This thread was made for Joseph Trotter since he doesn't have the ability to make threads, but he'll be the one doing the counting so it's back to the old method of posting your vote:

Good day ladies, gentlemen and everything inbetween; welcome to the Xbox 360 Game of the Year 2011 thread. Here, you can vote for YOUR (yes, your) Xbox 360 game of the year across a variety of genres and qualifiers. 

Your votes count according to the scale below; the more you vote for, the more each count is worth:

If you vote for 5 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, 1, .5, and .25 points.

If you vote for 4 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, 1 and .5 points,

If you vote for 3 games, your votes are worth 3, 2, and 1 points.

If you vote for 2 games, your votes are worth 2.5 and 1.5 points.

If you only vote for 1 game, your vote is worth 1.5 points.

For added clarity, check the superb chart on Kantor's PC Game of the Year thread if in any doubt as to what points your vote equate to. If you number your votes that would be particular useful i.e. 1) Skyrim 2) Skyrim 3) Skyrim etc.

Oh, and everything has been alphabetised to avoid corruption of any sort. Paypal payments, of course, will be accepted at my normal address and any recommendations will be taken into consideration.

Now, get voting!

Best Racing Game

DiRT 3

Driver: San Francisco

F1 2011

Forza Motorsport 4

Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed

Test Drive Unlimited 2

Best Sports Game

Fifa 12

Fight Night Champion

Madden 12

NBA 2k12

NHL 12

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters

Best First Person Shooter

Battlefield 3

Brink

Bulletstorm

Crysis 2

Halo: Anniversary Edition

Homefront

Modern Warfare 3

RAGE

Best Third Person Shooter

Dead Space 2

Gears of War 3

The Gunstringer

Red Faction: Armageddon

Shadow of the Damned

War Hammer 40,000: Space Marine

Best Kinect Game

Child of Eden

Dance Central 2

The Gunstringer

Fruit Ninja Connect

Kinect: Disneyland Adventure

Kinect Sports: Season 2

Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

Best Puzzle Game

Catherine

From Dust

Ilomilo

Portal 2

Best RPG

Dark Souls

Deus Ex: Human Revolution 

Dragon Age II 

Dungeon Siege III

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Two Worlds II

Best Platformer

The Adventures of Shuggy

De Blob 2

Ms Splosion Man

Rayman Origins

Skyland: Spyro's Adventure

Sonic Generations

Best Action/Adventure Game

Alice: Madness Returns

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Batman: Arkham City

Beyond Good & Evil HD

Dead Island

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

L.A.Noire

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Saints Row the Third

Best Fighter

Fight Night Champion

King of Fighters VIII

Mortal Kombat

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

WWE 12

WWE All Stars

Best New IP

Bulletstorm

Brink

Catherine

Child of Eden

Dungeon Defenders

From Dust

RAGE

Best XBLA Game

The Adventures of Shuggy

Bangai-O HD Missile Fury

Bastion

Beyond Good & Evil HD

The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile

Dungeon Defenders

From Dust

Guardian Heroes

Ilomilo

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Ms Splosion Man

Orcs Must Die!

Radiant Silvergun

Rock of Ages

SkyDrift

Trenched

Best Collection/Remake

Halo Anniversary

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

Resident Evil 4 HD

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD

Xbox 360 Game of the Year (open voting)

Do we have a link to a survey, too? Or do we have to write our votes in this thread?

This time around, we are going back to the old method.

