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    Game critics best of e3 08

    Game Critics Announce Best of E3 Winners

    By Brian Crecente, 11:20 AM on Tue Aug 5 2008, 15,135 views (Edit post, Set to draft, Slurp)

    Fallout 3 and LittleBigPlanet tied for the game with the most awards handed out for this year's Game Critics Best of E3 awards.

    Fallout 3 landed the coveted Best of Show award as well as Best Role Playing Game, while LittleBigPlanet landed Best Console Game and Best Social/Casual/Puzzle Game. However LBP was passed up for Best Original Game, with Mirror's Edge getting the nod instead.

    Hit up the jump for the full list of winners and feel free to look back at our votes and the full finalist list, to see how they compare.

    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)

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