2006 GAME OF THE YEAR

2006 Game Of The Year - from media outlets

* Video Game Awards Only - The Video Game includes Console & PC Games, but not Handheld games, Mac games, Kids games, Indie games, etc.

* Professional Awards Only - The Media include Sites, Magazines, Newspapers, Publications, Broadcastings, but not Blogs have a staff of one.

* All-Format GOTY Awards Only - But a single GOTY pick must be a single title.

* In release order.



G4TV G-phoria 2006 (US): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (UK) : Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter

GDAA (AU) : Destroy All Humans! 2

Golden Joysticks (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gamesmagazine-online (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Hydra Awards (IT) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Spike TV Video Game Awards (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GamePro (US) : Gears of War

Computer Shopper (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gizmag (US) : Gears of War

Edge (UK) : Final Fantasy XII

PCWorld.ca (CA) : Gears of War

kikizo (UK) : Gears of War

iafrica.com (SA) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

DigitalBattle (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

X-Play (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Associatedcontent (US) : Final Fantasy XII

The Geekzine (US) : Gears of War

AP (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Firingsquad (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Foxnews (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

TIME (US) : Wii Sports

Next Generation (US) : Gears of War

The A.V. Club - Scott Tobias (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gamasutra's Quantum Leap Awards (US) : Wii Sports

CBS News (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

NeoGAF (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

4PLAYER.DE (DE) : Shadow of the Colossus

GameSpot (US) : Gears of War

GameSpot Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : Gears of War

Gamespy (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

GameFAQs (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

IGN (US) : Okami

IGN Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Diehard Gamefan (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Gamedaily (US) : Gears of War

The New York Times (US): Wii Sports

Elite Bastards (US): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Wired (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Washington Post (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

PALGN (AU) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

PALGN Reader's Choice (Au) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

PGNx (US) : Gears of War

Voodoo Extreme (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Voodoo Extreme Reader's Choice GOTY (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Eurogamer (UK) : Guitar Hero

Eurogamer Reader's Choice GOTY (UK) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Extremegamer (CA) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Pro-G (UK) : Gears of War

BGB (UK) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

BGB Reader's Choice GOTY (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shacknews (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GameSlave (UK) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

GameSlave readers' Goty (UK): Gears of War

WorthPlaying (US) : Gears of War

Game Informer (US): The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Actiontrip (US) : Gears of War

Actiontrip People's Choice (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Vgcore (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

GWJ (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Armchair general (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GamerNode (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Wired Blogs Games (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

JournalStar (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

K-Videogames Reader's Choice GOTY (DE) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Deeko (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gametrailers (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

GAMEZ.LV (LV) : Company of Heroes

GameZone (US) : Gears of War

The Daily Beacon (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Cheat Code Central (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Gaming Heaven (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

BC Magazine (US) : Gears of War

Digital Entertainment News (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Game-Revolution (US) : Okami

Gameshark (US) : Gears of War

Newsvine (us) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Yahoo! Games (US) : Gears of War

Multiplayer.it (IT) : Gears of War

Multiplayer.it Reader's Choice GOTY (IT) : Gears of War

1UP (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Gauntlet Entertainment (CA) : Gears of War

Team Fremont (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

DarkZero (UK) : Gears of War

PC Authority Reliability and Service Awards (AU) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Advanced Media Network - Kombo (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

NZGamer (NZ) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

NZGamer Reader's Choice (NZ) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

411mania (US) : Gears of War

JuicyCerebellum (US) : Dead Rising

AIAS(US) : Gears of War

MyGEN (AU) : Gears of War

e-AAGH.net (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shiny awards (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

NTSC-uk (UK) : Gears of War

GAME.co.uk (UK) : Shadow of the Colossus

GAME.co.uk People's Choice Awards (UK) : Gears of War

Game Industry News (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GFW (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GameFly Q Awards (US) : Gears of War

Destructoid (US) : Gears of War

Game Developers Choice Awards (US) : Gears of War

Dataspelsgalan 2007 (SE) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

MegaGames (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Tiscali (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

NAViGaTR AWARDS (US) : Okami

EVERYEYE.IT (IT) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

EVERYEYE.IT Reader's Choice GOTY (IT) : The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Gamemag Readers' Choice GOTY (IT) : Gears of War

PlayGround.ru (RU) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice GOTY (RU) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Box Office Prophet - Calvin Awards (US) : Gears of War




* The Winners of the Year *

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 40 (including Awards 2007)

Gears of War - 34 (including Awards 2007)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 26

Okami - 3

Wii Sports - 3

Final Fantasy XII - 2

Company of Heroes - 1

Dead Rising - 1

Destroy All Humans! 2 - 1

Guitar Hero - 1

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 1



* The Big Winner of the Year - TES IV: Oblivion *




* The Big Winners of GOTY Awards *

2003 Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic

2004 Half-Life 2

2005 Resident Evil 4

2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion




2006 RPG OF THE YEAR


World of Roleplayers Radio (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

G4TV G-phoria 2006 (US): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Times Online (UK): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Spike TV Awards (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

iafrica.com (SA) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

DigitalBattle (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

X-Play (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

International Press Academy Satellite Awards (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GameSpot (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Techtree.com India (IN) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Next Generation (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

IGN (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gamespy (US) :
PC - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Xbox 360 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS2 - Final Fantasy XII

TeamXbox (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gamesmagazine-online (UK) : Kingdom Hearts 2

Voodoo Extreme (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The bit-tech (UK) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Extremegamer (CA) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Shacknews (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Actiontrip (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gametrailers (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GameZone (US) :
PC - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Xbox 360 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Xbox - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
PS2 - Final Fantasy XII

