Overall Game of the Year
Award Totals
- Red Dead Redemption - 111
- Media Outlets: 87 | Readers' Choice: 24
- Mass Effect 2 - 102
- Media Outlets: 68 | Readers' Choice: 34
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 21
- Media Outlets: 19 | Readers' Choice: 2
- Heavy Rain - 13
- Media Outlets: 12 | Readers' Choice: 1
- God of War III - 7
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - 7
- Call of Duty: Black Ops - 6
- Bayonetta - 5
- Fallout: New Vegas - 4
- Halo:Reach - 4
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 3
- Deadly Premonition - 3
- Gran Turismo 5 - 2
- Vanquish - 2
- Alan Wake - 1
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent - 1
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 1
- BioShock 2 - 1
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 1 (counted toward 2009)
- Darksiders - 1
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - 1
- Epic Mickey - 1
Winners by Media Outlet
- Golden Joystick Awards (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- The Stuff Gadget Awards (UK): Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Games Magazine (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Level Magazine (SE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- CNET / CNET TV (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- GamesMaster Magazine (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Strength Gamer (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- WhatIfGaming (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- ABC Good Game (AU) : Red Dead Redemption
- TechGeeze (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- MTV GameAwards (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- IGN AU (AU) : Mass Effect 2
- Kotaku AU (AU) : Mass Effect 2
- Kotaku AU Editor’s Choice GOTY (AU) : Red Dead Redemption
- EL33TONLINE (ZA) : Red Dead Redemption

- GameFocus (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- GameFocus Community choice GOTY (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- Just Push Start (US) : God of War III
- CVG (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- TIME (US) : Alan Wake
- IGN UK (UK) : Bayonetta
- Cheat Code Central (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Times (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Spike TV Video Game Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Inside Gaming Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- E! Online (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Hooked Gamers (US) : Mass Effect 2
- G4TV Videogame Deathmatch (US) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- X-Play (US) : Mass Effect 2
- TheGamersHub (UK) : Mass Effect 2

- Lazygamer (ZA) : Red Dead Redemption
- Made2Game (UK) : Darksiders
- GameReactor (SE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- bit-tech (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Macon.com (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Meristation (ES) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Meristation Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : Mass Effect 2
- All Age Gaming (AU) : Mass Effect 2
- Shortlist Magazine (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Destructoid (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Spin Magazine (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- CraveOnline (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- GameReactor (DE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- GamesRadar (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- GamesRadar Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Red Dead Redemption

- MyGaming (ZA) : Mass Effect 2
- MSN UK (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- MSN UK Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Call of Duty: Black Ops
- AHN (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Entertainment Weekly (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- VentureBeat (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- That Gamer Hub (US) : Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- MSNBC (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Edge (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Associated Press (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Loot Ninja (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- iTWire (AU) : Mass Effect 2
- Complex Magazine (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Zavvi (UK) : Vanquish
- Associated Content from Yahoo! (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2

- Yahoo! Games (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Beefjack (US) : Fallout: New Vegas
- Gamasutra (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- San Jose Mercury News / Contra Costa Times (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Next Gen News (IS) : Mass Effect 2
- Brutal Gamer (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- The Married Gamers (US) : Epic Mickey
- Snackbar Games (US) : Mass Effect 2
- MTV Multiplayer (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Zoopy TV GameState (ZA) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- GameSpy (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Ledger (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Gameplanet Readers' Choice Awards (NZ) : Red Dead Redemption
- The New Zealand Herald (NZ) : Red Dead Redemption
- Daily Record (UK) : Deadly Premonition

- Daily Record Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Phoenix New Times (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Shiny Media Tech Digest (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Gameplayer.se (SE) : Mass Effect 2
- Game Revolution (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Guardian (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Guardian Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) :
- Talking About Games (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Vagary.TV (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Actiontrip (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Critical Gamer (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- GameSpot (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- GameSpot Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- GameZone (US) : Mass Effect 2
- The Bitbag (US) : Mass Effect 2

