Of the many great lines in the classic 1985 film “The Breakfast Club,” my favorite has always been the knowing enticement delivered by Judd Nelson’s character, the delinquent John Bender: “Being bad feels pretty good, huh?”
It most certainly can, and that is why the Grand Theft Auto series is so successful, both commercially and artistically. In its ambition, fearlessness, style and production quality, it stands apart from every other game franchise.
* Game of the Year:
Grand Theft Auto IV (winner)
Gears of War 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet
* Studio of the Year:
Media Molecule (winner)
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios
* Best Shooter:
Gears of War 2 (winner)
Left 4 Dead
Resistance 2
Far Cry 2
* Best RPG:
Fallout 3 (winner)
The World Ends With You
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Fable II
* Best Individual Sports Game:
Shaun White Snowboarding (winner)
Skate It
Wii Fit
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
* Best Handheld Game:
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (winner)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Patapon
God of War: Chains of Olympus
* Best Graphics:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (winner)
LittleBigPlanet
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
* Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show:
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (winner)
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Quantum of Solace
* Best Music Game:
Rock Band 2 (winner)
SingStar
Wii Music
Guitar Hero World Tour
* Best Driving Game:
Burnout Paradise (winner)
Mario Kart Wii
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
PURE
* Best Action Adventure Game:
Grand Theft Auto IV (winner)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Mirror’s Edge
Dead Space
* Best Soundtrack:
Rock Band 2 (winner)
Guitar Hero World Tour
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
* Best Xbox 360 Game:
Gears of War 2 (winner)
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Fable II
* Best Wii Game:
Boom Blox (winner)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
No More Heroes
Wii Fit
* Best PS3 Game:
LittleBigPlanet (winner)
Grand Theft Auto IV
Resistance 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Best PC Game:
Left 4 Dead (winner)
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Crysis Warhead
Spore
* Best Original Score:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (winner)
LittleBigPlanet
Spore
Fallout 3
* Best Multiplayer Game:
Left 4 Dead (winner)
Call of Duty: World at War
Resistance 2
Gears of War 2
* Best Independent game:
World of Goo (winner)
PixelJunk Eden
Braid
Audiosurf
* Best Fighting Game:
Soulcalibur IV (winner)
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
* Best Male Voice:
Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV (winner)
Stephen Fry as “The Narrator” in LittleBigPlanet
David Hayter as “Old Snake” in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Jason Zumwalt as “Roman Bellic” in Grand Theft Auto IV
* Best Female Voice:
Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (winner)
Keeley Hawes as “Lara Croft” in Tomb Raider: Underworld
Paula Tiso as “Silvia Christel” in No More Heroes
Nathalie Cox as “Juno Eclipse” in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
* Big Name in the Game Male:
Kiefer Sutherland as Sgt. Roebuck in Call of Duty: World at War (winner)
Liam Neeson as “Father” in Fallout 3
Ricky Gervais as “Himself” in Grand Theft Auto IV
Daniel Craig as “James Bond” in Quantum of Solace
* Big Name in the Game Female:
Jenny McCarthy as Special Agent Tanya Adams in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (winner)
Dame Judi Dench as “M” in Quantum of Solace
Eliza Dushku as “Shaundi” from Saints Row 2
Liv Tyler as “Betty Ross” in The Incredible Hulk
* Best Team Sports Game:
NHL 09
Fifa Soccer 09
NBA 2K9
Madden NFL 09
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Rockstar has sent out official word today that it will release Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the Nintendo DS on March 17 and March 20 in North America and Europe, respectively. The project is being developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North.
“Rockstar Leeds have once again created a game that far exceeds our standard for deep and innovative entertainment,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We are incredibly excited to share this enormous and uncompromising Grand Theft Auto experience with DS fans.” Read more
Good things come to those who wait, but we’re getting more than a little impatient for any news on the first bits of downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV. Long talked about and promised in “autumn” of this year at one point, we’ve been eager to see anything about it this year, let alone play it. Now, at long last, after we’ve finished our sojourn in Liberty City months ago, comes something concrete on the 360 only DLC, with a worldwide release on February 17 next year.
Featuring a whole new set of characters, the new story, subtitled “The Lost and Damned,” seems completely unrelated to Niko and company. The story is based around Johnny Klebitz and his biker gang, the Lost, which existed in the periphery of the main game. Read more
