2010 GAME OF THE YEAR

2010 Game of the Year - from media outlets

* Video Game Awards Only - The Video Game includes Console & PC Games, but not Handheld games, Mac games, Kids games, Indie games, etc.

* Professional Awards Only - The Media include Sites, Magazines, Newspapers, Publications, Broadcastings, but not Blogs have a staff of one.

* All-Format GOTY Awards Only - But a single GOTY pick must be a single title, except for a tie.

* In release order.

* More details are here.

Golden Joystick Awards (UK) : Mass Effect 2

The Stuff Gadget Awards (UK): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Games Magazine (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Level Magazine (SE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

CNET / CNET TV (US) : Red Dead Redemption

GamesMaster Magazine (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Strength Gamer (US) : Red Dead Redemption

WhatIfGaming (US) : Red Dead Redemption

ABC Good Game (AU) : Red Dead Redemption

TechGeeze (US) : Red Dead Redemption

MTV GameAwards (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

IGN AU (AU) : Mass Effect 2

Kotaku AU (AU) : Mass Effect 2

Kotaku AU Editor’s Choice GOTY (AU) : Red Dead Redemption

EL33TONLINE (ZA) : Red Dead Redemption

GameFocus (CA) : Mass Effect 2

GameFocus Community choice GOTY (CA) : Mass Effect 2

Just Push Start (US) : God of War III

CVG (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

TIME (US) : Alan Wake

IGN UK (UK) : Bayonetta

Cheat Code Central (US) : Red Dead Redemption

The Times (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

Spike TV Video Game Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Inside Gaming Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption

E! Online (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Hooked Gamers (US) : Mass Effect 2

G4TV Videogame Deathmatch (US) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

X-Play (US) : Mass Effect 2

TheGamersHub (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Lazygamer (ZA) : Red Dead Redemption

Made2Game (UK) : Darksiders

GameReactor (SE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

bit-tech (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Macon.com (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Meristation (ES) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Meristation Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : Mass Effect 2

All Age Gaming (AU) : Mass Effect 2

Shortlist Magazine (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

Destructoid (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Spin Magazine (US) : Red Dead Redemption

CraveOnline (US) : Red Dead Redemption

GameReactor (DE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

GamesRadar (US) : Red Dead Redemption

GamesRadar Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Red Dead Redemption

MyGaming (ZA) : Mass Effect 2

MSN UK (UK) : Mass Effect 2

MSN UK Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Call of Duty: Black Ops

AHN (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Entertainment Weekly (US) : Red Dead Redemption

VentureBeat (US) : Red Dead Redemption

That Gamer Hub (US) : Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

MSNBC (US) : Mass Effect 2

Edge (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Associated Press (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Loot Ninja (US) : Red Dead Redemption

iTWire (AU) : Mass Effect 2

Complex Magazine (US) : Mass Effect 2

Zavvi (UK) : Vanquish

Associated Content from Yahoo! (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Yahoo! Games (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Beefjack (US) : Fallout: New Vegas

Gamasutra (US) : Red Dead Redemption

San Jose Mercury News / Contra Costa Times (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Next Gen News (IS) : Mass Effect 2

Brutal Gamer (UK) : Mass Effect 2

The Married Gamers (US) : Epic Mickey

Snackbar Games (US) : Mass Effect 2

MTV Multiplayer (US) : Mass Effect 2

Zoopy TV GameState (ZA) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

GameSpy (US) : Red Dead Redemption

The Ledger (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Gameplanet Readers' Choice Awards (NZ) : Red Dead Redemption

The New Zealand Herald (NZ) : Red Dead Redemption

Daily Record (UK) : Deadly Premonition

Daily Record Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Phoenix New Times (US) : Mass Effect 2

Shiny Media Tech Digest (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Gameplayer.se (SE) : Mass Effect 2

Game Revolution (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Guardian (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

Guardian Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) :

Talking About Games (US) : Mass Effect 2

Vagary.TV (US) : Mass Effect 2

Actiontrip (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Critical Gamer (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