- GamingBolt (IN) : Mass Effect 2
- GamingBolt Readers' Choice GOTY (IN) : God of War III
- GameDynamo (ES) : Red Dead Redemption
- TVG (UK) : Heavy Rain
- GameBosh (UK) : Fallout: New Vegas
- SpazioGames (IT) : Mass Effect 2
- Orange (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Digital Spy (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- God is a Geek (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- VGChartz (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- VGChartz Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- MediaKick (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- MediaKick Staff's Choice GOTY (UK) : Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Everything 4 Gamers (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- The A.V. Club (US) : Mass Effect 2

- Wired (US) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- HEXUS.net (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- HEXUS.net Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Gamer.nl (NL) : Red Dead Redemption
- Level7 (NU) : Red Dead Redemption
- Blast Magazine (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Salt Lake Tribune (US) : Mass Effect 2
- VideoGamer (UK) : Heavy Rain
- VideoGamer Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- CNN (US) : Heavy Rain
- Gaming Union (UK) : Heavy Rain
- Softpedia (RO) : Fallout: New Vegas
- TODAYonline (SG) : Mass Effect 2
- Yahoo! Games (UK) : Halo:Reach
- GameAxis (SG) : Bayonetta

- IncGamers (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- CBC News (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- JoBlo The Digital Dorm (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- WatchMojo (CA) : Call of Duty: Black Ops
- 4PLAYER.DE (DE) : Heavy Rain
- Games On Net (AU) : Mass Effect 2
- Games On Net Readers' Choice GOTY (AU) : Mass Effect 2
- Gamekult Awards (FR) : Red Dead Redemption
- Eurogamer (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (NL) : Red Dead Redemption
- Revision3 The Totally Rad Show (US) : Heavy Rain
- GameReactor (NO) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- GameReactor Readers' Choice GOTY (NO) :
- Gamer365 (HU) : Red Dead Redemption

- 3DJuegos (ES) : Red Dead Redemption
- 3DJuegos Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : Red Dead Redemption
- MANIAC.de (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- Shacknews (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Extreme Gamer (CA) : Red Dead Redemption
- GamerNode (US) : Mass Effect 2
- ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2
- ALT+F4 (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- D+PAD Magazine (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Everyday Gamers (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Nerdemic (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Go! Gaming Giant (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- GameCritics.com (US) : Deadly Premonition
- Mirror (UK) : Fallout: New Vegas
- GamesAreEvil (US) : Red Dead Redemption

- GameReactor (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Joystick Division (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- TheSixthAxis (UK) : Heavy Rain
- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- Destructoid Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Gametrailers (US) : Mass Effect 2
- GamingBits (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Joystiq (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Dose.ca (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- Ripten (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Ology (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Indianapolis Star (US) : Deadly Premonition
- Battle Creek Enquirer (US) : Heavy Rain
- Fragland (BE) : Red Dead Redemption
- Eurogamer (ES) : Red Dead Redemption

- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (ES) : Mass Effect 2
- GamersNET (NL) : Red Dead Redemption
- Netherlands Experts' Choice GOTY (NL) : Red Dead Redemption
- GamingShogun (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (PT) : Red Dead Redemption
- Game Observer (US) : Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- AtomicGamer (US) : Mass Effect 2
- BLORGE (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Giant Bomb (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Giant Bomb Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2
- MonsterVine (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- WorthPlaying (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- MMGN (AU) : Red Dead Redemption
- MyInsideGamer (IE) : Mass Effect 2
- The Gamers' Temple (US) : Mass Effect 2

- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2
- Crush! Frag! Destroy! (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Gamer Limit (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Elder-Geek (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Suite101.com (CA) : God of War III
- DarkStation (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Game Chronicles (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Console Monster (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Console Monster Readers' Choice GOTY (UK) : Halo:Reach
- Gunaxin (US) : God of War III
- Horrible Night (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Cheat Happens (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Newb Review (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Middle East Gamers (AE) : StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- iafrica.com (ZA) : Mass Effect 2

