Showing posts with label 2007. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2007. Show all posts

Friday, February 22, 2008

GDC '08 - XBLA Awards winners announced!


Last month Microsoft had Xbox Live Arcade players vote for their favourite games. Today they've announced those winners.

We crowned the winners of the Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards at GDC. In January, more than 26,000 people voted for their favorite Xbox LIVE Arcade games, chosen by a panel of select industry journalists. The winners for the first six categories were determined by popular vote, with the final four categories decided by sales and gameplay data, Metacritic score or staff vote.

Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards – 2007 Winners

- Best Overall Arcade Game: “Bomberman Live” (Hudson Entertainment)
- Best Classic Game: “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” (Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Best Original Game: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)
- Best Family-Friendly Game: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)
- Best Competitive Multiplayer Game: “Bomberman Live” (Hudson Entertainment)
- Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Ubisoft Entertainment)
- Best-Selling Game: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Ubisoft Entertainment)
- Most-Played Game: “Worms” (Team17 Software Limited)
- Highest-Rated Game: “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” (Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Xbox LIVE Arcade Staff Choice: “Pac-Man: Championship Edition” (NAMCO BANDAI Games)

Source: Gamerscore Blog

Monday, January 21, 2008

XBLA Awards are now on!



Microsoft have announced that they are holding the first Xbox Live Arcade Awards, with several categories which the community can vote for their favourite XBLA games of 2007. The public voting categories are:


· Best Overall Arcade Game
· Best Classic Game
· Best Original Game
· Best Family Friendly Game
· Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
· Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game



Categories which will be chosen by Microsoft themselves will be:

Other award categories include the following:
· Best selling game
· Most played game
· Highest rated game
· Staff choice


They allow you to select from a set of choices, or you can send in your own suggestion. Poor Gripshift was left out in the cold!

Voting begins Tuesday, 22nd January at 10:00 a.m. GMT. and runs until Wednesday, 30th January at 07:59 a.m. GMT. Microsoft will announce the winners at GDC in February, most likely at the XNA conference.

Source: Gamespress