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The full list of winners follows:
Overall Game of the Year:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Console Game of the Year:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Computer Game of the Year:Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/2K Games)
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming:Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo)
Handheld Game of the Year:Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day (Nintendo/Nintendo)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack:Guitar Hero 2 (Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition:LocoRoco (Sony Computer Entertainment/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:Call of Duty 3 (Treyarch/Activision)
Outstanding Character Performance - Male:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female:Viva Piñata (Rare/Microsoft Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development:The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo/Nintendo)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering:Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo)
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo)
Sports Game of the Year:Tony Hawk's Project 8 (Neversoft Entertainment/Activision)
Strategy Game of the Year:Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ)
First-Person Action Game of the Year:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Fighting Game of the Year:Fight Night Round 3 (EA Sports/Electronic Arts)
Racing Game of the Year:Burnout Revenge (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts)
Role-Playing Game of the Year:Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/2K Games)
Children's Game of the Year:LocoRoco (Sony Computer Entertainment/Sony Computer Entertainment)
Action/Adventure Game of the Year:Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year:Guild Wars: Nightfall (Arena Net/NCsoft)
Family Game of the Year:Guitar Hero 2 (Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane)
Simulation Game of the Year:Microsoft Flight Simulator X (Microsoft Game Studios/Microsoft Game Studios)
Downloadable Game of the Year:Bookworm Adventures (PopCap/PopCap)
Mobile Game of the Year :Orcs and Elves (Fountainhead Entertainment/Electronic Arts Mobile)

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