Fallout 3, Electronic Arts clean up at Game Critics E3 Awards
Fallout 3 from Bethesda Softworks nabbed the coveted Game of the Show award today from Game Critics -- a panel of judges comprised of editors from various online/offline publications (including Joystiq's own Chris Grant). Fallout 3 also took home the award for Best RPG at the show.
Electronic Arts brought home 5 awards including Best Action/Adventure game for Dead Space and Best Original Game for Mirror's Edge. The Xbox 360 platform was at the top of the award count with 8 for the console, including a Best Action Game win for Gears of War 2.
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)