2008

Overall Game of the Year

(Fallout 3 - Wikipedia)

 

Award Totals

• Fallout 3 - 69 (including 3 awards from 2009)
• Media Outlets: 51 | Readers' Choice: 18
• Grand Theft Auto IV - 39
• Media Outlets: 25 | Readers' Choice: 14
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 39
• Media Outlets: 24 | Readers' Choice: 15
• LittleBigPlanet - 25
• Media Outlets: 24 | Readers' Choice: 1
• Gears of War 2 - 8
• Left 4 Dead - 7
• Fable II - 6
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 3
• Rock Band 2 - 2
• Wii Fit - 2
  
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 1 (counted toward 2007)
  
• Call of Duty: World at War - 1
• Dead Space - 1
• Guitar Hero World Tour - 1
  
• Halo 3 - 1 (counted toward 2007)
  
• Saints Row 2 - 1
  
• Spore - 1
• Super Mario Galaxy - 1 (counted toward 2007)
  
• Valkyria Chronicles - 1
• World of Goo - 1

Winners by Media Outlet

• Gamekult Reader's Choice GOTY (FR) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• G4TV G-phoria 2008 (US) : Halo 3
• Golden Joystick (UK) : Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• MTV Europe (DE) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Gamesmagazine-online (UK) : Spore
• Geek.com (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Playfire (UK) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Swedish Level Magazine (SE) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards (UK) : LittleBigPlanet
• Paste Magazine (US) : Fallout 3

• The State News - Lowdown (US) : Fallout 3
• Hooked Gamers (US) : Fallout 3
• The Daily Vanguard (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots / Fallout 3 (tie)
• IGN AU (AU) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• TIME (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• DailyJoystick (UK) : Fallout 3
• X-Play (US) : Fable II
• GameFocus (CA) : Fallout 3
• iTWire (AU) : Gears of War 2
• Gamereactor (NO) : LittleBigPlanet

• Ars Technica - The 2008 Ovatio Awards (US) : Fallout 3
• Telegraph (UK) : Fable II
• Spike TV Video Game Awards (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Edge (UK) : LittleBigPlanet
• WhatIfGaming (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• OXCGN (AU) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• AreaGames (DE) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Haymarket Consumer Media - the Leisure Lab (UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Associated Press (US) : Fallout 3
• Blast Magazine (US) : Fallout 3

• GamePro (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Yahoo! Games (US) : Fallout 3
  
• PCWorld.ca (CA) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• UGO (US) : Fallout 3
• Gamingfront.net (US) : Fallout 3
• Entertainment Weekly (US) : Wii Fit
• livemint.com (US) : World of Goo
• Guardian readers' choice GOTY (UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Games On Smash (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• iafrica.com (SA) : Gears of War 2

• iafrica.com Reader's Game of the Year (SA) : Gears of War 2
• MSN UK (UK) : Call of Duty: World at War
• Destructoid (US) : Left 4 Dead
• Gamespy (US) : Fallout 3
• GamesRadar (US) : Fallout 3
• VG-Reloaded (UK) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• TechCrunch Network - CrunchGear (US) : Left 4 Dead
• TechCrunch Network - CrunchGear People’s Choice (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• The Bitbag (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Foxnews (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

• Meristation (ES) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• The New York Times (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Sky News (UK) : Fallout 3
• Daily Star (UK) : LittleBigPlanet
• Digital Spy (UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Cheat Code Central (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Wired (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Virgin Media (UK) : Fallout 3
• Console Monster (UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• ALT+F4 (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

• Check Out (US) : Fallout 3
• Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY (UK) : Fallout 3
• Gamasutra (US) : Fallout 3
• Gaming Obsession Australia (AU) : Fallout 3
• Associated Content (US) : Fallout 3
• Crispy Gamer (US) : Fallout 3
• Eurogamer (PT) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Techtree.com India (IN) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Salt Lake Tribune (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Actiontrip (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV

• Actiontrip People's Choice (US) : Fallout 3
• Play.tm (UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• VideoGamer (UK) : Left 4 Dead
• Daily Record (UK) : LittleBigPlanet
• GameSpot (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• MonsterVine (CA) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• GamingShogun (US) : Fallout 3
• TrustedReviews (UK) : Fable II
• Tech2 (IN) : Fallout 3
• Unigamesity (US) : Fallout 3

• PALGN (AU) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• CBN Media - CyberShack (AU) : LittleBigPlanet
• CBN Media - CyberShack People's Choice (AU) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• VentureBeat (US) : Gears of War 2 Extremegamer (CA) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Sun-Times (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Cinema Blend (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Giant Bomb (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• LoadingReality (US) : Fallout 3  
• Eurogamer (UK) : LittleBigPlanet

