Best of E3 2008 announced

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game convention has recently wrapped up at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which serves as a window to the future of the multibillion dollar interactive entertainment industry. And once again yours truly was one of the official Game Critics Awards judges to vote on the best of tomorrow’s games. Here are all the winners.

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game convention has recently wrapped up at the Los Angeles Convention Center, which serves as a window to the future of the multibillion dollar interactive entertainment industry. And once again yours truly was one of the official Game Critics Awards judges to vote on the best of tomorrow’s games. Here are all the winners.

It was an honour once again to be one of the Game Critics Awards judges once again — an independent group of 36 leading game industry journalists — tasked with voting on the best video games playable at the recent E3 Expo in L.A.

The official list of winners per category is now available. Check it out:

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 360)

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)

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