This year our six attending GCM editors scoured the E3 showroom floor for the best of the best. There were so many amazing titles on display it was overwhelming, but we could only pick a few, so below are our picks for the hottest titles at the show along with our choice for the best of each genre. While only one game per genre could win, just being nominated is reason enough for you to start saving your gaming dollars for when these titles hit stores.
Best Action Game of Show
Total Overdose - Eidos
RUNNER UP: Ultimate Spider-Man - Activision
Total Overdose - Eidos
Hitman: Blood Money - Eidos
Ultimate Spider-Man - Activision
Serious Sam 2 - 2K Games
Prey - 2K Games
Prince of Persia 3 - Ubisoft
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows - Midway
Far Cry: Instincts - Ubisoft
Hulk: Ultimate Destruction - VUG
Okami - Capcom
Tomb Raider: Legends - Eidos
Best Adventure Game of Show
Tomb Raider: Legends - Eidos
RUNNER UP: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (NGC) - Nintendo
Tomb Raider: Legends - Eidos
Sid Meier's Pirates! - 2K Games
Prince of Persia 3 - Ubisoft
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (NGC) - Nintendo
Best Fighting Game of Show
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - Midway
RUNNER UP: Beat Down - Capcom
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - Midway
Dead or Alive 4 - Tecmo
Beat Down - Capcom
Best Military/War Game of Show
Call of Duty 2 - Activision
RUNNER UP: Company of Heroes - THQ
Call of Duty 2 - Activision
The Outfit - THQ
Company of Heroes - THQ
Star Wars Battlefront II - LucasArts
War Front - CDV
Ghost Recon 3 (Xbox 360) - Ubisoft
Best New Hardware of Show
Xbox 360
RUNNER UP: Nintendo Revolution
Xbox 360
Nintendo Revolution
GBA Micro
Best Online Game of Show
APB (All Points Bulletin) - Webzen
RUNNER UP: Auto Assault - NC Soft
Auto Assault - NC Soft
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach - Atari
Imperator - Mythic Entertainment
Dark and Light - Farlan Entertainment)
APB (All Points Bulletin) - Webzen
Pirates of the Burning Sea - Flying Lab Software
Mario Kart DS - Nintendo
Best Racing Game of Show
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Electronic Arts
RUNNER UP: Juiced - THQ
Burnout Revenge - Electronic Arts
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Electronic Arts
Juiced - THQ
Best Role-Playing Game (RPG) of Show
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
RUNNER UP: Hellgate: London - Namco
Hellgate: London - Namco
Dragon Quest VIII - Square-Enix
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda
Best Simulation Game of Show
The Movies - Activision
RUNNER UP: GTR - 10tacle
GTR - 10tacle
The Movies - Activision
Civilization IV - Atari
Best Sports Game of Show
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Activision
RUNNER UP: Blitz: The League - Midway
Fight Night Round 3 - Electronic Arts
Blitz: The League - Midway
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Activision
Best Strategy Game of Show
Star Wars: Empire at War - LucasArts
RUNNER UP: Ages of Empires III - Microsoft
Star Wars: Empire at War - LucasArts
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers - THQ
Ages of Empires III - Microsoft
Ghost Recon 3 (Xbox 360) - Ubisoft
Makai Kingdom - Atlus
Best Console Game of Show
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (NGC) - Nintendo
RUNNER UP: Gears of War (Xbox 360) - Microsoft
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Xbox 360) - Activison
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (NGC) - Nintendo
Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) - Square-Enix
Call of Duty: Big Red One (PS2) - Activision
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - Sony
Conker: Live & Reloaded (Xbox) - Microsoft
Gears of War (Xbox 360) - Microsoft
Unreal Tournament 2007 (Multiple) - Midway
Dead Rising (Xbox 360) - Capcom
Tomb Raider: Legends - Eidos
Destroy All Humans (Multiple) - THQ
King Kong (Multiple) - Ubisoft
Ghost Recon 3 (Xbox 360) - Ubisoft
Best Handheld Game of Show
Nintendogs (DS) - Nintendo
RUNNER UP: Pursuit Force (PSP) - Sony
Coded Arms (PSP) - Konami
Death Jr. (PSP) - Konami
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition (PSP) - Rockstar
Pursuit Force (PSP) - Sony
Viewtiful Joe (DS) - Capcom
Mario Kart (DS) - Nintendo
Castlevania (DS) - Konami
Nintendogs (DS) - Nintendo
Tony Hawk Underground (DS) - Activision
Best PC Game of Show
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda
RUNNER UP: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - Activison
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - Activison
Spore - Electronic Arts
Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts
Star Wars: Empire at War - LucasArts
Myst V: End of Ages - Ubisoft
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda
Company of Heroes - THQ
Hellgate: London - Namco
Best Overall Game of Show
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda
RUNNER UP: Spore - Electronic Arts
Tomb Raider: Legends - Eidos
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (NGC) - Nintendo
Spore - Electronic Arts
As the yearly tradition goes GCM selects our favorite picks from the show. This year we're posting the picks from all the writers who attended, so without further ado...
