Game Of The Year Awards 2010

Over the last month we’ve spent a lot of time catching up on titles we missed, taking notes, and debating the virtues of our favorite titles.

It all culminates in our annual list of worthy titles.

Drunken Monkey Tech – 2009 Game Of The Year Awards

It’s that time of year again. Okay, in hopes of helping you with your holiday shopping, we’re doing it a little early.

Games released before Black Friday (November 27, 2009) were considered. Anything released during the remainder of the calendar year will be considered for our 2010 awards.

If you’d like to hear how we came to our decisions, you can listen in on the entire conversation in Episode #106 of Drunken Monkey Tech Podcast.

Without further ado, our winners.

Best Racing Game
Winner- Need for Speed: Shift
Runner Up – Dirt 2

Best Music Game
Winner – The Beatles: Rock Band
Runner Up – DJ Hero

Best RPG
Winner – Borderlands
Runner Up – Demon’s Souls

Best Action/Platformer
Winner – (TIE) Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time and Batman: Arkham Asylum

Best First-Person Shooter
Winner – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Runner Up – Halo 3: ODST

Best Co-op Game
Winner – Resident Evil 5
Runner Up – Halo 3: ODST

Most Innovative Game
Winner – DJ Hero
Runners Up – Flower and Dead Space Extraction

WTF?!? 2009
Winner – Noby Noby Boy

Best Portable Game
Winner – Resistance: Retribution
Runner Up – Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Best PS3 Game
Winner – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Runner Up – Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time

Best Wii Game
Winner – Dead Space Extraction
Runner Up – MadWorld

Best XBox 360 Game
Winner – Halo 3: ODST
Runner Up – Halo Wars

Game Of The Year 2009
Winner – Borderlands
Runner Up – The Beatles: Rock Band

Project: Gametime Podcast Returns… As Drunken Monkey Tech Video!

It’s been a while, but the timing seemed right.

The venerable (and probably long forgotten) video podcast ‘Project: Gametime’ has undergone a name change, gotten a facelift, and expanded its scope.

In this first episode under the new banner, we recap our 2008 Game Of The Year Awards.

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Drunken Monkey Tech Episode 63 – Game of the Year Edition

In what is bound to be a controversial episode, the hosts reveal their picks for Game of the Year.

Get it here.

Drunken Monkey Tech: 2008 Game Of The Year Awards

It’s the time of year when everyone sits down, gives their opinion on what they liked and what they didn’t… then gets flamed for it from fanboys.

Not to be left out of the party, we’re posting the results of our online poll and our own picks.

Agree or disagree, it’s what it is.

Get the full rundown inside.