Best Racing Game:

1.) Forza Motorsport 4
2.) F1 2011
3.) Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed

Best Sports Game

1.) FIFA 12
2.) NBA 2K12
3.) Kinetc Sports 2 :p

Best First Person Shooter

1.) Battlefield 3
2.) Modern Warfare 3
3.) Halo: CEA
4.) Crysis 2
5.) Rage

Best Third Person Shooter

1.) Gears of War 3
2.) Gunstringer
3.) Dead Space 2

Best Kinect Game

1.) Dance Central 2
2.) Child of Eden
3.) Gunstringer
4.) Kinect Sport 2
5.) Fruit Ninja Kinect

Best Puzzle Game

1.) Portal 2
2.) Ilomilo
3.) From Dust
4.) Catherine


Best RPG

1.) Skyrim
2.) Dark Souls
3.) Dragon Age II
4.) Two Worlds II

Best Platformer

1.) Ms Splosion Man
2.) Rayman Origins
3.) Sonic Generations


Best Action/Adventure Game

1.) Batman: Arkham City
2.) Beyond Good & Evil HD
3.) Dead Island
4.) Assassin's Creed: Revelations
5.) L.A. Noire

Best Fighter

1.) Mortal Kombat
2.) Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

Best New IP

1.) Child of Eden
2.) Bulletstorm
3.) From Dust
4.) Rage
5.) Catherine

Best XBLA Game

1.) Beyond Good & Evil HD
2.) Ilomilo
3.) Bastion
4.) From Dust
5.) Ms Splosion Man

Best Collection/Remake

1.) Halo Anniversary
2.) Resident Evil 4 HD

Best Graphics

1.) Crysis 2
2.) Gears of War 3
3.) Modern Warfare 3

Best Original Music Score

Gears of War 3

Most Innovative

1.) Stacking
2.) Child of Eden
3.) Ilomilo
4.) Gunstringer

Biggest Disappointment

1.) Brink
2.) Dungeon Siege III
3.) Torchlight
4.) Deus Ex
5.) Dead Space 2

Best Game No One Played

1.) Child of Eden
2.) Gunstringer
3.) Catherine

Most Anticipated Game

1.) Halo 4
2.) Mass Effect 3
3.) Ryse
4.) Steel Battalion
5.) The Witcher 2

Xbox 360 Game of the Year

1.) Gears of War 3
2.) Skyrim
3.) Batman Arkham City
4.) FIFA 12
5.) Battlwfield 3

Ehh i don't feel like posting a bunch of stuff so im voting on two things
GOTY- Skyrim
Most Anticipated game - Halo 4

3.) Rayman Origins
2.) Mortal Kombat
1.) Skyrim
0.5) Fruit Ninja Kinect
0.25) Bastion

1. Resident Evil 4 HD
2. Modern Warfare 3
3. Crysis 2

They are the only new game I bought for the Xbox 360 this year, I mainly bought older games.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DYL4CBFDT
there's a link to a survey for the genre awards for anyone that would prefer that method over posting it on the forums.

EDIT: I got confused looking at the votes compared to the nominees. My bad.

Ooohhhh Finally! Didn't even notice. Is the Wii one up yet too?

Best Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 4
Test Drive Unlimited 2
Driver: San Francisco

Best FPS
Modern Warfare 3
Battlefield 3
Crysis 2
Halo
Homefront

Best TPS
Gears of War 3
Red Faction
Dead Space 2

Best Kinect Game
Dance Central 2
would like to say Just Dance 3........or Rise of Nightmares....
Child of Eden
Kinect Sports S2

Best Puzzle Game
Catherine
Portal 2
From Dust

Best RPG
Skyrim
Deus Ex
Dragon Age 2

Best Action/Adventure
Batman
Dead Island
L.A. Noire

Best New IP
Catherine
Child of Eden
Brink

Best XBLA Game
Ms Splosion Man
Beyond Good and Evil HD
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Best Collection/Remake
Halo
Metal Gear Solid
Resident Evil 4

Best Graphics
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Batman

Best Original Music
Halo
Gears of War 3
Batman

Most Innovative
Catherine
Portal 2
Deus Ex

Biggest Disappointment
Halo
Duke Nukem
RAGE

Best Game No one Played
Catherine
Record of Agarest War Zero
Rise of Nightmares

Most Anticipated Game
Mass Effect 3
Halo 4
Resident Evil 6

GOTY
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Modern Warfare 3