The official Game Critics awards from E3 2009 have finally been announced. The awards are voted on by editors from 29 gaming publications including leading magazines and websites, and are considered the most prestigious (and accurate) awards presented at E3 each year.
Here are this year's winners, which will thrill Sony, who picked up the Best of Sony and Best Console Game awards for Uncharted 2. Microsoft wasn't as successful, but picked up the award for the best hardware with their dazzling Project Natal motion-sensing technology. Nintendo went home empty handed.
Best of Show
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)
Best Original Game
Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)
Best Console Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)
Best PC Game
Star Wars: The Old Republic
(BioWare Austin/LucasArts)
Best Handheld Game
Scribblenauts
(5TH Cell/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment for Nintendo DS)
Best Hardware/Peripheral
“Project Natal”
(Microsoft for Xbox 360)
Best Action Game
Modern Warfare 2
(Infinity Ward/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America for PlayStation 3)
Best Role Playing Game
Mass Effect 2
(BioWare/Electronic Arts for Xbox 360, PC)
Best Racing Game
Split/Second
(Black Rock/Disney Interactive Studios for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)
Best Sports Game
Fight Night Round 4
(EA Canada/EA Sports for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Best Fighting Game
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
(Eighting/Capcom for Nintendo Wii)
Best Strategy Game
Supreme Commander 2
(Gas Powered Games/Square-Enix for Xbox 360, PC)
Best Social/Casual/Puzzle
DJ Hero
(Freestyle/Red Octane/Activision for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Best Online Multiplayer
Left 4 Dead 2
(Valve/EAP for Xbox 360, PC)