2014 was an AWESOME year for gaming. Because of that, the voting for each of our MONG Best of 2014 Awards categories have been ridiculously close.  Check out all of our nominees below.  Be sure and leave a comment with who you would vote for in each category!

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Best Developer:

• BioWare – Dragon Age Inquisition
• Bungie – Destiny
• Insomniac Games – Sunset Overdrive
• Monolith Productions – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Nintendo – Mario Kart 8 & Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
• Telltale Games – The Walking Dead Season 2, The Wolf Among Us, Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands

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Best Publisher

• Bandai Namco – Tales of Hearts R, Dark Souls II, Sword Art Online, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
• Curve Digital – The Swapper, Thomas Was Alone, Stealth Inc 2
• Microsoft – Forza Horizon 2, Project Spark, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sunset Overdrive
• Nintendo – Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2. Super Smash Bros, Captain Toad
• Sony – Driveclub, Infamous Second Son, LittleBigPlanet 3, MLB 14: The Show, The Last of Us: Remastered
• Ubisoft – Child of Light, Assassin’s Creed Unity/Rogue, The Crew, Far Cry 4, Just Dance 2015, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Valiant Hearts: The Great War

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Best Independent Game:

• Broken Age: Act 1
• Rogue Legacy
• Shovel Knight
• The Swapper
• Transistor
• Velocity 2X

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Best Story:

• Sunset Overdrive
• The Last Of Us: Left Behind
• The Walking Dead: Season 2
• The Wolf Among Us
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

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Best Soundtrack:

• Destiny
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
• Infamous: Second Son
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Transistor

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Best Innovation:

• Amiibo NFC Support
• Destiny’s MMO-like Shooter
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System
• PlayStation 4’s SharePlay
• Titanfall’s Online Only Gameplay

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Best Male Performance:

• Adam Harrington – Bigby Wolf – The Wolf Among Us
• Brian Bloom – BJ Blaskowics – Wolfenstein: The New Order
• Elijah Wood – Shay Volta – Broken Age: Act 1
• Logan Cunningham – The Transistor – Transisstor
• Travis Willingham – Reggie Rowe – Infamous Second Son
• Troy Baker – Talion – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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Best Female Performance:

• Ashley Johnson – Ellie – The Last of Us: Left Behind
• Corinne Kempa – Leliana – Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Erin Yvetta – Snow White – The Wolf Among Us
• Laura Bailey – Abigail “Fetch” Walker – Infamous First Light
• Melissa Hutchison – Clementine – The Walking Dead Season 2
• Yaani King – Riley Abel – The Last of Us: Left Behind

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Best Male Character:

• Bigby Wolf – The Wolf Among Us
• BJ Blaskowics – Wolfenstein: The New Order
• Handsome Jack – Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
• Iron Bull – Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Luigi (Death Stare) – Mario Kart 8
• Pagan Min – Far Cry 4

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Best Female Character:

• Abigail “Fetch” Walker – Infamous: First Light
• Aurora – Child of Light
• Bayonetta – Bayonetta 2
• Clementine – The Walking Dead Season 2
• Ellie – The Last of Us: Left Behind
• Red – Transistor

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Best Graphics:

• Destiny
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Infamous: Second Son
• Mario Kart 8
• P.T.
• Sunset Overdrive

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Best Remaster:

• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
• Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX
• Pokemon: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• The Last of Us: Remastered

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Best Shooter:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Far Cry 4
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
• Sunset Overdrive
• Titanfall

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Best Action/Adventure Game:

• Assassin’s Creed Unity
• Bayonetta 2
• Freedom Wars
• Infamous: Second Son
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Shovel Knight

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Best Action Game:

• Hyrule Warriors
• Mercenary Kings
• Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
• Sunset Overdrive
• Transistor
• Watch Dogs

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Best Role Playing Game:

• Bravely Default
• Child of Light
• Dark Souls II
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Fantasy Life
• South Park: Stick of Truth

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Best Survival Horror Game:

• Alien: Isolation
• Outlast
• P.T.
• The Evil Within

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Best Fighting Game:

• EA Sports UFC
• Guilty Gear Xrd
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Ultra Street Fighter IV
• WWE 2K15

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Best Casual Game:

• Clash of Clans
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Just Dance 2015
• Mario Kart 8
• Project Spark
• Threes

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Best Sports Game:

• FIFA 15
• Madden 15
• Mario Golf: World Tour
• MLB 14: The Show
• NBA 2K15
• Pro Evolution Soccer

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Best Racing Game:

• Driveclub
• Forza Horizon 2
• Mario Kart 8
• The Crew

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Best Platformer:

• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
• Dustforce
• LittleBigPlanet 3
• Rogue Legacy
• Shovel Knight
• The Swapper

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Best Online Experience:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• The Last of Us: Remastered
• Titanfall

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Best Multiplayer Game:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Mario Kart 8
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Titanfall

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Best 3DS Game:

• Bravely Default
• Fantasy Life
• Kirby: Triple Deluxe
• Mario Golf: World Tour
• Shovel Knight
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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Best Vita Game:

• Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• Freedom Wars
• Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment
• Tales of Hearts R
• The Swapper
• Velocity 2X

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Best Wii U Game:

• Bayonetta 2
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
• Hyrule Warriors
• Mario Kart 8
• Shovel Knight
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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Best Xbox One Game:

• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Far Cry 4
• Forza Horizon 2
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Sunset Overdrive

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Best PlayStation 4 Game:

• Destiny
• Infamous: First Light
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• The Evil Within
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

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Best PC Game:

• Broken Age: Act 1
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Rust
• Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
• The Forest
• World of Warcraft: Warlords of Dreanor

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Biggest Disappointment:

• Broken Games
• Final Fantasy VII PS4 Announcement
• #GamerGate
• Toxic Communities

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Biggest Surprise:

• Captain Toad: Trasure Tracker
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• P.T.
• Tales from the Borderlands
• Wolfenstein: The New Order
• Xbox One Drops Kinect

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Best Console:

• Nintendo 3DS
• PC
• PlayStation 4
• PlayStation Vita
• Wii U
• Xbox One

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Overall Game of the Year:

• Bayonetta 2
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Far Cry 4
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Sunset Overdrive
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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Most Anticipated 2015 Game:

• Batman: Arkham Knight
• Bloodborne
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Quantum Break
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

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 Leave us a comment with your votes! 

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