Game of the Year
The votes from readers were very strong on this one. Dragons, hunky knights, saucy witches and gay assassins gave Dragon Age: Origins a leg up on the competition. The staff however was split between three games on this one with Nathan Drake and The Beatles giving sword and sorcery a run for its money.

You Picked: Dragon Age: Origins

We Picked: Uncharted 2, Dragon Age and Beatles

Best PS3 Game
No contest here, Nathan Drake and the incredible blockbuster movie action of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves captured everyone's attention on the PS3 this year

You Picked: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

We Picked: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Wii Game
It has been said that there is no Nintendo game like a Mario Nintendo game and this held true for New Super Bros. Wii. Even though it only came out a scant several weeks ago it still stomped the competition to take the top spot.

You Picked: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

We Picked: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Best Xbox 360 Game
This one was very close with Dragon Age: Origins capturing reader's hearts, but was trailed closely by only a few votes by Left For Dead 2. Here the staff was split between three titles showing a diverse interest in different genre's of games.

You Picked: Dragon Age: Origins (Left 4 Dead 2 Close second)

We Picked: Split: Beatles/ Borderlands/ Dragon Age

Best DS Game
While there may not be a Nintendo game like a Mario game, one could argue (and rightfully so) that Link is a pretty strong contender. Readers voted The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks best DS game with the staff split between Link and Mario & Luigi for the DS winner.

You Picked: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

We Picked: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks/Mario & Luigi's Inside Story

Best PSP Game
Sackboy scores with readers again, this time on the PSP with LittleBigPlanet PSp taking top honors from readers and the staff split between SackBoy and the Half Minute Hero.

You Picked: LittleBigPlanet PSP

We Picked: LittleBigPlanet PSP/Half Minute Hero

Best PC Game
No split here. Once again, Dragon Age: Origins stomps the competition.

You Picked: Dragon Age: Origins

We Picked: Dragon Age Origins

Best Shooter
Everybody loves a good zombie extermination and Gaygamer readers are no different, voting in Left 4 Dead 2 as Best shooter. Some of the staff however, seemed to prefer the space western trappings of Borderlands to the zombie horde.

You Picked: Left 4 Dead 2

We Picked: Left 4 Dead 2/ Borderlands

Best RPG
RPGs have always been a favorite among GG readers and BioWare once again scored a hit with you and the staff with the swords and sorcery of Dragon Age: Origins.

You Picked: Dragon Age: Origins

We Picked: Dragon Age Origins

Best Action/Adventure
For action and adventure, Nathan Drake and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves can't be beat, at least as far as the majority of readers are concerned. The staff however, found the superhero antics of Batman and the free running Ezio just as intriguing.

You Picked: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

We Picked: Assassin's Creed 2/ Batman Arkham Asylum/ Uncharted 2

Best Puzzle Game
Professor Layton and Luke made a triumphant return in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box scoring for themselves Best Puzzle Game honors from readers. The staff once again had eyes going in two different directions.

You Picked: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

We Picked: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box/ A Boy and His Blob

Best DLC
While The Ballad of Gay Tony might not have been as gay as some would have hoped, it certainly didn't stop it from beating, shiving and machine gunning the competition in a ruthless climb to the top for our readers. While some of the staff liked the urban jungle approach, others preferred the backwoods swamps of Point Lookout.

You Picked: GTA 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony

We Picked: GTA 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony/Fallout 3: Point Lookout

Best Rhythm/Music Game
Here we were all in agreement. The Beatles really are the creme de la creme of the music world and they proved it by crossing generational lines to score top honors.

You Picked: The Beatles: Rock Band

We Picked: The Beatles: Rock Band

Best MMO
Long term gaming fans voted in Aion as Best MMO, beating out some pretty stiff competition from super hero land.

You Picked: Aion

We Picked: Aion

Best Survival Horror
The Resident Evil franchise has been scaring the pants of of gamers for many years now so it's no surprise that it would pick up this award form our readers. the staff was split three ways on this one with outer space and lonely towns providing the backdrop for even more horror.

You Picked: Resident Evil 5

We Picked: Dead Space Extraction/ Resident Evil 5/ Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Best Sequel
This year was laden with as many follow ups as new games, maybe even more. Once again, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves came out on top for readers. The staff was pretty evenly split between the adventure of the jungle and the romance of 15th century Italy.

You Picked: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

We Picked: Assassin's Creed 2/ Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Fighting Game
While there was some strong competition for this award, Street Fighter once again proves it has what it takes to beat the crap out of any other contenders.

You Picked: Street Fighter IV

We Picked: Street Fighter IV

Best Indie Game
For pure relaxation and originality, Jenova Chen proved his worth to the gaming industry once again with one of the most interesting and thoughtful games this year.

You Picked: Flower

We Picked: Flower

Best Original IP
While we did have a lot of sequels this year, we also had some very interesting new IPs. Dragon Age: Origins continued its winning streak here with readers. The staff was once again split between castle intrigue and space opera.

You Picked: Dragon Age: Origins

We Picked: Dragon Age: Origins/ Borderlands

Best iPhone Game
The iPhone made a strong showing this year as a viable casual gaming device. Some of the biggest names in gaming have made appearances on the wonder device including 2K who made a splash with readers with Civilization Revolution. While part of the staff enjoyed the micromanaging, the other half just enjoyed spinning webs and solving a mystery

You Picked: Civilization Revolution

We Picked: Civilization Revolution/ Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor

Best Strategy Game
Who would have thought such a strange concept would capture so many votes, but readers loved Plants vs. Zombies. The staff loves its zombies but apparently, some of us have an undying love for heavy metal.

You Picked: Plants vs Zombies

We Picked: Plant's vs Zombies/ Brutal Legend

Best XBLA Game
Here was another category that was very close for reader votes. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition struck a nostalgic chord with readers as did Marvel vs Capcom within just a few votes. The staff had an eye on the future with another on the past.

You Picked: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Marvel vs Capcom very close second)

We Picked: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition/ 1 vs 100

Best WiiWare Game
Another close one. Readers love ruling as a Darklord and simultaneously enjoyed controlling the winds of change. The staff was pretty unanimous on this one.

You Picked: My Life as a Darklord (Lost Winds: Winter of Melodias close second)

We Picked: Lost Winds: Winter of Melodias

Best PSN Game
Sometimes you just wnat to sit back and relax with a game when the shooting, screaming, stabbing, blood, climbing and jumping become too much. Flower gave us all a chance to stop and smell the roses.

You Picked: Flower

We Picked: Flower

Gayest Game of the Year
Despite a game with "gay" in the title, Dragon Age: Origin's landmark gay love scene made it a shoe in for this category with both readers and staff.

You Picked: Dragon Age: Origins

We Picked: Dragon Age Origins

Hottest Male Character
The handsome and rugged Nathan Drake stole readers hearts again this year making him the first character ever to take this category two years in a row. Some members of the staff however, clearly prefer their men a little mutton headed.

You Picked: Nathan Drake

We Picked: Nathan Drake (Uncharted 2)/ Allistair (Dragon Age: Origins)

Hottest Female Character
With the larger portion of the GG readership being gay men I always wonder how this category will play out and one thing has always come out: Gay men love an over the top, strong, sharp tongued woman who doesn't take any. Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and now, Dragon Age's Morrigan.

You Picked: Morrigan (Dragon Age: Origins)

We Picked: Morrigan (Dragon Age: Origins)