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Well, that time has come again. It's the final judgment of civ... I mean it's the Game of the Year nominees! If you weren't here last year for the inaugural GotY awards than sit forward and check out the nominees for the near 20 award categories.

Like last year there were numerous blockbuster game releases from the usual Call of Duty to the surprise hit that is Portal 2. The awards are the same as last year but with some new categories that are sure to make you mad with indecision. Below are the categories, and nominees for those respective categories. The winners will be announced on January 1st along with the Game of the Year edition of the ZitchCast.

So take a look at our nominees, let us know what you think of them, and tell us what you think should be winning.

Action/Adventure

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Assassins Creed: Revelations
Dark Souls
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Batman: Arkham City
inFamous 2

Best Multiplayer Game

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Battlefield 3
Resistance 3
Uncharted 3
DC Universe Online
Portal 2

Best Portable Game

Super Mario 3D Land
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Infinity Blade II
Pokemon: Black and White
Patapon 3

Best Fighter

WWE All Stars
DragonBall Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
King of Fighters XIII
Mortal Kombat
Fight Night Champion

Best Sports Game

NHL 12
WWE 12
MLB 11
Madden 12
NBA 2k12
FiFA 2012

Biggest Disappointment

Dragon Age 2
LotR: War in the North
Homefront
X-Men: Destiny
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Biggest Surprise

Captain America: Super Soldier
Dead Island
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
Crysis 2
Bulletstorm
Shadow of the Damned

Best RPG

Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age II
Dark Souls
Witcher II
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Best Downloadable Game

Bastion
From Dust
Outland
Bionic Commando ReArmed 2
Joe Danger
Limbo
Solar 2
Binding of Isaac
Minecraft

Best Shooter

Crysis 2
Resistance 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Battlefield 3
Killzone 3
Halo: Anniversary Edition

Best Visuals

Rage
Uncharted 3
Batman: Arkham City
LA Noire
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Written Game

Batman: Arkham City
Catherine
Bastion
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
LA Noire
Portal 2

Best New Character

Wheatley (Portal 2)
Narrator (Bastion)
Ulysses (Fallout: Lonesome Road)
Zimos (Saints Row the Third)
Grayson Hunt (Bulletstorm)
Vincent (Catherine)

Most Original Game

Dead Island
Rage
LA Noire
Bastion
Shadows of the Damned
Catherine

Best Sequel

inFamous 2
Batman: Arkham City
Portal 2
Dead Space 2
Resistance 3
Uncharted 3

Worst Game

X-Men: Destiny
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Duke Nukem Forever
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
The Cursed Crusade
Thor: God of Thunder

Best Platformer

Super Mario 3D Land
Outland
Sonic Generations
LittleBigPlanet 2
Rayman Origins
Kirby's Return to Dreamland

Best Racer

Need for Speed: The Run
Forza Motorsport 4
Driver: San Francisco
Motorstorm Apocalypse
Mario Kart 7
Shift 2

Best Sound Design

Batman: Arkham City
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3
Bastion
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Portal 2

Best Soundtrack

Uncharted 3
Batman: Arkham City
Bastion
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Saints Row the Third

Most Fun

Minecraft
Saints Row the Third
Dungeon Defenders
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Portal 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Best Meme

.."The I Took An Arrow to the Knee." (Skyrim)
"Space, Space, Space, Let's Go to Space." (Portal 2)
"Fus Ro Dah" (Skyrim)
"Creeper" (Minecraft)
"Combustible Lemons" (Portal 2)
"Friendship Is Magic" (My Little Pony)

Most Anticipated Game of 2012

Halo 4
Grand Theft Auto V
BioShock Infinite
Assassins Creed 3
Mass Effect 3
Borderlands 2

Game of the Year

Portal 2
Batman: Arkham City
WWE 12
Assassins Creed Revelations
Witcher 2
Dead Space 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Uncharted 3
LA Noire
Rage
Resistance 3
Gears of War 3
Bastion
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim