The Beatles: Rock Band, God of War III, Scribblenauts Deliver Big Results

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 - GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/), the most-visited gaming Web site in the world, today announced the winners of its annual "E3 Editors' Choice Awards."  The announcement highlights a record-breaking show for GameSpot, where the site had more than 8.7 million unique users, delivered more than 5.8 million video streams and posted the third and fifth highest traffic days ever surpassing the 2008 holiday season and E3 2008.

During E3 2009, the GameSpot editors canvassed the show floor reporting on every new game and trend announced at the convention. Over the course of 4 days, GameSpot posted an impressive collection of news, reports, interviews, demos, tours and press events, including live coverage of 5 major press conferences, more than 295 original news and preview articles, more than 425 videos including stage demos and developer interview, 185 game trailers and 500 photos.

"GameSpot's expansive coverage of E3 makes our editorial staff uniquely qualified to identify the true stand-outs from the show. In addition to top-notch editorial, our live stage brought some of the best and brightest of the show directly to our audience.   This E3 was a return to form for the show and we were able to see a range of really incredible games from a variety of genres and as well as upcoming technology," said Ricardo Torres, Editor-in-chief, GameSpot. "This year's ‘Best of' list is the most diverse that we have ever developed which speaks to the breadth and depth of titles due later this year and beyond. Gaming now truly offers something for everyone."

The following are GameSpot's "Ed Editors' Choice Awards" nominees and winners for 2009:

GAME OF THE SHOW TOP 10 LIST

•·        Scribblenauts (DS)- -WINNER

•·        Assassin's Creed 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Forza Motorsport 3 (X360)

•·        God of War III (PS3)

•·        Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer (PS3)

•·        Modern Warfare 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)

•·        Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)

•·        The Beatles: Rock Band (X360/PS3/Wii)

•·        Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

PLATFORM CATEGORIES

Best Nintendo DS Game

•·        Scribblenauts- -WINNER

•·        Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

•·        Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

•·        The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Best PC Game

•·        Star Wars: The Old Republic- -WINNER

•·        Disciples III: Renaissance

•·        League of Legends: Clash of Fates

•·        Supreme Commander 2

•·        Trine

Best PS3 Game

•·        Uncharted 2: Among Thieves- -WINNER

•·        Assassin's Creed 2

•·        God of War III

•·        Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer

•·        MAG

Best PSP Game

•·        Gran Turismo for PSP- -WINNER

•·        Dante's Inferno

•·        Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

•·        LittleBigPlanet PSP

•·        SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny

Best Xbox 360 Game

•·        Forza Motorsport 3 (X360) - -WINNER

•·        Assassin's Creed 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Mass Effect 2

•·        Modern Warfare 2

•·        Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Best Wii Game

•·        Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - -WINNER

•·        Dead Space Extraction

•·        Muramasa: The Demon Blade

•·        New Super Mario Bros.

•·        Wii Sports Resort

GENRE CATEGORIES

Best Action-Adventure

•·        Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (X360/PS3/PC) - -WINNER

•·        Assassin's Creed 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Bayonetta (X360/PS3)

•·        God of War III (PS3)

•·        Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)

Best Adventure Game

•·        Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer (PS3) - -WINNER

•·        Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)

•·        Tales of Monkey Island (PC/Wii)

•·        The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (X360/PC)

Best Fighting Game

•·        Tekken 6 (X360/PS3) - -WINNER

•·        Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (X360/PS3)

•·        SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny (PSP)

•·        Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars (Wii)

•·        The King of Fighters XII (X360/PS3)

Best Platformer

•·        Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3) - -WINNER

•·        Flip's Twisted World (Wii)

•·        New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)

•·        Shadow Complex (X360)

•·        Trine (PS3/PC)

Best Puzzle Game

•·        Scribblenauts (DS) - -WINNER

•·        PixelJunk Shooter (PS3)

•·        Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)

Best Racing Game

•·        Forza Motorsport 3 (X360) - -WINNER

•·        Dirt 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        ModNation Racers (PS3)

•·        Need for Speed: Shift (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Split/Second (X360/PS3/PC)

Best Rhythm Game

•·        The Beatles: Rock Band (X360/PS3/Wii) - -WINNER

•·        DJ Hero (X360/PS3/PS2/Wii)

•·        Guitar Hero 5 (X360/PS3/PS2/Wii)

•·        Lego Rock Band (X360/PS3/Wii)

Best Role-Playing Game

•·        Mass Effect 2 (X360/PC) - -WINNER

•·        Alpha Protocol (X360/PS3/PC

•·        Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

•·        Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (X360/PS3)

•·        Venetica (X360/PC)

Best Shooter

•·        Modern Warfare 2 (X360/PS3/PC) - -WINNER

•·        Army of Two: he 40th Day (X360/PS3)

•·        Borderlands (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Brink (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (X360/PS3/PC)

Best Sports Game

•·        NHL 10 (X360/PS3) - -WINNER

•·        FIFA Soccer 10 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Madden NFL 10 (X360/PS3)

•·        Wii Sports Resort (Wii)

Best Strategy Game

•·        Supreme Commander 2 (PC) - -WINNER

•·        Disciples III: Renaissance (PC)

•·        League of Legends: Clash of Fates (PC)

•·        PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP)

•·        R.U.S.E. (X360/PS3/PC)

Best Massively Multiplayer Game

•·        Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) - -WINNER

•·        DC Universe Online (PS3/PC)

•·        JumpGate: Evolution (PC)

•·        MAG (PS3)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Best Downloadable Game

•·        Trine (PS3/PC) - -WINNER

•·        Fat Princess (PS3)

•·        PixelJunk Shooter (PS3)

•·        Shadow Complex (X360)

•·        'Splosion Man (X360)

Best Graphics

•·        Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3) - -WINNER

•·        Assassin's Creed 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer (PS3)

•·        Modern Warfare 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (X360/PS3/PC)

Best Stage Demo

•·        The Beatles: Rock Band (X360/PS3/Wii) - -WINNER

•·        Assassin's Creed 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Modern Warfare 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        God of War III (PS3)

•·        New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)

Most Disappointing Absence

•·        Beyond Good & Evil 2 (X360/PS3/PC) - -WINNER

•·        Any updates from Rare Ltd. (no PID)

•·        Rage (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Playable Dead Rising 2 (X360/PS3/PC)

•·        Playable Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)

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