I only got 7, but my tie breaker was 42 which is only off by 2.

1: Will there be any spoken or on-screen appearance of Master Chief's full name, "John-117" during the presentation? Partials such as "John" or "117" do not count.
No
2: The words "World Premiere" will appear on screen MORE than 9 times.
Yes
3: Will a new Fable be shown?
Yes
4: Will the word "Batman" be spoken?
Yes
5: There will be a celebrity presenter. (I will count any real life person that does not work for Microsoft that has a wikipedia page, Tim Schafer does not count)
No
6: Will the price be revealed?
Yes
7: There will be a self deprecating joke about "showing real gameplay this time". It has to be an attempt at a joke and not an apologetic statement. I will consult joke experts if necessary.
No
8: Will a demo for any of these games shown off in the 1st showcase be shadow dropped during the second showcase? Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Dirt 5, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Madden NFL 21, Chorus, Scarlet Nexus, Bright Memory Infinite, Call of the Sea, Scorn, Second Extinction, The Ascent, The Medium, and Vampire: The Masquerade-Bloodlines 2.
MUST BE SHADOW DROPPED and not made available earlier in the week!!!
No
9: "Ray Tracing" will be said more than 4 times.
No
10: The game that The Initiative is working on will be announced.
Yes
11: Halo, Forza, AND Gears will all be present. (montages count)
Yes
12: The Xbox Games Showcase will be longer than 75 minutes.
No
Tie Breaker: Total number of times the phrase "Game Pass" is spoken aloud.
9

Will there be a new Nintendo crossover game or partnership? (Mario + Rabbids, Star Fox in Starlink, etc.)
No
Will Ubisoft acknowledge the recent sexual misconduct accusations in any way during the main show?
No
Across all videos for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which version of the main character will be featured the longest (male or female)?
Male
Will Rayman reveal himself?
No
Will there be MORE than 20 cannons be fired across all Skull & Bones videos? (so if 10 cannons fire, reload, and fire again, that's 20)
This has been edited and reworded for clarity
Yes
Will a new Far Cry game taking place in Europe be shown?
No
Will we hear Michael Ironside's voice?
No
Will there be MORE than 4 separate Tom Clancy titles individually featured on the show? (recap montages don't count)
No
Will there be MORE than 2 different planets shown across all Beyond Good & Evil 2 videos?
No
Will a brand new IP be revealed?
Yes
Will Trackmania be featured for MORE than 3 minutes? (gameplay, trailers, interviews all count)
No
Will Yves Guillemot wear a shirt or a suit or neither?
Neither
Will a new game where you control a car (or any racing vehicle) be revealed?
Yes
Tie-breaker: How many kills will be shown across all HyperScape videos?
42

So I take it Bayonetta didn't make it into the Top 25. Did y'all not vote for it because you don't like it, or because it seems like 2009 game(It came out in 2009 in Japan and in January 2010 in NA and EU)? Or maybe, just maybe Red Dead Redemption or Mass Effect 2 didn't make it.

3D dot game heroes is one of the few games that I bought and then didn't play for more than an hour. As it turns out I can't stand tilt-shift.

Will a Batman TRAILER be shown?
Yes
Will a Harry Potter game be shown (trailer, gameplay, or title card)?
No
Will Elden Ring GAMEPLAY be shown? (A HUD /menu system is shown)
No
Will we get a release date AND price for the PS5?
No
Will more than 5 individual games by N. American or European devs be shown? (Collections count as one unless different studios worked on different games)?
Yes
Will Knack reveal himself?
Yes
Will the words "Silent Hill" appear onscreen in text (not including subs)?
No
Will Kojima reveal himself?
No
Will the sequel to Horizon be revealed?
Yes
Will a previously unannounced racing game be revealed?
No
Will the total presentation run longer than 1 hour and 10 minutes?
No
Will the number of new next gen games featured (not remasters/reboots/HD collections, etc) be more than 7?
No
Bonus/tiebreaker:
How many times during the EZA live reaction stream will the official Sony feed stutter, freeze, or glitch? (unintentionally, not as part of a trailer or something)
1
I have such little hope.

My personal (I used to shared with my Brother) steam account was made on November 11th 2011. Skyrim and the other Elder Scrolls games are some of the best games to explore in. There is just something satisfying about sneaking around ruins, forts, and caves sniping people with a bow and looting their corpses for magic items. Here's hoping Bethesda Game Studios can get it back together for The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield.

I was sure Dark Souls was gonna be #1. I'm surprised this forum has so much love for Portal 2. Dark Souls is not only a great game that still holds up, it also is the most important game in the creation of the souls-like genre, to my knowledge.

I'm surprised Minecraft didn't even make it into the top 25 (The last 5 are gonna be Portal 2, Uncharted 3, Batman, Skyrim, and Dark Souls). Has Minecraft's reputation sunk because it is seen as a game for kids now? Or do people just not associate it with 2011?

Great idea!
Here is mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXg7i0ojHXo
You should probably spread this to other EZA fan platforms like Facebook or Discord. These forums are pretty slow and you might not get too many submissions.