Where: Gamers are voting for games by Gamerate account and social networks (FB, G+, Twitter). Visit the official website to learn more: http://gamerate.net/awards/game-of-year-2011/
What: 32 Nominated games are splited into pairs/battles/matches, winner of each pair/battle advance to next round. (Similar to NHL playoff bracket/tree).
Round Details:
- Round 1: October 8 - October 22, 2012 (32 Games)
- Round 2: October 22 - November 5, 2012 (16 Games)
- Round 3: November 5 - November 19, 2012 (8 Games)
- Round 4: November 19 - December 3, 2012 (4 Games)
- Round 5: December 3 - December 17, 2012 (2 Games)
16 Battles in first round:
- Anno 2070 vs Assassin's Creed Revelations
- Bastion vs Battlefield 3
- Bulletstorm vs Batman Arkham City
- Crysis 2 vs Call of-Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Dark Souls vsDead Island
- Dead Space 2 vs Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Dragon Age II vs Duke Nukem Forever
- Fifa 12 vs Gears of War 3
- L.A. Noire vs Limbo
- LittleBigPlanet 2 vs Minecraft
- Portal 2 vs Rage
- Skyrim vs The Old Republic
- To the Moon vs Shogun 2: Total War
- Trine 2 vs Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- World of Tanks vs The Witcher 2
- Batman: Arkham City vs LittleBigPlanet 2
How: Gamers can add votes in each battle by:
1. Gamerate account
2. Facebook like button
3. Google plus button
4. Twitter button
