2003 Nominees

Click here to read the nomination breakdown by publisher, platform and game.

Best of Show
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Half-Life 2
(Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(UbiSoft for All Platforms)

Best Original Game
- Boktai
(Konami for Game Boy Advance)
- Evil Genius
(Elixir Studios/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Fable
(Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Full Spectrum Warrior
(Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- The Movies
(Lionhead Studios/Activision for PC)

Best PC Game
- Call of Duty (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC)
- Deus Ex: Invisible War
(Ion Storm/Eidos for PC/Xbox)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo PC (Gearbox/Bungie/Microsoft for PC)
- Sims 2
(Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

Best Console Game
- Fable
(Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Full Spectrum Warrior
(Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- Gran Turismo 4 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (UbiSoft for All Platforms)

Best Peripheral / Hardware
- Driving Force Pro (Logitech for PlayStation 2)
- EyeToy
(Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- GeForce FX 5900
(Nvidia for PC)
- Helix Gaming Device (Tapwave)
- Radeon 9800 (ATI for PC)

Best Action Game
- Call of Duty (Infinity Ward/Activision for PC)
- Half-Life 2 (Valve/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Halo 2
(Bungie/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
(Electronic Arts for All Console Systems)
- Unreal Tournament 2004
(Epic Games/Infogrames for PC)

Best Action/Adventure Game
- Jak II
(Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Ninja Gaiden
(Tecmo for Xbox)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
(UbiSoft for All Platforms)
- Starcraft: Ghost
(Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for All Console Systems)
- Viewtiful Joe
(Capcom for GameCube)

Best Fighting Game
- Dead or Alive: Online (Tecmo for Xbox)
- Onimusha Blade Warriors (Capcom for PlayStation 2)
- Soul Calibur II
(Namco for All Console Systems)
- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
(Sega for PlayStation 2)

Best Role Playing Game
- Deus Ex: Invisible War (Ion Storm/Eidos for PC/Xbox)
- Fable
(Big Blue Box/Microsoft for Xbox)
- Final Fantasy X-2
(Square-Enix for PlayStation 2)
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
(BioWare/LucasArts for PC/Xbox)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
(Troika Games/Activision for PC)
 
Best Racing Game
- F-Zero GX (Amusement Vision/Nintendo for GameCube)
- Gran Turismo 4
(Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 2)
- Need for Speed Underground
(Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- Project Gotham Racing 2 (Bizarre Creations/Microsoft for Xbox)

Best Simulation Game
- Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (Microsoft for PC)
- Full Spectrum Warrior (Pandemic/THQ for Xbox)
- Secret Weapons over Normandy (Totally Games/LucasArts for PC/PS2/Xbox)
- Sims 2 (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)
- The Movies (Lionhead Studios/Activision for PC)

Best Sports Game

- Amped 2
(Microsoft for Xbox)
- Madden NFL 2004
(Electronic Arts for All Platforms)
- NFL 2K4
(Visual Concepts/Sega for PS2/Xbox)
- SSX 3
(Electronic Arts for All Console Platforms)
- Tony Hawk’s Underground
(Neversoft/Activision for All Console Platforms)

Best Strategy Game
- Evil Genius
(Elixir Studios/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Homeworld 2
(Relic/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)
- Pikmin 2
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- Rise of Nations
(Big Huge Games/Microsoft for PC)
- Rome: Total War
(Creative Assembly/Activision for PC)

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
- The EyeToy Games (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PlayStation 2)
- Karaoke Revolution (Harmonix/Konami for PlayStation 2)
- Mario Party 5
(Nintendo for GameCube)
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Nintendo for GameCube)
- Xbox Music Mixer (Microsoft for Xbox)

Best Online Multiplayer Game
- City of Heroes
(Cryptic Studios/NCSoft for PC)
- EverQuest II (Sony Online for PC)
- Final Fantasy XI (Square Enix for PC/PlayStation 2)
- Mythica (Microsoft for PC)
- Star Wars
Galaxies: An Empire Divided (Sony Online/LucasArts for PC)
- World of Warcraft
(Blizzard/Vivendi Universal Games for PC)