GameSpot (US) : Red Dead Redemption

GameSpot Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

GameZone (US) : Mass Effect 2

The Bitbag (US) : Mass Effect 2

GamingBolt (IN) : Mass Effect 2

GamingBolt Readers' Choice GOTY (IN) : God of War III

GameDynamo (ES) : Red Dead Redemption

TVG (UK) : Heavy Rain

GameBosh (UK) : Fallout: New Vegas

SpazioGames (IT) : Mass Effect 2

Orange (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Digital Spy (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

God is a Geek (UK) : Mass Effect 2

VGChartz (UK) : Mass Effect 2

VGChartz Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2

MediaKick (UK) : Mass Effect 2

MediaKick Staff's Choice GOTY (UK) : Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Everything 4 Gamers (CA) : Mass Effect 2

The A.V. Club (US) : Mass Effect 2

Wired (US) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

HEXUS.net (UK) : Mass Effect 2

HEXUS.net Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Gamer.nl (NL) : Red Dead Redemption

Level7 (NU) : Red Dead Redemption

Blast Magazine (US) : Red Dead Redemption

The Salt Lake Tribune (US) : Mass Effect 2

VideoGamer (UK) : Heavy Rain

VideoGamer Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

CNN (US) : Heavy Rain

Gaming Union (UK) : Heavy Rain

Softpedia (RO) : Fallout: New Vegas

TODAYonline (SG) : Mass Effect 2

Yahoo! Games (UK) : Halo:Reach

GameAxis (SG) : Bayonetta

IncGamers (UK) : Mass Effect 2

CBC News (CA) : Mass Effect 2

JoBlo The Digital Dorm (US) : Red Dead Redemption

WatchMojo (CA) : Call of Duty: Black Ops

4PLAYER.DE (DE) : Heavy Rain

Games On Net (AU) : Mass Effect 2

Games On Net Readers' Choice GOTY (AU) : Mass Effect 2

Gamekult Awards (FR) : Red Dead Redemption

Eurogamer (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (NL) : Red Dead Redemption

Revision3 The Totally Rad Show (US) : Heavy Rain

GameReactor (NO) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

GameReactor Readers' Choice GOTY (NO) :

Gamer365 (HU) : Red Dead Redemption

3DJuegos (ES) : Red Dead Redemption

3DJuegos Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : Red Dead Redemption

MANIAC.de (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

Shacknews (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Extreme Gamer (CA) : Red Dead Redemption

GamerNode (US) : Mass Effect 2

ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2

ALT+F4 (US) : Red Dead Redemption

D+PAD Magazine (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Everyday Gamers (US) : Mass Effect 2

Nerdemic (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Go! Gaming Giant (UK) : Mass Effect 2

GameCritics.com (US) : Deadly Premonition

Mirror (UK) : Fallout: New Vegas

GamesAreEvil (US) : Red Dead Redemption

GameReactor (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Joystick Division (US) : Red Dead Redemption

TheSixthAxis (UK) : Heavy Rain

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

Destructoid Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2

Gametrailers (US) : Mass Effect 2

GamingBits (US) : Mass Effect 2

Joystiq (US) : Mass Effect 2

Dose.ca (CA) : Mass Effect 2

Ripten (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Ology (US) : Red Dead Redemption

The Indianapolis Star (US) : Deadly Premonition

Battle Creek Enquirer (US) : Heavy Rain

Fragland (BE) : Red Dead Redemption

Eurogamer (ES) : Red Dead Redemption

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : Mass Effect 2

GamersNET (NL) : Red Dead Redemption

Netherlands Experts' Choice GOTY (NL) : Red Dead Redemption

GamingShogun (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (PT) : Red Dead Redemption

Game Observer (US) : Amnesia: The Dark Descent

AtomicGamer (US) : Mass Effect 2

BLORGE (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Giant Bomb (US) : Mass Effect 2

