X-Play's Best of 2011 Awards Results - 2011 Game of the Year and More!

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Posted December 14, 2011 - By Mike D'Alonzo

Welcome to X-Play's Best of 2011 Awards.

X-Play has, once again, undergone hours and days of testing, in an effort to determine which of the games of 2011 had the right stuff to be considered the best in a number of categories. There were arguments, votes, and a few deaths, but we've finally got a handle on the best games of the year, and, without further ado, here they are.

Do you want to know what the nominees were? For a look at all the nominees, click here.

GAME OF THE YEAR The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Best of 2011: Game of the Year »
MOST ORIGINAL GAME Minecraft	BEST GAMEPLAY INNOVATION Rocksmith - Teaching Real Guitar
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME Batman: Arkham City
BEST MULTIPLAYER CO-OP Portal 2	BEST SHOOTER Gears of War 3
BEST ART DIRECTION Batman: Arkham City	BEST ANIMATION NBA 2K12
BEST WRITING Portal 2	BEST SOUNDTRACK The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST SOUND DESIGN Battlefield 3	BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME Stacking
BEST DLC Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues	BEST RACING GAME Forza Motorsport 4
BEST SPORTS GAME NBA 2K12	BEST PUZZLE/STRATEGY GAME Portal 2
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	BEST MOBILE GAME Infinity Blade 2
BEST FIGHTING GAME Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds	BEST HANDHELD GAME Super Mario 3D Land
BEST GAME THAT USES MOTION CONTROL Dance Central 2	VIDEOGAME DEATHMATCH WINNER The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
BEST PERFORMANCE BY NOLAN NORTH Nathan Drake - Uncharted 3	BEST PERFORMANCE NOT BY NOLAN NORTH Stephen Merchant - Wheatley - Portal 2
BEST REMAKE/RETRO RELEASE Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection	BEST TRAILER Dead Island