SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- 1UP.com, Ziff Davis Media Game
Group's online community for gaming enthusiasts, announced the 1UP.com Awards
for the best video and PC games of the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3). The editors of the industry's leading publications Electronic Gaming
Monthly, Computer Gaming World, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine and 1UP.com
voted for their top choices in 21 categories including Most Original Game,
Best Game Trailer, and Game of the Show.
New categories this year included Best Xbox 360 Game and Best Sony PSP
(PlayStation Portable) Game. The editors presented the awards on the show
floor, and the winners were featured in the E3 Show Daily, the official news
magazine for E3 written by the editors of Ziff Davis Media Game Group.
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda took top honors with the Game of the Show
award. The award for Microsoft's newly announced Xbox 360 went to the
company's own Gears of War. Handheld games SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo by Sony
Computer Entertainment of America and Mario Kart DS by Nintendo won awards in
the new categories for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS (Dual Screen). Nintendo's
Electroplankton, an interactive artistic application for Nintendo DS, won the
award for Most Original Game. The editors' favorite trailer was for Konami's
Metal Gear Solid 4.
"Game developers proved that even in a year dominated by new console
announcements, the game makers can still release titles worthy of serious
attention," said Sam Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of 1UP.com. "We saw incredible
games on every platform this year, including the new handheld Sony PSP and
Nintendo DS as well as the just-announced Microsoft Xbox 360. We congratulate
all of the nominees and winners on their outstanding efforts."
The 2005 1UP.com Award winners are:
- Game of the Show: The Legend of Zelda - Nintendo
- Best Visuals: Unreal Tournament 2007 - Midway
- Best Game Trailer: Metal Gear Solid 4 - Konami
- Most Original Game: Electroplankton - Nintendo
- Best PS2 Game: Okami - Capcom
- Best Xbox Game: Half-Life 2 - Vivendi Universal Games
- Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War - Microsoft
- Best GameCube Game: The Legend of Zelda - Nintendo
- Best PC Game: Spore - Electronic Arts
- Best Nintendo DS Game: Mario Kart DS - Nintendo
- Best Sony PSP Game: SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo - Sony Computer Entertainment
of America
- Best GBA (Game Boy Advance) Game: Gunstar Super Heroes - Sega
- Best Action Game: Starcraft: Ghost - Blizzard
- Best Adventure Game: The Legend of Zelda - Nintendo
- Best Fighting Game: Soul Caliber III - Namco
- Best Racing Game: Burnout Revenge - Electronic Arts
- Best RPG (Role-Playing Game): Dragon Quest VIII - Square Enix
- Best FPS (First-Person Shooter): Black - Electronic Arts
- Best Simulation Game: Nintendogs - Nintendo
- Best Sports Game: Madden NFL 2006 - EA Sports
- Best Strategy Game: Star Wars: Empire at War - LucasArts
About Ziff Davis Media Game Group
Ziff Davis Media Game Group is the largest publisher of electronic game
magazines in the United States. Electronic Gaming Monthly has the highest rate
base of any independent gaming magazine published. It covers the PlayStation
2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, and all relevant and emerging game
systems. Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine is the #1 publication for
passionate PlayStation and PSP gamers. Computer Gaming World is the longest
running and most respected publication for core PC gamers. 1UP.com features
exclusive editorial content in addition to content drawn from Ziff Davis Media
Game Group magazines Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official U.S. PlayStation
Magazine and Computer Gaming World. The site taps into the Game Group's
unparalleled editorial resources to provide a rich body of reviews, previews,
cheats, Top 10 lists, downloads, news and stories. Ziff Davis Media Game Group
reaches 8 million core gamers per month, making Ziff Davis Media the largest
publisher of video and PC game magazines in the United States.
About Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the
technology and videogame markets. The Company is an information services
provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences,
events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and
market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes 10 magazines
including PC Magazine, Sync, ExtremeTech, DigitalLife, eWEEK, CIO Insight,
Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.S.
PlayStation Magazine. The Company exports the power of its brands
internationally, with publications in 40 countries and 20 languages. Ziff
Davis leverages its content on the Internet with a network of highly-targeted
technology and gaming sites including PCMag.com, eWEEK.com, ExtremeTech.com
and 1UP.com. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer
technology events including DigitalLife. With its main headquarters and PC
Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab
facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. Additional information is
available at http://www.ziffdavis.com.
SOURCE Ziff Davis Media Inc.
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