Games Convention award noms named
By
Tom Magrino
Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 receives only multiplatform nomination in German trade show's "Best of GC" awards.
Representatives from this week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, have announced their "Best of GC" nominees today. To be eligible for nomination, entries must be in a playable state and present at the convention. Category winners will be announced August 24.
Eschewing any genre-based honors, the Games Convention jury simply broke down its categories by best overall experience on each individual platform. The platform awards were further augmented by online gaming and hardware nominees. In all, more than 25 different games were nominated in the 11 different categories.
Surprisingly, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 walked away with the only multiplatform nomination at the European event. The latest iteration in the long-running soccer sim series was nominated on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2.
However, several games received a nod in multiple categories, including Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London and Splash Damage's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars receiving acclaim in both the PC and online categories. Otherwise, the award nominations were disbursed fairly evenly over the many upcoming big-name titles.
A complete list of nominees from this year's Game Convention is list below.
Best of PC
Sam & Max Season One (Telltale Games)
Starcraft II (Blizzard Entertainment)
Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios)
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (Blue Byte)
Crysis (Crytek)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage)
Best of Xbox 360
BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Ascaron Entertainment)
Eternal Sonata (Tri-Crescendo)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Io Interactive)
Best of PSP
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Ready at Dawn)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Silent Hill: Origins (Climax)
Best of PS2
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Crash of the Titans (Radical Entertainment)
Singstar - Die Toten Hosen (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Buzz! - The Hollywood Quiz (Relentless)
Best of PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Kojima Productions)
SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Naughty Dog)
The Eye of Judgment (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Best of Wii
Wii Fit (Nintendo)
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Best of Nintendo DS
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
Undercover: Dual Motives (Sproing)
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
Best of Mobile
Skate (Electronic Arts)
Medal of Honor: Airborne (Electronic Arts)
Best of Online Games
Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage)
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom)
Best of Hardware
Wii Balance Board (Nintendo)
Rock Band peripherals (Electronic Arts)
PlayStation Eye (Sony Computer Entertainment)
By
Tom Magrino
Tom Magrino has covered the games industry since 2006. He's been compared to Steve Martin by Ozzy Osbourne and Daniel Craig by Tim Schafer. His voice, heard largely on GameSpot's podcast, recalls that of Kermit the Frog. It ain't easy bein' Magreen.
115 comments
mannnnnn rock band is gonna be hella killer but it wonder how much it will cost with all the instruments
the winners are (i think) : PC : Crysis XBOX 360 : Bioshock PSP : God of War: Chains of Olympus PS2 : Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 PS3 : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Wii : SUPER MARIO GALAXY !! =) DS : - Mobile: - Online: Age of Conan Hardware : Wii Balance Board where the hell is rayman raving rabbids 2 (wii)
MGS4 all the way.But frankly with what have been shown so far on Unchartered,the latter might well get through
Here are the winners: Best 360 Game: BIOSHOCK Best PS3 Game: PES 2008 Best Wii Game: MARIO & SONIC OLYMPICS Best PC Game: CRYSIS Best PS2 Game: PES 2008 Best PSP Game: GOD Of WAR - CHAINS OF OLYMPUS Best DS Game: EYE TRAINING Best Online Game: AGE OF CONAN - HYBORIAN ADVENTURES Best Hardware: Wii BALANCE BOARD Some odd choices...
Here's what games I think should win: PC - Crysis X360 - Bioshock PSP - God of War PS3 - Metal Gear Solid 4 Wii - Super Mario Galaxy DS - ------------------------- Mobile - ------------------- Online - Quake Wars Hardware - Rock Band Peripherals
What's so surprising that a soccer game walked away with a multi platform nomination in EUROPE. Considering soccer is really popular there and is the most played sport in the world. ( It is an awesome game BTW.)
They Should put ''Walk this way'' in rock band it would be funny singin rap and playing guitar i think you should support me maybe we can achieve it xD
It still makes me laugh that Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games is real. I remember when everyone accused the main web page of fakery when it first came out. XD
I hope that GOW:chain of olympus wins the nomination of best of PSP. About the game "Buzz", i was surprised that this game was nominated for the best of PS2...
What?!?!?!?!? No Metroid Prime 3?!?!?! Metroid Prime 3 looked so good it sould be on the best Wii games.
Buzz?! Are they serious? It looks like they got no decent games based on what they were forced to choose. Seriously....Buzz?!
WHO SHOULD WIN: Best of PC:Crysis X360:Skate, but its not there, so Kane and Lynch PS3: Uncharted:Drakes Fortune Wii:Super Mario Galaxy DS:Undercover:Dual Motives Mobile:MoH Online:Conan Hardware:Rock Band Peripherals REMEMBER THESE!!IF THEY WIN, NO ONE SHOULD BE SURPRISED
Most of these games aren't even released, so is it right to award games this early on?
Hmm.....best Wii game, guess whos going to win THAT one. And why do they Mobile awards??
some games are all like "yay! were about to come out" in my head while others are more like "we are totally gonna suck but don't worry we'll still sell millions"
That list is pretty crappy. I only see 4 or 5 notable games. But hey this Germany. And I'm not sure what is happening in their game market. because it must be different from the rest of the world.
No sign of the Witcher, I thought it would be there since they are based in a country near there if I remember correctly.
Quake wars is also coming to Mac. They never post that any game that is coming to the mac platform, but wii fit should prove interesting, just imagine you can have a skating game that uses the board.
your right MaDNuGgU bioshock isnt the best game ever but I would say its is easily the best game so far this year
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