- DualShockers (US) : Mass Effect 2
- TGN Times (CA) : Vanquish
- Empire (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Gaming Universe (DE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- ZoKnowsGaming.com (UK) : God of War III
- DIY (UK) : Heavy Rain
- Thunderbolt (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- eLhabib.at (AT) : Red Dead Redemption
- Gamestyle (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- InsideGamer (NL) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Independent (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- DarkZero (UK) : Bayonetta
- Herald Sun (AU) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Gemakei (US) : Bayonetta
- Computer Bild (DE) : Gran Turismo 5
- Games TM Magazine (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Eurogamer Readers' Choice GOTY (DK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Kill Screen Magazine (US) : Mass Effect 2
- News10 (US) : Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Coventry Telegraph (UK) : Halo:Reach
- Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- C&G Monthly Magazine (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- EVERYEYE.IT (IT) : Red Dead Redemption
- EVERYEYE.IT Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2
- Multiplayer.it (IT) : God of War III
- Multiplayer.it Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2
- DigitalBattle (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Game Informer (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Game Informer Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- eGamer (ZA) : Heavy Rain
- Gamervision (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Le Monde.fr Readers' Choice GOTY (FR) : Red Dead Redemption
- GameCaptain (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- GamingXP (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- GameReactor (IT/ES) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Portugal Gaming (PT) : Red Dead Redemption
- New Game Network (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Metacritic Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Living Games Festival Awards (DE) : Heavy Rain
- IndianVideoGamer (IN) : Red Dead Redemption
- DamnLag (US) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- HollywoodChicago.com (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- 1UP (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- 1UP Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Call of Duty: Black Ops
- fokgames.nl (NL) : Red Dead Redemption
- fokgames.nl Readers' Choice GOTY (NL) : Mass Effect 2
- Cinema e VideoGiochi (IT) : Red Dead Redemption
- Reload Replay (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- IGN (US) : Mass Effect 2
- IGN Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2
- VG-Reloaded (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- NeoGAF (US) : Mass Effect 2
- The Epoch Times (US) : Mass Effect 2
- infinitecontinues (UK) : Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Gameshark (US) : BioShock 2
- GameFAQs (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Diehard Gamefan (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Gameswelt (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- 411mania (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Gamezone (DE) : Red Dead Redemption
- GAMEBLOG.fr (FR) : Red Dead Redemption
- The Escapist (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- SideQuesting (US) : Mass Effect 2
- AceGamez (UK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Kotaku (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Kotaku Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2
- GamingLives (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- Xtreme Gaming 24/7 (UK) : Heavy Rain
- Nukoda (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- WingDamage.com (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Anime Expo® (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Scorephoria (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Game Rant (CA) : Mass Effect 2
- USA TODAY Game Hunters (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- GamersLand (IR) : Red Dead Redemption
- gameroni (US) : Bayonetta
- Evil Avatar (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Evil Avatar Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Mass Effect 2
- GAMEcore.se (SE) : Super Mario Galaxy 2
- AIAS - Interactive Achievement Awards (US) : Mass Effect 2
- Game Developers Choice Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- NAViGaTR Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- BAFTA Awards (UK) : Mass Effect 2
- BAFTA The GAME Award 2010 - Readers' Choice (UK) : Call of Duty: Black Ops
- DOME.fi (FI) : Mass Effect 2
- GRY OnLine (PL) : Mass Effect 2
- GameVicio (BR) : God of War III
- Dataspelsgalan 2011 (SE) : Mass Effect 2
- Dataspelsgalan People's Choice GOTY (SE) : Mass Effect 2
- Game Industry News (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Game Critics Awards (US) : Red Dead Redemption
- Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Mass Effect 2
- Danish Game Awards (DK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Gullstikka (NO) : Red Dead Redemption
- PlayGround.ru (RU) : Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY (RU) : Mass Effect 2
- Box Office Prophet - Calvin Awards (US) : Halo:Reach
- Daily Rush (DK) : Red Dead Redemption
- Konzolista (CZ): Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Baixaki Jogos (BR): Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Generacion Pixel (ES): Starcraft 2
- Clipset (ES, tie): Gran Turismo 5 & Call of Duty: Black Ops
- MiastoGier (PL, Readers' Choice): Mass Effect 2
- GameShot (KR): Heavy Rain