2007 Game Critic Results

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2007 Winners
The winners for the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2007 are as follows:

Fast Facts: Read winner breakdown by game, publisher and platform below.

Best of Show
Rock Band
(Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Original Game
LittleBigPlanet
(Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PS3)

Best Console Game
Mass Effect
(Bioware/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)

Best PC Game
Crysis
(Crytek/EAP)

Best Handheld Game
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
(Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Rock Band Instruments
(Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Action Game
Call of Duty 4
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Bioshock
(Irrational Games/2K Games for PC, Xbox 360)

Best Role Playing Game
Mass Effect
(Bioware / Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)

Best Racing Game
Burnout Paradise
(Criterion Games/Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Sports Game
Madden NFL 08
(Electronic Arts for All Platforms)

Best Fighting Game
Virtua Fighter 5
(Sega for Xbox 360)

Best Strategy Game
World in Conflict
(Massive Entertainment/Sierra for PC)

Best Social/Casual/Puzzle
Rock Band
(Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Best Online Multiplayer
Halo 3
(Bungie/Microsoft Games Studio for Xbox 360)

Special Commendation for Graphics
Killzone 2
(Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PS3)

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2007 Winners Fast Facts

Winner Breakdown By # of Wins
Three Wins:
Rock Band

Two Wins:
Mass Effect

One Win:
Bioshock
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4
Crysis
Halo 3
Killzone 2
LittleBigPlanet
Madden NFL 08
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Virtua Fighter 5
World in Conflict

Publisher Breakdown

6 Wins:
Electronic Arts (+3 from 2006, -1 from 2005)
For 2007, EA won 6 out of 14 nominations -- 43%
In 2006, EA won 3 out of 11 nominations -- 27%
In 2005, EA won 7 out of 16 nominations -- 44%
In 2004, EA won 5 out of 11 nominations -- 46%
In 2003, EA won 0 out of 6 nominations -- 0%

3 Wins:
Microsoft (Same as 2006, +3 from 2005)
For 2007, Microsoft won 3 out of 8 nominations -- 38%
In 2006, Microsoft won 3 out of 9 nominations -- 33%
In 2005, Microsoft won 0 out of 8 nominations -- 0%
In 2004, Microsoft won 4 out of 9 nominations -- 44%
In 2003, Microsoft won 2 out of 13 nominations -- 15%

2 Wins:
Sony (+1 from 2006, Same as 2005)
For 2007, Sony won 2 out of 7 nominations -- 29%
In 2006, Sony won 1 out of 10 nominations -- 10%
In 2005, Sony won 2 out of 8 nominations -- 18%
In 2004, Sony won 2 out of 8 nominations -- 18%
In 2003, Sony won 3 out of 6 nominations -- 50%

1 Win:
2K Games
For 2007, 2K Games won 1 out of 5 nominations -- 20%
In 2006, 2K Games won 0 out of 6 nominations -- 0%
In 2005, 2K Games won X out of 3 nominations -- 0%
In 2004, 2K Games won 0 out of 0 nominations -- 0%
In 2003, 2K Games won 0 out of 0 nominations -- 0%

Activision (Same as 2006, -1 from 2005)
For 2007, Activision won 1 out of 8 nominations -- 13%
In 2006, Activision won 1 out of 4 nominations -- 25%
In 2005, Activision won 0 out of 4 nominations -- 0%
In 2004, Activision won 0 out of 6 nominations -- 0%
In 2003, Activision won 2 out of 7 nominations -- 29%

Nintendo (-4 from 2006, -2 from 2005)
For 2007, Nintendo won 1 out of 8 nominations -- 13%
In 2006, Nintendo won 5 out of 14 nominations -- 36%
In 2005, Nintendo won 3 out of 12 nominations -- 25%
In 2004, Nintendo won 2 out of 11 nominations -- 18%
In 2003, Nintendo won 0 out of 5 nominations -- 0%

Sega (+1 from 2006, +1 from 2005)
For 2007, Sega won 1 out of 2 nominations -- 50%
In 2006, Sega won 0 out of 2 nominations -- 0%
In 2005, Sega won 0 out of 2 nominations -- 0%
In 2004, Sega won 0 out of 0 nominations -- 0%
In 2003, Sega won 0 out of 2 nominations -- 0%

Sierra (+1 from 2006, Same as 2005)
For 2007, Sierra won 1 out of 2 nominations -- 50%
In 2006, Sierra won 0 out of 0 nominations -- 0%
In 2005, Sierra won 1 out of 3 nominations -- 33%
In 2004, Sierra won 0 out of 5 nominations -- 0%
In 2003, Sierra won 4 out of 8 nominations -- 50%


Platform Breakdown By # Of Wins
(Notes: Multiplatform games are counted in all appropriate platform tallies. Information based on announced platforms for each game as of 7/30/07)

Xbox 360: 11 (+8 from 2006, +9 from 2005)
PlayStation 3: 8 (+6 from 2006, +8 from 2005)
PC: 4 (-1 from 2006, -5 from 2005, -2 from 2004, -5 from 2003)
Wii: 1 (-3 from 2006)
Nintendo DS: 1 (Same as 2006, -1 from 2005)

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