Giant Bomb Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2

MonsterVine (US) : Red Dead Redemption

WorthPlaying (US) : Red Dead Redemption

MMGN (AU) : Red Dead Redemption

MyInsideGamer (IE) : Mass Effect 2

The Gamers' Temple (US) : Mass Effect 2

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2

Crush! Frag! Destroy! (US) : Mass Effect 2

Gamer Limit (US) : Mass Effect 2

Elder-Geek (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Suite101.com (CA) : God of War III

DarkStation (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

Game Chronicles (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Console Monster (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

Console Monster Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Halo:Reach

Gunaxin (US) : God of War III

Horrible Night (US) : Mass Effect 2

Cheat Happens (US) : Red Dead Redemption

The Newb Review (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Middle East Gamers (AE) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

iafrica.com (ZA) : Mass Effect 2

DualShockers (US) : Mass Effect 2

TGN Times (CA) : Vanquish

Empire (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Gaming Universe (DE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

ZoKnowsGaming.com (UK) : God of War III

DIY (UK) : Heavy Rain

Thunderbolt (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

eLhabib.at (AT) : Red Dead Redemption

Gamestyle (UK) : Mass Effect 2

InsideGamer (NL) : Red Dead Redemption

The Independent (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

DarkZero (UK) : Bayonetta

Herald Sun (AU) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Gemakei (US) : Bayonetta

Computer Bild (DE) : Gran Turismo 5



Games TM Magazine (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (DK) : Red Dead Redemption

Kill Screen Magazine (US) : Mass Effect 2

The Escapist Zero Punctuation (US) : Just Cause 2

News10 (US) : Call of Duty: Black Ops

Coventry Telegraph (UK) : Halo:Reach

Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine (US) : Red Dead Redemption

C&G Monthly Magazine (CA) : Mass Effect 2

EVERYEYE.IT (IT) : Red Dead Redemption

EVERYEYE.IT Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2

Multiplayer.it (IT) : God of War III

Multiplayer.it Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2

DigitalBattle (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Game Informer (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Game Informer Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood



eGamer (ZA) : Heavy Rain

Gamervision (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Le Monde.fr Readers' Choice GOTY (FR) : Red Dead Redemption

GameCaptain (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

GamingXP (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

GameReactor (IT/ES) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

Portugal Gaming (PT) : Red Dead Redemption

New Game Network (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Metacritic Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Living Games Festival Awards (DE) : Heavy Rain

IndianVideoGamer (IN) : Red Dead Redemption

DamnLag (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

HollywoodChicago.com (US) : Red Dead Redemption

1UP (US) : Red Dead Redemption

1UP Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Call of Duty: Black Ops



fokgames.nl (NL) : Red Dead Redemption

fokgames.nl Readers' Choice GOTY (NL) : Mass Effect 2

Cinema e VideoGiochi (IT) : Red Dead Redemption

Reload Replay (US) : Red Dead Redemption

IGN (US) : Mass Effect 2

IGN Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2

VG-Reloaded (UK) : Mass Effect 2

NeoGAF (US) : Mass Effect 2

The Epoch Times (US) : Mass Effect 2

infinitecontinues (UK) : Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Gameshark (US) : BioShock 2

GameFAQs (US) : Mass Effect 2

Diehard Gamefan (US) : Mass Effect 2

Gameswelt (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

411mania (US) : Red Dead Redemption



Gamezone (DE) : Red Dead Redemption

GAMEBLOG.fr (FR) : Red Dead Redemption

The Escapist (US) : Red Dead Redemption

SideQuesting (US) : Mass Effect 2

AceGamez (UK) : Red Dead Redemption

Kotaku (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Kotaku Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2

