probably have to wait a little longer for the 2007)

[pln0ygunz]

I don't think it has been announced yet..

Spike VGAs: Nominees Announced

Yes, the game of the year discussion is already beginning! Spike is hosting its 5th annual Video Game Awards this December in Las Vegas, and this morning the nominees were released on Spike.com. What's in contention for Game of the Year? Orange Box, Halo 3, BioShock, and Mass Effect. Don't agree with the nominees? Blame Crecente and this here guest editor, who are both part of the judge advisory panel. For all full list of all the nominees, check after the jump. Watch the show Sunday, December 9 at 9 PM to see if this year's host can pronounce my last name correctly.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Flawless

Beowulf. End of.

Lmao Pantera thought you were being serious!
Mass effect, Assasins creed, COD4.....Just a few that really diserve the title imo.

[ryantomaszewski]

speedball 2

[dmozer]

I'm tired of hearing Halo 3 being mentioned as GOTY...I mean, in my opinion GOTY should be given to a revolutionary game, or one that at least introduces something more than a few different maps or guns. Forge was cool, but not revolutionary. It was cool to be able to create your own maps, but didn't really do a whole lot for the gaming industry. IMHO I believe (despite not owning or having desire to own) The Orange Box deserves the GOTY. I have seen what this game can and does do and for that it deserves GOTY. Since my opinion is the only one that matters, I win!

[BabeSlayer]

Orange box wont win because its multiple games, and they'd need to narrow it down.

i highly doubt any crediable source would pick anything other than halo 3 and as your claim about not doing anything for the industry. Well look at the sales alone. Nothing touches it in sales. Its a monstor. It deserves game of the year for that alone.

[benniemc]

Current Top Rated on GameSpot.

1 Crysis
Publisher: EA Games Developer: Crytek
Platform: PC Genre: Action
Score: 9.5 Release Date: 15/11/2007

2 Super Mario Galaxy
Publisher: Nintendo | Platform: WII | Genre: Action
Editors' Choice score: 9.5

3 The Orange Box
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: Xbox 360 | Genre: Action
Editors' Choice score:9.5

4 The Orange Box
Publisher: EA Games | Platform: PC | Genre: Action
Editors' Choice score:9.5

5 Halo 3
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: Xbox 360 | Genre: Action
Editors' Choice score:9.5

6 World in Conflict
Publisher: Sierra Entertainment | Platform: PC | Genre: Strategy
Editors' Choice score:9.5

7 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks | Platform: PS3 | Genre: Role-Playing
Editors' Choice score: 9.5

8 Forza Motorsport 2
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios | Platform: Xbox 360 | Genre: Driving
Editors' Choice score: 9.2

9 God of War II
Publisher: SCEA | Platform: PS2 | Genre: Action
Editors' Choice score: 9.2

10 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Genre: Role-Playing
Editors' Choice score: 9.2