Game of the Year 2011

2011 is gradually becoming a distant memory, but before it's completely forgotten we're bringing you our Games of 2011 list. We've picked the 40 best after a fair bit of arguing. Over the next week or so we'll count down from 40-6, then deliver our top five in video form complete with thoughts from each of us at VideoGamer.com. If you turn away in disgust at the sight of our faces, there'll be a text Top Five too.

40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-6 | 5-1

5. Gears of War 3

"Few games offer up as much as Gears of War 3, and even fewer manage to do it this successfully," said Martin in his Gears of War 3 review. "This is quite easily the best Gears of War yet, weaving excellent core mechanics together with the renewed perception of an ever-maturing developer. Once again, Epic has successfully iterated on a series that most other developers are still desperately trying to imitate."

Where did Gears of War 3 place in the VideoGamer.com Community Game of the Year awards? No. 9