Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite games in 2006. 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 PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii which only had about 5 weeks of votes compared to the 54 weeks that the other systems had.

The following are the results of more than 6.8 million votes recorded since November 2005. Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2007. These are YOUR awards! The gamers have spoken...


PC WINDOWS WINNER

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Graphics
WINNER: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 RUNNER UPS: Guild Wars, Company of Heroes

Best Animation
WINNER: Half-Life 2: Episode One
RUNNER UPS: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Sam & Max -- Season 1 Episode #1: Culture Shock

Best Opening Movie
WINNER: Scarface: The World is Yours
RUNNER UPS: Tomb Raider; Legend, Battlefield 2142

Best Musical Score (Licensed or Original)
WINNER: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 RUNNER UPS: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Scarface: The World is Yours

Best Sound Presentation
WINNER: Company of Heroes
 RUNNER UPS: Condemned: Criminal Origins, Half-Life 2: Episode One

Best Voice-Acting
WINNER: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 RUNNER UPS: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Neverwinter Nights 2

Most Innovative Game Design
WINNER: Company of Heroes
 RUNNER UPS: Prey, The Ship

Best Story/Writing
WINNER: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
 RUNNER UPS: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Neverwinter Nights 2

GENRE FAVORITES

Best Sports Game
WINNER: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
 RUNNER UPS: FIFA Soccer 07, Madden NFL 07

Best Action Game (Non-FPS)
WINNER: Condemned: Criminal Origins
 RUNNER UPS: Tomb Raider: Legend, Hitman: Blood Money

Best FPS Game
WINNER: Prey
 RUNNER UPS: Half-Life 2: Episode One, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Best Adventure Game
WINNER: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
 RUNNER UPS: EVIDENCE: The Last Ritual, Sam & Max: Culture Shock

Best RPG (Role-Playing Game)
WINNER: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
 RUNNER UPS: Neverwinter Nights 2, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Best Racing Game
WINNER: GTR 2
 RUNNER UPS: TOCA Race Driver 3, Need for Speed Carbon

Best Strategy (Real-time or Turn-based)
WINNER: Company of Heroes
 RUNNER UPS: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Medieval II: Total War

Best Simulation
WINNER: 1701 A.D.
RUNNER UPS: Sid Meier's Railroads!, Tycoon City: New York

Best Multiplayer Game
WINNER: Battlefield 2142
 RUNNER UPS: Company of Heroes, Prey

Best Massive Online Multiplayer Game (Persistent World)
WINNER: World of Warcraft
 RUNNER UPS: Auto Assault, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach

Best Movie/TV Inspired Game
WINNER: Scarface: The World Is Yours
 RUNNER UPS: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Star Trek: Legacy

Best Shareware or Independent Game
WINNER: Darwinia
 RUNNER UPS: Sam & Max

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES

Most Addicting Game
WINNER: World of Warcraft
 RUNNER UPS: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Neverwinter Nights 2

Sleeper Hit of the Year
WINNER: EVIDENCE: The Last Ritual
 RUNNER UPS: GTR 2, Condemned: Criminal Origins

Best Game Developer
WINNER: Relic
 RUNNER UPS: Bethesda, Telltale Games

Most Anticipated Game for 2007
WINNER: Spore
 RUNNER UPS: Alan Wake, Crysis