The fine folks over at TrueAchievements.com have crowned the top tier Xbox 360 games of 2011 voted on by the community.  With 135,000 votes and 240 games being voted on for the Game of the Year, The Elder Scrols: Skyrim walks away with the top spot.  Here is the complete list of winners.

Game of the YearThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
Runner Up – Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios)

Best ShooterGears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios)
Runner Up – Battlefield 3 (DICE/Electronic Arts)

Best Action & Adventure GameBatman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studio LTD/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Runner Up – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Role Playing GameThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
Runner Up – Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)

Best Racing GameForza Motorsport 4 (Turn 10/Microsoft Studios)
Runner Up – DiRT 3 (Codemasters)

Best Platform GamePortal 2 (Valve/Electronic Arts)
Runner Up – Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)

Best Sports GameFIFA 12 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)
Runner Up – Madden NFL 12 (EA Tiburon/Electronic Arts)

Best Action GameMortal Kombat (NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Runner Up – Fruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick Studios/Microsoft Studios)

Best Adventure GameStacking (Double Fine Productions/THQ)
Runner Up – NCIS (Ubisoft Shanghai/Ubisoft)

Best Music & Rhythm GameDance Central 2 (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios)
Runner Up – Rocksmith (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Simulation GameFrom Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
Runner Up – Tropico 4 (Haemimont Games/Kalypso Media)

Best Puzzle GameAngry Birds (WP) (Rovio)
Runner Up – Catherine (Atlus)

Best Strategy GamePlants vs. Zombies (WP) (PopCap Games)
Runner Up – Toy Soldiers: Cold War (Signal Studios/Microsoft Studios)

Best Card & Board GameMagic: The Gathering – DotP 2012 (Stainless Games/Wizards of the Coast)
Runner Up – Full House Poker (Krome Studios/Microsoft Studios)

Best Vehicular Combat GameAce Combat: Assault Horizon (NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.)
Runner Up – Red Faction: Battlegrounds (THQ)

Best Party GameYou Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games/THQ)
Runner Up – Scene It? Movie Night: Mega Movies (Sarbakan/Screenlife Games)

Best Kinect GameFruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick Studios/Microsoft Studios)
Runner Up – The Gunstringer (Twisted Pixel Games/Microsoft Studios)

Best Downloadable Content – RAAM’s Shadow in Gears of War 3 (Epic Games/Microsoft Studios)
Runner Up – Back To Karkand in Battlefield 3 (DICE/Electronic Arts)

Best Windows Phone GameAngry Birds (WP) (Rovio)
Runner Up – Plants vs. Zombies (WP) (PopCap Games)

Best XBLA GameBastion (Supergiant Games/WB)
Runner Up – Fruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick Studios/Microsoft Studios)

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