Best Debut – LittleBigPlanet
Best Audio – Dead Space
Best Game Design – LittleBigPlanet
Best Downloadable Game – World of Goo
Best Handheld Game – God of War for the PlayStation Portable
Ambassador Award – Tommy Tallarico, co-creator of the Video Games Live orchestra
Best Writing – Fallout 3
Best Technology – LittleBigPlanet
Best Visual Art – Prince of Persia
Pioneer Award – Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, founders of Harmonix
Innovation Award – LittleBigPlanet
Lifetime Achievement Award – Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Solid franchise
Game of the Year – Fallout 3
As you can see, Grand Theft Auto IV, considered one of the most important titles of the previous year, bagged no awards. Kind of awkward, don’t you think?