X-Play's 2008 Game of the Year Awards

G4TV's X-Play show has announced the winners of their 2008 Game of the Year awards, with Fable II walking away with the top prize (check out Peter Molyneux's acceptance speech) and Fallout 3 taking the RPG spot. The full list:

Game of the Year
  • Fable II

Most Original Game
  • Braid

Best Gameplay Innovation
  • “Level creation/sharing” – LittleBIGPlanet

Best Multiplayer Game
  • Left 4 Dead

Best Action/Adventure Game
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best Sports Game
  • Madden NFL 09

Best Shooter
  • Left 4 Dead

Best RPG
  • Fallout 3

Best New Character
  • Drebin 893 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best Art Direction
  • LittleBIGPlanet

Best Animation
  • NBA 2K9

Best Writing
  • Grand Theft Auto IV

Best Original Soundtrack
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best Sound Design
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Best Downloadable Content
  • Rock Band 2 - DLC songs

Best New Downloadable Game
  • Braid

Best Strategy Game
  • Sins of a Solar Empire

Best Racing Game
  • GRID

Best Music/Rhythm Game
  • Rock Band 2

Best Handheld Game
  • The World Ends With You

Best MMO
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning