The Game of the Year Awards
As the dust begins to settle on what has surely been an amazing, even historic, 12 months in gaming, which games stand out as the greatest of the year? And which were the biggest debacles? Join us as we reveal our finalists and winners in more than 40 unique award categories, celebrating the greatest achievements of the year in gaming--and commemorating some of the biggest missteps, too. Once you've taken it all in, we invite you to share your thoughts on our awards and the year in games in our Best & Worst forum.| Thur, Dec 14 -- 4 p.m. | Live video kickoff announcing finalists |
| Mon, Dec 18 -- 4 p.m. | Special Achievement winners revealed |
| Tue, Dec 19 -- 4 p.m. | Dubious Honor "winners" revealed |
| Wed, Dec 20 -- 4 p.m. | Genre award winners revealed |
| Thur, Dec 21-- 4 p.m. | Platform award winners revealed |
| Fri, Dec 22 -- 12 p.m. | Game of the Year revealed |
| Fri, Jan 26 -- 4 p.m. | Readers' Choice winners revealed |
Our awards will feature many of the traditional categories that have carried GameSpot's Best and Worst for more than a decade, as well as a number of new ones inspired by the industry's changing trends and standards. From Best Original Music to Best Game No One Played, from Best Multiplayer Game to Most Surprisingly Good Game, our awards will provide a detailed look at the year's standout titles. To determine the finalists and winners, our editorial team deliberated for hours over a series of days, settling each award category through debate rather than voting. We considered every game published in North America from December 20, 2005 through December 20, 2006.
For the first time ever, you'll have the opportunity to vote in most of our 40-plus award categories, either by voting on one of our finalists or choosing from any other 2006 game you can think of. You'll be able to vote in as many categories as you wish and as many times as you like, though only your final vote in a category will be tallied. Voting will continue through January 25, 2007, and after that date all voters will earn a unique emblem in their profile. The Readers' Choice Awards winners will finally be revealed on January 26.
Year in Review:
First Quarter 06
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