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Finalists & Winners

Honoring the Best Games of 2011

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Lifetime Achievement Winner

Warren Spector

Pioneer Award Winner

Dave Theurer

Ambassador Award

Ken Doroshow and Paul M. Smith

Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)

Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
Dark Souls (FromSoftware)

Best Narrative

Portal 2 (Valve)

The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
Saints Row: The Third (Volition)

Best Game Design

Portal 2 (Valve)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
Dark Souls (FromSoftware)

Best Technology

Battlefield 3 (DICE)

L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)

Best Visual Arts

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)

Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan)
Battlefield 3 (DICE)

Best Debut

Supergiant Games (Bastion)

Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
Re-Logic (Terraria)
Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)

Innovation Award

Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Toys For Bob)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers)

Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)

Best Audio

Portal 2 (Valve)

Bastion (Supergiant Games)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)

Best Downloadable Game

Bastion (Supergiant Games)

Stacking (Double Fine)
From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
Outland (Housemarque)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)