Special One-Hour Awards Presentation Will Honor Titles Across 20+ Categories, Including the Highly Coveted 2008 Game of the Year on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 8:00PM ET/PT Only on G4
“X-Play,” the most watched videogame series on television, announced its nominations for the Sixth Annual “Best of 2008 Awards” as selected by the show’s team of gaming experts. This year’s list boasts more than 20 categories ranging from Most Original Game, Best Strategy Game, Best New Character and Best Sound Design. The show also includes five new categories: Best New Downloadable Game, Best Racing Game, Best Music/Rhythm Game, Best Handheld and Best M-M-O. The special takes fans through each category, revealing the winners and explaining in detail exactly why each game won, finally culminating with the highly coveted Game of the Year Award. Gaming fanatics and occasional fans alike should not miss seeing how the reliable heavy hitters like “Fallout 3,” “Gears of War 2″ and “GTA IV” match up against some of the newer titles like “Left 4 Dead” and “Mirror’s Edge.” “X-Play’s” hosts, Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will reveal all in a special one-hour “X-Play Best of 2008 Awards” premiering Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 8:00PM ET/PT only on G4.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – December 4, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that NASCAR® Kart Racing, the first and only NASCAR racing title available for the Wii™, will ship to retailers in North America on February 10, 2009, just in time for the Daytona 500 and the official start of the 2009 NASCAR season. Designed exclusively for the Wii, NASCAR Kart Racing enables players to grab the steering wheel as a famed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and speed through treacherous landscapes, wind around rocky cliffs, jump rivers and dodge falling boulders. Up to four players can go head-to-head, via split screen, in a mad dash to the checkered flag, making NASCAR Kart Racing an ideal game to play with family and friends.
Enjoy the thrill of racing as three-time consecutive Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson or choose from 13 additional NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. Players can also compete as one of 10 original animated characters. Each driver has personal attributes that will determine how the kart will perform on a course, so strategy is key when choosing a driver and a teammate. Teams that work together win championships!
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Graphically, Martian Panic is a 1950’s comic book come to life in a three-dimensional sci-fi game world,” said James Spice, VP Marketing, Empire Interactive. “Fans of all ages will appreciate the amazing visual details and the family-friendly, nonstop action.”
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