Best Sound Design is always one of the trickiest awards to make a convincing case for, if only because you end up losing so much when you translate what you have in your head to a verbal argument. "Well, good sir, I see your point. However, I feel you have not properly considered how accurate the "WHOOSH" and "PCCHEEEW" sounds in Battlefield 3 capture the sensation of passing bullets. And that's before you even get into the "GRRUUUUGGHH" of falling buildings!" But at least it's easier to deliberate than the best music category, where every year like clockwork one GameSpot editor challenges another GameSpot editor to sing a favorite song from a favorite game. Trust us: those arguments never end well.