super mario galaxy

1. Wii Nunchuck controller 2. Wii Remote 3. Guitar Hero III (Wii) 4. Rock Band (PS2) 5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) 6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare …
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AIAS Stand for: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced February 7, during the 2008 D.I.C.E. summit, and hosted by Jay Mohr.

OVERALL GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock
Call of Duty 4
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy
The Orange Box

CONSOLE GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock
Call of Duty 4
Mass Effect
Rock Band
Super Mario Galaxy

PC GAME OF THE YEAR
BioShock
Call of Duty 4
Crysis
Orange Box
WoW: Burning Crusade

MMO GAME OF THE YEAR
Eve Online
Guild Wars: Eye of the North
Tabula Rasa
LotR Online
WoW: Burning Crusade

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There’s no denying video games and video gamers have become more sophisticated over the last decade. In the 1990s calling yourself a gamer meant two things: You were 12, and …
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Previews: Apollo Justice, Brain Assist, Dinosour King, Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts, Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest, The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return, Insecticide, Mushroom Men, Robo-Revolt: Robocalypse Now, Sega Superstars Tennis, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Super Dodgeball Brawlers, SSBB, WWII Aces

Alone in the Dark

– Edward Carnby – mysteriously transported to NYC
– Technique – momentarily clear your vision
– First/third person perspectives
– Switch to third person for action-oriented gameplay
– “Episodic” feel to the game
– Different control schemes which depends on context/actions
– Items available through Edward’s pocket, not inventory screen -> can combine items
– Puzzles present
– Can drive some cars – hot-wire mini-game occasionally

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All

01. Super Smash Bros. Brawl*—Nintendo (Wii) 02. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare—Activision (Xbox 360) 03. Super Mario Galaxy—Nintendo (Wii) 04. Rock Band Special Edition—EA (Xbox 360) 05. …
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Nintendo Wii

1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 3. Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Sega) 4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 5. NiGHTS: …
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01 (02) [360] Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare (Activision) 02 (03) [NDS] Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo) 03 (01) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima (Nintendo) 04 …
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“Upcoming Virtual Console releases are a closely guarded secret, but consider this: Metroid went up right before the launch of Metroid Prime 3, and Super Mario Bros. 3 arrived …
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SUMMARY

– Matt’s new beard was grown because he likes to grow a beard when he puts on weight during christmas to confirm his weight gain. Once he loses the weight, his beard will be lost as well.

Game of the Year
– Winner was Super Mario Galaxy.
– This was the first time that the Nintendo editors did not take part in the discussion – they only submitted their votes. However, they did play all of the contenders.
– Craig and Matt voted for Galaxy, but Bozon voted for Call of Duty 4 because he loves multiplayer FPS.
– Call of Duty 4, Bioshock and Mass Effect were all deserving of winning, though Mass Effect less so due to its technical issues.
– Such an incredible year of gaming that the decision was very hard to make compared to previous years – at least 5 games would have automatically been 2006 GOTY.
– Surprised that Bioshock didn’t win any of the major awards.

CES
– Matt’s one of IGN’s tech-nuts.
– Looked around the Apple and MAC areas as well as TV and projectors.
– There would be lots of worthless Wii accessories – there was a Cooking Mama accessory which changed the controller into a fork, a Zelda sword and shield that blocked the IR, and a Trauma Centre scapel add-on.
– Found it pretty boring – gets worse and worse everywhere, and always bring back old products rather than E3 which bring in new ones.

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