There's many awards given this time of year, whether is music, movie, or now even games, there's something to tune in for. Despite there being a game award show hosted by Spike TV, X-Play also goes through the year, nominating and awarding games with different categories such as best shooter and best multiplayer. With a line-up like this, it's difficult to say what games will win.

Game of the Year

• Mass Effect
• Assassin's Creed
• BioShock
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Halo 3
• Super Mario Galaxy

Most Original Game

• Assassin's Creed
• Portal
• Overlord
• Crackdown
• Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

Best Gameplay Innovation

• Assassin's Creed (free-running/climbing)
• Mass Effect (conversation system)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (online level-up system)
• Halo 3 (Forge/Replays/Screenshots)
• Crackdown (Advanced Co-op features)

Best Multiplayer Game

• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
• Team Fortress 2
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Halo 3
• Rock Band

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Super Mario Galaxy
• Assassin's Creed
• Crackdown
• God of War II
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best Sports Game

• MLB PowerPros
• NCAA Football 2K8
• Forza Motorsport 2
• DiRT
• Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007

Best Shooter

• BioShock
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Halo 3
• Half-Life 2: Episode 2
• Team Fortress 2

Best Role Playing Game

• Mass Effect
• Final Fantasy VI Advance
• The Witcher
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
• Titan Quest: Immortal Throne

Best New Character

• Weighted Companion Cube (Portal)
• Saren (Mass Effect)
• Andrew Ryan (BioShock)
• GLaDOS (Portal)
• King Bohan (Heavenly Sword)

Best Art Direction

• BioShock
• Assassin's Creed
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Mass Effect
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Best Animation

• Assassin's Creed
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Heavenly Sword
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Best Writing/Story

• BioShock
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
• The Simpsons Game
• Mass Effect
• Portal

Best Original Soundtrack

• Mass Effect
• Portal
• BioShock
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Halo 3

Best Sound Design

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Assassin's Creed
• Halo 3
• BioShock
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Best Downloadable Content

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (XBL)
• Pac-Man Championship Edition (XBLA)
• Super Stardust HD (PSN)
• Carcassonne (XBLA)
• Crackdown Download Packs (XBL)

Best Strategy Game

• World In Conflict
• Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
• Supreme Commander
• Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

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