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Games Convention award noms named

Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 receives only multiplatform nomination in German trade show's "Best of GC" awards.

Representatives from this week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, have announced their "Best of GC" nominees today. To be eligible for nomination, entries must be in a playable state and present at the convention. Category winners will be announced August 24.

Eschewing any genre-based honors, the Games Convention jury simply broke down its categories by best overall experience on each individual platform. The platform awards were further augmented by online gaming and hardware nominees. In all, more than 25 different games were nominated in the 11 different categories.

Surprisingly, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 walked away with the only multiplatform nomination at the European event. The latest iteration in the long-running soccer sim series was nominated on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2.

However, several games received a nod in multiple categories, including Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London and Splash Damage's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars receiving acclaim in both the PC and online categories. Otherwise, the award nominations were disbursed fairly evenly over the many upcoming big-name titles.

A complete list of nominees from this year's Game Convention is list below.

Best of PC
Sam & Max Season One (Telltale Games)
Starcraft II (Blizzard Entertainment)
Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios)
The Settlers: Rise of an Empire (Blue Byte)
Crysis (Crytek)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage)

Best of Xbox 360
BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Ascaron Entertainment)
Eternal Sonata (Tri-Crescendo)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Io Interactive)

Best of PSP
God of War: Chains of Olympus (Ready at Dawn)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Silent Hill: Origins (Climax)

Best of PS2
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
Crash of the Titans (Radical Entertainment)
Singstar - Die Toten Hosen (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Buzz! - The Hollywood Quiz (Relentless)

Best of PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Kojima Productions)
SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Naughty Dog)
The Eye of Judgment (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)

Best of Wii
Wii Fit (Nintendo)
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)

Best of Nintendo DS
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
Undercover: Dual Motives (Sproing)
The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)

Best of Mobile
Skate (Electronic Arts)
Medal of Honor: Airborne (Electronic Arts)

Best of Online Games
Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage)
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Funcom)

Best of Hardware
Wii Balance Board (Nintendo)
Rock Band peripherals (Electronic Arts)
PlayStation Eye (Sony Computer Entertainment)

113 Comments

  • coolcats1

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 6:26 pm GMT

    spyro enternal night should be on the best of the wii

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jun 27, 2008 10:34 am GMT

    Best of Xbox 360 : Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Io Interactive)

    You gotta be kidding!!

  • Veto_Corleone

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 9:16 pm GMT

    mannnnnn rock band is gonna be hella killer but it wonder how much it will cost with all the instruments

  • KllrDnt7

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 7:59 am GMT

    the winners are (i think) :

    PC : Crysis

    XBOX 360 : Bioshock

    PSP : God of War: Chains of Olympus PS2 : Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 PS3 : Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Wii : SUPER MARIO GALAXY !! =)

    DS : -

    Mobile: - Online: Age of Conan Hardware : Wii Balance Board

    where the hell is rayman raving rabbids 2 (wii)

  • Scotty678923

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 7:10 pm GMT

    I wish MGS4 was coming out for the 360 but starcraft will be better.

  • Doolum

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 8:10 pm GMT

    MGS4 all the way.But frankly with what have been shown so far on Unchartered,the latter might well get through

  • jondawson

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 2:37 pm GMT

    Here are the winners:

    Best 360 Game: BIOSHOCK
    Best PS3 Game: PES 2008
    Best Wii Game: MARIO & SONIC OLYMPICS
    Best PC Game: CRYSIS
    Best PS2 Game: PES 2008
    Best PSP Game: GOD Of WAR - CHAINS OF OLYMPUS
    Best DS Game: EYE TRAINING
    Best Online Game: AGE OF CONAN - HYBORIAN ADVENTURES
    Best Hardware: Wii BALANCE BOARD

    Some odd choices...

  • HunterPat

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 11:23 am GMT

    Where the hell is Metroid Prime 3?

  • 04ecrawf

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 9:57 am GMT

    seems kinda right

  • a_grunge_fan

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 7:42 am GMT

    Here's what games I think should win:

    PC - Crysis
    X360 - Bioshock
    PSP - God of War
    PS3 - Metal Gear Solid 4
    Wii - Super Mario Galaxy
    DS - -------------------------
    Mobile - -------------------
    Online - Quake Wars
    Hardware - Rock Band Peripherals

  • dragonrul55

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 6:54 am GMT

    What's so surprising that a soccer game walked away with a multi platform nomination in EUROPE. Considering soccer is really popular there and is the most played sport in the world. ( It is an awesome game BTW.)

  • M1KES

    Posted Aug 25, 2007 12:41 am GMT

    Wheres little big planet???

