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The 2011 Grimmys: Downloadable Game of the Year – Bottlecaps Division

The price of a game is no longer an indication of quality or longevity as these low-cost morsels are exploding with shocking amounts of replayability and depth. Those upset about paying $60 for a 6 hour game may just find something to quench your miserly thirst. The Nominees Dungeons of Dredmor - Closer to the Rogue-like than the previously mentioned title, Dungeons of Dredmor’s humor and approachable mechanics are a perfect introduction to that style of game. It’s easy to spend dozens of hours carefully exploring Dredmor’s randomly generated dungeons and multiple skill [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Mobile Game of the Year

The mobile gaming market is rapidly changing so we decided to simplify: if you can hold it in your hand and take it with you while you play, it’s a mobile game. The Nominees The Last Rocket – Shaun Inman’s adorable rocket adventure is a deceivingly smart and addictive puzzle adventure. Tied together with great pixel art and great character design, it’s just as fun to play as it is to look at. Infinity Blade II – Chair and Epic [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Indie Developer of the Year

While we still love the high end gameplay of AAA developers, their idea pool has gotten a bit stagnant as of late. Fortunately for gamers everywhere, the little guys have come in force to produce games based on outside the box ideas that may just become genre standards in the near future. The Nominees Min Max Games (Space Pirates and Zombies) - MinMax Games may be the underdog in this category, which is probably appropriate for a 2 man team. Space Pirates and Zombies (SPAZ) made a splash this [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Co-op Game of the Year

Overwhelming odds tend to be the standard in gaming, so having a couple of well equiped buddies to back you up is never a bad thing. Douchebags need not apply, these games need teamwork…save your individuality for hipster parties and art school. The Nominess Gears of War 3 - The Gears series has been known for being one of the few games that features a 2 player co-op mode that doesn’t seem tacked on, but Gears of War 3′s 4 player [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Competitive Multiplayer Game of the Year

Multiplayer gaming is both for playing with friends who just can’t be there with you (or for those who don’t like to share their valuable screen space) and for those who like to completely own no0bs and dominate their competition. This is for the second group. The Nominees Mortal Kombat - Pit yourself Mano-a-mano, toe to toe, with your opponent in this rebirth of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Sometimes kicking the ever-loving crap out of your opponent is all you need to prove that [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Proud to be a Video Game Award

Games can get pretty intense and sometimes take themselves a bit too seriously, even forgetting why they exist in the first place. It’s a good thing that developers with an affinity for fun and indifference to congruent narratives are around to remind us all why we started gaming in the first place. The Nominees Renegade Ops - One part nostalgia, one part Michael Bay movie, all fun. That is the best way to describe Renegade Ops, a game that didn’t bother going [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Steady Sequel of the Year

Of the games that are on obvious sequel release schedules or the ones that came out of nowhere to titillate our fantasies of living out these scenarios, these are the games that stood high above the rest. The Nominees Gears of War 3 – There was a lot riding on this installment of the Gears trilogy by Epic Games. Not only did we get some closure on a lot of loose ends, but we got to see more of our favorite characters [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Comeback of the Year

Down, but not out. Franchises, companies, and game genres all go through their ups and downs, but it was nice to see a few rise again. The Nominees Double Fine - After a rocky exit from Activision and a game that did not meet the hype surrounding it, Double Fine regrouped to release a handful of quality downloadble titles. Each was small, focused, and entertaining in its own right and served to reintroduce the Double Fine entertainment experience to new and [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Gamers United Award

The definition of gamers is evolving, but the amount of games that all gamers can agree upon and play together is still a rare find. “Made for everyone” is no small feat. The Nominees Fruit Ninja Kinect – A quick port of a popular iOS game that makes use of the Kinect and takes advantage of its miniscule software line up by offering up brand recognition? Easy money…except Halfbrick actually knew what it was doing, made a great game, and [...]

The 2011 Grimmys: Story of the Year

We’ve reached a point where a video game can get by on story alone, regardless of any other features. That these stories happen to be interactive make them all that more interesting for gamers. The Nominees Bastion – The Kid wakes up and from the start is surrounded by destruction and unanswered questions. Constantly pushed forward to try and repair the Bastion piece by piece in hopes that the world can be saved. The Kid is faced with a truly [...]

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