GamingLives (UK) : Mass Effect 2

Xtreme Gaming 24/7 (UK) : Heavy Rain

Nukoda (US) : Red Dead Redemption

WingDamage.com (US) : Mass Effect 2

Anime Expo® (US) : Mass Effect 2

Scorephoria (US) : Mass Effect 2

Game Rant (CA) : Mass Effect 2

USA TODAY Game Hunters (US) : Red Dead Redemption



GamersLand (IR) : Red Dead Redemption

gameroni (US) : Bayonetta

Evil Avatar (US) : Mass Effect 2

Evil Avatar Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2

GAMEcore.se (SE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

AIAS - Interactive Achievement Awards (US) : Mass Effect 2

Game Developers Choice Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption

NAViGaTR Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption

BAFTA Awards (UK) : Mass Effect 2

BAFTA The GAME Award 2010 - Readers' Choice (UK) : Call of Duty: Black Ops

DOME.fi (FI) : Mass Effect 2

GRY OnLine (PL) : Mass Effect 2

GameVicio (BR) : God of War III

Dataspelsgalan 2011 (SE) : Mass Effect 2

Dataspelsgalan People's Choice GOTY (SE) : Mass Effect 2



Game Industry News (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Game Critics Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption

Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2

Danish Game Awards (DK) : Red Dead Redemption

Gullstikka (NO) : Red Dead Redemption

PlayGround.ru (RU) : Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY (RU) : Mass Effect 2

Box Office Prophet - Calvin Awards (US) : Halo:Reach

Daily Rush (DK) : Red Dead Redemption




* The Winners of this year *


Red Dead Redemption - 111

The Critics' Picks - 87

The Readers' Picks - 24


Mass Effect 2 - 101

The Critics' Picks - 68

The Readers' Picks - 33


Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 19

The Critics' Picks - 17

The Readers' Picks - 2


Heavy Rain - 12

The Critics' Picks - 11

The Readers' Picks - 1


God of War III - 7

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - 6

Bayonetta - 5

Call of Duty: Black Ops - 5

Fallout: New Vegas - 4

Halo:Reach - 4

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 3

Deadly Premonition - 3

Vanquish - 2

Alan Wake - 1

Amnesia: The Dark Descent - 1

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 1

BioShock 2 - 1

Darksiders - 1

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - 1

Epic Mickey - 1

Gran Turismo 5 - 1

Just Cause 2 - 1




* The Big Winner of the Year *

   Red Dead Redemption

 









GameSpot said "It's hard to argue with a game as accomplished as Red Dead Redemption. This is a game with a lot of things going for it--a complete package that offers excellent gameplay, stirring music, memorable characters expertly given life with superb voice acting, and an enthralling story taken from the pages of classic Western films. Red Dead Redemption is GameSpot's 2010 Game of the Year."



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* Updated, thanks GottaGet! - Next Gen News / The Married Gamers / Snackbar Games / MTV Multiplayer / Zoopy TV GameState / Game Revolution / Guardian / Talking About Games / Vagary.TV /ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY /  ALT+F4 / D+PAD Magazine / Everyday Gamers / Nerdemic / Go! Gaming Giant / GameCritics.com / Mirror / GamesAreEvil / GameReactor (UK) / Joystick Division / TheSixthAxis / Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (DE) / Destructoid Readers' Choice GOTY / GamingBits / Dose.ca / DualShockers / TGN Times / Empire / Gaming Universe / ZoKnowsGaming.com  / VG-Reloaded / NeoGAF / The Epoch Times / infinitecontinues / GamingLives / Xtreme Gaming 24/7 / Nukoda / WingDamage.com / Anime Expo® / Scorephoria Awards.

* Updated, thanks Pagamesh23! - MediaKick / Everything 4 Gamers / GamingBits / Dose.ca / Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) / Evil Avatar / Evil Avatar Readers' Choice GOTY / DOME.fi / GRY OnLine Awards.

* Updated, thanks hansomeads! - Gunaxin / Horrible Night Awards.

* Updated, thanks desperado! - The Newb Review / Middle East Gamers Awards.

* Updated, thanks petesan! - Living Games Festival / fokgames.nl / Cinema e VideoGiochi / Reload Replay Awards.
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