Wednesday, July 25, 2007

GameTrailers Announces Best of E3 Picks

GAMETRAILERS.COM CROWNS WINNERS OF THE
"GAMETRAILERS BEST OF E3 2007 AWARDS"

Expert Editorial Staff Choose Top Products in 26 Categories

Electronic Arts' Rock Band Awarded "Best of Show"
Santa Monica, Calif. (July 25, 2007) - GameTrailers unveils the winners of the second annual "GameTrailers Best of E3 2007 Awards." Celebrating the outstanding achievements in gaming, one winner in 26 separate categories were hand-picked from hundreds of games exhibited at the 2007 E3 Business and Media Summit. The top award, "Best of Show," was given to MTV Games' Rock Band, while other stand-out honorees included Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed for "Best Action Adventure" and Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for "Best First-Person Shooter."

"The editorial team at GameTrailers was absolutely blown away by the caliber of games at this year's E3," said Shane Satterfield, Editor-in-Chief, GameTrailers. "Choosing the nominees and winners was extremely difficult, and we applaud the developers of these games for going the extra mile to deliver unparalleled experiences."

Nominees were narrowed down to five per category totaling 130 nominees across all platforms and genres. With the exception of the "Best Trailer Award" and "Best Graphics Award," all games must have been playable by the press at the show to be eligible for nomination. Nominees were chosen by the expert editorial staff at GameTrailers.

GameTrailers extensive E3 2007 coverage which includes over eleven hundred pieces of original content, has attracted more than nine million gamers and over 80 million video views to date. Log on to GameTrailers at www.gametrailers.com/game/5191.html to catch all the awards action and the very best of E3 2007.

Winners of the "GameTrailers Best of E3 2007 Awards" are as follows:

GENERAL AWARDS -

Best of Show: Rock Band - MTV Games

Best Trailer: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision

Most Innovative: LittleBigPlanet - SCEA

Best Graphics: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision

One to Watch: Resident Evil 5 - Capcom

Best New Franchise: LittleBigPlanet- SCEA

Best Non-Game: Jam Sessions - Ubisoft

Best Music/Rhythm: Rock Band - MTV Games

Best Hardware: Xbox 360


GENRE AWARDS -

Best Action/Adventure: Assassin's Creed - Ubisoft

Best Puzzle/Parlor Game: Zak and Wik: The Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - Capcom

Best Strategy: World in Conflict - Vivendi

Best Role-Playing: Eternal Sonata - Namco/Bandai

Best Sports: Madden NFL 08 - Electronic Arts

Best First-Person Shooter: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision

Best-Third Person: Fracture - LucasArts

Best Online: LittleBigPlanet - SCEA

Best Racing: Burnout Paradise - Electronic Arts

Best Fighting: Virtua Fighter 5 - Sega


PLATFORM AWARDS -

Best Xbox 360: Rock Band - MTV Games

Best PlayStation 3: LittleBigPlanet - SCEA

Best Nintendo Wii: Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo

Best Nintendo DS: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Nintendo

Best Sony PSP: God of War: Chains of Olympus - SCEA

Best PC: Half Life 2: The Orange Box - Electronic Arts


About GameTrailers
GameTrailers (GT) is the premier video destination for gaming entertainment and information. GT delivers timely, high-resolution broadband video content for gamers that includes original shows, video reviews, game trailers and comprehensive video coverage of gaming events from around the world. GT also has a robust community that features user-generated content, a community marketplace and a variety of communication tools so gamers can talk to friends and share media such as fan movies, machinima and daily blogs. GT has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York and is a division of Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) MTV Networks Entertainment Group.

posted by Christopher Martin at Wednesday, July 25, 2007