  • Solid_Mustaine

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 9:30 pm GMT

    They Should put ''Walk this way'' in rock band it would be funny singin rap and playing guitar i think you should support me maybe we can achieve it xD

  • Myriam_D

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 6:41 pm GMT

    It still makes me laugh that Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games is real. I remember when everyone accused the main web page of fakery when it first came out. XD

  • xyboink

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 11:47 am GMT

    I hope that GOW:chain of olympus wins the nomination of best of PSP. About the game "Buzz", i was surprised that this game was nominated for the best of PS2...

  • DarkStreetDev

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 7:48 am GMT

    SH:O - great. Hope they win!

  • kingtrewq

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 7:06 am GMT

    they just chose best playable games, other games will probably be better when realeased

  • HunterPat

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 6:53 am GMT

    What?!?!?!?!? No Metroid Prime 3?!?!?! Metroid Prime 3 looked so good it sould be on the best Wii games.

  • seanisgod

    Posted Aug 24, 2007 2:52 am GMT

    Buzz?! Are they serious? It looks like they got no decent games based on what they were forced to choose. Seriously....Buzz?!

  • Oldwolf62

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 5:38 pm GMT

    Well there you go, my money is on Quake Wars!! for the PC

  • teddaman

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 5:02 pm GMT

    BioShock should win best Xbox 360 game, simple as that.

  • madmoose7

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 4:49 pm GMT

    THIS GAME ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it deserves every award it gets

  • mrfidget

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 4:42 pm GMT

    WHO SHOULD WIN:
    Best of PC:Crysis
    X360:Skate, but its not there, so Kane and Lynch
    PS3: Unchartedrakes Fortune
    Wii:Super Mario Galaxy
    DS:Undercoverual Motives
    Mobile:MoH
    Online:Conan
    Hardware:Rock Band Peripherals
    REMEMBER THESE!!IF THEY WIN, NO ONE SHOULD BE SURPRISED

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 4:09 pm GMT

    Ratchet and Clank should be up there!

    This is outrageous!

  • pandaramaster

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 3:08 pm GMT

    Most of these games aren't even released, so is it right to award games this early on?

  • marioraider

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 3:01 pm GMT

    Hmm.....best Wii game, guess whos going to win THAT one.
    And why do they Mobile awards??

  • SaintRasmus

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 2:33 pm GMT

    NO Mass Effect ? Come on !!!!

  • raedman

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 11:02 am GMT

    STARCRAT!

    WOOT!

  • BadSushi

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 10:03 am GMT

    some games are all like "yay! were about to come out" in my head while others are more like "we are totally gonna suck but don't worry we'll still sell millions"

  • alberto2045

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 8:24 am GMT

    why are there games nominated that arent even out yet?

  • gmrndlze

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 8:12 am GMT

    cool.

  • Delongman

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 7:16 am GMT

    PES 2008 is the game to have (for Europeans especially)!!! It's shaping up quite nicely!

  • ocdog45

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 6:56 am GMT

    i see 8 games on here that are intresting.

  • darkPSPfan

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 6:50 am GMT

    im glad GOW is on PSP list cant wait for next august :/

  • ebookerd1

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 6:46 am GMT

    That list is pretty crappy. I only see 4 or 5 notable games. But hey this Germany. And I'm not sure what is happening in their game market. because it must be different from the rest of the world.

  • Lord_Tik

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 6:23 am GMT

    Sacred 2 and Kane &Lynch are 2 games I am definitely looking forward to.

  • pete_merlin

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 5:48 am GMT

    its all about BRAND NEW / upcoming games

  • jacob-goodlich

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 4:22 am GMT

    what was up with the best of x360? those games were crap.

  • Mattyrock

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 2:41 am GMT

    I hope Kane & Lynch get somewhere...

  • AdrianXII

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 1:30 am GMT

    What happened with The Witcher? The game is present at the GC for sure!

  • e1337prodigy

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 12:56 am GMT

    No sign of the Witcher, I thought it would be there since they are based in a country near there if I remember correctly.

  • tunels

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 11:39 pm GMT

    ehh i kinda wanted to see kilzone at leipzig

  • alex20077

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 11:04 pm GMT

    Quake wars is also coming to Mac. They never post that any game that is coming to the mac platform, but wii fit should prove interesting, just imagine you can have a skating game that uses the board.

  • mixhawkeye

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 10:48 pm GMT

    hmm i thought the darkness on the 360 was a great title too.

  • davo208

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 10:45 pm GMT

    Is PlayStation Eye the eye toy. If so the eye toy SUCKS!!!

  • ultimaxer

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 9:51 pm GMT

    @Eternal_Phoenix:
    THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THAT GAME YET

  • ballasteve

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 8:45 pm GMT

    lol skate mobile wonder how thatll be...

  • -R4zi3l-

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 8:28 pm GMT

    i hope quake wars lives up to all these awards/noms

  • wlcm2atl

    Posted Aug 22, 2007 7:32 pm GMT

    your right MaDNuGgU bioshock isnt the best game ever but I would say its is easily the best game so far this year

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