Mark's Picks for Best of Show
| Most Impressive Booth: | Electronic Arts' 360 Theater |
| Best Booth Design: | Nintendo: Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| Friendliest Booth: | Eidos |
| Loudest Booth: | Konami |
| Longest Demo Line: | King Kong |
| Worst Booth: | Nintendo |
| Hottest Booth Babe(s): | Namco |
| Best Personal Demo: | Total Overdose |
| Best Party: | Tie between NC Soft and Intel/Ziff Davis |
| Rising Star: | Webzen |
| Most Innovative Game: | Wizard of Funk |
| Top 3 Games I Most Want: | Quake 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Tomb Raider: Legends |
Mat's Picks for Best of Show
| Most Impressive Booth: | Nintendo's Zelda display, with a close second being NCSoft |
| Best Booth Design: | EA's "little" 360 theatre display |
| Friendliest Booth: | JoWood (tie) or Bethesda |
| Loudest Booth: | NCSoft - a band that can cut through the surrounding noise is loud enough for me |
| Longest Demo Line: | Zelda or the PS3 |
| Worst Booth: | Mage Knight booth at Namco, that thing was the lame |
| Hottest Booth Babe(s): | JoWood with the Stargate babes |
| Best Personal Demo: | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Bethesda |
| Best Party: | E3 Insider, despite the $8 drinks |
| Rising Star: | Flagship Studios - Hellgate: London |
| Most Innovative Game: | Wizard of Funk |
| Top 3 Games I Most Want: | Kingodom Hearts II, Oblivion, Hellgate London |
Brice's Picks for Best of Show
| Most Impressive Booth: | Electronic Arts |
| Best Booth Design: | Microsoft - Xbox 360 |
| Friendliest Booth: | Russell Williams (Pirates of the Burning Sea) |
| Loudest Booth: | NCSoft (feat. Mutator) |
| Longest Demo Line: | Rockstar |
| Worst Booth: | Rockstar (couldn't get in...and I'm media) |
| Hottest Booth Babe(s): | Planet Wide Games (Ryl) |
| Best Personal Demo: | 10Tacle (GTR) |
| Best Party: | E3 Insider |
| Rising Star: | Webzen (because of APB and Huxley) |
| Most Innovative Game: | Wizard of Funk |
| Top 3 Games I Most Want: | APB, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Dead Rising |
Roger's Picks for Best of Show
| Most Impressive Booth: | Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| Best Booth Design: | Square-Enix (just loved the layout and overall design, very accessible) |
| Friendliest Booth: | Mythic Games (treated me like a king) |
| Loudest Booth: | Square-Enix (the guy talking to us had to yell so we could hear him only 2 feet away) |
| Longest Demo Line: | : Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3+ hour wait if you weren't media) |
| Worst Booth: | Rockstar (The busses and fence where cool, but no one could get in including media so what's the point?) |
| Hottest Booth Babe(s): | Namco |
| Best Personal Demo: | Mythic Games |
| Best Party: | Intel/Ziff Davis (Good food and drinks, and laptops to play on) |
| Rising Star: | Webzen |
| Most Innovative Game: | Nintendo’s Electroplankton for the Nintendo DS |
| Top 3 Games I Most Want: | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Imperator |
Mike's Picks for Best of Show
| Most Impressive Booth: | Electronic Arts |
| Best Booth Design: | Nintendo |
| Friendliest Booth: | Mythic Games |
| Loudest Booth: | Square Enix |
| Longest Demo Line: | he Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| Worst Booth: | Namco/Nokia NGage (tie) |
| Hottest Booth Babe(s): | The Stargate SG-1 Booth Babe with the killer sixpack |
| Best Personal Demo: | War Front, CDV |
| Best Party: | Intel |
| Rising Star: | NC Soft |
| Most Innovative Game: | Spore |
| Top 3 Games I Most Want: | Dragon Quest VIII, Metal Gear Solid 4, Civilization IV |
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