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2011's GOTY So Far

It’s hard to believe the year is already more then half over.2011 has treated us well when it comes to games, and we still have a ton of great titles to look forward to. Looking back on all the games that came out this year which one would you consider your favorite? If you had to choose a Game of The Year right today, what would you pick?

OllieBoy5312d ago

Portal 2, no doubt. May be Valve's finest game yet.

My runner-up would go to Yakuza 4

LOGICWINS5312d ago

I haven't played Portal 2 yet, but Yakuza 4 is my GOTY so far.

MK9 is the runner up for me.

evrfighter5312d ago

witcher 2 followed by portal 2

CameronL995312d ago

lol Yakuza 4? Really? You didn't play Duke Nukem?

ABizzel15312d ago

All of them are great games, but of the list only

LBP2
Portal 2
LA Noire

Are most likely to win GOTY, with Portal 2 and LBP 2 being the front runners.

NeoBasch5312d ago

The only games I'd consider thus far: Portal 2, Dead Space 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, and inFamous 2. LA Noire was a huge letdown (the story was a mess, and the characters just not compelling). Mortal Kombat's story was downright laughable, but the gameplay was top-notch. Still, not GotY worthy, at least in my opinion.

Have yet to play Witcher 2, Yakuza 4, Killzone 3, Catherine, and El Shaddai.

EVILDEAD3605312d ago

Portal 2 was fun and I still haven't finished the co-op storyline yet.

But hands down my favorite gaming experiences this year came from Dead Space 2 and LA Noire.

But, it's clear that even these games pale in comparison to the big dogs dropping from September on.

Evil

TheLastGuardian5312d ago (Edited 5312d ago )

LittleBigPlanet 2 is my GOTY so far. When it was first announced I thought I would skip it because I thought there wasn't much they could add to improve the series. I've never been so wrong in my life.

LBP2 ugc levels are soooo much better than the first games. I'm constantly amazed by what creators can make with the new tools. This has got to be the most creative and customizible game ever.

There's over 5 million levels and counting in LBP2. What other game can say that? Some of the mini game are so fun and addicting. I've played Clockworx 2 over 500 times! Some of the better platforming levels are beautiful and full of creative design.

I've put about 150 hours into LBP2 so far and plan on playing it alot more. I could never get bored with this game. Major props to Media Molecule and the LBP community. I look forward to the PS Move pack, LBP Vita and LBP3.

inFAMOUS 2 is my runner up so far. I expect Uncharted 3 to be my GOTY by years end.

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Yardie5312d ago

Portal 2 is most definately my goty so far, and i doubt any upcoming games will change that.

solar5312d ago

i love the BF series, but i dont think 3 will put it at GOTY contention. UC3 has such large shoes to fill to match how great UC2 was, so i can see it not getting much GOTY attention if it falls short of the hype. Skyrim? sure.

but mine is def Portal 2. as polished a game as you can get.

Misterhbk5312d ago

My game of the year is definitely infamous 2 thus far. I have a feeling uncharted 3 will steal that spot though.

Rainstorm815312d ago

I think Infamous 2 and Batman Arkham City will battle it out for best Hero game.... But i dont think either will be able to get GoTY....

Im glad no one above stooped so low as to mention LA Noire..... Bubs to everyone above

ATi_Elite5312d ago

1. The Witcher 2
2. Portal 2

lelo2play5312d ago (Edited 5312d ago )

1. The Witcher 2
2. Portal 2
3. Infamous 2
4. Dead Space 2
5. Bulletstorm

cobblestone195312d ago

My GOTY is inFamous 2. LBP2 is my runner up.

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thebudgetgamer5312d ago

the game i had the most fun with this year has been lbp2, though i have been behind on new games this year.

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EA makes layoffs at Skate developer Full Circle

The free-to-play reboot topped 15 million players in under three weeks, but EA now claims it needs to reshape the development team.

