Halo 2 Takes 'Favorite Game of the Year' Honor in the GameFly Q Awards;
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Leads the Awards with Four Wins
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2005 Game Developers
Conference, GameFly, the smartest way to rent, play and buy video games, today
announced the winners of the 2nd Annual GameFly Q Awards(TM). The Q Awards are
gamers' annual opportunity to vote for their favorite games of the past year.
The GameFly Q Awards are named for the GameQ(TM), a GameFly subscriber's video
game wish list that manages which games the subscriber wants to rent and in
what order.
"Response to the GameFly Q Awards more than tripled this year," said Jung
Suh, co-founder and VP of content/strategic alliances, GameFly. "Our
subscribers called 2004 'the year of the sequel' with Halo(R) 2, Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas and even classic franchises like Mario Party(R) taking top
awards."
Halo 2, a smash hit with video gamers this year, won awards in three
categories -- 'Favorite Game of the Year,' 'Favorite Xbox(TM) Game' and
'Favorite Shooter Game.' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was also a big winner
in this year's Q Awards, winning four awards for 'Favorite PlayStation(R) 2
Game,' 'Favorite Action Game,' 'Best Story in a Game' and 'Best New Character
in a Game.'
"We're thrilled that the Ratchet & Clank(R) series has now won 'Favorite
3D Platform Game' for two straight years," said Ted Price, president and chief
executive officer, Insomniac Games. "GameFly subscribers are an outspoken
group of active gamers. When they choose to recognize a game, you know it's
not based on hype, but on hours spent with the controller in hand. That's why
it's such a great honor."
This year's Q Awards celebrate video games in four console categories and
14 genre categories, as well as favorite game of the year. The winners of the
2nd Annual GameFly Q Awards are:
CATEGORY WINNING GAME PUBLISHER
Favorite Game of the Year Halo 2 Microsoft
Favorite Game by Console
Grand Theft Auto: Take-Two
Playstation2 San Andreas Interactive Software
Xbox Halo 2 Microsoft
GameCube Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Nintendo
GameBoy Advance Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo
Favorite Game by Genre
Sports Madden NFL 2005 Electronic Arts
Fighting Mortal Kombat Deception Midway
Racing Burnout 3: Takedown Electronic Arts
RPG Fable Microsoft
Shooter Halo 2 Microsoft
Ratchet & Clank:
3D Platform Up Your Arsenal Sony Computer
Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 3:
Stealth Snake Eater Konami
Grand Theft Auto: Take-Two
Action San Andreas Interactive Software
Kids & Family Mario Party 6 Nintendo
Dance Dance
Puzzle & Rhythm Revolution Extreme Konami
Grand Theft Auto: Take-Two
Best Story San Andreas Interactive Software
Best Game Based The Chronicles of Riddick:
on a Movie or TV Escape from Butcher Bay Vivendi Universal
The Chronicles of Riddick:
Biggest Surprise Hit Escape from Butcher Bay Vivendi Universal
The Truth - Grand Take-Two
Best New Character Theft Auto: San Andreas Interactive Software
GameFly is the leading online video game rental service, offering more
than 2,000 games for the PlayStation(R) 2, Xbox(TM), GameCube(TM), Game
Boy(TM) Advance, Nintendo DS(TM) and the soon-to-be-launched PSP(TM) consoles.
Winners of GameFly's 2nd Annual Q Awards were voted on by GameFly subscribers.
The voting ran from January 11 - February 9, 2005.
About GameFly
GameFly, an online video game rental service, is the smartest way to rent,
play and buy video games. With more than 2,000 titles, GameFly delivers the
widest selection and availability of games for the PlayStation(R) 2, Xbox(TM),
GameCube(TM), Game Boy(TM) Advance and Nintendo DS(TM) without the hassle of
due dates or late fees. For $21.95 a month, GameFly subscribers can rent two
games at a time and keep them for as long as they like. Subscribers manage
their GameQ(TM) online and receive games directly from the U.S. Postal Service
via first class mail. GameFly is also a great source for high quality, used
video games at exceptional prices. For more information and a free trial,
please visit http://www.gamefly.com.
NOTE: GameFly is a trademark of GameFly, Inc. All other trademarks are
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SOURCE GameFly, Inc.
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Megan Novak of Alta Public Relations,
+1-415-503-3927, or megan@altapr.com, for GameFly, Inc.
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