'Resident Evil 4' nabs game-of-year award
Ziff Davis Media Game Group's annual 1UP Awards crowns annual contest winners during San Francisco ceremony.
Capcom's "Resident Evil 4" picked up awards for video game of the year and best action video game at Ziff Davis Media Game Group's annual 1UP Awards in San Francisco on Wednesday.
The awards, hosted at the epicenter of the $10
billion video game industry, honored game publishers and developers who have made a powerful impact on American culture and the entertainment industry. During the ceremony, nominees' in-game footage and the 1UP Show podcast were projected on movie screens above the crowd.
A list of winners follows.
- • Game of the year: "Resident Evil 4" (Capcom)
- • Best action game: "Resident Evil 4" (Capcom)
- • Best adventure game: "Shadow of the Colossus" (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- • Best fighting/wrestling game: "Soul Calibur III" (Namco)
- • Best "massively multiplayer" game: "Guild Wars" (NCsoft)
- • Best online/multiplayer game: "Battlefield 2" (Electronic Arts)
- • Best puzzle game: "Lumines" (Ubisoft)
- • Best racing game: "Mario Kart DS" (Nintendo)
- • Best role-playing game: "Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King" (Square Enix)
- • Best shooter game: "Call of Duty 2" (Activision)
- • Best sports/extreme sports game: "Madden NFL 06" (Electronic Arts)
- • Best strategy/simulation game: "Civilization IV" (2K Games)
- • Most innovative game: "Nintendogs" (Nintendo)
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