GameTap Announces "E3 2006 GameTap Picks," Its First Annual Best Of E3 Awards
GameTap selects E3's hottest titles and showcases videos, screenshots and information on all of the winners
LOS ANGELES - (May 18, 2006) - GameTap, the
first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) today announced the
winners of its first annual "E3 2006 GameTap Picks" awards.
While scouring the vast Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
show floor at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 10th
- May 12th, GameTap created its nominee list. And now, after
careful deliberation, GameTap editors have selected the best
of the best in 20 categories.
And the winners are
Best Adventure Game: Legend of Zelda:
Twilight Princess (GC/Wii) - Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Action Game: Assassin's Creed (PS3) -
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal
Best Platform Game: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
- Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Shooter: Prey (Xbox 360/PC) - 2K
Games/3D Realms - Human Head
Best Fighting Game: Yakuza (PS2) -
SEGA/Amusement Vision
Best Strategy Game: Warhammer Mark of Chaos
(PC) - Namco Bandai/Black Hole Entertainment - Cinegi
Productions
Best Simulation Game: Spore (PC) -
EA/Maxis
Best Puzzle Game: Capcom Puzzle World (PSP)
- Capcom/Capcom
Best Role-Playing Game: TIE! Justice League
Heroes (multiplatform) - Warner Bros. International/Snowblind
Studios
Best Role-Playing Game: TIE! Marvel Ultimate
Alliance (multiplatform) - Activision/Raven Software
Best Racing Game: Full Auto 2: Battlelines
(PS3) - SEGA/Pseudo Interactive
Best Sports Game: Wii Sports (Wii) -
Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Kids/Family Game: LEGO Star Wars II:
The Original Trilogy (multiplatform) - LucasArts/Traveler's
Tales
Best MMO: Huxley (Xbox 360/PC) -
Webzen/Webzen
Best Portable: New Super Mario Bros. (DS) -
Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Game We Want To Play NOW: Guitar Hero II (PS2)
- RedOctane/Harmonix
Best Overall: Spore (PC) - EA/Maxis
Best Surprise: Wii controller -
Nintendo
Best Announcement: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
(Wii) - Nintendo/Nintendo
Best Booth: Webzen
Best Swag: Slime keychain - Square
Enix
"We launched GameTap as a hub for the videogame lifestyle,
and our GameTap TV area as the premier video-on-demand engine
to serve that audience, so covering E3's hottest games was a
natural fit," said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's vice president
of content. "GameTap is the largest broadband entertainment
site when it comes to on-demand games and videos, and as the
leading destination for games after they leave the retail
channel, we expect the best games of today to be on GameTap
tomorrow."
To view footage, screenshots and information about the award
winning games, visit www.gametap.com to subscribe
to the GameTap network. $9.95 allows
all-you-can-play-and-watch access to GameTap's record-setting
catalogue of more than 500 games and 300 videos. Go now to
www.gametap.com and get your two week free
trial.
About GameTap
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plus original programming via a broadband-connected PC. To
access GameTap, players securely download and install
Turner-developed client software from www.gametap.com that acts as a gateway to the
GameTap vault. Because games reside securely on the PC, not
across a network, they act just as if they were still on the
console or at the arcade. Fast response times, 3D effects,
colors, and characters are all present and accounted for. New
games and original programming will be added to the service
each week. GameTap supports navigation and game play using
keyboard and mouse, as well as most USB peripherals.
About Turner
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner
company, is a major producer of news and entertainment
products around the world and the leading provider of
programming for the basic cable industry.
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Chase/Beth Gardiner
Access Communications for GameTap
415-844-6289/917-522-3522
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Misty Skedgell
TBS, Inc.
404-885-4396
misty.skedgell@turner.com