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Uncharted: Golden Abyss was the best handheld game of 2012, according to the Golden Joystick Awards. The swish event – which took place in London this afternoon – honoured Sony Bend’s excellent PlayStation Vita adventure ahead of Super Mario 3D Land and Kid Icarus: Uprising. We reckon the Nintendo Life guys might have a thing or two to say about that result.

It wasn’t all good news for PlayStation exclusives, however. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception missed out on an award in the Best Action Adventure category. That accolade went to Batman: Arkham City, instead. Meanwhile, Journey lost to MineCraft in the Best Downloadable Game group. Battlefield 3 took home the Best Shooter gong, while The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was the biggest winner of the afternoon – netting awards for Best RPG, Most Memorable Moment, and the coveted Ultimate Game of the Year award.

Forty-eight games have been named as nominees for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards as the full list of nominations was released early this morning. Batman: Arkham City and L.A. Noire have led the list, both nominated in eight categories, competing for Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Design, Original Music, Performer, and Story, with Arkham City also nominated for Action, and Audio Achievement, and L.A. Noire also nominated for Debut Game, and Game Innovation.

There are few surprises further down the list, with the full list of Best Game nominations being Batman: Arkham City, FIFA 2012 (really?), L.A. Noire, Portal 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and LittleBigPlanet 2 have come away with six nominations each, while Portal 2 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have come away with five, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution has followed with four.

We've already told you what our favorite games of 2011 are, but the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences apparently needed a bit more time to ruminate on the matter. The final awards will be given at the annual DICE summit in Las Vegas on February 9, giving us all tons of time to pressure the AIAS into giving Rayman Origins the awards for Outstanding Animation and Outstanding Art Direction.

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is the belle of the ball this year, with a total of 12 nominations across several categories. Other notable titles include Portal 2 (10 nominations) L.A. Noire (9 nominations), Bastion (3 nominations), and Battlefield 3 (6 nominations). 2010's top game from the AIAS was Mass Effect 2, which walked away with awards in the RPG and storytelling categories. [SOURCE]