Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite games in 2005. We had an amazing reponse, both in votes and suggestions for improving our categories. We've changed up the structure of this year's awards so that each system now gets their own sub-categories. Hopefully this will make things a bit more fair, especially for the Xbox 360 which only had about 5 weeks of votes compared to the 58 weeks that the other systems had.

The following are the results of more than six million votes recorded since November 2004. Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2006. These are YOUR awards! The gamers have spoken...


PC WINDOWS WINNER

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Graphics
WINNER: F.E.A.R.
 RUNNER UPS: Call of Duty 2, Myst V

Best Animation
WINNER: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
 RUNNER UPS: BloodRayne 2, Call of Duty 2

Best Opening Movie
WINNER: Indigo Prophecy
 RUNNER UPS: F.E.A.R., QUAKE 4

Best Musical Score (Licensed or Original)
WINNER: Call of Duty 2
 RUNNER UPS: Indigo Prophecy, Fable: Lost Chapters

Best Sound Presentation
WINNER: Call of Duty 2
 RUNNER UPS: Battlefield 2, F.E.A.R.

Best Voice-Acting
WINNER: Pyschonauts
 RUNNER UPS: Grand Thef Auto: San Andreas. Call of Duty 2

Most Innovative Game Design
WINNER: Pyschonauts
 RUNNER UPS: Indigo Prophecy, The Movies

Best Story/Writing
WINNER: Grand Thef Auto: San Andreas
 RUNNER UPS: Pyschonauts, Fable: Lost Chapters

GENRE FAVORITES

Best Sports Game
WINNER: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
 RUNNER UPS: NBA Live 06, Madden NFL 06

Best Action Game (Non-FPS)
WINNER: Star Wars Battlefront II
 RUNNER UPS: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Advent Rising

Best FPS Game
WINNER: Call of Duty 2
 RUNNER UPS: QUAKE 4, Pariah

Best Adventure Game
WINNER: Pyschonauts
 RUNNER UPS: Indigo Prophecy, Myst V

Best RPG (Role-Playing Game)
WINNER: Dungeon Siege II
 RUNNER UPS: X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich

Best Racing Game
WINNER: Need for Speed Most Wanted
 RUNNER UPS: GTR FIA Racing, Trackmania Sunrise

Best Strategy (Real-time or Turn-based)
WINNER: Civilization IV
 RUNNER UPS: Black & White 2, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault

Best Simulation
WINNER: Silent Hunter III
 RUNNER UPS: The Movies, Dangerous Waters

Best Multiplayer Game
WINNER: Battlefield 2
 RUNNER UPS: Call of Duty 2, QUAKE 4

Best Massive Online Multiplayer Game (Persistent World)
WINNER: EverQuest II: Deserts of Flames
 RUNNER UPS: World of Warcraft, Guild Wars

Best Movie/TV Inspired Game
WINNER: Peter Jackson's King Kong
 RUNNER UPS: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

Best Shareware or Independent Game
WINNER: Jets’n’Guns
 RUNNER UPS: Darwinia, WildSnake Pinball: INVASION 2

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES

Most Addicting Game
WINNER: World of Warcraft
 RUNNER UPS: Battlefield 2, Call of Duty 2

Sleeper Hit of 2005
WINNER: Serious Sam II
 RUNNER UPS: World War II Online: Battleground Europe, Bad Mojo (Redux)

Best Game Developer
WINNER: Valve Software
 RUNNER UPS: Infinity Ward, Double Fine Productions

Most Anticipated Game for 2006
WINNER: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 RUNNER UPS: Spore, Hellgate: London