Matti Robinson
18 May 2006 22:48
The first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network, GameTap announced the first annual "E3 2006 GameTap Picks". GameTap collected its nominees for 20 categories from the E3Expo show. The winners have been selected, and here is the list:
Best Adventure Game: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC/Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Action Game: Assassin’s Creed (PS3) – Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal
Best Platform Game: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Shooter: Prey (Xbox 360/PC) – 2K Games/3D Realms – Human Head
Best Fighting Game: Yakuza (PS2) – SEGA/Amusement Vision
Best Strategy Game: Warhammer Mark of Chaos (PC) – Namco Bandai/Black Hole Entertainment – Cinegi Productions
Best Simulation Game: Spore (PC) – EA/Maxis
Best Puzzle Game: Capcom Puzzle World (PSP) – Capcom/Capcom
Best Role-Playing Game: TIE! Justice League Heroes (multiplatform) – Warner Bros. International/Snowblind Studios
Best Role-Playing Game: TIE! Marvel Ultimate Alliance (multiplatform) – Activision/Raven Software
Best Racing Game: Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) – SEGA/Pseudo Interactive
Best Sports Game: Wii Sports (Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Kids/Family Game: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (multiplatform) – LucasArts/Traveler’s Tales
Best MMO: Huxley (Xbox 360/PC) – Webzen/Webzen
Best Portable: New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Game We Want To Play NOW: Guitar Hero II (PS2) – RedOctane/Harmonix
Best Overall: Spore (PC) – EA/Maxis
Best Surprise: Wii controller - Nintendo
Best Announcement: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) – Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Booth: Webzen
Best Swag: Slime keychain – Square Enix
GameTap is owned by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company and provides game content over PC broadband connection. “GameTap is the largest broadband entertainment site when it comes to on-demand games and videos, and as the leading destination for games after they leave the retail channel, we expect the best games of today to be on GameTap tomorrow," says Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president of content. You can see screenshots, videos and other content of the E3 Picks at GameTap.com.
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Company press release