GameSpot Editors Pick Gears of War as 2006 Game of the Year.GameSpot's Best & Worst of 2006 Awards Honor Year's Highs and Lows in Gaming SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Gears of War, a graphically stunning sci-fi shooter published by Microsoft Games, was named Game of the Year by GameSpot (www.gamespot.com), the leading source for unbiased gaming information. For GameSpot's 11th Annual Best & Worst of 2006 Awards, more than 40 awards were presented in categories ranging from Best New Character to Best Game No One Played. A complete list of winners is available at: http://www.gamespot.com/special_features/bestof2006/index.html. "Gears of War is a stunning, extremely satisfying, and challenging shooter," said Greg Kasavin Gregory A. Kasavin (born 1977 in Moscow)[1] is the former site director and executive editor at the gaming website GameSpot. He attended University of California, Berkeley, where he considered becoming an English professor. , editor-in-chief of GameSpot. "The developers at Epic Games Epic Games, also known as Epic and formerly as Epic MegaGames, is a computer game development company based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. History Epic Games was initially founded under the name Potomac Computer Systems have set a new standard for how believable and intense action gaming experiences can be." Gears of War and the other winners were chosen by GameSpot's expert editorial staff, which has been covering the gaming industry since the site's launch in 1996. Finalists in this year's Game of the Year category included Bully (PS2), Company of Heroes (PC), Dead Rising (X360), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, X360), Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy XII (ファイナルファンタジーXII (PS2), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princes (Wii, GC), Okami (PS2), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six This article is about the Rainbow Six franchise. For the first video game in the franchise, see Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (video game). For the novel with the same name, see Rainbow Six (novel). Vegas (X360), and Viva PiSata (X360). Below is a sampling of the categories and winners. A complete list of finalists and winners is available at: http://www.gamespot.com/special_features/bestof2006/index.html In addition to the editorial awards, GameSpot's audience can cast their votes in more than 40 award categories. The GameSpot Readers' Choice winners will be revealed on January 26, 2007. Game of the Year: Gears of War (X360) Best Action Adventure Game: Dead Rising (X360) Best Driving Game: GTR GTR Guitar GTR Gamertag Radio (gaming community radio show) GTR Guided Tissue Regeneration GTR General Theory of Relativity (physics) GTR Génie des Télécommunications et Réseaux 2 (PC) Best Fighting Game This article or section has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may be too technical for a general audience. Please help make it more accessible. : Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (X360) Best Game No One Played: GTR 2 (PC) Best Game Boy Advance Game: Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation Best GameCube Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Best Graphics, Artistic: Okami (PS2) Best Graphics, Technical: Gears of War (X360) Best Licensed Music: Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (XBOX, PC, PS2) Best Multiplayer Game: Gears of War (X360) Best New Character(s): Delta Squad from Gears of War (X360) Best New Gaming Hardware: Nintendo Wii Best Nintendo DS Game: Elite Beat Agents Elite Beat Agents is a rhythm game developed by iNiS for the Nintendo DS. It is a spiritual sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a Japanese rhythm game released in 2005. Best Original Game Mechanic: Free-Motion Controls in Madden NFL 07 (Wii) Best Original Music: Bully (PS2) Best PC Game: Company of Heroes Best Platformer: Daxter (PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. ) Best PlayStation 2 Game: Final Fantasy XII Best PlayStation 3 Game: Resistance: Fall of Man Best PSP Game: Metal Gear Solid  This article is about the original Metal Gear Solid released for the PlayStation. For the Game Boy Color spin-off of the same name, see . : Portable Ops Best Puzzle Game: Exit (PSP) Best Rhythm/Music Game: Elite Beat Agents (DS) Best Role-Playing Game: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, X360) Best Shooter: Gears of War (X360) Best Strategy Game: Company of Heroes (PC) Best Traditional Sports Game: Madden NFL '07 (Wii) Best Use of Xbox 360 Achievement Points: Dead Rising Best Nintendo Wii Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Best Xbox 360 Game: Gears of War Best Xbox Game: NCAA NCAA abbr. 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