My Game Oscar Nominations have been completed. Look for the winners soon.

Best Story:

1) Dead Space 2

2) Uncharted 3

3) Gears of War 3

4) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

5) Batman: Arkham City (WINNER)

Best Graphics:

1) Uncharted 3

2) Battlefield 3 (WINNER)

3) Gears of War 3

4) Deus Ex: Human Revolutions

5) Batman: Arkham City

Best Multiplayer:

1) Gears of War 3

2) Crysis 2

3) Battlefield 3

4) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (WINNER)

5) Uncharted 3

Best Shooter:

1) Dead Space 2

2) Gears of War 3 (WINNER)

3) Crysis 2

4) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

5) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Best Action Game:

1) Gears of War 3

2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

3) Batman: Arkham City (WINNER)

4) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

5) Uncharted 3

Best Sequel:

1) Uncharted 3

2) Gears of War 3

3) Edler Scrolls V: Skyrim

4) Batman: Arkham City (WINNER)

5) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best Horror Game:

1) F.E.A.R. 3

2) Dead Space 2 (WINNER)

Best RPG:

1) Rage

2) Dark Souls

3) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (WINNER)

Game of the Year:

1) Uncharted 3 (9.7)

2) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (9.8)

3) Gears of War 3 (10)

4) Dead Space 2 (9.8)

5) Batman: Arkham City (10) (WINNER!!!!!)

6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (9.6)

My review for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is now up. Please comment and rate. I personally believe that the multiplayer is fantastic as well as highly addictive. The campaign is also one the best in the series. I recommend that you get this game.

My review for Battlefield 3 is up - please comment and rate.

My review for the second Batman game is up and ready. Please comment and rate.

Okay so before the big holiday season I like to state what the nominations are so far for Best Game, Best Story, Best Graphics, Best Multiplayer, etc. NOTE: Some of these categories are small due to not a lot of games have come out yet. Also these games shown in each category are not in any specific order and any game can be taken out of any category. All categories will hold 5 slots except for Best Game which will hold 6. If each category can not be filled up with maximum number then the decision will be made on the remaining games with in each category (EX: 3 games in Best RPG will become a 3 game category). Please tell me your opinions and if I should get rid of or add any other games to the mix.

Best Story Nominees:

1) Dead Space 2

2) Uncharted 3

3) Gears of War 3

4) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

5) Batman: Arkham City

Best Graphics Nominees:

1) Dead Space 2

2) Gears of War 3

3) Uncharted 3

4) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

5) Batman: Arkham City

Best Multiplayer Nominees:

1) Gears of War 3

2) Crysis 2

3) Battlefield 3

4) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

5) Uncharted 3

Best Shooter:

1) Dead Space 2

2) Gears of War 3

3) Crysis 2

4) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

5) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Best Action Game:

1) Gears of War 3

2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution

3) Batman: Arkham City

4) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

5) Uncharted 3

Best Sequel:

1) Uncharted 3

2) Gears of War 3

3) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

4) Batman: Arkham City

5) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Best RPG:

1) Rage

2) Dark Souls

3) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Game of the Year:

1) Uncharted 3 (9.7)

2) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (9.8)

3) Gears of War 3 (10)

4) Dead Space 2 (9.8)

5) Batman: Arkham City (10)

6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (9.6)

My review of Gears 3 is now up. Please rate and comment.

Ok so since I am running on empty of games I decided to give the 360 a break and play a PS3 exclusive Demon's Souls. I played for an hour and died four times so not a promising start but I shall give it my all and either I beat or not I will leave my comments somewhere. Wish me luck.

My review of Alan Wake is up. Please comment and rate.

My Portal 2 review is out - one the best games this year so far.

My top three of 2011 so far (not in any order):

Dead Space 2

Crysis 2

Portal 2

My Crysis 2 review is coming soon but in the meantime read and comment on my Portal 2 review and please go play it!!

Well I took a gamble this past Tuesday, I decided to pick up Crysis 2. I never played the original Crysis because I don't play PC games and I didn't want to watch my computer melt from Crysis' stunning visuals. But I'm telling you if 2011 keeps this pace up, it might be the best year of gaming in a while. Dead Space 2 came out in the beginning and Crysis 2 has come out. Crysis 2 is visually stunning. The light in this game is amazing and the graphics themselves are so beautiful. But the main reason I am mentioning Crysis 2 is the gameplay. It is a FPS (first person shooter) and I finally get a unique style. Crysis 2 takes place in the future and you wear a Nano Suit that holds different types of abilities. You can jump high, run at fast speeds, turn invisible or turn into a "Walking Tank" where your suit becomes bullet proof armor. The levels themselves are not linear like other shooters that I will mention in a little bit. The game gives you different ways to attack your opponent. You may sneak up and use stealth to kill, or turn on your armor and fire away. You can also use the streets or the roofs to your advantage. The game never makes you go down this corridor to fight these guys. The suit itself reminds me of the gameplay in Halo and Assassin's Creed. You can jump high, run fast, and tear off a turret from it's base like Halo. You can sneak around enemies, kill whenever you want or pass by them and they wouldn't notice like Assassin's Creed. The gameplay is phenominal - look for my review soon.

But the main reason for this blog is to praise Crysis 2 for finally giving me a new batch of gameplay that I haven't seen since CALL OF DUTY 4!!!! FPS in the previous years have been the same (and not the because they all have "Call of Duty" in their names). Shooters now have been linear, action packed, but unbelievable. Since Call of Duty first came out, they have been doing the same thing over and over again. 1-3 & 5 have been based upon World War II battles and 4, 6, and 7 have been more modern shooters. As I said, COD4: Modern Warfare was the last shooter (before Crysis 2) I have played and truly wowed me. The story was short but realistic and the gameplay was fresh for its time (also because this was the first M rated CoD game). The shooting mechanics were perfect where every button had its own use. The graphics also gave us something new, (i.e. when you are a soldier dying of radiation and the last thing you see is a city completely destroyed - powerful but amazing). Call of Duty 6 (also known as Modern Warfare 2) had a shorter story than its predecessor and became unrealistic. The game almost became a thriller than an actual war story (i.e. when you are driving down a snowy moutain and take a leap of faith [over a couple hundred feet long mind you] and land it without breaking a sweat). But Call of Duty is not the only FPS that has fallen. Battlefield: Bad Company also hasn't brung anything to the table except for blowing up buildings.

The point of the matter is this - FPS games have been slipping whether they are unoriginal or just go under the "been there, done that" genre. Shooters need to change their tactics and Crysis 2 has succeeded in this portion. More cool abilites and less linear level design is needed for dried out FPS games.