Yes, my dears, it’s that time of year again where we take a look back at all the games released in the huge ball ache of a year that was 2010. Some where good, some where bad and some where Army of Two: Ladyboys Wreck Your Shit Whilst Raping Pandas.

Just like last year we’ve broken the nominations down into different sections based on style, hardware format and the like with each one getting up to three votes from you with your first choice being your preferred preference and so on.  Additional comments are always welcome ans we’ll use them where we can.

We’ve included a few new categories this year to reflect changes in the gaming scene along with all your old favourites like the ‘LOL@’ and ‘Lemon’ so be sure to check our REVIEWS and MINI REVIEWS sections for a reminder of some the games eligible for nomination.

So have your say and get your votes in before December 31st 2010 to THIS address.

The 2010 award categories are:

Multiformat Game of the Year

The best game of 2010 that wasn’t a format exclusive, nuff said.

Xbox 360 Game of the Year

The best game of 2010 on the Xbox 360 console/tiger grooming webcam.

PS3 Game of the Year

The best game of 2010 for the Playstation 3 console/dildo semaphore kit.

Wii Game of the Year

The best game of 2010 for the Nintendo Wii console/xerox machine.

Hand-held Game of the Year

The best game of 2010 for the PSP, DS or other mobile system.

Download Only Game of the Year

The best download ONLY game on Playstation Network or Xbox Live! Arcade, this also includes Xbox ‘Indie’ games and iTune/Android apps.

Best Additional Content of the Year

The best free or paid DLC for a videogame.

Worst Additional Content of the Year

The worst DLC for a videogame.

Best Visuals

The best looking game of 2010. Not just in terms of raw graphics but design, style and consistency.

Best Sound

The best sounding game of 2010. This includes music, sound effects and vocal performances.

Best Story

The best narrative and story from a game in 2010 including but not limited to having your lead character pissing herself while sounding like she’s working the phone at 1-800 Iselfharm.

Best Online

The best online experience from a game in 2010. This includes longevity, stability, player user base and DLC that dosen’t make you grind the game for another fourty hours.

Surprise of the Year

The game from 2010 that exceeded your expectations, if you even had any to start with.

Disappointment of the Year

The game from 2010 that just wasn’t all that, not a true lemon just one more disappointment in this thing we call life.

Lemon of the Year

The game from 2010 that had you curling into the foetal position as you played it while clawing at your own eyes and wishing there was such a thing as mind bleach.

Hero of the Year

The chap or chapess that’s done the most for videogames in 2010. Corprate shills and Helen Mirren  need not apply.

LOL @ Award

The publisher, developer or individual person who’s been acting the biggest Kotick … sorry, cunt in 2010

Website of the Year

The best interwebs read in 2010 that wasn’t porn or tedious Twitter brain farts.

Most Wanted 2011

Your most wanted game that’s due out in 2011 or just delayed from 2010 (natch).