Armchair general (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GamerNode (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

JournalStar (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Cheat Code Central (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

360 Gamer Magazine (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

BC Magazine (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Game-Revolution (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Gameshark (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Tech2 (IN) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Computer Games Magazine (US): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Newsvine (us) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Yahoo! Games (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

1UP (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

411mania (US) : Final Fantasy XII

AIAS(US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

MyGEN (AU) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Game Industry News (US) : The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion



2006 SHOOTER OF THE YEAR


World of Roleplayers Radio (US) : Half Life 2

G4TV G-phoria 2006 (US): Call of Duty 2

Spike TV Awards (US) : Gears of War

AP (US) : Gears of War

iafrica.com (SA) : Gears of War

DigitalBattle (US) : Gears of War

X-Play (US) : Gears of War

GameSpot (US) : Gears of War

Techtree.com India (IN) : Prey

Next Generation (US) : Gears of War

IGN (US) : Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Gamespy (US) : Xbox 360 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

TeamXbox (US) :
Xbox 360 - Rainbow Six Vegas
Xbox - Call of Duty 3

Voodoo Extreme (US) : Prey

The bit-tech (UK) : Half-Life 2: Episode One

Extremegamer (CA) : Gears of War

Armchair general (US) : Red Orchestra

GamerNode (US) : Gears of War

JournalStar (US) : Gears of War

Gametrailers (US) : Rainbow Six Vegas

Cheat Code Central (US) : Resistance: Fall of Man

BC Magazine (US) : Gears of War

Game-Revolution (US) : Gears of War

Tech2 (IN) : Rainbow Six Vegas

Newsvine (us) : Half-Life 2: Episode One

Yahoo! Games (US) : Gears of War

1UP (US) : Gears of War

411mania (US) : Gears of War

AIAS(US) : Rainbow Six Vegas

MyGEN (AU) : Rainbow Six Vegas

Game Industry News (US) : Gears of War



2006 STRATEGY OF THE YEAR


G4TV G-phoria 2006 (US): Star Wars: Empire at War

Times Online (UK): Company of Heroes

iafrica.com (SA) : Company of Heroes

DigitalBattle (US) : Company of Heroes

X-Play (US) : Company of Heroes

International Press Academy Satellite Awards (US) : Company of Heroes

GameSpot (US) : Company of Heroes

Techtree.com India (IN) : Company of Heroes

Next Generation (US) : Company of Heroes

IGN (US) : Company of Heroes

Gamespy (US) :
PC - Company of Heroes
Xbox 360 - Viva Pinata

Gamesmagazine-online (UK) : Sid Meier’s Railroads

Voodoo Extreme (US) : Company of Heroes

The bit-tech (UK) : Company of Heroes

Shacknews (US) : Company of Heroes

GameTrailers (US) : Company of Heroes

Actiontrip (US) : Company of Heroes

GameZone (US) : Company of Heroes

Armchair general (US) : Company of Heroes

GamerNode (US) : Company of Heroes

JournalStar (US) : Lord of the Rings The Battle for Middle-earth II

Cheat Code Central (US) : Company of Heroes

BC Magazine (US) : Company of Heroes

Game-Revolution (US) : Medieval II: Total War

Gameshark (US) : Company of Heroes

Tech2 (IN) : Company of Heroes

Newsvine (us) : Company of Heroes

Yahoo! Games (US) : Company of Heroes

1UP (US) : Viva Pinata

AIAS(US) : Company of Heroes

MyGEN (AU) : Company of Heroes

Game Industry News (US) : Company of Heroes



2006 ACTION ADVENTURE OF THE YEAR


G4TV G-phoria 2006 (US): Shadow of the Colossus

Times Online (UK): Gears of War

Spike TV Awards (US) : Dead Rising

iafrica.com (SA) : Shadow of the Colossus

DigitalBattle (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

X-Play (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

GameSpot (US) : Dead Rising

Techtree.com India (IN) : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

Next Generation (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

IGN (US) :
Action - Gears of War
ADVENTURE - Okami

Gamespy (US) :
PC Action - Half-Life 2: Episode One
PC ADVENTURE - Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Xbox 360 - Gears of War
Xbox Action - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Xbox Adventure - Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
PS2 Action - Metal Gear Solid: Subsistence
PS2 Adventure - Okami
Wii Action - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Wii Adventure - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

TeamXbox (US) :
Xbox 360 - Tomb Raider Legend
Xbox 360 Action - Gears of War
Xbox - LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Xbox Action - Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

Gamesmagazine-online (UK) : Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Voodoo Extreme (US) : Tomb Raider Legend

Extremegamer (CA) : Dead Rising

Shacknews (US) :
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One
Console - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Actiontrip (US) : Gears of War

GameZone (US) :
PC - Half-Life 2: Episode One
Xbox 360 - Gears of War
Xbox - BLACK
PS3 - Resistance: Fall of Man
PS2 Action - Bully
PS2 Adventure - Okami
Wii - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Armchair general (US) : Gears of War

GamerNode (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

JournalStar (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Gametrailers (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Cheat Code Central (US) :
Action - Gears of War
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

BC Magazine (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Game-Revolution (US) : Okami

Gameshark (US) : Dead Rising

Tech2 (IN) : Gears of War

Newsvine (us) :
Action - Gears of War
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda

Yahoo! Games (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

1UP (US) :
Action - Dead Rising
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

411mania (US) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

AIAS(US) : Gears of War

MyGEN (AU) : The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Game Industry News (US) : Dreamfall: The Longest Journey