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Profchaos1d 8h ago

The community warned them this would happen but nope they knew better they continued with the live service push the made the art style cartoonish and this is the result

isarai_lee1d 2h ago

It's always so bizarre when studios announce something super early in development under the suggestion of forming the game to player feedback, and then they push against all feedback heading straight for the cliff while everyone is warning them along the way

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US Lawmakers Urge Review Of EA Sale

The Congressional Labor Caucus sent a letter to the FTC warning the debt-financed, largely PIF-owned deal could be bad news for workers

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Trilithon35d ago

lol ya think? they're sending all that work to the cheaper labor market as soon as possible. and FYI, that labor market has exploded in the last 5-10 years. They have enough people to replace every single job. But honestly, EA is over filled with useless upper management as it is. You could probably trim 25% of their staff with no real loss in production. They aren't gamers, they're business execs. Just look at how many AI related jobs they're already starting to post. Its also hilarious that PIF owns Battle field 6

lodossrage35d ago (Edited 35d ago )

Wait,

The same congress that attacked Lina Khan when she fought the Microsoft Activision purchase.
The same congress that allowed Disney to buy 90% of Fox
The same congress that allowed Liv Golf to buy the PGA
The same congress that sits back while Paramount tries a hostile takeover despite losing the bid for Warner Bros.

NOW, the suddenly cares about doing what's "right" for works? Yeah, right.

thorstein35d ago

No. There were elections and some of the scum were replaced.

TheColbertinator35d ago

Different elections. Different scum. Same results.

rlow135d ago

i know its a long shot, but i hope this gets shot down.

ZwVw35d ago

EA now owned by The Saudis and Ubisoft to inevitably be owned by China. In hindsight, once EA and Ubisoft started having their financial woes, they should have pulled a Koei Tecmo/Bandai Namco by merging their operations into one.

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Saudi Arabia Will Own 93 Percent Of Battlefield 6 Publisher EA

When the dust settles on the $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts, Saudi Arabia will be its only true owner, despite a “consortium” of investors being involved in the deal. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will control 93 percent of the company, according to filings with Brazil’s antitrust regulator.

blacktiger86d ago

Technically speaking, Saudi Arabia and TENCENT can buy the entire USA. ANf Democrat and Republican will not do crap!

Inverno86d ago

Letting foreign entities own half of American businesses is liberal and very progressive. So is bringing in all that talent from outside the States to replace the talentless and lazy American workers. And here I thought the Trump administration wanted to border is up but nope. We're supposed to worry bout them "radical Muslims" minding their own here and ignore China/Saudi/Israel taking over.

blacktiger86d ago

Another thing I hate hearing is "liberal and very progressive"
It's 2025 and that stuff is outdated. Everything and everyway is literally the same thing wheter it's progressive, conservativ. Because they all wants the same thing have, king unlimited oney buy everything including your house.

Now they making mainstream media news that it's AI Bubble justify to highjack the price of RAM.
Another excuse for inflation!

Tacoboto86d ago

"here I thought the Trump administration wanted to border is up but nope"

Lol, you actually bought what he was selling? Let's see this week alone...

Yesterday he pardoned an international drug lord, while allowing the murder of random fishermen on boats. Remember drain the swamp? He pardoned a Democratic Congressman jailed for bribery just today, nevermind that fraudulent drag queen republican that was kicked out of Congress and imprisoned for their fraud. It's so petty they're picking fights on social media with pop stars while using their music, and even using Franklin the damn Turtle to cartoonify their murders.

thorstein86d ago

You believed him!?!!

I've got some Trump $5000 bills for you, only half off.

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Inverno84d ago

People I do not use /s to point out my sarcasm. Should be obvious I don't believe anything coming out of Trump's mouth or any politicians mouth.

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gold_drake86d ago

its quite ridiculous that they were able to do that. or even allowed to.

but saudis even have their grabby hands in nintendo stocks.

maximusprime_85d ago

Looking on the bright side, the games may be patched to remove any ideologies that are incompatible for the majority of the world.

S2Killinit85d ago

What do you mean? You want censorship in games?

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