I would just like to say that MGS 3 is my favorite game of all time, and in 2004 it swept my GOTY awards, so MGS 3: Subsistence will be absent from this years GOTY awards. (Otherwise it would sweep this year too.) But i would like to say that MGS 3: Subsistence is an phenominial game and anyone who hasen't played it should check it out. Anyways here we go!

Game of the Year:

TIE FOR GOTY!

• FINAL FANTASY XII (PS2) and THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS (WII, GC)
  
• Runner up: Gears of War
  

• FINAL FANTASY XII
• Runner up: Okami

Best PS3 game:

• RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN

Best Gamecube Game:

• LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS

Best WII Game:

• LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS
• Runner up: Trauma Center: Second Opinion

Best Xbox 360 Game:

• GEARS OF WAR
• Runner up: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Best PSP Game:

• METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS
• Runner up: Daxter

Best DS Game:

• NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
• Runner up: Resident Evil DS

Best Action Game:

• GEARS OF WAR (X360)
• Runner up: Dead Rising (X360)

Best Action/Adventure Game:

• METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS (PSP)
• Runner up: Daxter (PSP)

Best Adventure Game:

• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS
  
• Runner up: Okami (PS2)
  

Best RPG:

• FINAL FANTASY XII (PS2)
• Runner up: Elder Scrolls 4:Oblivion

Best 3rd Person Shooter:

• GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFIGHTER (X360)
• Runner up: Killzone Liberation (PSP)

Best 1st Person Shooter:

• RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN (PS3)
• Runner up: Metriod Prime Hunters (DS)

Best Story:

• FINAL FANTASY XII (PS2)
• Runner up: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)

Best Graphics based on system (technical):

• GEARS OF WAR (X360)
• Runner up: Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

Best Graphics (Artistic):

• OKAMI (PS2)
• Runner up: Locoroco (PSP)

Best Original Score:

• FINAL FANTASY XII (PS2)
• Runner up: The Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess

Best use of Sound:

• DEFCON (PC)
• Runner up: Gears of War

Best Online Game:

• METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS (PSP)
• Runner up: Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)

Worst Game of the Year:

• MOBILE GUNDAM SUIT (PS3)
• Runner up: Redsteel (WII)

Special Awards

Best New Character:

• Balthier (Final Fantasy XII)

Most Violent Game:

• Gears of War (X360)

Best Use of Color:

• OKAMI (PS2)
• Runner up: Locoroco (PSP)

Now that the tourney is over, i will place the games in there rightful position. I will go by total number of votes, and if there is ties, how much votes the game it lost against got overall (say two games had 3 votes, and one lost to a game with 5 votes, and the other lost to one with 17 votes. The won that lost too the game with 17 votes goes higher up the ladder.)

Here we go!

1. Metal Gear Solid – 25 Votes

2. Final Fantasy – 21 Votes

3. Half-Life – 15 Votes

4. Shadow of the Collossus – 14 Votes

5. Super Smash Bros. – 13 Votes

6. Resident Evil – 12 Votes

7. WarCraft – 12 Votes

8. Mario - 8 Votes

9. Need for Speed – 7 Votes

10. Gran Turismo – 7 Votes

11. SOCOM – 6 Votes

12. Far Cry – 5 Votes

13. Devil May Cry – 5 Votes

14. Soul Caliber – 5 Votes

15. Diablo - 4 Votes

16. Halo – 3 Votes

17. Command & Conquer – 3 Votes

18. Splinter Cell – 2 Votes

19. Knights Of The Old Rupublic – 2 Votes

20. Doom – 2 Votes

21. Starcraft – 2 Votes

22. Burnout – 2 Votes

23. Ninja Gaiden – 2 Votes

24. Tekken – 2 Votes

25. Fable – 2 Votes

26. The Sims – 2 Votes

27. Zelda – 1 Vote

28. Metriod – 1 Vote

29. Midnight Club – 1 Vote

30. Silent Hill – 0 Votes

31. Dead or alive – 0 Votes

32. Call of Duty - 0 Votes

What we've all been wating for. The finals. MGS beat Half-life and FF beat SotC. So that means...

Battle 1

Metal Gear Solid vs. Final Fantasy

Lets Vote!

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• Metal Gear Solid - 5 Votes
• Final Fantasy - 3 Votes

Great job guys! I hope more people vote this time though... O well, check out the rounds before this to see the tournament. Voting Time!

Battle 1 - Half-Life vs. Metal Gear Solid

Battle 2 - Final Fantasy vs. Shadow of the Colossus

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Vote Chart

Battle 1

• Half-Life - 2 Votes
• Metal Gear Solid 4 Votes

Battle 2

• Final Fantasy - 4 Votes
• Shadow of the Colossus - 2 Votes

Good job voting guys! I couldn't be happier the way most things are turning out. For the winners of the previous rounds, see the blog below. Now for voting!

Fight 1 - WarCraft vs. Half-Life

Fight 2 - Metal Gear Solid vs. Gran Turismo

Fight 3 - Final Fantasy vs. Super Smash Bros.

Fight 4 - Shadow of the Colossus vs. Resident Evil

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Vote Chart

Fight 1

• Half-Life - 5 Vote
• WarCraft - 2 Votes

Fight 2

• Metal Gear Solid - 7 Vote
• Gran Turismo - 0 Votes

Fight 3

• Final Fantasy - 5 Vote
• Super Smash Bros. - 2 Vote

Fight 4

• Shadow of the Colossus - 5 Vote
• Resident Evil - 2 Vote