• NeoGAF (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 
• Elite Bastards (US) : Fallout 3
• Newsarama (US) : Fallout 3 
• Los Angeles Times (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Voodoo Extreme (US) : Fallout 3
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Eurogamer (DE) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Loot Ninja (US) : Gears of War 2
• WildGames (ES) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• WildGames Community choice GOTY (ES) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Ninsox (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Gametrailers (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Contra Costa Times (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Gamerz Galore (US) : Gears of War 2
• Joystiq (US) : Fable II
• VGChartz (UK) : LittleBigPlanet
• VGChartz Reader's Choice GOTY (UK) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• JournalStar (US) : Fallout 3
• WorthPlaying (US) : Fallout 3
• The News & Observer (US) : Fallout 3
• Herald & Review (US) : Fallout 3
• Philly.com (US) : Fallout 3
• Evil Avatar (US) : Fallout 3
• NextGen Player (CA) : Fallout 3
• GameZone (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• 411mania (US) : Fallout 3
• Binge Gamer (US) : Fallout 3
• GWJ (US) : Fallout 3
• Gamervision (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Thunderbolt (US/UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• DarkZero (UK) : Left 4 Dead
• CraveOnline (US) : Fallout 3
• NY Daily News (US) : Fable II
• Kotaku (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Gamezine (UK) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Gamestyle (UK) : Gears of War 2
• Newsvine (US) : Fallout 3
• Citizen Game (UK) : Fallout 3
• The Gaming Planet (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• The A.V. Club (US) : Left 4 Dead
• Napa Valley Register (US) : Fallout 3
• Diehard Gamefan (US) : Valkyria Chronicles
• GameStooge (US) : Fallout 3
• Gameshark (US) : Rock Band 2
• Game Revolution (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Game With A Brain (US) : Fable II
• Gamereactor Reader's Choice GOTY (NO) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Project Mena (Arab) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• EastBayRI (US) : Fallout 3
• Kombo (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• GameSponge (NR) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Gamesweasel (UK) : Fallout 3
• Video Game Media (US) : Dead Space
• Giant Bomb People's Choice GOTY (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• GameFAQs (US) : Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• IGN (US) : Fallout 3
• IGN Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Game Informer (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• If Magazine (US) : Fallout 3
• 2old2play (US) : Fallout 3
• PS3ThEvolution (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• 1UP Readers' Choice Awards (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• The Gamers' Temple (US) : Fallout 3
• e-AAGH.net (US) : Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Gamer's Land (IR) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Gamer's Land Reader's Choice GOTY (IR) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• NEWS10.net - Game Guys Awards (US) : Rock Band 2
• Multiplayer.it (IT) : Fallout 3
• Multiplayer.it Reader's Choice GOTY (IT) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• CC2K (US) : Fallout 3
• 4PLAYER.DE (DE) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• 4PLAYER.DE Reader's Choice GOTY (DE) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Worthing Herald (UK) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• JackCentra (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• GameSpot Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Cheat Code Central Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• EMA's 2009 Video Game Awards (US) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• GamingIndians (IN) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• GameFly Q Awards (US) : Fallout 3
• AIAS - Interactive Achievement Awards (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• Game Industry News (US) : Fallout 3
• Ripten Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Ripten (US) : Saints Row 2
• NAViGaTR Awards (US) : LittleBigPlanet
• BAFTA Awards (UK) : Super Mario Galaxy
• NTSC-uk (UK) : Fallout 3
• Game Critics Awards (US) : Fallout 3
• Dataspelsgalan 2009 (SE) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Game Developers Choice Awards (US) : Fallout 3
• IGN Select Awards (AU) : Fallout 3
• Elan Awards (CA) : Left 4 Dead
• Pelit (FI) : Fallout 3
• GamesMaster (UK) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Eurogamer (ES) : Fallout 3
• Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY (ES) : Gears of War 2
• Eurogamer (NL) : Fallout 3
• Gameplayer.se (SE) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• InsideGamer (NL) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• EVERYEYE.IT (IT) : LittleBigPlanet
• EVERYEYE.IT Reader's Choice GOTY (IT) : LittleBigPlanet
• 3DJuegos (ES) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• 3DJuegos Reader's Choice GOTY (ES) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• GamesNation (IT) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• The Charleston Gazette (US) : Fallout 3
• Evil Avatar Readers' Choice GOTY (US) : Fallout 3
• SpazioGames (IT) : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• DOME.fi (FI) : Fallout 3
• Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Fallout 3
• Gullstikka (NO) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• PlayGround.ru (RU) : Left 4 Dead
• PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY (RU) : Grand Theft Auto IV
• Box Office Prophet - Calvin Awards (US) : Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Konzolista (CZ): Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 
• Clipset (ES): Guitar Hero World Tour
• Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DE, tie): LittleBigPlanet & Wii Fit
  

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