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Games Critics Announce E3 2008 Winners
August 05, 2008
The judges behind the Games Critics Awards, a panel of more than 30 video game journalists headed up by Geoff Keighley and Rob Smith, have weighed in on their ballots. Bethesda’s Fallout 3 took top honors as best in show. EA walked away with five wins, the most of any publisher, and provides a nice symmetry to spending the most money of any company at the conference. In the PvPvP arena, Microsoft led with eight wins compared to seven trophies for Sony and one award for the Wii. While there was plenty of hype around the “heated” controversy on whether or not the Critics could include Activision on the ballots, why didn’t anyone at the GCA even mention Gamecock? Hit the jump for the full run down.
Best of Show
Fallout 3
(Bethesda Softworks for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Original Game
Mirror’s Edge
(DICE/Electronic Arts for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 36)
Best Console Game
LittleBigPlanet
(Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3)
Best PC Game
Spore
(Maxis/EA)
Best Handheld Game
Resistance: Retribution
(Bend Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment for PSP)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
Rock Band 2 Ion “Drum Rocker” Set
(ION Audio/MTV Games for Xbox 360)
Best Action Game
Gears of War 2
(Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Dead Space
(EA Redwood Shores/EA for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Role Playing Game
Fallout 3
(Bethesda Softworks for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Racing Game
Pure
(Black Rock/Disney Interactive Studios for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Sports Game
Madden NFL 09
(Tiburon/EA for All Systems)
Best Fighting Game
Street Fighter IV
(Capcom for Arcade)
Best Strategy Game
Tom Clancy’s EndWar
(Ubisoft Shanghai/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Social/Casual/Puzzle
LittleBigPlanet
(Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3)
Best Online Multiplayer
Left 4 Dead
(Valve/EAP for PC, Xbox 360)
To check out the stats broken down by publisher and platform, click here.
2 Responses to “Games Critics Announce E3 2008 Winners”
I back the Best of Show selection
By Ronald on Aug 6, 2008
Nothing beats the original Street Fighter!
By chubbylover69 on Aug 6, 2008