2012 Players' Choice Awards

William Murphy Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:00 AM ET
Category: Awards 0

The end of 2012 is almost upon us, and that means it's time for you to vote on your favorite games of the year. We've compiled a hefty list of candidates for the MMORPG.com Players' Choice Awards this year. Go vote and let your voice be heard!

We believe that each of the nominated games had something to make them fit the categories listed, and while we couldn't nominate every game, we think these are the best examples of each respective category. And if there's a game we missed that you hope we include next year in our nominations... tell us!

2012's Game of the Year

27.3% » Guild Wars 2

27.8% » Pirate101

7.8% » Planetside 2

1.9% » Raiderz

4.1% » Rift: Storm Legion

6.2% » Star Wars: The Old Republic

2.7% » TERA

14.8% » The Secret World

7.3% » World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

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2012's Most Anticipated

10.1% » ArcheAge

6.0% » Darkfall: Unholy Wars

2.0% » Defiance

29.2% » Elder Scrolls Online

8.3% » FFXIV: A Realm Reborn

5.6% » Firefall

8.3% » Marvel Heroes

8.4% » Neverwinter

1.2% » Otherland

12.7% » Star Citizen

3.2% » The Repopulation

5.0% » WildStar

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2012's Most Innovative

8.6% » Firefall

31.2% » Guild Wars 2

30.6% » Pirate101

27.2% » The Secret World

2.4% » Wakfu

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2012's Rising Star

16.0% » ArcheAge

12.6% » Darkfall: Unholy Wars

17.1% » DayZ

14.8% » FFXIV: A Realm Reborn

19.0% » Star Citizen

6.3% » The Repopulation

14.3% » The War Z

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2012's Best Hybrid

14.4% » DOTA2

9.7% » Hawken

36.3% » League of Legends

12.2% » MechWarrior Online

9.9% » SMITE

17.6% » World of Tanks

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William Murphy

Bill is the former Managing Editor of MMORPG.com, RTSGuru.com, and lover of all things gaming. He's been playing and writing about MMOs and geekery since 2002, and you can harass him and his views on Twitter @thebillmurphy.