E3 awards: Fallout 3 = Best of Show; LittleBigPlanet = Best Console game

This is it, folks. The winners of the official Game Critics Awards for E3 2008 – as chosen by 36 representatives (including yours truly) from most of the leading video game outlets – have been revealed. Leading the pack with two wins each are Fallout 3 – winner of "Best of Show" and "Best RPG" – along with LittleBigPlanet – winner of Best Console game and Best Social/Casual/Puzzle game.

The top publisher was EA (just like in our own awards) with five wins, while Sony took second place with an impressive three wins. In terms of platform concentration, the Xbox 360 barely edged out the competition with eight wins versus both the PC and PS3's seven (for those of you keeping track, the Wii only managed one win and that was for its version of Madden 09). We've got the full list after the break, or check out the Game Critics site for the breakdown by publisher and platform or refresh your memory with this list of nominees in the various categories.

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)