The Nominees

Game of the Year

The Winner of the 2008 video Game Awards is:

GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)

2008 video Game Awards Best Shooter and Xbox 360 Games is:

GEARS OF WAR 2

Empire Total War Release Date March 2009

Empire: Total War will be ready for release sometime in March 2009, according to publisher SEGA.

"The extra development time will allow us to finalise and polish Empire, making it the most accomplished and epic of the Total War series." said Kieran Brigden, Studio Communications Manager at The Creative Assembly. "There is a great deal of anticipation around Empire Total War and we want to ensure that it is the benchma... Read More

              November video game sales near $3 billion

   Americans may be cutting back on holiday shopping, but they are still buying video games -- to the tune of nearly $3 billion in November, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.

   U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories jumped 10 percent last month from the year-ago period to $... Read More

Xbox 360 Top 10 video Games of 2008

It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while a game comes along that's so amazing that we can't for the life of us figure out how the developers could have made it better for its time. Grand Theft Auto IV is such a game. Rockstar's latest entry in the GTA series... Read More