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I am honestly *slightly* shocked that BioShock, as beautiful game as it was, has turned out to be the winner in this years Video Game Awards. Despite my little personal issues with BioShock, I am happy that it managed to beat out Halo 3 (aka Halo 2.5). It is amusing that I have no intention of watching the show nor do I even know what channel Spike TV comes on with my cable, but I do love lists, and the final list of winners is out on CNN via PR Newswire (before the show has aired! Which is tomorrow December 9th at 9pm btw). Full list after the break.

GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Harmonix

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)


BEST RPG
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios/ BioWare)


BEST MILITARY GAME
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision/ Infinity Ward)


BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
skate (Electronic Arts/ EA Black Box)


BEST HANDHELD GAME
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo/ Nintendo)


BEST GRAPHICS
Crysis (Electronic Arts/ Crytek)


BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts/ EA Redwood Shores)


BEST RHYTHM GAME
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)


BEST DRIVING GAME
DiRT (Codemasters/ Codemasters)


BEST ACTION GAME
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)


BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts/ EA Tiburon)


BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rock Band (MTV Games/ Harmonix)


BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
The Orange Box/ Portal (Valve/ Valve)


BEST XBOX 360 GAME
BioShock


BEST WII GAME
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo/ Nintendo)


BEST PS3 GAME
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (Sony Computer Entertainment/
Insomniac Games)


BEST PC GAME
The Orange Box (Valve/ Valve)


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BioShock

BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)


MOST ADDICTIVE VIDEO GAME FUELED BY DEW
Halo 3 (Microsoft Game Studios/ Bungie Studios)

Overall, not a shabby list of games. I am glad to see Rock Band beat out Guitar Hero, I think Call of Duty 4 EASILY beats out Halo 3’s multiplayer, but you can’t beat a game that had its own Slurpee cup, and though I think it is a little early for Mass Effect to get an award, they didn’t have much competition in the RPG department.

Wow, I knew it was a good game but I really thought Halo 3 would win! Oh well, nice post admin!, and thank-you for the info!