The Norwegian Gullstikka (goldstick; golden joystick) awards have been announced and while Skyrim was the big winner with a total of four prizes, Might & Magic: Heroes VI lost out to Total War: Shogun 2 in the bout for "Strategy Game of the Year". Nominated in this class along with Anno 2070, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars and said winner, Heroes VI faced stiff competition and in the end had to settle for the nomination.

The "Goldstick" is the Norwegian gaming business award since 2003, arranged by the Norwegian union of game and multimedia (NSM), an organization for the games- and multimedia suppliers in Norway. The award is given to the best releases of games and multimedia for the year 2011 and contains the following categories: Best sports game, racing game, platform game, open class game, action game, strategy game, adventure/RPG, children's game, Norwegian-developed game, handheld, PC game, console game, best downloadable, the critics award and game of the year. Also included are the studio awards.