As we enter a new gaming year in 2013, we’d like to thank and reward our long time listeners and fans of the show with a contest. Please cast your vote in the listeners’ choice portion of the G3 Podcast 2012 Awards, and we’ll enter you into our contest for a chance to win a brand new copy of Pokemon Black 2 for your Nintendo DS!
We’re looking at obtaining a plugin to turn this into an easier to submit form, but for now, if you have a WordPress account, feel free to leave your answers in the comments, and we’ll add them to our listeners’ choice ballot, and enter you in.
Here are the categories:
PART 1: THE G3 PODCAST AWARDS
G3 Podcast Episode of the Year:
- Polybius and the use of Urban Legends
- Halo 4 Console and Rage Quitting
- Favorite Toys of the 80s/90s
- The Evolution of Gaming in the last 20 years (07/26/2012)
- 80s/90s One Offs and games that deserved sequels
G3 Guest of the Year:
- Casey White of ShogunGamer.com (E3 Episode)
- Dale and Scott of Braveworks Gaming (Kin Episode)
- Deshaun Sheppard of The Dungeon Podcast (Max Payne 3)
- Marcel Lapointe and Bob Garlick of Crazy TV Talk
- Matt Saccaro of Bleacher Report (Madden 13 / Ouya)
G3 Inside Joke of the Year
- Milon’s Secret Castle
- Sideboobs
- PAX features on every show for 2 months
- Mr. Bucket
- Max Payne 3 topic carries on for a month before Deshaun comes on to talk about it
PART 2: THE WORST IN SHOW
Worst launch/launch idea of the year
- Wii Mini only available in Canada
Windows 8 assuming everybody has a touch screen
Microsoft Surface only available through Microsoft Retail stores
iPad 4/iPad mini so close to the iPad 3 launch
Other:
Biggest gaming screwup of the year
- NBA 2K13 Career Mode Bug
Steel Battalion Unplayability
Revelation that Patching an XBLA title is $40,000+
WiiU Launch Day Patch
Mass Effect 3′s Ending
Other:
Worst Sequel or spin-off
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Fable: The Journey
Dragonball Z Kinect
Star Wars Kinect
Ridge Racer Vita
Other:
Worst Game of the year (aka Adam’s Kinect review list)
- Steel Batallion: Heavy Armor
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
James Bond: 007 Legends
Ninja Gaiden 3
Amy
Other:
PART 3: THE BEST OF 2012
Best Sports Game of the Year
NHL 13
FIFA 13
NBA 2K13
WWE 13
UFC Undisputed 3
Other:
Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year
- Darksiders 2
Journey
X-Com
Farcry 3
Witcher II Special Edition
Walking Dead Episodes 1-5
Assassin’s Creed III
Dishonored
Borderlands 2
Other
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty Black Ops 2
Halo 4
Borderlands 2
Spec Ops: The Line
Mass Effect III
Other
Best PC Game
- Guild Wars 2
Diablo III
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Torchlight II
Legends of Grimrock
Hotline Miami
Other:
Best Console Exclusive Title
- Journey (PSN)
Pokemon Black/White 2 (Nintendo DS)
Last Story (Nintendo Wii)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo Wii)
Halo 4 (XBox 360)
Other:
Best XBox/Windows Live Game of the Year
- Trials: Evolution
Walking Dead Episodes 1-5
Mark of the Ninja
Fez
Minecraft 360
Other:
Best RPG
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Xenoblade: Chronicles
Torchlight II
Other:
Best Free to Play Mobile Game
- Simpsons: Tapped Out
Punch Quest (Now Paid)
Pocket Planes
Monopoly Hotels
Other:
Best Handheld Game of the Year
- New Super Mario Brothers 2 (Nintendo 3DS)
Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita)
Pokemon Black/White 2 (Nintendo DS)
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Nintendo 3DS)
Paper Mario 3DS (Nintendo 3DS)
Other:
Most underappreciated developer of the year
- Halfbrick Studios
THQ
Toys for Bob
Traveler’s Tales
Other:
Lastly, please tell us your personal choice for Game of the Year, and a few words about why you’ve chosen what you’ve chosen. Your choices may be read out on the air when we recap our listeners’ choice on a future show.
Thank you for your support of the G3 Podcast, and good luck!
Contest Closes February 3rd at 11:59 PM! Contest is open to listeners Worldwide, however, this is for a North American NTSC copy of the game.
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