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ECTS AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Date: 08/30/2002
Rockstar North Tops ECTS 2002 Awards With Seven 'Stars'
The winners of the most prestigious awards in the European interactive entertainment industry were announced in London today at ECTS - Europe's premier trade show for the interactive entertainment industry. The awards were presented in a ceremony hosted by Whizzbang TV’s Gareth Jones and attended by over 1000 leading industry figures in the trade hall of ECTS itself.
The full line-up of winners is:
· MCV Best of British Award - Criterion
· PC Format Best New Games Kit Award – Nvidia GeForce 4
· The Develop Magazine Award for British Game Design Innovation – Rockstar North for GTA3
· The Edge Award – SCEI for Ico
· PC Gamer Best PC Game Developer – Creative Assembly for Medieval
The following awards were voted for by more than 750 visitors to the ECTS website:
· Best Console of the Year – PlayStation 2
· Best PC Hardware – Gainward Geforce 4 ‘Powerpack’ Ultra/750XP Golden Sample
· Best Console Game of the Year – Grand Theft Auto 3
· Best PC Game of the Year – Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
· Publisher of the Year – Electronic Arts
The Game of the Show Awards were voted for by a panel of elite European journalists and presented at ECTS to the following lucky winners:
· Overall Best Game of the Show - Splinter Cell
· Best PC Game of the Show - Breed
· Best Console Game of the Show - Pro Evolution Soccer 2
· Best Handheld Game of the Show - Super Monkey Ball Junior
· Best Multiplayer Game of the Show - Korean Multiplayer Ping Pong
The winners of the European Game of the Year Awards, as voted for by the readers of key European gaming publications, are:
· PC Game of the Year France, voted for by viewers of Game One – GTA3
· Console Game of the Year France, voted for by viewers of Game One – MGS2
· PC Game of the Year Germany, voted for by users of Gamigo.de - GTA 3
· Console Game of the Year Germany, voted for by users of Gamigo.de – Halo
· Console Game of the Year Benelux, voted for by readers of Power Unlimited – GTA 3
· PC Game of the Year Benelux, voted for by readers of Power Unlimited - Warcraft III, Reign Of Chaos
· PC Game of the Year Italy, voted for by users of Games Radar.it – Max Payne
· Console Game of the Year Italy, voted for by users of Games Radar.it – Halo
· PC Game of the Year Spain, voted for by readers of Game Live – Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
· PC Game of the Year Eastern Europe, voted for by readers of Domashny PK - IL-2 Sturmovik
· PC Game of the Year Sweden, voted for by readers of Svenska PC Gamer - Max Payne
Photos from the ECTS Awards will be available at www.ects.com from Tuesday 3rd September.
-ENDS-
For further information please contact:
Mark Ward or Charlotte Fox
Bastion
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7490 1323
mark@bastion.co.uk
charlotte@bastion.co.uk
www.ects.com
Date: 08/30/2002
Rockstar North Tops ECTS 2002 Awards With Seven 'Stars'
The winners of the most prestigious awards in the European interactive entertainment industry were announced in London today at ECTS - Europe's premier trade show for the interactive entertainment industry. The awards were presented in a ceremony hosted by Whizzbang TV’s Gareth Jones and attended by over 1000 leading industry figures in the trade hall of ECTS itself.
The full line-up of winners is:
· MCV Best of British Award - Criterion
· PC Format Best New Games Kit Award – Nvidia GeForce 4
· The Develop Magazine Award for British Game Design Innovation – Rockstar North for GTA3
· The Edge Award – SCEI for Ico
· PC Gamer Best PC Game Developer – Creative Assembly for Medieval
The following awards were voted for by more than 750 visitors to the ECTS website:
· Best Console of the Year – PlayStation 2
· Best PC Hardware – Gainward Geforce 4 ‘Powerpack’ Ultra/750XP Golden Sample
· Best Console Game of the Year – Grand Theft Auto 3
· Best PC Game of the Year – Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
· Publisher of the Year – Electronic Arts
The Game of the Show Awards were voted for by a panel of elite European journalists and presented at ECTS to the following lucky winners:
· Overall Best Game of the Show - Splinter Cell
· Best PC Game of the Show - Breed
· Best Console Game of the Show - Pro Evolution Soccer 2
· Best Handheld Game of the Show - Super Monkey Ball Junior
· Best Multiplayer Game of the Show - Korean Multiplayer Ping Pong
The winners of the European Game of the Year Awards, as voted for by the readers of key European gaming publications, are:
· PC Game of the Year France, voted for by viewers of Game One – GTA3
· Console Game of the Year France, voted for by viewers of Game One – MGS2
· PC Game of the Year Germany, voted for by users of Gamigo.de - GTA 3
· Console Game of the Year Germany, voted for by users of Gamigo.de – Halo
· Console Game of the Year Benelux, voted for by readers of Power Unlimited – GTA 3
· PC Game of the Year Benelux, voted for by readers of Power Unlimited - Warcraft III, Reign Of Chaos
· PC Game of the Year Italy, voted for by users of Games Radar.it – Max Payne
· Console Game of the Year Italy, voted for by users of Games Radar.it – Halo
· PC Game of the Year Spain, voted for by readers of Game Live – Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
· PC Game of the Year Eastern Europe, voted for by readers of Domashny PK - IL-2 Sturmovik
· PC Game of the Year Sweden, voted for by readers of Svenska PC Gamer - Max Payne
Photos from the ECTS Awards will be available at www.ects.com from Tuesday 3rd September.
-ENDS-
For further information please contact:
Mark Ward or Charlotte Fox
Bastion
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7490 1323
mark@bastion.co.uk
charlotte@bastion.co.uk
www.ects.com
