Third-Person Shooter
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Gears of War 2
First-Person Shooter
1. Resistance 2
2. Crysis: Warhead
3. Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
4. Unreal Tournament 3
Action
1. Ninja Gaiden 2
2. Mirror's Edge
Adventure
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
2. God of War: Chains of Olympus
Platformer
1. LittleBigPlanet
2. Braid
3. Mega Man 9
4. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
Racing
1. Mario Kart Wii
2. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
JRPG
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
3. Final Fantasy IV
4. Lost Odyssey
5. The World Ends With You
MMORPG
1. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Music & Peripheral
1. Singstar
2. Guitar Hero World Tour
3. Rock Band 2
Strategy
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. Pixeljunk Monsters
3. Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
4. Disgaea 3
Sports
1. NHL 09
2. NBA Live 09
Original Downloadable Game
1. Pixeljunk Monsters
2. Braid
3. Mega Man 9
4. The Last Guy
5. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Best Graphics (open voting)
1. Crysis: Warhead
2. Valkyria Chronicles
3. Metal Gear Solid 4
4. Gears of War 2
Best Music Score (open voting)
1. Metal Gear Solid 4
2. Lost Odyssey
3. Little Big Planet
4. Disgaea 3 - simple but well suited
Most Innovative (open voting)
1. Little Big Planet
2. Braid
Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
1. The Last Remnant
2. Resistance 2
Best Game No One Played (open voting)
1. Pixel Junk Monsters
2. Valkyria Chronicles
3. Disgaea 3
4. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Overall Game of the Year (open voting)
1. Valkyria Chronicles
2. PixelJunk Monsters
3. Little Big Planet
4. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
5. Singstar!